Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1915529-20140702204420/@comment-1496755-20141010194026

Death, don't be alarmed by the word "puzzle" - it's much simpler than it sounds.

In terms of difficulty, Hexen's puzzles are about as tough as the ones in Dark Forces or Jedi Knight / MotS. Some are harder... and some are easier. Dark Forces' vault puzzle in the Imperial City level is probably harder than 95% of all Hexen puzzles. And still it doesn't take long to solve once you understand how it works (it takes less than 10 minutes).

The real challenge is in the exploration - you have to find what is important in a level. And then you have to remember where it is, because you will probably need it later (after you've found some key or pushed some obscure switch somewhere).

The mission pack increases difficulty in terms of monster fights - there's more of them and they get reinforcements at random intervals. You will feel like you're back in Heretic's 4th and 5th episode.

Hexen II is a different story - superior engine means superior level architecture and puzzles. And some of them take some time to figure out. Ask Raadec about the constellations in the third hub ;)