Hi everyone. A Happy Halloween to you all cleachaos! In case you missed it, Clea's Halloween costume mod will now be permanently available:
https://invertmouse.com/clea/assets/downloads/costumes/CleaHappyHalloween.zip The perfect dress to rock as you venture into the Whitlock Mansion during Halloween! Once you have escaped the Whitlock Mansion, why not check out the demo for Clea 2, which is scheduled for release next year? https://store.steampowered.com/app/1257860/Clea_2/ I also wish to say happy birthday, and happy 25th anniversary, to the 90s FPS, Hexen whappy:
When players guess what are the inspirations behind Clea, they say Resident Evil, Alien Isolation and the like. They would be correct. However, another source is in fact Hexen. I have always felt Hexen is unjustly regarded as a mere Doom clone, and, also unfairly, said to be an overly puzzling game that cannot be beaten without a guide. The first time I cleared Hexen, I needed a guide for only one spot, and even there, I acknowledge it was my lack of patience/intelligence. When we think puzzle games, we think brain teasers. Like Portal, for instance. Hexen, meanwhile, is more like a hidden objects title. Imagine you are inside a cave where you can easily get lost. Now, there is a single, tiny switch hidden behind a statue that will allow you to progress. If you miss it? Too bad. Have fun being stuck for the next 3 hours. The stake here is not dying, but rather being lost. Because of this, when you do find that hidden switch, it feels so gratifying sasalewd. Often, you may press a button, and the game informs you a door has opened elsewhere. It could be a door you had passed on another level well more than an hour ago. When I played it, I took note of all the locked doors I passed. It felt so good to eventually backtrack to each of those doors. Probably best not to listen to me, though. Hexen is an acquired taste. Ultimately, I lacked the courage to replicate Hexen's "no mercy" form of puzzles in Clea. Truth be told, it would be career suicide. The negative reviews would flood in, and also, even if I had wanted, there is only so much you can hide in a 2D space. Did you know? I aimed to have two candles per chapter. One out in the open, the second more hidden. That second one, as you may guess, is my final, desperate attempt at paying tribute to Hexen, while still fulfilling modern design requirements. If another creator wishes to take things all the way and develop a Hexen inspired title, let me know. Please, do not be upset with me if it sells poorly. At the very least, you will have my respect, not that you can buy food with it excelia. Worry not, Hexen. I love you, so happy 25th. Catch you next time cleasunnies!