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SeriesHeretic

Heretic

First release
Dec 23, 1994
Publisher
id Software
Engine
id Tech 1
Genres
Shooter · Fantasy, Historical

Three brothers, known as the Serpent Riders, have used their powerful magic to possess seven kings of Parthoris into mindless puppets and corrupt their armies. The Sidhe elves resist the Serpent Riders' magic. The Serpent Riders thus declared the Sidhe as heretics and waged war against them. The Sidhe are forced to take a drastic measure to sever the natural power of the kings destroying them and their armies, but at the cost of weakening the elves' power, giving the Serpent riders an advantage to slay the elders. While the Sidhe retreat, one elf, sets off on a quest of vengeance against the weakest of the three Serpent Riders, D'Sparil. He travels through the "City of the Damned", the ruined capital of the Sidhe, then past Hell's Maw and finally the Dome of D'Sparil.

Also known as Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

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Details

Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Release dates
DOS
Dec 23, 1994
Mac
Dec 23, 1994
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 03, 2007
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
8h
Age ratings
ESRB M
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
bloody, medieval, magic, dark fantasy, death
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At a Glance

Main Story (IGDB)
8h