Hexen - Wrath of the RailMage

[@indeimaus]

I can see why I didn't stand a fucking chance beating this game as a kid now

[@QgHs]

love you man

[@denishillier4889]

I played the demo when I was a kid and didn't like looking at maps.... Yeah, not a good fit

[@IceAssassin25]

Hey Indeimaus is there a chance you will do a video about the Timesplitters series?

[@phillphunny]

mausboi stop being a simp for inmates and start halo 2 already

[@BlazingOwnager]

I beat it as a kid. I love this game, lol. Though if you're playing solo mage, you're gonna have a bad time.

[@walnzell9328]

Blessed be Raven Software. The company who, in retaliation against the wicked mouse, released the source code for Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy. They deserved better than the Warzone they are enslaved in now.

[@NAFEDUDE]

@Cyrus McWind Jedi: Fallen Order was pretty good last I knew so you've already lost that bet

[@ONIMOT100]

@Cyrus McWind Nah, Mando is pretty good.

[@ElGrabnar]

@Cyrus McWind Your only half right, some good things will manage to force their way through out of spite for nu-wars or love for what it used to be. We def aren't getting any good comics or books but some TV and a couple games have been decent.

[@Bazztoner]

At least Raven is doing Warzone which I think it's good now, they seem to have stopped being the "dlc mine" for CoD.

[@modernmobster]

@@NAFEDUDE it was OK at best. Gamers being starved for good star wars games is the only reason it got better reviews than it deserved.

[@phill80]

After watching this, i'm just so impressed with 15 year old me, who actually finished this game, without Internet or cheats. This could be my life's 'magnum opus'.

[@VM-hl8ms]

same. that map helped a lot tho.

[@ArnieMcStranglehold]

You really should be, I tried an emulator and the PS2 version last year, which is fine, but it took me two weeks of playing about half an hour a day to get through *just the first hub* because nothing is conveyed at all to the player to help them find *ANYTHING AT ALL*.

[@Nandru85]

You should put that in your resume

[@ArtoriasStark]

I really like the game and had a lot of fun playing it... even in the later years of my life. The issues are there and I see them clearly as I watch the video but I just didnt cared much while playing Hexen.

[@atg239]

Congrats, I don't think 12 year old me I got past the first hub.

[@Skiivin]

“You have played this game too long, mortal.” Got that right.

[@Hemostat]

"Try going outside or reading a book."

[@arnox4554]

"Hey, look... Are you OK?"

[@BirdRaiserE]

I can't BELIEVE he let that one slide through, no comment

[@Fractal_blip]

@ikaikaboy88 and to remind themselves of what horror they created

[@Fractal_blip]

@HyperFragon 25 tf 😑

[@Lord_Deimos]

Hexen: I have extremely convoluted map design Hexen 2: hold my Mill Key

[@Kawa-oneechan]

Hold your milky what now

[@darkcheaker]

Right in the feels, man

[@BaNaNaRaMbO53]

How was I supposed to know it was the Year of the Hippopotamus?

[@Giffsen]

That and the fucking ages puzzle in the thysis hub lmao

[@Igor369]

Hexen 2 puzzles were way easier than 1's though.

[@patriciapandacoon7162]

I highly recommend the Wrath of Cronos mod to spice up vanilla Hexen. It adds more RPG systems, in particular experience and a skill tree. It makes it play a little bit more like Diablo and scratches a particular itch that few other games have.

[@glorbog]

Thank you for posting this. I will be searching for this mod now

[@KCelik-xh6iu]

My late father introduced me to gaming when I was a kid, and Hexen was one of his favourites, I would always watch him play it. I had (obviously) such a hard time playing it myself as a kiddo that when I beat the first hub level I literally called him at work to tell him. Even though I'm sure he was busy, and it wasn't exactly important news I was calling with - he was happy over the phone and told me he was very proud of me. One of my favourite memories of him. Seeing Hexen content always brings a smile to my face, thanks Civvie :"^)

[@ciscornBIG]

My Dad's response in 1996 after I told him I beat Xcom: "I don't care, please don't tell me about your games."

[@ghoulbuster1]

@@ciscornBIG lol xcom

[@jonalen4217]

Bro, speaking as somebody who has worked for a living, nah. Your dad wasn't actually so busy that he wouldn't have been happy to get a call about games. :)

[@thatannoyingguyinthecommen5970]

I'm 35 and I used to look for my dad's approval when gaming on pc in the 90s (he was a software and computer engineer) we always had cracking pcs...im proud af when my 7 yo finishes a level on old skool games, I know for a fact your dad was proud also!!

[@jonalen4217]

@@thatannoyingguyinthecommen5970 Yes, facts. Absolutely. Even if he didn't show it over the phone, work is boring as hell. I know a call would have made it better lol

[@GentleHeretic]

First time I finished Hexen, I was staying with my grandparents during a hot-as-hell summer, with nothing but this game and a stack of Candlemass and Black Sabbath CDs for entertainment. Somehow managed to finish it in a week without internet, and was probably the biggest feeling of relief I've ever had outside of point-and-click adventures. Still love the heck out of it though.

[@eldandraken4850]

You sir, deserve a trophy or statue or some shit

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

That's wholesome.

[@modman4842]

Same here beat both death kings and hexen without a guide. Top favorite games really hope they make another one based on the eternal engine

[@adamwhite_f7ck697]

I stopped scrolling when I saw "Candlemass" and "Black Sabbath."

[@GentleHeretic]

@@modman4842 I really should properly play Death Kings, but it's far more exhausting for me than the base game. Still, badass name, courtesy Sandy Petersen after literally five seconds of pondering.

[@McCrackles]

"While he hits like a truck full of anvils, I have lightning" -Gandalf I think

[@MinscFromBaldursGate92]

Raistlin Majere, i think.

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

I love Hexen, your choices are: - have a cloth sack for armor - have to chase down ranged-flying-teleporting mobs with an axe - be kinda bad at everything.

[@danieltodorov7753]

Thrall

[@Claymann71]

​​@@MinscFromBaldursGate92I've got nearly all 300 ish books & DnD Manuals. 🖖 Raistlin, the only Mortal to outwit the Gods of all 3 Pantheons & dethrone them, 1 by 1 & take their place, but was given a chance to see his 'Victorious Future' alone in the Heavens & unable to create Life. Living Oblivion. & when faced by his Hubris & his 'Victory over the very Gods of Creation', chose instead to sacrifice himself in the Abyss of Gods FOR HIMSELF & EVERYONE ELSE to be tortured to death by Takhisis the Dark Queen Dragon of Many Colors HERSELF every day & reborn every morning. Rescued by his Nephew, he gives Palin the Spellbook of Magus to wound the Father of Chaos in the War of Summer Flame. (May the road rise to meet you & sun ever shine on your back! 🖖 )

[@CrizzyEyes]

​@@Self-replicating_whatnotSetting aside the very beginning of the game where Cleric has only his first weapon, he's usually regarded to be the easiest character. Both due to his lack of inherent drawbacks and his good weapon kit.

[@Laxhoop]

You know this game broke him, because he forgot to count the sewers.

[@csmadisun]

He stopped doing it entirely after Redneck Rampage broke the counter by having possibly the worst sewer level in the history of gaming.

[@xavierglass02]

@@csmadisun lmao

[@gameboi20]

I'm playing sigil but I can't get the Buckethead soundtrack is it a PC only thing cause I'm on PS4

[@expendableround6186]

@@gameboi20 The Buckethead music doesn't fit Sigil, if you ask me.

[@SableDrakon]

@@gameboi20 PC only

[@CriticalNobody]

I’m convinced that Hexen is the 90’s shooter equivalent of that arcade cabinet in The Last Starfighter.

[@alexanderfreeman3406]

Psh, I know bro. Total cakewalk. You can totally tell this Civvie guy ain’t a galaxy-brained sigma male like us pro gamers.

[@JL-rj9fl]

@Kal El Indeed. I was 11 or 12 (or something) when it was released, and got a copy for Christmas I believe it was. Beating it was no problem - it's my favorite Doom Engine game I'd say.

[@nonya1366]

"You are worthy of wielding the chaos orb." "Fuck off I'm not playing hexen again."

[@recnepsrc]

Like, if you beat it you get drafted into becoming a mage?

[@djangofett4879]

@Kal El yeah the combat is easy but the game itself is an incredibly monotonous boring slog of switch hunting. it's just terrible game design.

[@theallaroundnerd9889]

"Created by Raven Software, hallowed by thy names, may they be swiftly be released from the Call of Duty mines." Monkey's paw curls

[@nemtudom5074]

Amen

[@Starlok007]

What

[@theallaroundnerd9889]

@@Starlok007 Microsoft is purchasing Activision, and therefore Raven Software who may possibly be released from the CoD mines. The monkey paw here is that they are now owned by Microsoft

[@exalted_space9224]

Amen

[@GeekMasterGames]

@@Starlok007 Raven got laid off by Activision

[@daemonofdecay]

10:12 - CVI-09 and CIV-09. Feels like they’re wasting money. Have them share a cell, rename it CV-09. Or shove CV-09 in there too and turn it into a reality show. “To The 9s”. Which prisoner will be the first to shank his cell mate? Tune in, zoomers - we will be giving away Twitch rewards while they make toilet wine!

[@GreebusBleeb]

Underrated comment

[@BigWheel.]

You think they're gonna just LET them make toilet wime?

[@anonymousphone9706]

Or COVID-19

[@agihammerthief8953]

CVI-09/CV-11 was an inside job

[@chrisbingley]

This is what quake would have been, if Romero had his way.

[@yosefyonin6824]

how do you know?

[@bigdaddychemster1201]

But we already got Romero's version of Quake: it's called Daikatana...

[@pistool1]

@@bigdaddychemster1201 agreed 😌

[@IxEDUXi00]

@Cyrus McWind chill dude, he just asked a question

[@UnfitElvis3rd]

@Cyrus McWind Except the burden of proof rests on the shoulders of whomever makes the statement, ya bonehead. If you just deflect every request for proof with “do your own research” then anybody can just go and say anything, ever consider that?

[@TZCHHK]

He's right in everything he said. But I still love Hexen. I'm thankful it exists.

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

Except, the SEGA Saturn was a "Major Console." In Japan, anyway. On the Planet "Saturn", all Consoles are on equal footing, thus far.

[@Bloodyshinta1]

@@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113 The Saturn is a billion times more impressive than anything this moron with a metal bowl on his head will ever produce. The pinnacle of this guys life is reviewing old games other people made.

[@crylune]

It was one of the few games I had on my Win 98 PC that had no internet. Great times honestly

[@antondavidovic3996]

Its one of those games that you don't really "enjoy", but you fondly remember it after you finish it.

[@kangamagic1206]

Hexen is great --> he shouldn't be hating on it. Hexen has interesting level design (it's less linear, which is nice). The bestiary and weapons are interesting and novel. It's a lot of fun to replay. Love it!

[@whoisspencer]

Hearing Civvie cry was just... it was somehow worse than when Katie cried Edit: Don't worry Civvie, I'm a zoomer who likes old FPS games

[@beepmoo8771]

It's like hearing dad cry

[@12ealDealOfficial]

How sad Alexa play Painkiller

[@whoisspencer]

@@12ealDealOfficial Civvie should actually play Painkiller tho

[@angry_ike7628]

Which episode was that, with Katie crying? I've seen reference it before and i have no idea what episode that is?

[@xX_Pogromca_Burdeli_Xx]

@@angry_ike7628 Redneck Rampage i guess

[@durandol]

Not gonna lie, "Railmage" is definitely something I'd want to watch/read.

[@Jester4460]

@Ryan Vetter I know where you going from this amd why but like stop

[@Jester4460]

@Ryan Vetter :(

[@Illegiblescream]

After the Grey Swarm proper teleportation is almost impossible. Now any long distance travel must be done through the mess of AI created railroads and transportation spaghetti. The brave souls who attempt to parse this psychotic maze of automated destruction, allowing us to eke out a bare minimum of survival in a newly alien landscape. The Railmage.

[@HoChiMints2007]

Xaero in Quake 3 is a Rail Monk. I wonder who's the Rail Mage

[@katarjin]

@@Illegiblescream Not what I expected...but I dig.

[@JobimSynthMusic]

my teenage self with too much free time didn't mind the switch hunt much. the atmosphere, map design, sound effects, the cleric's ghost staff, the soundtrack, it was all so satisfying, I always loved the game.

[@MasterSoto]

The sounds of the afrits, the ettins, the weapons, the chaos serpents... all burned into my brain. Love this game, one of my childhood favourites, even though it took me forever to finish.

[@Kevin5279]

I wish it gets rebooted and resurrected. Doom got a chance and now Quake is in the works as well. But I've always longed for a Heretic Hexen reboot 😭

[@MasterSoto]

@@Kevin5279 Especially Heretic!

[@MasterZebulin]

Don't forget the grunting.

[@TheRhalf]

the art design in this game is beautiful, i've never seen something like it

[@Bembel81]

Bad the game is bad. Very tedious and frustrating.

[@LegitChemist]

yea

[@getgle]

@@Bembel81 that has nothing to do with the artstyle

[@Zeithri]

@@Bembel81 The game isn't bad at all.

[@jacobjohnson9213]

@@Zeithri Its a well made and often beautiful game with aggravating and counterintuitive level design. Its a game I absolutely love but wouldn't recommend to most people because of the 'puzzles'

[@SgtMjRomero]

“26:55 You have played this game too long, Mortal” Civvie: You're right

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

They miss an opportunity to make something in Dungeon Keeper 2, where the game would explicitly tell you to go to bed after playing very late at night.

[@THEDONKAGE]

Playing Hexen is like trying to get out of a goddamned SAW puzzle.

[@silvermoonlight4520]

You'd probably have a higher chance at surviving a SAW puzzle than completing Hexen

[@GraveUypo]

@@silvermoonlight4520 i die a little inside every time i read this type of comment. is this what the world is coming to? i finished this stupid game as a 9 year old that could just barely scratch a few english words here and there without too many issues.

[@mihai-cristiancarabas6362]

@@GraveUypo lol what a fucking lamer, i finished it when i was 37 months old

[@2010Zanoza2]

It's a saw puzzle for masochists.

[@2010Zanoza2]

@@GraveUypo LoL, I've tried to play in 1996 after an original Heretic game and I didn't finish this crap.

[@alexanderrach1005]

Man, the timing on that “Stabbed the cook” Clue reference was so absolutely perfect that I think I might’ve imagined it...

[@galford90]

This reference is from some movie? Sorry, I don't recognize, and always try to search, but with no luck

[@sevrengrey3689]

@@galford90 It looks like Tim Curry so if thats him itll be one of his older movies. I'm not sure but I'm gonna guess its the 1985 movie Clue.

[@Gurziak]

@@sevrengrey3689 it is. Its also one of the best movies based on a game ever.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Yep, that's the movie Clue. Impressive, considering it's based on a board game. Hope you watch it on DVD, or one of those cable channels or streaming services where all the endings are actually in the broadcast version of the film.

[@JillLulamoon]

Nothing Civvie says about Hexen's problems are wrong but man, I absolutely love this game. The atmosphere is so good and the game does really incredible things with the Doom engine. Lightning flashes and illuminates the dark skies, leaves will blow around you as you dash around, in Darkmere there are wisps of mist that float over the bogs and bugs and frogs chirp and croak, in Caves of Circe water drips off the stagaltites and bats fly, in Dungeon blood droplets fall off corpses and hiss into steam as they touch lava. The maps are full of small details that give it a lot of life...or lack of life. The world reminds me of Dark Souls and Demons Souls. It's clear people used to live in this world, but now its empty. Dead. Most of the monsters are what's left of the original inhabitants of Cronos, twisted into monsters. The leaders of the Church, Arcanum and Legion sold thier souls to Korax and damned everyone. Everything has shriveled and begun to rot. Its post apocalyptic fantasy. The three hero characters are the only three normal humans left. There is no saving Cronos. It's too late. All they can do is avenge it. Its so freaking good, I love Hexen so much.

[@SPYD0R]

I'll second that. The atmosphere in Hexen was incredible and was one of the main things that made me want to play through it as well as checking out Heretic. The swamps were my favourite, with all the little details you mentioned, along with the castle ruins type of areas like the one you start in. Almost a shame they didn't embrace the RPG elements more, slow it down and really let you soak in the atmosphere.

[@SW0000A]

Honestly I don't think he is being fair playing on the hardest difficulty which will make the game less fun to most people outside of masochists.

[@CssHDmonster]

with every video, were 1 step closer to civvie doing arkane and dark messiah of kick and kick

[@M3talB3ak]

I just want to see him do Soldier of Fortune

[@ArcturusOTE]

And ice slips

[@ArcturusOTE]

@@M3talB3ak That and the PSX Medal of Honor games, I kinda wanna see him explore more linear games

[@ihatetrollingGaming]

oh god i really want to see him play dark messiah it's so fun

[@wisewizard9552]

Dark Messiah is one of the most fun games ever created. It would be a christmass present if Civvie would make a video about it!

[@discoRyne]

The ESRB was invented to prevent kids from attempting games like this.

[@kakizakichannel]

Now THAT is a profile picture

[@discoRyne]

@@kakizakichannel Yes.

[@djangofett4879]

Rated M for Monotonous

[@irkalla100]

Got covid this weekend. In my brain fog I've been rewatching this entire channel for the billionth time. Civvie, I hope you understand this my dude, you are a treasure and a comfort.

[@phatdookie4207]

11:20 So basically most of the game is endless item and switch hunting.

[@Spezifischable]

Yup. While fighting the same 5 enemies and using the same 3 weapons. Its as atmospheric and immersive as it is tedious.

[@denishillier4889]

@Matt there's often some sort of visual clue or hint of a hidden area on the map but sometimes I found it was just "Oh, there's a new area opened up, don't know how that happened!"

[@vahdoom]

Pretty much, but for the time it at least looked amazing!

[@djangofett4879]

@@vahdoom the game still looks great today. too bad it's so damn boring

[@ellocojoncrazy3270]

@@djangofett4879 It isn't, it just gets tedious.

[@papayer]

Oh, cool. One of two thirds of an eighth of the puzzle has been completed. Thanks, Civvie. :)

[@GaddiAdda_]

This really gives the idea "the demons are stuck in a room with you" a run for its money

[@DoomRater]

One of the secret levels in Shadow Wood will actually close off the exit if you take too long and tell you that you have to die now

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Now imagine playing this on the playstation port, which takes ten minutes to save, like I did.

[@hannibalcase1100]

Didn't it also demand an entire memory card to itself?

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

@@hannibalcase1100 Yes a whole memory card and it had no autosaves or passwords, so you had to have it. Most it did for you was creating a checkpoint in ram when going through a portal, but you lost those when shutting the game off.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

@@Ghost_Of_SAS fkn *RATE* that Psygnosis profile pic, my dude 👍👍👍

[@lancebaylis3169]

@Ghost, loving the good old Psygnosis logo avatar mate 👍

[@Octave_Rolland]

@@Ghost_Of_SAS Mad respect to you sir

[@l9m241]

I haven't heard civvy cry since postal 3. That's pretty bad.

[@gustavrider5561]

Civvie puts himself throughout hell for the sake of entertainment but there is no shame on playing games like these on normal. Despite the video hexen is good as a spectacle game. Definitively worth a try on medium and gzdoom for the qol improvements.

[@AlexeiVoronin]

Come on, Civvie is just exaggerating, as always. The game isn't bad at all, he just needs to live up to the expectations (established quite some time ago) that he is supposed to "hate" it, and therefore "suffer" while playing it.

[@shmekelfreckles8157]

@@AlexeiVoronin man, I’ve beaten Hexen 3 times on skill 6, I can see how people can hate it.

[@AlexeiVoronin]

@@shmekelfreckles8157 Any game can be hated, if played the wrong way.

[@ExValeFor]

@@AlexeiVoroninlol, you tell yourself that. he doesn't do this shit anywhere near as often as other reviewers, in fact he often seems to go out of his way to avoid doing it when it's warranted. but sure, pretend like hexen is good, anything to maintain the fragile illusion

[@IllusionistsBane]

I remember playing this game... with a mod, made by the same guy who made Trailblazer, that essentially makes you play an overpowered dragon. He comes with unique voice lines reacting to Korax too. EDIT: The mod's name is Guncaster.

[@jorts_master69]

Guncaster is glorious

[@CiccioImberlicchio]

Cancer mouse is back again? It's always good to see him, I guess his Hollywood career didn't take off as he expected

[@HydraSpectre1138]

Ironic, since Biohackers Season 2 just dropped on Netflix. And 99% of the good Netflix Originals are anime and Korean dramas. Biohackers is part of the 1%.

[@AndreLuis-gw5ox]

It actually did, in the backstages. The only witnesses however are either dead by suicide or in the White House or the Congress

[@Cynidecia]

Aka "strawman" mouse

[@dragonhunter4592]

@hv a gooday Sorry, but no religious fundies in our Boomershooter. Good day.

[@iseeundeadpeople9]

@@Cynidecia There are many people out there who believe the shit Cancermouse spews.

[@MalleusSemperVictor]

Deliver us from boredom, Civvie. You know what to do.

[@VincentVega93]

Postal 4 Thursday update?

[@AveSicarius]

A full-length feature film concerning his coming escape from prison? "Civvie crawled to freedom through five hundred yards of Capstone Software products I can't even imagine, or maybe I just don't want to." - Cancer "Red" Mouse

[@motornation]

Hexen's atmosphere was so good for it's time. The lightning and wind on the first level made my 4 year old younger brother cry. For perspective - he played Doom at the same age! This video reminds me as to why I never finished Hexen and probably, sadly, never will. Was fun in LAN at the time though along with Heretic! Maybe not in co-op though...

[@oz_jones]

Its still visually striking and i dont believe it uses the Doom engine

[@motornation]

@@oz_jones It uses an enhanced Doom engine I believe :)

[@karpai5427]

Deathmatch in hexen is fun.

[@guilhermebraga9773]

I understand that perfectly. It was eerie, creepy... at the time, the only one that scared me more as a young child was Blood.

[@motornation]

@@guilhermebraga9773 Good shout! I forget how good Blood's atmosphere is in all the carnage, but it must be at least on par with Hexen for that! And thinking about it, possibly the best build engine game for atmosphere 🤔 My younger brother wasn't allowed to watch me play Blood due to the fact you could kick the zombies heads about 😄

[@crimsondynamo615]

So that’s where that “greetings mortal” sound effect from that old flash game Draw Play i used to play came from. Also Pro Strife when Civvie?

[@pistool1]

It is sad that Hexen II didn't have much to do with the prequel or its atmosphere etc., a major letdown in my opinion 😌

[@cryptooooooooo]

civvie said ross scott's strife video pretty much says it all so he doesn't feel the need to make one

[@RipOffProductionsLLC]

@@cryptooooooooo fair enough, though I still feel like Civvie11's particular tastes and knowledge in old FPSs would still have something to add...

[@crimsondynamo615]

@@cryptooooooooo fair

[@crimsondynamo615]

@@cryptooooooooowell looks like we both was thrown for a loop

[@joahnaut]

I feel more accomplished now after watching this, and knowing I finished this game when I was 10.

[@JL-rj9fl]

Likewise, but take it all with a grain of salt. :) The guy loves to sensationalize things, but at least it's usually entertaining.

[@planescaped]

I feel the same when people say Culex from Super Mario RPG was one of the hardest SNES boss fights. Sure he was tough, but 10 year old me beat him. :P

[@Rauscherklaus]

I call bullshit.

[@gaspardos]

Same here. Every complain that civvie has was a feature by 10 years old me

[@heneedsomemilk655]

Likewise. Beat this game when I was 11 or 12, was my favorite at the time. Granted, it wasn't without some difficulty, and I didn't play on the hardest difficulty setting until a few years later. Still, reading all the comments from people who never finished the game gives me a bit of pride. EDIT: I should add, looking at the game objectively as an adult, I can definitely see the flaws and complaints people have with it. Still love it though.

[@mkimask]

Hexen and hexen 2 are some of the most atmospheric fps of their time. I absolutely loved HEXEN - only had troubles with the portals level.

[@Ultra_Hlebus]

2:40 Yaaaaay, slavjank! * throws Stalker disc into CV *

[@Hunne2303]

he should...iirc there are ZERO sewers :)

[@AveSicarius]

Stalker 2, the penultimate slavjank is birthing as we speak.

[@sparkywilson1405]

@@Hunne2303 the agroprom underground is definitely a sewer, especially since you come out of a manhole at the end

[@Hunne2303]

@@sparkywilson1405 hmmm...ok ok...forgot about that one since not very much happens there afair

[@Paethgoat]

"Next Generation rated [Zorro] one star out of five, stating that 'Unless you've got a fetish for black leather masks and whips, or you're an accredited psychic, we strongly recommend that you avoid this title like the plague.'[1]" - Wikipedia

[@jacobhammett4717]

Sounds about right.

[@RaposaCadela]

I actually heard of this game before, in a channel called Seu Lima

[@TheCoopsCorner]

Thank you for the Clue joke. I was thinking about that part of the movie during your Seven Portals montage, and then seeing the reference pop up near its end brought a smile to my face.

[@PresentTheTree]

Is my Birthday today and this is the best present I could've asked for, Thank you Civvie!

[@shardinhand1243]

happy b day m8

[@AB0VETHALAW]

Let this day of your birthern anniversary be joyous and full of merriment and high cockalurum

[@dakotajensen181]

Happy birthday, you're old as dirt. Love you.

[@BaNaNaRaMbO53]

Hbd

[@vietnamsemonky4082]

Happy birthday gamer, hope its going great.

[@gabrielloko30000]

this game DNA is on EVERY single modern mod we got so far Inventory items, extended beastiary, jumping and mouse look, a lot of Hexen helped the Doom engine more than ever

[@Razumen]

Yep, most it not all modern Doom maps are based on Hexen's improvements.

[@tankermottind]

Much of ZDoom's core feature set *is* Hexen. Before UDMF it even used Hexen's map format.

[@unknownhorse9830]

And most importantly, scripting.

[@BenPaddock]

must have inspired a lot of folks to to think to themselves "this game blows, I can do better" and went ham with the tools they were given.

[@Razumen]

@@BenPaddock Nah the game is great, Civvie is just whining about non issues.

[@Kensuke0987]

If you beat Korax in the first area you fight him in before he could teleport, you will be stuck as the door to the next area will not open. It's much easier to do with the Cleric's Wraithverge or his Flechettes as Korax gets stuck in hitstun which prevents the teleport.

[@velocilevon]

1:20 Well, I guess that's a perfect summary for this episode, lol Btw, just a slight mention of Strife is enough to convince me that we'll get a video on that soon.

[@valhalanguardsman2588]

Roll credits

[@lionocyborg6030]

Same when he mentioned Marathon in the Half Life video. Hope he does Eternal and Pathways into Darkmess as well, with the former being the Marathon version of Blood: Death Wish.

[@AitoJaOikeaNippeliFaktaa]

Virgin Hexen Wendigo: Bullshit, annoying Chad Dusk Wendigo: Cool, imaginitive

[@quint3ssent1a]

It also has coolest introduction ever

[@expendableround6186]

@@quint3ssent1a *DON'T TRUST YOUR EYES*

[@xemnufromthemagicplanet1678]

@Cyrus McWind sir this is a Wendy's

[@kankeydong2500]

@@xemnufromthemagicplanet1678 man, what i do for a wendy's burger right now...

[@GmodPlusWoW]

@@kankeydong2500 Funnily enough, apparently Wendy's is coming to the UK, mostly through delivery. Which kinda makes sense, since we recently got Taco Bell over here. I'll at least give them a try once their kitchens are open. And maybe then, I'll finally learn the truth regarding a question that has plagued mankind for decades: Where's The Beef?

[@kayeplaguedoc9054]

I love this game visually, Raven's pixel art was the best. They had such a distinct and cool style.

[@unrealdevon]

This makes me want to replay Hexen again. Seriously.

[@b0gster]

Me too!

[@someguy8951]

That's what makes Civvie great, he for some reason always make you want to play a game

[@AlexeiVoronin]

Heh, same here.

[@Cragma]

Same, and it did. Unfortunately, I had to noclip at one part because the game softlocked and didn't spawn a boss.

[@duncancole1742]

Same here and I did. Still love it to bits (although nobody should play as the Mage) and I'm now working through Hexen II which is also still great.

[@jazzmaster909]

*1/2000 of a Puzzle has been solved*

[@BigPuddin]

oh lord no plz

[@jeeziss]

This was so so good dude, as a Hexen lover I was dying for like half the vid. You are the modern AVGN as far as I'm concerned.

[@FredSpade]

I thought the graphics were amazing. I'd never seen anything like those stained glass windows.

[@roberte2945]

Hexen's visuals and atmosphere are marvelous.

[@vahdoom]

The whole game was visually stunning for sure

[@eduardoalmeida61]

great music and sounds too

[@zigfaust]

I got lucky. MediEvil was the first game I saw good stained glass in.

[@CrizzyEyes]

Hexen entranced me when I was a kid, I couldn't get enough of the heavy metal album cover aesthetic. Like Civvie said though, I couldn't really stand playing the game past the first hub and didn't beat it until much later.

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

When Civvie started talking about demons during the intro I thought he was gonna be like "Speaking of demons, do you guys remember Doom?" once again.

[@TheSteinin]

The ghosts / reavers in Necropolis are finite in number. They spawn in waves per subarea/sector in the necropolis and you get maybe 4-5 waves at start and then some more when you return to the necropolis after killing a leader (I'm guessing here, haven't opened up the level in any editor). You can wipe them all out.

[@lavendergotgame]

Never seen anyone vamp for time with a Zorro game. Breaking new ground.

[@JackClockerinos]

It's rare to see because Zorro never gets any good video games, sadly :/

[@blakjewellio1407]

CIvvie I love how you have upped your animation game as an animation enthusiast myself

[@kennethmelo6336]

This game was an absolute nightmare to beat as a kid but you know what? I love it. It's got an amazing atmosphere and the gameplay is fun as hell

[@3dartxsi]

"Run down the hall and stab the cook." A man of culture I see.

[@TheMikeee]

Where was that from? It seems so familiar

[@3dartxsi]

@@TheMikeee the film adaptation of Clue.

[@superspy6]

"Are you trying to make me look foolish in front of the other guest?!" "You don't need any help from me Sir." "That's right!"

[@GmodPlusWoW]

I love that movie. A classic romp, so it is.

[@ManDUCKedia]

Good old Clue.

[@MrDwieszopyjackson]

Say what you want, I loved that game. The expansion though: someone thought respawning ettins is not enough, so in the expansion you can get respawning chaos serpents, yay.

[@smward87]

It's in the same boat as Master Levels from Doom where it's an unofficially official expansion so it just doesn't mesh with the base game well because it was made by an entirely different team (or in Master Levels case by fans).

[@spladam3845]

I knew at some point there would be a reference to the movie "Clue" in a Civvie video. I had planed to go back and play Hexen soon, but Civvie has spared me that suffering and I appreciate his sacrifice.

[@ilikemusic5440]

It was nice to hear Civvie softly cry instead of Katie this time.

[@designator7402]

It's somehow even more heartbreaking

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Honestly I don't like to hear either of them do it.

[@magicalgirl1296]

35:34 You can just hear the incredible amount of spite Civvie has in his voice, it's great.

[@carljohan9265]

He also doesn't use the torch to light up the dark area with the wraiths and doesn't use the discs of repulsion despite them working very well there.

[@shoego]

This game brings me so many nostalgic memories. I played it in the 90's and I remember the puzzles were hard, but I did enjoy it a LOT.

[@Moralozki]

"you have to find another switch" hexen Rigth there

[@SeruraRenge11]

It's like Raven wanted to make a point and click adventure game but they were contractually obligated to make it an fps

[@teufler80]

Sad that you missed to show how the player gets transformed into a pig and can attack with his swine snouth

[@WPFreeinternet]

I had to tap out with Hexen. Got to the chapel and was just frustrated that I missed some switch and I wasn't going to scour the whole level humping walls and looking at every wall texture to find that one little switch to help me progress. This isn't a puzzle, this is a scavenger hunt. I really enjoyed how straight forward Heretic was compared to this.

[@aruan7sp]

The Heresiarch is my favorite boss out of every Doom engine game. He has an interesting pacing that deviates from the "circle strafe and shoot at him until he dies" that most every other FPS had back then.

[@jacobray8189]

Care to elaborate? Not quite sure from this footage that's necessarily true.

[@CRuduxypegg]

@@jacobray8189 One of the heresiarch's spells summon a barrier around him that reflect your attacks and the others summon bishops or projectiles that chase you around. So staying in his sight instead of hiding until the shield evaporates isn't a great idea. However he is weak enough that it doesn't really matter (his attacks and the bishops deal pathetic amounts of damage).

[@aruan7sp]

@@jacobray8189 The Heresiarch has a spell that reflect most attacks like the centaur's shield. The few attacks that can go through the barrier are the Mage's lightning strike (that's why civvie had no trouble in the episode) and the Cleric's fléchette (it becomes a poison gas cloud instead of exploding). Like Ultra said, the barrier is raised only when the Heresiarch is casting a spell and he doesn't cast any spells when the player is out of his sight. So this boss dictates a certain pace that wasn't really commonplace back then. Also, don't stay near him when he dies, the 3 spell cubes that he drops on the floor can instakill the player.

[@ghoulbuster1]

@@aruan7sphaha yeah the classic nuke cubes

[@KilgoreTroutAsf]

if getting lost in doom and backtracking was your favorite mechanic, now you get to do it across several maps with finite ammo and respawning monsters

[@alexrexaros9837]

Never going to play Hexen, eh? What's next? TNT Evilution?

[@expendableround6186]

Please. The only way the endless requests will stop is to actually follow through with it.

[@CorazEQ]

>telling the guy who makes videos playing old fps to play an old fps you monster

[@vilhelmpuddintain9295]

He said TNT was too boring to make a video about but then he made a video about the entirety of Wolfenstein 3D. Killing Nazis is fun and all but contrary to popular belief it *does* get old, especially when it's just dudes with guns for sixty motherloving levels. Even the mutants just shoot at you.

[@expendableround6186]

@@vilhelmpuddintain9295 I'm telling you, he's just being lazy. I can name at least *two ways* off the top of my head CV-11 can make a video covering TNT better worth it for him (Final DOOMer and Brutal DOOM,) but nah? "If you look up lazy in the dictionary... his picture won't be there because he never got around to submitting it."

[@darkfyre9597]

And if you knew anything about Civvie you’d know he “don’t do mods on this channel” (except for those two times he did)

[@cocokolah8567]

Would love to see Civvie play "Marathon"

[@eliasjakewallace2239]

Yes!

[@wakyblarg]

Agreed.

[@SableDrakon]

@Matt Since Marathon is free now? Grab the Aleph One source port and start with M1A1.

[@Duamerthrax]

I genuinely love Marathon, but more for the story than the game play. The game play is good though once you realize that with the shitty range on some of the weapons, you're suppose to run and gun. There's a few levels that are nearly impossible without guides. I remember one in the first same with a timed platform in lava that was out of view of the switch. I think that's the main problem with Marathon. Too many switches activating things completely out of view. Anyone thinking of trying Marathon shouldn't feel bad about looking of walk throughs.

[@Skarwind]

So it is written, so it shall be done!

[@mathisblair2798]

Civvie. You're such a bomb ass orator. And super detailed. Love your content.

[@B0risTheBlade]

Cancer Mouse: what's Capstone Me: its the pinnacle of entertainment software ofcourse

[@wyldbill2358]

No, it's the pinnacle of monster titties. We've established that.

[@elPominator]

@@wyldbill2358 nah that's Princess and Conquest mate

[@xX_Lol6_Xx]

@@wyldbill2358 No, it's the pinnacle of it's always f*cking something

[@DragnSly]

Not to be confused with Apogee, the height of gaming excitement.

[@xX_Lol6_Xx]

I forgot that capstone was an actual word, I always thought it was the pinnacle of entertainment software

[@GreatRottweiler]

Hexen is a fine game for the most part, leaving aside the insane switch hunts. I could've loved seeing Tomes of Power in this game though.

[@NotScrubNotGood]

New levels of respect for you Civvie. Using Final Toccata from SOTN for background music....... Very fitting to Hexen's setting. And also CastleVania music is epic.

[@tehberral]

Even here I can't escape Final Toccata. That song really does play everywhere.

[@mesetaplays]

I’ve been waiting years for this review. played this game so much that it’s become a guilty pleasure of mine. Wraithverge is probably one of the coolest weapons I’ve ever seen in an fps

[@Utubesuxmycock]

Multi player on n64 was awesome and hilarious

[@marscaleb]

I just beat this game last week, and I loved it! Of course, I also played as the cleric, so all those centaurs were ridiculously easy because you just pop open a green flask and they walk into the poison gas and just stand there, making whining noises until their head literally explode. Guaranteed kill every time it was easy.

[@thomasbaldwin6956]

I still love Hexen. Even if its extremely difficult.

[@Bacmanni]

It's not that hard. Played it through with my 486 30Mhz (overclocked to 40Mhz) with hardest difficulty. Was something like 15fps.

[@Edgariki]

As long as you dont playing on hardest difficulty, game plays quite normal.

[@cjoutdoors1991]

Hey awesome - a PC game that I played before you reviewed it! Civvie, I love your dark dungeon setting. I watched a lot of your videos this past winter and they honestly helped me through a sad time. Sorry for the sob story, but this winter all the social places were closed due to COVID and during weekdays it was dark whenever I wasn't at work (where I could only get outside during lunch). Then I'd go home and there were only two outside views from my apartment - the window by my desk and the sliding glass door - but then I'd watch one of your videos and that pleasant music would play during the title sequence. It felt relatable and made my dark apartment feel cozy. Thank you

[@BlazingOwnager]

I literally love everything Civvie hates about Hexen. I think it's a masterpiece. I also play as Cleric..

[@JN-hs5xl]

I love hexen and can beat it without a walkthrough, but when you look at seven portals from this perspective it really looks convoluted

[@zigfaust]

IRK. Beat it as a kid and hearing his explanation of the switch puzzle made me realize I was working on Squid Brains as a child.

[@Haispawner]

I guess it takes a special type of Brain to enjoy Hexen.

[@WagesOfWar]

I'm a huge fan of Hexen. I understand it's weaknesses, especially in enemy placement and level design of FIND THE SWITCHES DUMBFUCK but I love it all the same. I've been patiently waiting to see if you'd cover it and I can't say I'm disappointed. I'm glad you also cover that it, at it's time, was a technical anomaly and all that it did right with the engine. I just wish Raven got to keep all their old IPs to do stuff with and weren't COD GAMER JUICE WARZONE slaves now :(

[@oz_jones]

Hexen STILL looks amazing.

[@LovePotion_]

The SOTN OST just hits the nail harder in the head: Music from the most frustrating and hard to traverse levels on fuckin Hexen. What a great wink.

[@SteveElOtaku]

Watching this is a reminder of why I've never finished Hexen.

[@StevenKellyBelly]

Thanks for spinning back and examining korak's chambers before exiting the level well done

[@RagnarokiaNG]

I love how of all the things Hexen could have improved on from Doom, they decided "let's add unclear switches that effect completely different maps in Doom's already confusing levels"

[@InternetHydra]

And after they, in Heretic, added more clarity to secrets so you're not just mashing your face on every single wall or running around randomly hoping a door opened elsewhere by you being somewhere.

[@hazukichanx408]

Those unclear switches were my quit moment, probably every time I picked up Hexen and tried to play it. I just don't play shooters because I want to run around every level again and again each time I find what I sincerely _hope_ was a new switch, and not one I flipped already which I've then flipped back to the original state... _unless_ that was what I needed to do to progress, in one of those "open this, close that, then later close this and open that again once you've opened the secondary door in that area" type frickjobs. Jeezus am I glad I don't actually have to try to play this frigging thing.

[@MultiZours]

Yes!! Hexen, finally! I was impatient for this one!

[@BlazingOwnager]

I'm surprised he hates it. It's a classic.

[@MultiZours]

Oh absolutely! It's one of my favourite games! I still have my old big box on a shelf next to my desk. But I have a love/hate relationship with it. It took me ages to finish it back then. Imagine me as a 10 year old french kid knowing just the basics of English. Not only I was completely lost because of the insane switch hunting, but I had no idea what the game told me when a activated a switch... And it was hard as fuck! But there were so much novelties in that game, several classes, the level design, the hub system...even the puzzles It didn't matter, I was hooked. But I'm no surprised Civvie hates it.

[@SableDrakon]

@@BlazingOwnager having beat it myself? I can absolutely see why it'd get some hate. There are parts of the game that are absolutely obtuse and non-obvious... Like how does armor even work? (Watch Dwars vid on it), what switch opens what thing, why do I have to kill this ettin again!?

[@lordjebuss]

Legit the most entertaining channel ever I don’t even play these games anymore and I am constantly rewatching civvie

[@Robahue]

I don't know now, but back then Hexen was one of my fav game. Finished many times and loved the switch hunting, exploring the levels so much they become like home. Playing it slow and not trying to rush it, I think is the best way to enjoy it. It can be very atmospheric! And it rewards when you finally find that dammit switch.

[@robertroxxor]

so true. hexen was one of the very few shooter games at the time that were non-linear to the max and required careful study of the environment.

[@Robahue]

@@robertroxxor true true! The only thing I wish it had, a more varied roster of enemies. But that can be fixed by modders. I wonder if there is any "best" wad for Hexen...

[@LinkZeraus]

@@Robahue If you're looking for some good Hexen wads I can recommend you XUMP, Viscerus, Kaiser, HEXCITY, Necrosis and my personal favorite: Lepistus

[@Robahue]

@@LinkZeraus lovely. Thank you very much! I am in a mood of playing Hexen now :)

[@NipplesTheEnchilada2323]

I've never truly finished this game on N64 when I was a kid, but using the god-mode, the full arsenal, and infinite mana cheat as a cleric made running through this game a blast.

[@JillLulamoon]

Fun fact: the N64 and PS1 ports include little bits of lore about each location you visit when you transition to a new map and it's loading. For example, the Dungeon is something like "In the long and brutal history of this prison, only one prisoner ever escaped. With no evidence except the prisoner's empty cell, the means of escape remain a mystery." Its exclusive to the console versions but it's a nice addition to the great atmosphere of this game.

[@denishillier4889]

I literally just beat hexen and the expansion using gzdoom and loved it, but there you go. 3/5 difficulty for hexen, 4/5 for expansion, fighter both times. Great video as always.

[@SableDrakon]

Should have done Cleric. His kit makes certain enemies an absolute joke.

[@AveSicarius]

You should play Hexen 2 as well, it's great!

[@papayer]

Hexen II fucking kicks ass. There was a time circa 2016/17 where I would replay it over and over and over again with every class available, because I had consulted a walkthrough and knew where to go pretty much by memory. It allowed me to enjoy the game proper, taking in the atmosphere and the visuals. I remember loving the weapons and the enemies. Doubt I'd be able to enjoy it as much now, I'd become frustrated sooner than later due to fuzzy memory, but I definitely had more fun with it in my own time than I did this game.

[@MrRed88]

That Clue reference made me laugh so hard I almost choked on my dinner

[@usuallydead]

Civvie, Hexen was a treasured game of my childhood years. Even so, I adore this video and have watched it maybe at least four times. Your criticisms at this property are absolutely warranted, and the flow of this video is damn entertaining. Well done good sir.

[@AcidGlow]

Flechettes are meant to be used on Centaurs. Hit them once to make them block, then time it so the flechette explodes as their shield goes down. Great game. 💀 Korax was shown to ride a giant creature in the art pieces of the Hexen 2 Game Manual. Hence (Serpent Riders). But as for the Eidolon, i could not find any art piece of him riding a creature.

[@michaeldougherty6036]

This game was a large part of my early teen years. I played through the whole damn thing with all classes. And I absolutely loved it. Kids today think Dark Souls is hard.

[@seronymus]

You have enchanted balls of steel.

[@michaeldougherty6036]

@@seronymus I guess I must have. Sadly, the enchantment ran out, and my squishy nuts are only really good for playing Warframe these days.

[@adamtrout7711]

At least Dark Souls is *slightly* better balanced

[@-Monad-]

Convoluted level design that results in getting lost constantly isn't "hard". It's just shitty. "Hard" takes skill. Hexen needs a guide.

[@adamtrout7711]

@@-Monad- Exactly. People get really elitist about poorly designed games and act as though those who criticise the poor design are bad at it lol

[@andriidvornikov6751]

I beat Hexen as a mage back in my childhood (not on highest difficulty, of course). Thanks for the memories

[@The_Nametag]

I legit love this game. Loved it when it came out, still love it today. Yea, I can see how people can be upset with it and the switch hunting aspect, but I rather liked the different take when the game came out. Plus the levels were huge and detailed, the fantasy setting looked WAY better than Heretic's, the class system was a lot of fun with different ways to play. It really pushed the Doom engine to its limits. And you didn't even mention how the mage staff can be used to skip the first "puzzle" by just shooting the bell from a distance.

[@Afrobomination]

Apparently Raven wanted to make another game in this universe with even more emphasis on puzzles. Also, I'm pretty sure shooting the bell was patched even back in the dos days.. I used to play this game on oldschool dos pcs with my aunt, uncle, and cousin. Maybe you can still shoot the bell on a limit removing port that has full straight up and down looking unlike vanilla?

[@maltardraco9555]

I was actually baffled when I found out is was made in the DOOM engine because of all the amazing feats of programming the game had.

[@The_Nametag]

@@Afrobomination Shooting the bell is FROM the DOS version. You could look up and down and do it. The DOS version is the version I play the most. In fact, I just tested with 1.1 in DOSBox and it works. The only thing that I remember happening in it that apparently doesn't in the game is the mage's staff shots going through centaur/slaughtaur shields. Maybe that was 1.0 and not 1.1.

[@themightythor1160]

I absolutely love it. Such an incredible atmosphere.

[@nyquilfilthy7557]

Totally agree; hands down one of my favourite retro shooters! Most of the weapons are just so cool and fun to use, too

[@uberfreak2]

As someone who loves to find secrets, I loved the puzzle elements in Hexen