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So, like, after forever and a day — three decades, to be precise — the game Heretic’s finally landed on consoles. Its sequel, Hexen? Yeah, it used to hang around on the likes of PlayStation, Saturn, and good ol’ Nintendo 64, but no home console action since then. Now, bam, we get Heretic + Hexen together on Switch, thanks to Nightdive Studios. If you’re into gaming history, you’ve probably bumped into their work before. It’s like opening a time capsule full of nostalgia and bonus swag.
Now, Heretic… honestly, it’s like Doom got medieval, literally. Swords, sorcery, the whole shebang. It feels like Doom decided to put on a Renaissance fair costume. No shade though, because Heretic really makes those outdated engines do a dance with its creative level layouts. Sure, you could say the weapons and baddies are Doom look-alikes, but hey, imitation and flattery, right?
Then there’s Hexen. Oh man, Hexen takes the FPS rulebook and chucks it out the window. Choose your fighter – you’ve got three classes with unique mojo, making gameplay feel like a hybrid between a medieval shooter and an RPG. Imagine Doom, but now it’s mingling at a Zelda-Metroid crossover party, exploring and solving puzzles. Wild times.
But wait, there’s more! Three expansions come with the package — Heretic gets one, Hexen gets double love. The Hexen add-on from ’96 is here, but also brand new ones. Faith Renewed for Heretic? It’s a banger, trust me. Hexen’s new goodies, Vestiges and Grandeur, might even outshine Deathkings of the Dark Citadel. They’re not stealing all of the original magic but they come pretty darn close.
Now here’s the kicker, though: one save system for all five games. Seriously, one. And only a single quicksave slot? I accidentally overwrote my Hexen saves while dabbling in Heretic more times than I’d like to admit. It’s like a filing cabinet exploded and all your files are mixed together. It makes you wish every game came with a personal assistant.
Visually, Nightdive keeps it simple. Switch may not flex higher than 1080p, but you’ve got choices. Scale down to the “original” resolution or hang somewhere in-between. Adjust your aspect ratios — 16:9, 4:3 — tweak the HUD, fiddle with soundtracks. Oh, and don’t even start on those skyboxes. If you tilt your view, they decide to show themselves way too much, like when your shirt doesn’t fit right, except it’s pixels.
Speaking of the good old days, remember the N64 version? That was like hitting the nostalgia jackpot. It didn’t have those cutscenes from the floppy disc days, but who cared? It played solid. Comparing with today’s update, I wish there was a texture filter option. I know, I know, purest pixel lovers might disapprove. But my eyes crave fewer jagged edges. A CRT filter would be a miracle worker, I swear.
This Heretic + Hexen combo is like stumbling on your favorite playlist, but as a game. More content to play around with, though the saving mechanics are clunky and visuals have their quirks. Still, given how you’d otherwise need a N64 digging expedition or settle for lesser past versions, it’s an upgrade. Here’s crossing fingers for more re-releases from the Heretic/Hexen saga. We can dream, right?
