Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1915529-20150523192506/@comment-1496755-20151013063213

Indeed, Death - Hexen was initially going to be named "Heretic 2" but they changed their mind for some reason (probably wanted to avoid the "2"?).

In time, the Hexen games became distingusihed by their availability of several different player classes, hub gameplay, and the addition of some puzzle elements. The actual Heretic 2 brings back the same character, and is a more straightforward FPS (albeit with a third-person perspective).