It also popularized the hub system of level progression in the genre of first-person shooter games. The player must traverse through a hub in order to reach a boss and advance to the next hub.ĭevelopment Hexen uses a modified version of the Doom engine, which allows jumping, network play with up to eight players, and the choice of three character classes. This is done in order to solve larger-scale puzzles that require a series of items or switches to be thrown. Hexen introduces hub levels to the series, wherein the player travels back and forth between central hub levels and connected side levels. The Cleric arms himself with a combination of both melee and ranged capabilities, being a middle ground of sorts between the other two classes.Īdditionally, certain items, such as the flechette (poison gas bomb), behave differently when collected and used by each of the classes, functioning in a manner better suiting their varying approach to combat, further differentiating the three.
The Mage uses an assortment of long-range spells, whose reach is counterbalanced by the fact that he is the most fragile and slowest moving of the classes. The Fighter relies mainly on close quarter physical attacks with weapons both mundane and magical in nature, and is tougher and faster than the other characters. Gameplay A new series feature introduced in Hexen is the choice of three character class.Įach character has unique weapons and physical characteristics, lending an additional degree of variety and replay value to the game.
Throughout the course of his quest, he travels through elemental dungeons, a wilderness region, a mountainside seminary, a large castle, and finally a necropolis.
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