![]() Unlike with the other titles I have covered this would be my first time with Heretic II, my past exposure limited to just tooling around the shareware levels of the previous Heretic and HeXen games. ![]() Suddenly I had both versions of this rare game to play. Rights conflicts between id Software and publisher Activision keep Heretic II from being sold digitally, although Microsoft's recent acquisitions mean they will soon own them both. Regardless, I was quite pleased when I found a raggity Windows jewel case of the game selling for $5 CAD at a local second hand store. Not long after a lot of four Loki Software games was put up for sale on eBay, including the Linux release. Given the Linux friendly atmosphere at id, it is no surprise that some of that would start to rub off on Raven, culminating in Loki Software negotiating to make a port of Heretic II. ![]() Raven would use id tech to power their games for years, but one of their deepest collaborations was on Heretic, with then id Software designer John Romero even acting as producer. ![]() Continued from Part 10: For I Have SinnedĪlmost from the very start Raven Software and id Software had a symbiotic relationship.
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