Lynk Former plays HeXen II
The third game in the Heretic/HeXen series takes us into the Quake engine rather than the Doom engine and there are a lot of improvements, though, it’s definitely not a game that I’d be able to play all the way through, at least not after I’ve been spoiled by much newer games.
Lynk Former plays HeXen: Beyond Heretic
After trying to get through Heretic’s second level, I decided to go beyond Heretic with HeXen… which didn’t turn out as well as I hoped because I couldn’t even get pass the first level. However, it is pretty cool how this game allows you to choose between three character classes.
Lynk Former plays Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
I’ve never played Heretic, but since I’ve got time to have a look, let’s try and see how far I get with this oldskool game that not a whole lot of people ended up playing… aaaand, it turns out I didn’t get very far, this game is way too oldskool for me.
Lynk Former plays Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate My Babysitter!
The final and extra episode in Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy is here! This is my favourite out of the Commander Keen games, mostly because of how strange it is and also the design of the aliens.
Lynk Former plays Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine
The second and final part of Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy! Damn, the first mission of this game kicked my ass so hard for some reason. But, I got the hang of things again and ended up finishing it pretty quickly.
Lynk Former plays Quake II
Oh man, this is where things really start to get clunky. While the first Quake felt quick and snappy, Quake II feels sluggish and awkward. Probably doesn’t help that I messed up the HUD somehow and couldn’t keep track of my health or ammo… oh well.
Lynk Former plays Quake
Time to switch from 2D to 3D with a quick look at Quake in all of its weirdness… I actually prefer the strangeness of the original Quake compared to what id software ended up doing later with the series.
Lynk Former plays Wolfenstein 3D
We return to Wolfenstein only to try to escape again… though, perhaps this escape is a little too retro to see through all the way to the end. Eh, either way, it’s still a pretty cool opportunity to see the classic that launched an entire genre of video games.
Lynk Former plays Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle
The fact that Super Mario Bros. isn’t on PC is a good thing because we got Commander Keen instead. This is the fourth game in the series, but the first in the new trilogy called “Goodbye, Galaxy!” where Billy Blaze, aka Commander Keen must defend the galaxy from evil aliens and… slug things.