HEXEN (1995)

Raven Software

Man I loved this game! It definately was not your average 1st person shooter. Hexen incorportated the ability to travel back and forth between levels searching for clues and puzzles. Some levels you really dont have to go to at all to finish the game. The multi-player was excellent because of the items you could collect. Pieces of artifact weapons can be found in hidden places, allowing you to construct a powerful weapon.

Sam and I hit the deathmatch and co-op hard for a few months after we both got copies. The game featured unique items like the "porkalator" which turns all your foes into little pigs for an easy kill...players too! The levels are very complex and make for very long games unless you happen to know where everything is. The story itself is rather strong compared to other games of that era (Doom, Duke 3D).

I found that I had come back to this game in early 99' or so, just because I remember the game being really long and complex. The game has a built in timer and I remember it took be 3 hours to finish it non-stop that time through. I played over and over again until I had it down to about 57 minutes. But that took basicly skipping all the enemies and going straight to the objectives. This game is not to be taken lightly.