Thread:Vorknkx/@comment-3547390-20120421171650/@comment-1496755-20120507135959

That was a good decision, Raadec. I'm sure you will enjoy the trilogy. Did you get the expansions as well (Deathkings of the Dark Citadel for Hexen, and Portal of Praevus for Hexen II)?

Hexen II's default engine is based on WinQuake, so it should work without problems (make sure the game is patched to 1.11 - the latest version). There is also an optional GlHexen, based on GlQuake.

And yes, the highest difficulty setting is pretty rough. You'd better practice with the easier skills first. But you will soon find out that puzzles can be even nastier than monsters and bosses. Some parts of the game have harder monster fights, other have harder puzzles. There is a good balance between the two.

Apart from DosBox, you can also try zDoom for Heretic and Hexen - it is pretty faithful to the original games, especially if you turn on some of the compatibility options. They make the source port behave more like vanilla.

Heretic II isn't a true member of the trilogy, indeed, but it is a pretty cool game nonetheless. It is based on the Quake 2 engine... and yes, it retains some of its bugs (like sudden crashes when starting a new game or loading a saved game). The unique thing about this game is the third-person perspective. With a melee weapon in hand, this kind of gameplay is pretty similar to the lightsaber fights in Jedi Knight and its sequels. There are even some special combo moves :)