Starker on 9/12/2018 at 05:18
Seems that tomorrow John Romero will announce a new game: (
https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/08/doom-co-creator-john-romero-teases-a-new-game/)
Basic gist of the e-mail:
Quote:
Prepare for 5.[doom logo]
25 years ago DOOM was released on December 10th.To celebrate this momentous occasion, Romero Games will announce pre-orders for a project John Romero just completed.
If you have been following John Romero’s Instagram @theromero you would have seen the hints. What looked like a countdown to Doom’s birthday became suddenly mysterious.
You’ll receive another email on Monday announcing this new project, and have the opportunity to pre-order it.
...
And it turned out to be an unofficial "spiritual successor" to Ultimate Doom: nine single-player and nine multiplayer, deathmatch-style levels released as a free WAD. There's apparently a signed physical box available for pre-order as well: (
https://www.romerogames.ie/sigil/)
Release: mid-February 2019.
Pyrian on 9/12/2018 at 08:44
I wanted to snark about instead releasing on the 20th anniversary of Daikatana, but I had to look up the release date, and it was just like a month before Deus Ex. ...Sheeeesh.
Starker on 9/12/2018 at 17:53
On the other hand, I think that's the furthest a thread about John Romero has gotten without anyone bringing up Daikatana.
Nameless Voice on 9/12/2018 at 18:04
That's not Blackroom, then?
Pyrian on 9/12/2018 at 18:05
"But if you fuck ONE goat..."
I think it's fair game in this case since he's hyping his connection to the earlier Doom.
Starker on 9/12/2018 at 18:49
In his case, it's a bit more than just a connection, though.
And yeah, I fully expect that when he's on his deathbed, there will be someone going, "Remember Daikatana, lol".
Pyrian on 9/12/2018 at 18:58
What? No, that's "just" a connection - he was a team member on the project. Did a lot of the level design in particular. Daikatana was his project. As will be the new one.
Starker on 9/12/2018 at 19:12
Exactly -- he was not just connected to the project, he was directly involved. He was one of the original developers in a team of only a handful of people.
So he made one bad game. Does this mean he has to be torn down for it any time he brings up Doom? Decades after it happened, even?
EvaUnit02 on 10/12/2018 at 00:51
Quote Posted by Starker
So he made one bad game. Does this mean he has to be torn down for it any time he brings up Doom? Decades after it happened, even?
He's a grown ass man, he should be able to take some gentle ribbing.
Starker on 10/12/2018 at 03:18
Most of the people around at the time should be well into their 30s and 40s by now and grown ass adults as well. Shouldn't they be able to get over it by now? Whatever crime he has committed by being arrogant or delivering a sub-par game or by flaunting his rock-star status, he has paid for it many times over by now.
Also, if you really think some gentle ribbing is all he's gotten, boy are you new to internet.