when are we getting heretic ii?

[armani]

legit just noticed after buying the hexen pack like 8 years ago that it's not even on steam lul

why is it not on steam? i want to play it

[Yzal]

Long answer: The rights to Heretic 2 (and the Hexen 2 expansion pack) are all mixed up between Activision and Raven.
Short answer: When Activision stops being ♥♥♥♥. So never.

[armani]

Originally posted by Lazy Dog:

Long answer: The rights to Heretic 2 (and the Hexen 2 expansion pack) are all mixed up between Activision and Raven.
Short answer: When Activision stops being ♥♥♥♥. So never.

unfortunate...many other good games that activision has a foothold on like soldier of fortune 1 and 2 and the original tony hawk games that will probably never get steam releases :(

[inkus]

In fact, we already have it. It's called Hexen.

[armani]

Originally posted by inkus:

In fact, we already have it. It's called Hexen.

im talkin about the heretic ii released in 1998 that was a third person game

[jemYZX]

Yes we do need a Remaster of Heretic II on Steam. Yes we do for all of them. VR and everything that suffered so long in the making.

When Bethesda(who owns Id Software), Activision(who owns Raven Software), and maybe NightDive Studios(why hasn't this company got bought yet) has a agreement.

[RobotWillie]

So based on what I have read the GOG version of the Heretic+Hexen Collection is the same thing but doesn't have Heretic II and has Hexen II but not its expansion. Because of the same reasons so they took the stuff out that is owned by the other company. And I am doing this research as its for sale on there and wanted to see if Steam offered it.

[RobotWillie]

And in fact both Steam and GOG offer the same package right now, everything about it is the same without the stuff that is contested by other publishers.

[illegitimateCarmack]

activision is now owned by microsoft so i guess that dispute is over

[armani]

Originally posted by illegitimateCarmack:

activision is now owned by microsoft so i guess that dispute is over

i heard the news and was kind of excited...but does microsoft have any track record of bringing games that old to steam? i would think something old but real popular like swat 4 is more likely to come on here but i dunno about niche old games like heretic ii

[jemYZX]

Originally posted by armani:

Originally posted by illegitimateCarmack:

activision is now owned by microsoft so i guess that dispute is over

i heard the news and was kind of excited...but does microsoft have any track record of bringing games that old to steam? i would think something old but real popular like swat 4 is more likely to come on here but i dunno about niche old games like heretic ii

Heretic II doesn't show record ratings at all on Google that I can find. Maybe some changes to polish it. Well who knows but it never got on GOG or Steam sales or any other Digital store so..

I guess

Sierra games by rating choice

"Swat 4" had a rating of 4.8 out of 5 on GOG and IGN is a joke though 9 out of 10 (So it is popular choice)

"Lighthouse The Dark Being" had a rating of 4.1 out of 5 on GOG and GameFabrique is the same above what IGN rated for Swat 4 any joke but not GOG.

I have no idea what game would be next then those. Though your right that Swat 4 is the popular choice though it isn't a game that is abandonware like so obscure that a few have mention though rarely play. Heretic II is a hidden gem though it has it's bumps and yes I have played it and my tag is 100% proof though I might change it later on. That I literally have the game if they ain't releasing it remaster. At least I'll play the OG version one instead that's buggy and unmoddable unless I have the right engine to decompile it for modding, lol. Though yes a remake of Lighthouse the Dark Being would be nice touch.

What other games of Sierra should start first in a release of a top 10?

[Respect Women]

Originally posted by armani:

i heard the news and was kind of excited...but does microsoft have any track record of bringing games that old to steam? i would think something old but real popular like swat 4 is more likely to come on here but i dunno about niche old games like heretic ii

Phil Spencer has publicly expressed an interest in resuscitating the Hexen subseries[www.neowin.net], so Heretic II coming to Steam won’t be too far off from that. It’s only a question of time: the transaction is supposed to complete next year (specifically July 2023, I think), so they may officially announce a rerelease then, or rerelease one of the titles in 2024.

[armani]

Originally posted by Respect Women:

Originally posted by armani:

i heard the news and was kind of excited...but does microsoft have any track record of bringing games that old to steam? i would think something old but real popular like swat 4 is more likely to come on here but i dunno about niche old games like heretic ii

Phil Spencer has publicly expressed an interest in resuscitating the Hexen subseries[www.neowin.net], so Heretic II coming to Steam won’t be too far off from that. It’s only a question of time: the transaction is supposed to complete next year (specifically July 2023, I think), so they may officially announce a rerelease then, or rerelease one of the titles in 2024.

BASED!

[LiL blade]

Originally posted by armani:

Originally posted by Respect Women:

Phil Spencer has publicly expressed an interest in resuscitating the Hexen subseries[www.neowin.net], so Heretic II coming to Steam won’t be too far off from that. It’s only a question of time: the transaction is supposed to complete next year (specifically July 2023, I think), so they may officially announce a rerelease then, or rerelease one of the titles in 2024.

BASED!

and redpilled

[CRL]

Isn't Hexen 1 the sequel to Heretic? At the time I thought it was.

[LiL blade]

Originally posted by CRL L. B.:

Isn't Hexen 1 the sequel to Heretic? At the time I thought it was.

its in the same continuaty but heretic 2 is more of a sequel to the heretic himself which is corvus