Posted August 20, 2025
Hi,
I was really excited to play the remaster of Heretic, since I experienced the era of the original games and they’re one of my favorites. And while I appreciate making the games accessible to a modern audience, modern computers, and the improved graphics, one thing that bothers me immensely is the modification of enemy and weapon stats, and especially the changes in level design, which in my opinion are for the worse. Some levels I didn’t even recognize. At the end, I eventually had to return to the original version of Heretic, which I enjoy much more (and for some reason it even feels like the controls are smoother). I’ll probably use the remaster only to play the new expansion. That’s why I wanted to ask whether the level design changes also affected Hexen, or if the levels in that game remained the same. Just so I know which version to play.
Thanks,
Ondrej
I was really excited to play the remaster of Heretic, since I experienced the era of the original games and they’re one of my favorites. And while I appreciate making the games accessible to a modern audience, modern computers, and the improved graphics, one thing that bothers me immensely is the modification of enemy and weapon stats, and especially the changes in level design, which in my opinion are for the worse. Some levels I didn’t even recognize. At the end, I eventually had to return to the original version of Heretic, which I enjoy much more (and for some reason it even feels like the controls are smoother). I’ll probably use the remaster only to play the new expansion. That’s why I wanted to ask whether the level design changes also affected Hexen, or if the levels in that game remained the same. Just so I know which version to play.
Thanks,
Ondrej
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