I usually play Doom mods and the likes through GZDoom and I always play through each map with a pistol start, unless they're specifically not made for that. Everyone probably knows what "pistol start" means, but I'll explain it briefly anyways. It's when every level is designed in a way so you can beat it even if you start without any additional weapons other than the pistol, which is your default weapon, as if you were starting a new game. From what I know, Heretic's maps are made with the same idea in ...

I'm starting on this late, so I'll have to skip over the first few levels: The Cathedral - This level reminded me of a review for Hexen II which said the tasks one must perform to progress are as obscure as the requirements to find secret areas in most games. Needless to say, this makes me uneasy. The exit is practically impossible to find; after ages scanning every part of the environment multiple times, the best I could do was find the exit to the secret level. Yeah, the regular exit is harder to fin...

I'm surprised Heretic II hasn't been rereleased yet. Not even on GOG. Obviously I have some nostalgia for these games, so I'd like to get them digitally together someday. (I already own Heretic + Hexen on GOG). But that has me wondering, if the series resurfaced someday, what would a potential Heretic III be about? And pardon the dumb question, but would you want remakes?...

I mean I like vanilla heretic a lot more than doom, so is heretic and the rest, hexen/hexen2 gonna get the shiny update treatment with achievements?

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