He is joined by his four generals, described as the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” who serve as the bosses to each Hub before reaching the final rider. Hexen II takes place on Thyrion and is controlled by Eidolon, the third Serpent Rider. A suggested tagline would be, “Go without a walkthrough and you will surely get frustratingly lost.” The game starts with the warning “Go in peace and you will surely die”. There is more attempt to relay the story through text and voice overs, experience points to gain and five unique hubs that are beautiful, but the core verb for the player remains ‘violence’.
Released in August 1997, it took another step towards a unique mix of RPG elements in a quick paced FPS and continued to forge its own place in the genre. The third entry in the Serpent Rider Trilogy moves from the Doom engine and jumps fully into the third dimension with the Quake Engine, continuing to redefine how a FPS can stand out in a crowded market.
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