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[Diseased Yak]

Blessed be this day! And I already own them on Steam, damn!

(the taint of LRG has to infect everything, doesn't it?)

 

[SJRB]

Did he fucking parry and deflect that fireball?

Crazy.

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

So amazing these are out, loving it, but not a fan of Hushults new soundtrack. Glad the old ones are there, as the new ones are super bombastic, originals gave more dungeon synth vibes.

 

[roosnam1980]

 

[Knightime_X]

WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!?!?
B==============

 

[Goalus]

Game of the year.

Thank you very much, Phil

 

[SirKicksalot]

They mention potentially moving to post-Quake 2 remasters...
Difficulty is rebalanced but the awkward maps are intact. Looks like there's no objective guide either.

 

[Wilhelm_85]

This is awesome. I loved these games and will definitely revisit.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Don't see it in PS Store yet, guess I'm buying it tomorrow.

 

[rkofan87]

holly shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! night dive will not stop wining

 

[Hudo]

I do hope that id Software or maybe even Raven themselves (if they ever get out of the Call of Duty mines) will work on a new Hexen or Heretic game.

 

[Goalus]

I do hope that id Software or maybe even Raven themselves (if they ever get out of the Call of Duty mines) will work on a new Hexen or Heretic game.

I'll allow it if they also remaster Heretic 2 and Hexen 2.

 

[YCoCg]

Damn I picked these up for like 90p in a Steam sale too.

 

[adamsapple]

From the official Bethesda announcement blog.

• Nintendo Switch: 720p at 60 FPS (Handheld), 1080p at 60 FPS (Docked)
• PlayStation 4: 1080p at 60 FPS
• PlayStation 4 Pro: Native 4K at 60FPS
• Xbox One: 1080p at 60 FPS
• Xbox One X: Native 4K at 60 FPS
• PlayStation 5: Native 4K at 120 FPS
• Xbox Series X|S: Native 4K at 120 FPS

Heretic + Hexen Release Notes

Heretic + Hexen definitive re-release includes tons of new features!

slayersclub.bethesda.net

 

[rkofan87]

still not on the psn store.

 

[ChoosableOne]

Difficulty is rebalanced but the awkward maps are intact. Looks like there's no objective guide either.

It took me 22 minutes to finish the god damn stage 2. Then I found the map button. I will play some more tomorrow.

 

[Holammer]

Is the Cleric's shield new, or am I senile? (this is where you gaslight me by saying it was always there).
Anyway... Plays beautifully and works pretty well with DualSense & motion controls.

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.

Slap some Nvidia Smooth Motion on it for 240fps. It runs on Nightdive's KEX Engine, so it should be able to do more.

 

[Diseased Yak]

Played almost an hour of Heretic. Holy shit it's great! 120fps on Ally X, as well.

I'm horrible at finding secrets lol.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Is the Cleric's shield new, or am I senile? (this is where you gaslight me by saying it was always there).

We mentioned it earlier. Seems to be new, and here's wondering how it affect's the balance of the game.

In any case the mace sucks, no reason to use it once you get the amazing serpent staff.

 

[ZehDon]

 

[The_Mike]

I'm so happy that Microsoft acquired these studios, mother fuckers give them all out for free if you already own them.

Gears of war reloaded - free if you had it digitally on Xbox.

Doom + doom ii Pack - released for free if you already had it.

And now hexen and heretic.

Old ass millennials being eating good lately.

And as freeloaders as well.

Celebrating 20 years of Quake 4 with fucking nothing.

Fuck quake 4

 

[Bonfires Down]

I tried playing Hexen but what an absolute pain in the ass. The levels are like labyrinths, and anytime you flip a switch or something you have to examine the whole labyrinth again to see what changed.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I tried playing Hexen but what an absolute pain in the ass. The levels are like labyrinths, and anytime you flip a switch or something you have to examine the whole labyrinth again to see what changed.

First hub is the worst when it comes to that imo. It's more or less linear but there's some assfuckery in the Guardian of Steel which is where I guess most people get stuck (I know I did lmao).

 

[IDKFA]

Celebrating 20 years of Quake 4 with fucking nothing.

Quake 4 is easily the weakest in the series. I don't think it deserves a celebration.

 

[Punished Miku]

Yeah I dont know if this one is for me. Pretty ancient. Cool for fans though. The update seems really well done. Mods, artwork, new content.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

From the official Bethesda announcement blog.

• Nintendo Switch: 720p at 60 FPS (Handheld), 1080p at 60 FPS (Docked)
• PlayStation 4: 1080p at 60 FPS
• PlayStation 4 Pro: Native 4K at 60FPS
• Xbox One: 1080p at 60 FPS
• Xbox One X: Native 4K at 60 FPS
• PlayStation 5: Native 4K at 120 FPS
• Xbox Series X|S: Native 4K at 120 FPS

Heretic + Hexen Release Notes

Heretic + Hexen definitive re-release includes tons of new features!

slayersclub.bethesda.net

Hopefully Nightdive gets Switch 2 dev kit soon; this should be 1080p 120fps / 4k 120fps on Switch 2.

 

[Chiggs]

This is absolutely incredible. These games are masterpieces.

 

[Elginer]

out of no where. thanks uncle phil!

 

[f~N_CH_1:3:3:3_SushiBoat]

Celebrating 20 years of Quake 4 with fucking nothing.

Haha, figured youd get blown up for this. Though i think Q3A deserves the nod. I remember that shit had super long legs and an epic competitive scene back in the day.

Oh, and in for the purchase.

 

[Ulysses 31]

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

Price is 35$.

Maybe they'll come up with a Collector's Edition.

 

[adamsapple]

Price is 35$.

Maybe they'll come up with a Collector's Edition.

$20 physical overhead tax.

Yikes.

 

[Neolombax]

Hexen was the first game I played with VR when I was maybe 10, and that short 30mins experience completely blew my mind. I think I'll get this just for pure nostalgia

 

[NinjaMouse]

Shit man, I'll play Hexen. I never actually finished it back in "the day".

 

[adamsapple]

SX, 4K/120.

 

[Neon Xenon]

Sick re-release and surprise drop. I owned the games on GOG, so I got the re-release package for free. Still wouldn't mind buying this on Steam just to have it on that platform, too.

We mentioned it earlier. Seems to be new, and here's wondering how it affect's the balance of the game.

In any case the mace sucks, no reason to use it once you get the amazing serpent staff.

Some might question the new Shield for going against the vanilla game, but Parrying an Ettin's melee attack with the right timing to stun and kill it with just one smack of the Cleric's Mace is only an improvement compared to hitting it five times. And it feels good, so I'm okay with it. Like you said, the Serpent Staff is right there, and is the better option most of the time. Not like any balance is really destroyed with this.

But I am slightly biased to Parrying things after playing Texnoplazm earlier this week.

 

[SirKicksalot]

The new soundtrack is so over the top it's distracting!
Love Heretic's level design, it's so coherent compared to Doom 2. Feels almost modern.

 

[Pimpbaa]

God I miss when raven software used to made amazing games with id's engines.

 

[Robot Carnival]

I thought I have those two in physical copy form somewhere. but digging through the drawer I was only able to find their successors.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

F yeah free baby!

 

[The Pleasure]

Bought. Keep them coming. Need Wolf 3d, Blood, Shadow Warrior, Redneck Rampage, Blake Stone, Quake 3, Unreal, UT99 and 2004, Eradicator, Descent and others from my youth. Oh I forgot RTCW.

 

[Stuart360]

Bought. Keep them coming. Need Wolf 3d, Blood, Shadow Warrior, Redneck Rampage, Blake Stone, Quake 3, Unreal, UT99 and 2004, Eradicator, Descent and others from my youth. Oh I forgot RTCW.

Nightdive already remastered Blood and its glorious. Its called 'Blood: Fresh Supply.

I agree about Unreal though, that first game is amazing and desperatly needs a remaster.