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jefklak
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Okay so I also finished the game (the original three episodes, that is) and I must say I’m pleasantly surprised. I never got beyond level 1 back in the shareware days when I was 10 or so so I don’t have any immediate nostalgia for the game, and I know it’ll probably always live in DOOM’s shadows, but the music, the level design, and the powered up weapons that at least try to differentiate were great.

I did a quick write-up here: https://jefklakscodex.com/games/pc/heretic/

I tried playing it on my DOS PC but the smooth mouse movement and controls of modern source ports make it hard to revisit the original. Beyond that, the gameplay/levels have aged quite well, I think.