Over the years, the humans have learned that while magic can be a powerful tool, it also has more destructive potential than any other force in their universe. One such dimension is Cronos, the world of Hexen: a human world, but one where the forces of magic are both stronger and more strictly controlled than those of the Elven world. His victory was hardly insignificant, but the other two Serpent Riders were far from idle and continued sowing the seeds of destruction in several other dimensions for a thousand years. Heretic chronicled the adventures of Corvus, a heroic Sidhe elf who challenged the forces of D'Sparil, the weakest of the three dimension-traveling Serpent Riders.

Hexen was ported to the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Nintendo 64 consoles in 1997. Heretic, Hexen, and its expansion pack were later included in a compilation called Towers of Darkness: Heretic, Hexen and Beyond in 1997. Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel, an expansion pack for Hexen, was released on January 1, 1996. Hexen extended the Doom engine in many innovative ways: larger levels, some doors that opened three-dimensionally, pulsating lights, triggered sounds, and other features. Unlike previous games, which had relied purely on MIDI for music, Hexen could also play tracks from the game's audio CD. It also popularized the ' hub system' of level progression in the genre of first-person shooter games and featured some architectural elements that could move horizontally or rotate.

Hexen uses a modified version of the Doom engine, which (like in Heretic) allows the player to look up and down, network play with up to 8 players, and the choice of three character classes. The first Serpent Rider, D'Sparil, was the final boss of Heretic and the third, Eidolon, would later appear in Hexen II. The main goal of the game is the destruction of Korax, the second of a trio of demon brothers known as the Serpent Riders, who has taken over the world of Cronos. Hexen: Beyond Heretic (or simply Hexen) is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Raven Software, published by id Software, and distributed by GT Interactive beginning on October 30, 1995.

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