If Nintendo 64 can easily handle the graphic prowess of a polygon game like Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, why is it stuttering on a game that has been deemed technologically inferior? We can only chalk this up to bad development, or poor planning. The game also suffers from sluggish control and framerates, even when the detail is set to low.
This improves the graphics marginally, but at the same time it makes it easier for players to see the graphic imperfections of a title that is clearly past its prime. The developers, instead of creating anything new for the game, decided to simply filter it to death with mip-mapping and anti-aliasing. Hexen for Nintendo 64, however, feels more like a re-polished hand-me-down than anything else. While the PC release featured somewhat pixelated graphics, the overall look and feel of the game, at the time, was very good. Unfortunately, the developers of Nintendo 64's version haven't really changed anything at all from the PC release years ago (except for an added deathmatch feature) - and the first thing gamers will feel is that the game is dated (given that they've played Hexen before). There is a continent full of carnage, blood, spells, and level re-tracking in store for you on this journey. Once you've selected your killing machine, you must battle your way through a series of "connected" levels, warps and, of course, dungeons on your way to defeat the three warlords and Korax.
A nice touch, and one that is definitely refreshing from other games of the genre. Each comes complete with his own set of weapons and abilities. As you can guess, your choices consist of a mage, a warrior, and a cleric. At the heart of this darkness lies Korax, the second of three Serpent Riders (the first already slain in the game Heretic), an enormously powerful, dimension-traveling beast.īefore beginning the game you must first choose your character. The three of them make up the last hope for the world Hexen, a human planet in the dimension of Cronos which has fallen under a deviously evil spell cast by three corrupted warlords. The game centers around one of three characters Baratus, a warrior, Daedolon, a mage, and Parias, a cleric. Not long afterward, Id Software teamed up with Ravensoft and brought out the game Heretic, a medieval version of Doom with enhanced gameplay features. First came Doom, the game that single-handedly perfected a whole new genre and at the same time set off a chain reaction of clones that would, many years later, still continue as strongly as ever.
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