N64 Hexen...any better then the PS1 port??....

[dave4shmups]

I just watched part of a speed replay of PC Hexen II, (http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=hexen) and the gameplay definately looks like it's right up my alley!

So I was wondering about the N64 port of Hexen-IGN rates it poorly because of some slowdown, but other then that, they say it's a pretty straight-forward port of the PC game.

[roushimsx]

I didn't much care for the N64 port (again, the slowdown was a big drawback), but I'm biased as I didn't much care for the game to begin with (it's a shame that level designers still persisted in creating substandard hub-based levels after Hexen had been released. You'd think that they would have realized that they just didn't work that well)

[dave4shmups]

I didn't much care for the N64 port (again, the slowdown was a big drawback), but I'm biased as I didn't much care for the game to begin with (it's a shame that level designers still persisted in creating substandard hub-based levels after Hexen had been released. You'd think that they would have realized that they just didn't work that well)

BTW, how bad is the slowdown-are we talking like 5FPS, or something ridiculous like that? Because I've played plenty of games I like that have slowdown.

[trivial]

The 36 frames/second limitation is history on the PC.

http://www.doomsdayhq.com

The MD2 replacement models available for Hexen are pretty nice. With those and camera interpolation, it's a better game.

[neorichieb1971]

Hexen in multiplayer (n64 version) crawls to a stand still. You cannot even see where you are going.

Its not too bad in 1p.

[Andi]

The problem is not slowdown per se. The speed stays mostly consistent in multiplayer, but when all the players are together it drops frames so it gets really confusing and players seem to jump around a bit.

[dave4shmups]

Well, I was planning on playing this game single-player, so I doubt I'll have too many issues with it.

Thanks for the input everyone!

[ST Dragon]

I just watched part of a speed replay of PC Hexen II, (http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=hexen) and the gameplay definately looks like it's right up my alley!

So I was wondering about the N64 port of Hexen-IGN rates it poorly because of some slowdown, but other then that, they say it's a pretty straight-forward port of the PC game.

The N64 version has high res textures that the PS-1 version lacked & smoother frame-rate. The PS-1 version has a cool FMV intro unlike the N64 & PC, but play the PC version instead using the Doomsday OpenGL patch. It feels like a completly new game, the graphics are awesome & it has CD-Audio music which the N64 doesn't.

This is one of my all time favorite FPS which utilizes a lot of RPG/Adventure elements.