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* DummiedOut: ''Shadows of the Serpent Riders'', in addition to its two episodes, has a sixth hidden episode. [[note]]It has no official name, but fans call it "Fate's Path".[[/note]] It cannot be accessed in normal gameplay, only via cheats, and it has just three levels, the third of which has no exit and seems to be meant for deathmatch.
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* TheWikiRule: The [[http://heretic.fandom.com/wiki/Heretic_Wiki Heretic Wiki]] covers ''Heretic'' and ''Hexen''.
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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to ''Heretic'' and all existing/possible sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (which acquired id Software in 2009) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release ''Heretic II''. This could change though with the recently announced acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by [=ZeniMax's=] owner Microsoft.

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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Activision (the parent company of Raven Software Software) has the developing rights to ''Heretic'' and all existing/possible sequels, ''Heretic'', but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (which acquired id Software in 2009) comes to some sort As of agreement with Raven Software or its January 2022, this could change, as Creator/XboxGameStudios (the parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' of [=ZeniMax=]) will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release ''Heretic II''. This could change though with the recently announced acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by [=ZeniMax's=] owner Microsoft.acquiring Activision.
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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to ''Heretic'' and all existing/possible sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (which acquired id Software in 2009) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release ''Heretic II''. This could change though with the recently announced acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft.

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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to ''Heretic'' and all existing/possible sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (which acquired id Software in 2009) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release ''Heretic II''. This could change though with the recently announced acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by [=ZeniMax's=] owner Microsoft.
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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to ''Heretic'' and all existing/possible sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (which acquired id Software in 2009) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release ''Heretic II''.

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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to ''Heretic'' and all existing/possible sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (which acquired id Software in 2009) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release ''Heretic II''. This could change though with the recently announced acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft.
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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsAdventuresRedguard''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released in Fall 1998. ''Heretic II'' is also this with ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', since it came out shortly after the latter and was also about an elven hero (Link for ''Ocarina of Time'', Corvus for ''Heretic II'') aided by a small magical female companion that floats around him (Navi for Link, the Tome of Power for Corvus) saving a world after it is thrown in turmoil when the game's BigBad selfishly attempts to achieve godhood.

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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsAdventuresRedguard''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released in Fall 1998. ''Heretic II'' is also this with ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', since it came out shortly after the latter and was also about an elven hero (Link for ''Ocarina of Time'', Corvus for ''Heretic II'') aided by a small magical female companion that floats around him (Navi for Link, the Tome of Power for Corvus) saving a world his homeland after it is thrown in turmoil when the game's BigBad selfishly attempts to achieve godhood.
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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsAdventuresRedguard''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released in Fall 1998. ''Heretic II'' is also this with ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', since it came out shortly after the latter and was also about an elven hero (Link for ''Ocarina of Time'', Corvus for ''Heretic II'') aided by a small magical female companion that floats around him (Navi for Link, the Tome of Power for Corvus) saving a world after it is thrown in turmoil when a villain selfishly attempts to achieve godhood.

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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsAdventuresRedguard''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released in Fall 1998. ''Heretic II'' is also this with ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', since it came out shortly after the latter and was also about an elven hero (Link for ''Ocarina of Time'', Corvus for ''Heretic II'') aided by a small magical female companion that floats around him (Navi for Link, the Tome of Power for Corvus) saving a world after it is thrown in turmoil when a villain the game's BigBad selfishly attempts to achieve godhood.
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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsAdventuresRedguard''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released in Fall 1998.

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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsAdventuresRedguard''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released in Fall 1998. ''Heretic II'' is also this with ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', since it came out shortly after the latter and was also about an elven hero (Link for ''Ocarina of Time'', Corvus for ''Heretic II'') aided by a small magical female companion that floats around him (Navi for Link, the Tome of Power for Corvus) saving a world after it is thrown in turmoil when a villain selfishly attempts to achieve godhood.
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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to Heretic and all three of its sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (which acquired id Software in 2009) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release ''Heretic II''.

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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to Heretic ''Heretic'' and all three of its existing/possible sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (which acquired id Software in 2009) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release ''Heretic II''.
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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsAdventuresRedguard''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released the same day: October 31st, 1998.

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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsAdventuresRedguard''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released the same day: October 31st, in Fall 1998.
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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrollsAdventureRedguard]]''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released the same day: October 31st, 1998.

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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrollsAdventureRedguard]]''.''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsAdventuresRedguard''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released the same day: October 31st, 1998.



* TheWikiRule: The [[http://heretic.fandom.com/wiki/Heretic_Wiki Heretic Wiki]] covers ''Heretic'' and ''Hexen''

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* TheWikiRule: The [[http://heretic.fandom.com/wiki/Heretic_Wiki Heretic Wiki]] covers ''Heretic'' and ''Hexen''''Hexen''.
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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard]]''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released the same day: October 31st, 1998.

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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard]]''.''[[Franchise/TheElderScrollsAdventureRedguard]]''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released the same day: October 31st, 1998.
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** There is a [[TheCameo cameo]] of a [[ThatOneBoss Heresiarch from Hexen]] at the very end seen watching Corvus. This was originally going to be the design for the second Serpent Rider, however, they replaced him with Korax and demoted him to TheDragon for unknown reasons.
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* TheWikiRule: The [[http://heretic.wikia.com/wiki/Heretic_Wiki Heretic Wiki]] covers ''Heretic'' and ''Hexen''

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* TheWikiRule: The [[http://heretic.wikia.fandom.com/wiki/Heretic_Wiki Heretic Wiki]] covers ''Heretic'' and ''Hexen''
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* WordOfSaintPaul: John Romero posted a [[https://twitter.com/romero/status/1087141337177223168 tweet]] that claims ''Heretic'' and ''Hexen'' take place centuries before ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTriad'', and the Order of the Triad from ''Heretic'' would eventually become the Triad from that game.

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* WordOfSaintPaul: John Romero posted a [[https://twitter.com/romero/status/1087141337177223168 tweet]] that claims ''Heretic'' and ''Hexen'' take place centuries before ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTriad'', and implied that the Order of the Triad from ''Heretic'' Triad, which worshiped the Serpent Riders, would eventually become the Triad from that game.

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* TheWikiRule: The [[http://heretic.wikia.com/wiki/Heretic_Wiki Heretic Wiki]] covers ''Heretic'' and ''Hexen''.

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* TheWikiRule: The [[http://heretic.wikia.com/wiki/Heretic_Wiki Heretic Wiki]] covers ''Heretic'' and ''Hexen''.''Hexen''
* WordOfSaintPaul: John Romero posted a [[https://twitter.com/romero/status/1087141337177223168 tweet]] that claims ''Heretic'' and ''Hexen'' take place centuries before ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTriad'', and the Order of the Triad from ''Heretic'' would eventually become the Triad from that game.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: ''Heretic II'' has not had a re-release. The only way to play it is to hunt down a physical copy or get it by shadier means.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: ''Heretic II'' has not had a re-release. The only way to play it is to hunt down a physical copy or get it by shadier means. Even if you get a physical copy (still available from some sellers), good luck finding a 16-bit Windows on which to run the installer.[[note]]The good news is that, having installed the game somewhere, you can then simply move/copy the installation to your modern Windows... but you will still need the CD to run it.[[/note]]
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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to Heretic and all three of its sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (the parent company of id Software) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release ''Heretic II''.

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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to Heretic and all three of its sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (the parent company of (which acquired id Software) Software in 2009) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release ''Heretic II''.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Another game in the series, ''Hecatomb'', was planned but got cancelled for unknown reasons.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Another game in the series, ''Hecatomb'', was planned but got cancelled for unknown reasons. A totally different game, ''Hexen II'', was released in its place.
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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard]]''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released the same day: October 31st, 1998.

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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard]]''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games, feature a protagonist returning to save his homeland after a long period of absence, are the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released the same day: October 31st, 1998.



* TheWikiRule: The [[http://heretic.wikia.com/wiki/Heretic_Wiki Heretic Wiki]] covers Heretic and Hexen.

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* TheWikiRule: The [[http://heretic.wikia.com/wiki/Heretic_Wiki Heretic Wiki]] covers Heretic ''Heretic'' and Hexen.''Hexen''.
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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard]]''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games played from a third-person perspective, the fourth installment in their respective franchises, and were released the same day: October 31st, 1998.

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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard]]''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games played from a third-person perspective, games, the fourth installment in their respective franchises, the first in those franchises to be played from a third-person perspective, and were released the same day: October 31st, 1998.

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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to Heretic and all three of its sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (the parent company of id Software) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release Heretic II.

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* DuelingWorks: ''Heretic II'' vs. ''[[Franchise/TheElderScrolls The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard]]''. Both are action-adventure fantasy computer games played from a third-person perspective, the fourth installment in their respective franchises, and were released the same day: October 31st, 1998.
* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to Heretic and all three of its sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless [=ZeniMax=] Media (the parent company of id Software) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release Heretic II.''Heretic II''.



* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Heretic II has not had a re-release. The only way to play it is to hunt down a physical copy or get it by shadier means.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Heretic II ''Heretic II'' has not had a re-release. The only way to play it is to hunt down a physical copy or get it by shadier means.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Another game in the series, ''Hecatomb'', was planned but got cancelled for unknown reasons.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Another game in the series, ''Hecatomb'', was planned but got cancelled for unknown reasons.reasons.
* TheWikiRule: The [[http://heretic.wikia.com/wiki/Heretic_Wiki Heretic Wiki]] covers Heretic and Hexen.
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** However, the addition of Galena in ''VideoGame/QuakeChampions'' suggests that while id Software is unable to make new games in the series or use characters that are established in these games, they can still [[GodCreatedCanonForeigner create new characters from the same universe]] to use in their other games.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Heretic II has not had a re-release. The only way to play it is to hunt down a physical copy or get it by shadier means.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Heretic II has not had a re-release. The only way to play it is to hunt down a physical copy or get it by shadier means.means.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Another game in the series, ''Hecatomb'', was planned but got cancelled for unknown reasons.
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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to Heretic and all three of its sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless ZeniMax Media (the parent company of id Software) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release Heretic II.

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* GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to Heretic and all three of its sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless ZeniMax [=ZeniMax=] Media (the parent company of id Software) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release Heretic II.
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* GoesDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to Heretic and all three of its sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless ZeniMax Media (the parent company of id Software) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release Heretic II.

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* GoesDoesNotOwnThisWorld: GodDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to Heretic and all three of its sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless ZeniMax Media (the parent company of id Software) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release Heretic II.
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* GoesDoesNotOwnThisWorld: Raven Software has the developing rights to Heretic and all three of its sequels, but id Software has the publishing rights to the first three games in the series (dubbed the Serpent Riders Trilogy). Unless ZeniMax Media (the parent company of id Software) comes to some sort of agreement with Raven Software or its parent company Activision, it is unlikely that ''anyone'' will be able to make another game in the series, or re-release Heretic II.
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* DevelopmentGag: As [[http://pixelships.com/adg/ep0158.html this video]] points out (~9:30), the Firemace functions similar to how the original ''Doom'' BFG was ''supposed'' to work, but couldn't due to the limitations of PC hardware at the time.

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* DevelopmentGag: As [[http://pixelships.com/adg/ep0158.html this video]] points out (~9:30), the Firemace functions similar to how the original ''Doom'' BFG was ''supposed'' to work, but couldn't due to the limitations of PC hardware at the time.time.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Heretic II has not had a re-release. The only way to play it is to hunt down a physical copy or get it by shadier means.
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* DevelopmentGag: As [[http://pixelships.com/adg/ep0158.html this video]] points out (~9:30), the Firemace functions similar to how the original ''Doom'' BFG was ''supposed'' to work, but couldn't due to the limitations of PC hardware at the time.

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