
Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel is a dark fantasy first-person shooter and expansion to Hexen: Beyond Heretic. After discovering the Chaos Sphere, you have been transported to the Realm of the Dead. Now, your only way home is blocked by the Dark Citadel.
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Not the biggest fan of Hexen, however if you still wanna play it, play the remaster from Nightdive. Deathkings however is also way more confusing than Beyond Heretic, also respawns are a big thing here as way more enemies and stronger ones can respawn, so I'd pass on this one. And yeah there is nothing new in Deathkings, no new weapons, items or enemies. So it's just a map pack.
A cool expansion to the original, this was a lot harder than the main game if I remember correctly, but overall I think this is just recommended to those who really enjoyed the original. This version is packed in DOSBox, it works...ok, but to be quite honest it's recomended you use a sourceport like GZDoom.
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Hexen in the original 320x240 is to pixelated but if you play in window format 1280x720 it's much better. The controls with wasd and arrowkeys works fine for me. But it's a very difficult game with this configuration and enemies keep coming back. I play this for the nostalgia and nothing more. I hope there's coming an enhanced like in DooM with some achievements. Playing with GZDooM and Brutal Hexen is awesome indeed, but I prefer now at the moment the good old vanilla version.
A cool expansion to the original but harder
In 2025, Bethesda released a remastered version of Heretic + Hexen, including all the DLC and two new chapters, which you can find here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3286930/Heretic__Hexen/ Also, if you owned this version of Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel, then you got the remaster for free. So yay!
hexen serisinin 96 model yapımı günümüz oyunlarına göre tabiki sarmaz ama nostalji için alınır zamanında oynamış olanları ağlatır :) ilk oyuna göre görece zayıfm kalsa da kısmen aynı
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[h1] Primeras impresiones [/h1] [hr][/hr] Honestamente pensé que sería muy difícil, y no me equivocaba en cierto punto. Me echaba para atrás, pero una vez entras en campaña, vale la pena. [h1] Jugabilidad [/h1] [hr][/hr] Complicado en algunos puzzles como siempre. Los enemigos tocan las pelotas como siempre. Jugue con una clase que nunca probé en esta ocación (el guerrero), estuvo buena la experiencia. [h1] Escenarios [/h1] [hr][/hr] Enrevesados, como lo es el juego base. Promete y cumple. Obvio me quedé atascado y sí, tengo la queja de que hay puzzles que son irrrealizables a veces sin guía... El último pto puzzle, tenía que tirarme a un pozo de agua... ahí estaba el botón, y generalmente el juego este está lleno de pozos bien hondos donde caes y mueres... ES ANTIINTUÍTIVO HERMANO!... Hoy en día existen las guías, internet y las IA, asíque 0 problemas. [h1] Dificultad [/h1] [hr][/hr] Extrema jaja... Nah, es difícil a veces sí. [h1] Sonido [/h1] [hr][/hr] Bastante bien, excepto como dije en el juego base algunos sonidos aleatorios de cadenas y rocas cayendo que jamás fueron de mi agrado. [h1] Arte visual [/h1] [hr][/hr] Excelente sin duda en todos sentidos. [h1] Historia [/h1] [hr][/hr] Sigo inistiendo que la historia es muy buena para mi. [h1] Expansiones, Mods, DLC [/h1] [hr][/hr] Esta expansión es en general mucho más complicada que el juego base, aun así, después de haber jugado HEXEN como tal, uno ya entiende la lógica detrás y cuesta menos que el propio juego base. No cambia nada sustancialmente. Hay enemigos que en el juego original estaban de enemigos de fase, que aquí están como Minijefes en varios escenarios. Está bien, uno cuando juega una expansión quiere si puede ver enemigos ya vistos en situaciones más complicadas, y estos son el caso. [h1] Conclusión [/h1] [hr][/hr] Una gozada... tira para atrás jugarlo muy pronto después de jugar hexen a lo mejor, pero si das una pausa, vale la pena retomar con una clase diferente esta expansión. Me hubiese gustado una segunda expansión para probar al brujo, pero bueno, creo que pronto me bajaré un mod hacho por fans solo para probar la clase que me falta. Muy buena expansión, vale la pena.
Played through GZDoom. It's more Hexen. That's it, really. As is customary of the times, this expansion adds new levels, but no new enemies or weapons. The reason I'm not recommending it is because of the spawn mechanic: the base game would just spawn one weak enemy from time to time, like an Ettin or an Afrit. The expansion spawns in entire groups, including strong enemies like the Slaughtaurs, centaurs that can raise their shields to become invincible and reflect projectiles, and Wendigos. This makes the expansion a massive slog to play through. Buy it only if you're an hardcore Hexen player.
great sh!t! better than main game
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