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Also on Game Pass.

 

[Punished Miku]

Get in here havoc00 we need some tunes.

I've never played these, but I'll give it a shot.

 

[Dazraell]

They finally did it, nice. Downloading it now

 

[Rush2112]

Hopefully now i can play hexen with sound

 

[MiguelItUp]

LFG! About time!

 

[adamsapple]

They finally did it, nice. Downloading it now

Wonder if this was the announcement they teased before or if there's still a chance for some Quake.

 

[havoc00]

Get in here havoc00 we need some tunes.

I've never played these, but I'll give it a shot.

 

[SirKicksalot]

Celebrating 20 years of Quake 4 with fucking nothing.

 

[SScorpio]

While not in the announcement, this is also up on GOG and it was already in my library as I owned the games there.

https://www.gog.com/en/game/heretic_hexen

 

[Dazraell]

Wonder if this was the announcement they teased before or if there's still a chance for some Quake.

Yeah, I'm curious of it as well. There was some rumblings of Quake 3 and Doom 64 (SteamDB edits and ESRB rating for new platforms it didn't launched). I'm glad the other thing isn't a case as it already has a remaster. I was also crossing my fingers for them to finally put Wolfenstein 2009 back on Steam again but it was always a long shot lol

 

[Kacho]

Yo what?!!!

 

[MiguelItUp]

Celebrating 20 years of Quake 4 with fucking nothing.

To be fair it was the least successful of the Quake games (not spin offs). It'd be cool if they did something at some point though.

 

[adamsapple]

Celebrating 20 years of Quake 4 with fucking nothing.

Quake-con goes on till the 10th so .. fingers crossed.

 

[GHG]

The prophecy came true.

Thanks Phil.

Already in my Steam library since I already owned the games.

It's also looks to be deck verified.

 

[Kacho]

Firing this bad boy up on the Steam Deck OLED

Let's fucking gooooo

 

[Kacho]

Andrew Hulshult soundtrack too?

 

[adamsapple]

The prophecy came true.

Thanks Phil

 

[Kacho]

Looks amazing on the Steam Deck OLED. Highly recommended.

So much content. All in a simple, easy to use package with full controller support. Gods aren't treated as well as we are.

Thank you Nightdive.

Thank you id.

Thank you Xbox.

Thank you Phil.

 

[cireza]

Buying this only if there is the CD soundtrack from the Saturn/PS ports of Hexen.

 

[nkarafo]

I wonder why is there a lock at 120fps. Modern DOOM engine ports can run these games at whatever refresh rate your monitor is, such as 240fps in my case.

 

[StereoVsn]

That's outstanding and a free update is always welcomed.

 

[Connificent]

Already own the games on Steam but will try on Xbox! Nightdive the real mvp

 

[Holammer]

"Supports your Dualsense Controller".
Playing Heretic or Hexen with a controller... how NAUGHTY!

 

[blacktout]

Oh hell yeah. Guess it'd be silly to wait for a Switch 2 patch, since the difference probably won't be huge, but, man, I wish Nintendo had sent out more devkits. Night Dive has been a great supporter of the Switch 1 too. They at least deserved preferential treatment. Still, this is a wonderful surprise.

 

[roosnam1980]

hell yes

 

[Kacho]

Oh hell yeah. Guess it'd be silly to wait for a Switch 2 patch, since the difference probably won't be huge, but, man, I wish Nintendo had sent out more devkits. Night Dive has been a great supporter of the Switch 1 too. They at least deserved preferential treatment. Still, this is a wonderful surprise.

What is the downside of the Switch port? Lower resolution?

 

[roosnam1980]

Buying this only if there is the CD soundtrack from the Saturn/PS ports of Hexen.

first thing that came to my mind

 

[cireza]

first thing that came to my mind

I think they have not bothered because these OSTs are 15 tracks, and it seems that on PC, the game has more tracks. So they would have to fill the blanks. Repeating other tracks would be fine by me, but they most certainly won't do this

 

[Stuart360]

Man i have been waiting for Nightdive to do these games for years. Havent played Hexen since the N64!, and i loved it.
I only play PC games with controller so Nightdive really are a godsend with their remasters. I knew they would do these games at some point.

I swear Nightdive must quickly becoming every gamers second fave developer. Especially if you're an older gamer.

 

[Dazraell]

What is the downside of the Switch port? Lower resolution?

If it's like Doom 1 + 2, it'll be both resolution and FPS. I believe it was at 60fps and 720p on handheld or 1080p on docked

 

[John Bilbo]

Retro gaming is so fucking tasty in the year of the lord 2025!

 

[TintoConCasera]

Curious about that soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult. Aside from that meh, it's nothing I already didn't have with GZDoom.

 

[roosnam1980]

 

[adamsapple]

Added to OP.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Hey what's up with the templar blocking attacks with the shield? Don't remember that being a feature in the original game.

 

[Zuzu]

Hopefully it has gyro support on Switch. I'm sure it will since they've put it in all the games I've bought from them in the past. But I'll wait for confirmation before I buy.

 

[spookyfish]

I kept trying this on the N64 -- to no avail. So I will definitely give these a try.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Curious about that soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult. Aside from that meh, it's nothing I already didn't have with GZDoom.

Yeah, I think it's a bigger thing for consoles honestly. But still, I love that they do the whole, "if you already own it, you have it for free" thing. Andrew rules though, I love that he's getting more and more work these days.

I'll probably end up hopping into multiplayer today or tomorrow.

 

[roosnam1980]

Hey what's up with the templar blocking attacks with the shield? Don't remember that being a feature in the original game.

its funny they didnt mention it at all , i guess it has more new stuff in it.

 

[Stuart360]

Man its crazy how good some old games can look when running at high resolutions. Beautiful.

 

[Kacho]

Retro gaming is so fucking tasty in the year of the lord 2025!

2025 is shaping up to be the best year in like… forever.

 

[MrJangles]

Can't wait to try this.

And I think its high time Nightdive made their own shooter from the ground up.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[TintoConCasera]

its funny they didnt mention it at all , i guess it has more new stuff in it.

Yeah it's cool. The cleric had the worst starting weapon so having a shield is a nice buff.

 

[blacktout]

What is the downside of the Switch port? Lower resolution?

Yeah, I assume it'll max out at 720p instead of 1080p in handheld mode, and I mostly play retro games handheld.

 

[adamsapple]

LRG will release the game physically, no date or price so far.

Heretic + Hexen – Limited Run Games

Heretic + Hexen Coming Soon From id Software and Nightdive Studios, Heretic + Hexen delivers the definitive re-release of two genre- shaping classics, masterfully restored for today’s platforms. Originally forged by Raven Software on a modified DOOM engine (idTech 1), Heretic and Hexen were...

limitedrungames.com

 

[freemandos]

What a surprise. And even new episodes? Hell, it's awesome how classic FPS like Doom, Quake and Heretic receive new official content so many years after their original releases. And free for owners of their previous versions. Good news!

 

[Roberts]

Happy dance. Played both hundred years ago, can't wait to do it again. Alters playthrough will have to wait.

 

[Thebonehead]

Been so long since I played this.

Wonder how long it will keep me Interested these days

 

[Dr.Morris79]