Hexen 2 Playthrough - EP1: Enter the Castle Blackmarsh

[@m0h4wk50]

Those were times when fps games had a good atmosphere.

[@josephmueller3752]

yes, but just because you were a kid

[@Only_Cans_101]

I agree, it was great!!!

[@Erikcleric]

@@Only_Cans_101 I miss the Quake 1 engine. Although it couldnt, back then, render really large areas so the maps tended to be cramped, its games had a very specific charm to it. Btw, try out Heretic 2 by all means. It looks GREAT eventho its the Q2 engine its mostly the same as Hexen 2. The coloured lighting and plain out atmosphere Raven Software put in that is excellent! I finished it a year ago and i saw quite a few sights, like a cave with water, i just had to sit and stare at it. Its the Quake 2 engine pushed to its very max.

[@luchogz]

@@josephmueller3752 stfu, it was a fact

[@Kevin5279]

@@josephmueller3752 I played this game far later in the 2010s and I still say it has awesome atmosphere

[@Orlando89S]

I had a demo (trial) of this game. It fascinated me. The atmosphere, the gameplay, the weapons, the enemies, the immersive music. Man I miss those days.

[@kuveshgovender3115]

I also had the demo 😅 my dad got me this arcade cd with loads of demo games, I was like 12. Loved Hexen II - great memories!😊

[@niixx324]

So did i, i always loved the castle with a moat the most.

[@samkorzun2670]

Да уж щас только на графике повёрнуты а сюжет атмосфера так себе

[@GraveUypo]

i upgraded from my 486 dx4 100 mhz to a pentium mmx 233 mhz specifically for this game.

[@TemplarX2]

Back then this game seemed like a miracle of programming and gaming.

[@PaschanTOPs]

It is.

[@odiokim4284]

You gay? 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@Kevin5279]

The programming was mostly John Carmack's genius

[@IHATEDRIVING2]

Still looks good, better that I expected, after a long time not see it becasue most of the second half of 90's games that use 3D polygons instead of sprites, most of then looks bad now days. But seem this one still looks good.

[@longjohn7992]

@@odiokim4284 Stfu lmao Crap head

[@samueledangelo03]

After 20 years from the relase i'm still loving and playing this game. And after 20 years watching that sheep getting fired with the catapult is always funny

I was like 7 when I played this. Literally never got past this initial start with the spiders, just walked around, killed the spiders, exited the game and then re-did it over again the next day. Had no idea what I was doing but I remembered it vividly and only just found that it was Hexen 2 today. Going to buy it somewhere and play it to completion as an adult now.

[@MadJak91]

Settra himself :o Yes, I quite understand that. It took me a long time to beat the first hub when I was little because the later puzzle sequences went over my head and I simply could not know what to do. I kept replaying it and got as far as that point all the time, lmao. Now I do not remember if it was the Treasury Key or something else in the town part.

[@handznet]

Remember this like today. I played the demo version over and over. It have a very strange, dark and "lonely" atmosphere. And well there is never enougj fps fantasy games

[@MadJak91]

+Jan Skácelík I agree! Not many games similar to it. OK, there are but not in this form.

[@Readher1337]

Dark Messiah is the best modern game in that style in my opinion.

[@MadJak91]

I admit I did not like DM as much but I agree it is definitely a game in this style. Thanks for the reminder!

[@rubencaponem4078]

Jan Skácelík same for me, i always used to play the demo and my mother always refused to let me play this satanic game back in like 2004? I was like 6-7 years of age my heart was pounding all the times i played this, cool you uploaded this!

[@JoakimfromAnka]

@@Readher1337 I think the presence of NPCs and dialog puts a stark contrast between Dark Messiah and Hexen.

[@MosNeagu1975]

Eheeeee, my teens and youth, back in 1997 i was 22....great times!

[@Dimensione_Panza]

Hexen and mdk. I am an old man now, but i cannot forget them and their atmosphere

[@CMONCMON007]

thank you so much for this video, you don't know how much joy this gave me watching this, took me down good ol memory lane of me being a kid jamming this till completion. was so addicted to this game, it blew my mind. This and Diablo made me a huge RPG fan today. Love this game, made me the gamer I am today

[@dontwrite9s4ever86]

underated game. i like the simple class option. just enough variety to not make it ridiculously convoluted like some rpgs do. the developers understand that players want to have fun, not putting skill points into a skill that you're not sure will be of use.

[@demoon222]

Damn. So dark, so satanic, so brutal. One of my fav games of all time!

[@leogotlib5014]

First diablo was kinda similar. By atmosphere and satanism I mean

[@Heat7208]

Man, Hexen, Heretic, Thief, and Quake were the scariest dark games back then. The atmosphere is just something else.

[@TouchingDisplay]

Yea but some based quality games are all hidden 🤫

[@Kevin5279]

This was an awesome game with an equally amazing atmosphere. The Quake engine was a technological marvel, but the texture work done by the guys at Raven truly made this game a sheer work of art. I really hate how Raven has been relegated into a COD DLC factory

[@FortressofSound]

My PC struggled to run this back in the day. This was around the time when people started to consider getting graphics cards. You can tell they had to fundamentally change the gameplay from obliterating hordes of enemies to atmospheric puzzles due to the polycount limits of the time.

[@antilect]

Love these cool "MAZE" fps games of old. Completely blown away by the sheer fun of exploring and figuring each level out :)

[@MadJak91]

+antilect Yip yop! It takes me like an hour to beat one level and I know what to do. It used to be days of being stuck in the old days :D

[@carolkewley7410]

Good playthrough. I like the way you take time to look at things and soak up the atmosphere.

[@MadJak91]

I really really like doing that when playing appropriate games! Taking my time and looking at every "dumb" thing in the level. There is a lot of detail and cool stuff lying around you may miss during the action :D

[@ReadyAimFire_]

Holy shit my childhood. This game was awesome, please remake it!

[@PashaDefragzor]

yeah, new engine from DOOM 4

[@jamesmorgan6622]

Did you play multiplayer in Hexen 2? If so what was your name. Mine was Thumper(UK)

[@riccy4292]

Search for GRAVEN now

[@ReadyAimFire_]

@@riccy4292 Looks nice, thanks. Im gonna wishlist it on steam.

[@JefersonPaivFerreira]

When the game advances many levels ahead it's when the puzzles become more complicated, I remember I stopped playing it for a while because my time was short back then, now I'll see how he passed the levels and I'll play it again in my holidays!... I still have the original CD-Rom kept here in my closet.

[@maxwellhowig510]

Thank you for sparing the sheep. That would've chapped my caboose if you absolutely had to end it's meager pixilated life.

[@mayer865]

No one complain about graphics back then. Good memories. Good game. My generation was lucky, born in 86'🙂 Greetings from Poland🇵🇱

[@JusAn.P]

This takes me back to the days of playing this, unreal, and half life on a gateway 2000

[@leostarings2535]

I remember playing this game when I was 6 😢

[@ethanslade7620]

Damn! this one of the first computer games I ever bought😮❤ Loved the booklet that it came with. Awesome artwork on the characters of the game. Especially the stories about them. Wow talk about nostalgia 😊👍

[@seanallchin5782]

This looks so good, I wish there was more games like this on current generation consoles.

[@MadJak91]

Agreed! Still, maybe check out Amid Evil. It is like a throwback to old Heretic and Hexen in ways :D

[@seanallchin5782]

MadJak91 I shall, thanks :-)

[@aaadj2744]

Or more game like this come out on PC. Amid Evil is great fantasy fps on PC right now !!

[@MondySpartan]

3D Realms are currently making Graven, which is inspired by Heretic and Hexen!

[@Florence_Nitrogale]

@@MondySpartan Ah ! Thanx !

[@hotjoe-wl8gc]

One of these games I grew up with: Hexen, Hexen 2, Heretic ect. Had a lot of fun with this one.

[@blaize00]

I remember just being completely lost in this game as a kid and not knowing what the hell I was doing. Good old times.

[@LoewenPforte]

Just to let you know your playlist convinced me to buy the game earlier this year. Love every minute.

[@PrinceIro925]

They should remake this game and the first one as well

[@MadJak91]

+Wounded Wales -- Amen to that :D

[@FeelingShred]

"remake" how exactly? we already have hi resolutions, dynamic lights, filtering, all sorts of things that weren't in the original... Isn't it a remake already?

[@the__charlyy3253]

hes talking about making a "remaster" like CoD4

[@trblemayker5157]

+Wounded Wales Check out Amid Evil!

[@PashaDefragzor]

Not remake, like an alternative vision like DOOM4, maybe on the same engine. Rave software is still exist (update)

[@Cheeselord83]

Such an underrated, absolutely kick ass fps. Just as good as 1, imo.

[@ignaciogodoy7095]

It will be nice that someday a publisher made a remastered version of Hexic and Heretic.

[@1tsn0nsence]

I remember sneakily playing this game when i was like 6 or 7 years old, i played this early in the morning before my mum would wake up.. i wasnt allowed to play these types of games but i remember being scared as hell playing this 😂😂✌🏽

[@MadJak91]

Mom probably did not want you to figure out the way out of Blackmarsh sooner than her, lmao.

[@keekee777]

I think this is one of the pc games that came with my gateway I loved this

[@osiris8933]

Whaaaat ?! I didnt even knew hexen 2 existed only the 1. Such underrated game, shoulda got a proper remaster

[@MadJak91]

Yup. Kinda obscure! Welcome aboard :D

[@osiris8933]

Yes indeed but it has potential to be a very cool game with a remaster even though the history is kinda... meh. But look oddworld and medievil were also obscure even though more soft but they got a remaster (soulstorm is coming and medievil is in the works)

[@PandaIngo86]

Ich liebe das Spiel und die Musik! Einfach geil :) Und das Vogelswitschern :D

[@ForGlory]

Mannnn, you gotta hand it to these guys, even if you don't like the action per se, they sure have some great music. I love their games anyway.

[@lincoln6994]

This game still better than Currently games👌🏻

[@venuslilith]

Concordo 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@EngPheniks]

if you want to see huge statues being punched to pieces with bare hands, then Hexen 2 is where you'll get

[@channelingfun1939]

7:30 hexen 2 is my favorite minecraft mod

[@SharkHuntingSeason]

Damn, this looks fantastic through the UQE port

[@MadJak91]

I am using a texture pack but UQE does a lot of neat stuff as well :D

[@miguelinfante7238]

Back in the late 90s I bought a pc from Gateway(anyone remember Gateway?) I bought one with a gaming package and this was one of the games that came with it. I was totally addicted to it. This brings back memories.

[@timothy790110]

what hexen/heretic game has leaves blowing in the wind on the ground at the start of the game? i remember it vividly, I was blown away by it.

[@MadJak91]

The first level of the original Hexen :)

[@timothy790110]

MadJak91 haja yep that's the one! It was further in to the level than I remembered it

[@nathanniesche6380]

The atmosphere and music in this game reminds me a lot of Blade of Darkness.

[@unitedwings8686]

I am so glad he did not kill the sheep

[@Gagne87Fixxer]

When I first saw Minecraft, Goldeneye and this game here came to mind.

[@JoakimfromAnka]

If you ever do a Praevus playthrough make sure to have the CD in so we can hear the music. There is no comment free playthrough of this game with the proper music on. It's either regular Hexen 2 music, the midi version of it or silence. Praevus had great music and a higher tracks-to-level ratio than regular Hexen 2.

[@MadJak91]

Understood \‾ (`-` ) I have since played it once so I am familiar with the game enough. I shall do it when the time comes!

[@JoakimfromAnka]

@@MadJak91 Nice to hear. I played through it 2 times, long ago. The last boss is a pain in the ass and you're gonna have to spam icon of defender and tome of power. The level design is quite nice. White and beige stone dominates the color palette and overall it has a south east asian style to it. Makes it feel a bit alien, so does the well fitting music.

[@MadJak91]

The final boss can be apparently absolutely cheesed with tomed ice wand but I did not play as the Crusader so ya, I know what you mean. I still think it is a pretty nicely scripted attempt at a boss that is not just walking around and shooting. The most annoying thing about PoP are the jumping rock monsters. PTSD from Quake slimes. Ugh :D

[@stephencurry5728]

Game that represents the castles of the Middle Ages, where you choose a Warrior with a Hammer or a Wizard

[@RipJawsX95]

Lmao I remember playing the demo so many times and could never find the castle key till I recently downloaded the game and hahaha it was the mithrill wall this whole time XD Ah good old days

[@maning04]

I used to remember playing this games demo version on our pentium 2 computer

[@rango1195]

Back in the days when Raven software created masterpiece games.

[@tiiito1988]

I still own the first one for my Nintendo 64 and love it

[@hugooliveira5578]

I would love to see a remake of this game

[@Olagfigh]

In a few years games will look like this again. We just need to pass NES/SNES era and this game will be a goat again :D :D

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

There IS also Heretic II, but since raven was bought by Activision the game is difficult to find.

[@FeelingShred]

1:05 How am I supposed to know that you have the punch the decorative stuff on the wall... Half an hour of figuring out where I must go, glad I searched here sooner than later

[@PaschanTOPs]

Same here. I was playing Hexen 2 yesterday and couldn't find out. Some game designers are just so f stupid.

[@derkernspalter]

Well you could already blow up windows in Hexen so it was natural you can do so it in Hexen 2, ocassionally finding something behind one. :-)

[@Mleh059]

Man, this was one good game!

[@felipecourtois7883]

This game looks good as hell..

[@InfernalLeo777]

Felipe Courtois It's a graphics mod, the gameplay is fun asf thk

[@shaanpowerrangers5273]

I want more Hexen 3

[@stephencurry5728]

Gameplay 10 Music 9 Fun 8

[@FatalCharade]

I was just thinking about this game not too long ago. Especially since I got doom on my channel .

[@shaanpowerrangers5273]

I want more Hexen III

[@imogenehigh3787]

Thank you for uploading this... without it, I wouldn't know what the fuck to do!

[@MadJak91]

No problem :>

[@pantherax1]

every time the player character comes out of the water sounds like he is gagin deeptroathin hahaha

[@raptor182cmn]

This game seems to be the inspiration for the game the guy wrote at home in the movie 'Grandma's Boy'.

[@jairocolombo4410]

We need a hexen 3

[@MadJak91]

With all the recent callbacks to retro games maybe we can keep our fingers crossed :D

[@jairocolombo4410]

@@MadJak91 amem!

[@aaadj2744]

@@jairocolombo4410 Check out the spiritual successor, Amid Evil and Apocryph. They are pretty much good dark fantasy game in these gen. I don't think Hexen 3 will ever happen.

[@ForGlory]

You'll have noticed that I have planted a SOLID rival in my Hexen playthrough in the battleground that is KZbin. FACE ME.

[@MadJak91]

Haha :D If we are talking the first Hexen then I do not have any plans of playing it right now. I would probably lose if we consider harder difficulties because I often get murdered by a swarm of centaurs :D Good luck!

[@ForGlory]

MadJak91 I actually already finished it. Of course mine is the PS1 version. It's actually a very nice port, though I have played through the PC version. Centaurs are actually one of the easier enemies imo, even though the ones that fire bolts from their shields are the most annoying enemies as far as I am concerned. I wish I had my Hexen II copy still though, I miss playing that game. Hexen is my only option for a Hexen fix right now.

[@Galimah]

this one was good but the first one, Hexen: Beyond Heretic is better

[@voland1]

Games were so fun back then

[@linnamuuf]

I am leaving messages in case I fail to destroy Eidolon. ...Gosh, I wish it was 1997 again. : )

[@moomoodeadcow]

This is literally the first 3D game I've ever played. I was wondering why the franchise never continued.

[@MadJak91]

Cannot say for sure. It seems that Raven games in general did not do AS well due to strong competition and I guess at that point, fantasy games started to go out of style. Raven then switched to CoD expansions (money is money) and you can say that is the deal with the devil.

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

Raven software was bought by Activision and now makes CoD content unfortunately. Activision is trying to keep the rights for the Heretic/Hexen series from ID. look up Heretic II, it exists but is difficult to get because of Activision.

[@Spectans1]

The Mill Key Way, get it?:)

[@MadJak91]

Spectans1 Haha, yeah :D

[@Spectans1]

MadJak91 Cmon, man, that was rather stupid than funny:) Anyway, thx for a lovely walk-through. I remember playing this game a long time ago, it has some incredible atmosphere. Its puzzles can be somewhat tricky and you can get stuck easily. Happened to me in the Egyptian part, been there for days. Cant wait to see your doing:)

[@MadJak91]

Spectans1 Thanks :DGlad you are enjoying it so far. I still have the last level to do and it has been almost a year. Various stuff happened so I did not feel like continuing. I am going to finish it though :)

[@Spectans1]

MadJak91 Good decision, cant wait to see how it goes:)

[@alanluscombe8a553]

Omg I haven’t seen this since I was a kid

[@marvinfreitagsmueller9527]

remembering when i was young. i was afraid of this game, starting with the spiders xD then i played this totally strange mode where you can explore and never ever meet a enemy. maybe multiplayer? :D i ran around killed cheeps and destroyed furniture, i had fun even if i dont played the game at all

[@dariocristian2210]

1997 this year aaaaahhhhhhhhhh, now 2016 Battlefield Bullshit :(

[@1x32x]

Battlefield Bullshit?? really?? Look at CoD, how is battlefield shit?? i know, there is nothing that will ever beat Quake, Hellbender, Hexen, DOOM, all 90's games and such, but as the years pass, technology gets ''better'', and the graphics and the story lines of most games change, that's the way it is. But still, how is battlefield shit?? It's awesome!! :P

[@bilazaurus2759]

Ofcourse Battlefield is awesome. How can you compare BF to Hexen?

[@1x32x]

Paweł Be well, he did

[@felipecourtois7883]

1997....wow

[@stephencurry5728]

the warriors take Hammers, Axes, Maces or Swords of Fire, take Rings, posemas, Collars or Shields

[@pilot3605]

This looks next level compared to 1 and Heretic

[@nopefish9495]

The first comment ever predicted a meme.

[@MadJak91]

What do you mean? :D

[@MadJak91]

I am not sure what meme though, haha :D

[@MadJak91]

Oh! Thanks! I see now. I had no idea it is a meme :D Cool!

[@ArmenSur]

playing through the series today I find heretic and hexen to be miles better than hexen 2

[@FeelingShred]

first time playing Hexen 2 now and finding too much waste of time trying to figure out where to go next, buttons and other stuff gets hidden within the textures... In Heretic and the original Doom the buttons looked different than the wall, so you could see them from far. Clunky gameplay but I'm liking it.

[@coltgun876]

Wtf i never knew there was a sequel it looks really similar to Quake.

[@sarpsarp8987]

Because this game has Quake 1 Engine.

[@alemaoplays]

Great game!!

[@JoakimfromAnka]

This is a very good playthrough. No commenting, crazy running or jumping. Nice walking, looking around and reading texts for the viewers pleasure. What graphics mod are you using and why don't you use texture filtering?

[@MadJak91]

Haha, yeah, I like looking around and exploring every corner slowly for fun even if I know the game. It is quite relaxing :D It has been far too long so: 1. UQE Hexen port + enhanced textures by jeank 2. I do not know honestly. I always forgot to switch on texture filters before and after recording but I THINK I finally remembered to do so in the later videos -_-;

[@matematicofisico7034]

Las arañas especialmente son las que más me atraen en este juego en especial para rv.

[@oldzscoolgamer6425]

3:12 Sheep: Pls. don't.

[@MadJak91]

That sheep obtained the mark of a Paladin. The sheep is now on a holy mission to enlighten all other sheep that the savior has come. ...in case I killed the sheep later, I do not remember, consider it a retcon.

[@aaadj2744]

One of the good hidden gem that I could enjoy !! Btw, what is the difficulty that you chose when you play this game ?

[@MadJak91]

This was played on Squire. I should have done it on Adept but back then I was simply testing out recording and did not think I would actually record the whole game, haha. Oh! Admittedly the golden archers laters are a big pain to me and I suck a lot around them on anything higher >_

[@6-30Gaming]

looks like quake.

[@jacktorrance2316]

I want this now !!!

[@Marco.extras]

fantastic game... today remake with idtech 7

[@unbridledenthusiasm]

I had the demo and all I did was go around destroying everything

[@Oxron206]

I demand more videos or im going on strike

[@MatteoGuarino]

The 3DFX era...

[@GothixZa]

you can get this game on Steam

[@Florence_Nitrogale]

Slightly annoyed by youtube's suggestion , i clicked it anyway because i loved this paladin even though we never made it through the 5th (roman,eidolon) act And now it looks like i have a very sweet weekend ahead thanks to your pleasant gaming style So you have 219+1 subscribers now 😇 🙏 One question though : what difficulty were you playing here ?

[@MadJak91]

I think getting stuck is a common theme with this game! You got pretty far though! I remember getting stuck at various places as a kid but at the Wheel of Ages in the Egypt portion the most. It required a lot for a kid with little English knowledge to get what the heck the game wants there :D Good luck! I played on Squire!

[@cooltu2000]

Remind me game if throne

[@PolymerJones]

this was when sprites looked better than polygons ha ha

[@MadJak91]

It was that weird phase when developers were still trying out 3D because there was a huge push towards it. It is true that a few games that remained 2D never sold well BUT were really good. Alas forgotten. However, I think Hexen 2 did a good job overall :D

[@PolymerJones]

@@MadJak91 yeah it's not bad.. just like the animation though is sort of underwhelming lol *enemies

[@MadJak91]

@@PolymerJones All good! Your opinion is welcome! It really was that awkward phase but at least compared to real stinkers the Quake engine delivered some solid early 3D games. Still, I prefer Heretic and the first Hexen to Hexen 2!

[@aaadj2744]

@@MadJak91 I think Hexen 2 is more challenging in my opinion. That's why I prefer Hexen 2

[@MadJak91]

@@aaadj2744 I have never tried Hexen 2 on the highest difficulties. They add some stronger enemies sooner and they overal are better at everything. However, Hexen is a total slaughterfest where enemies can overwhelm you so that is the point I am coming from :>

[@catalinvictor6471]

Need remaster for this game

[@davidrooker1200]

good game yes

[@kevobot9342]

Hey thanks for the source name

[@hol1gun385]

GOLD

[@1x32x]

Anyone happen to know if this game has any value at this point? I got the disc and the cover for Hexen 2, and i'm planning on selling it at some point, maybe. Thanks :)

[@the__charlyy3253]

the game costs 5 dollars on steam, so i don´t know...

[@GraveUypo]

why does this look so good? are you using some normal map mod that isn't distasteful or something? it looks gorgeous and yet, strangely vanilla. anyway, looks awesome.

[@CesarR12]

I have the impression this game uses the same engine from Quake

[@MadJak91]

Quake engine -> GLQuake Yup! It was also one of the first games to support OpenGL. I remember back then I had no idea what GL is and I could not run it :D

[@pixelated_television7730]

man the second game looks so much like quake

[@MadJak91]

+Pixelated_Television -- Yep! Hexen 2 uses modified Quake engine!

[@THEGRUMPTRUCK]

Raven, the company that made Heretic/Hexen use ID's doom and quake engines.

[@UserName-tv1sy]

Someone should take these maps and fill them up with quake enemies then the game won’t be mind numbing and soulless lol