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'''Heretic''', released on {{timeline|1994|December 23, 1994}}, is a hit fantasy/action game by [[Raven Software]], the result of their second team-up with [[id Software]] after ''[[Shadowcaster]]''. Based on a modified [[Doom engine]], Heretic pioneered an [[inventory]] system for real-time [[item]] use that has become commonplace in the FPS genre. id Software published the game under its brand. Like [[Doom]] before it, the game was initially released as [[shareware]] with the ability to call or mail in to receive the registered version. A later, expanded commercial release as [[Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders]] was distributed to retail stores by [[GT Interactive Software|GT Interactive]]. | '''Heretic''', released on {{timeline|1994|December 23, 1994}}, is a hit fantasy/action game by [[Raven Software]], the result of their second team-up with [[id Software]] after ''[[Shadowcaster]]''. Based on a modified [[Doom engine]], Heretic pioneered an [[inventory]] system for real-time [[item]] use that has become commonplace in the FPS genre. id Software published the game under its brand. Like [[Doom]] before it, the game was initially released as [[shareware]] with the ability to call or mail in to receive the registered version. A later, expanded commercial release as [[Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders]] was distributed to retail stores by [[GT Interactive Software|GT Interactive]]. | ||
− | Players took the role of a nameless Elven hero (given the name [[Corvus]] in ''{{wp|Heretic II}}'') whose race, the Sidhe, was nearly | + | Players took the role of a nameless Elven hero (given the name [[Corvus]] in ''{{wp|Heretic II}}'') whose race, the Sidhe, was nearly eliminated by a horde of evil monsters from another dimension. The first episode of Heretic was released as shareware as a precursor to the full version of the game. |
Heretic won several awards for excellence, appeared in such notable publications as USA Today and Playboy, and opened many new doors in the computer gaming software industry for Raven Software and its team of developers. Heretic was Raven Software's most popular, highest acclaimed, biggest selling game to that point. | Heretic won several awards for excellence, appeared in such notable publications as USA Today and Playboy, and opened many new doors in the computer gaming software industry for Raven Software and its team of developers. Heretic was Raven Software's most popular, highest acclaimed, biggest selling game to that point. |