Romero and The Black Room ?

[Bubbleman100]

Could anyone tell me why Romero abandoned his project The Black Room?

[Redneckerz]

The game was planned to be crowdfunded on the Kickstarter platform, but the project was cancelled in April 2016.[1][3] The game was set to launch during the winter quarter of 2018.[1] However, as of March 2020, there have been no more updates about the game's development.

[Bubbleman100]

1 minute ago, Redneckerz said:

The game was planned to be crowdfunded on the Kickstarter platform, but the project was cancelled in April 2016.[1][3] The game was set to launch during the winter quarter of 2018.[1] However, as of March 2020, there have been no more updates about the game's development.

Thanks buddy

[Ferk]

It's been on hold for a long time but you may sign in for updates on https://www.nightworkgames.com/

This was a screenshot of the last update on the kickstarter on 2016 (shared by an anonymous backer):

[Aaron Blain]

This is one reason I prefer Doom. As production values go up, creative freedom goes down. I don't think the creative energy of the best designers from the 80s and 90s translates well into the modern era. I'd much rather see more stuff like Romero's taco truck game, or low-poly throwback shooters like Aeon or Dusk that don't require piles of money and centuries of human-hours of work.

[Bubbleman100]

52 minutes ago, Aaron Blain said:

This is one reason I prefer Doom. As production values go up, creative freedom goes down. I don't think the creative energy of the best designers from the 80s and 90s translates well into the modern era. I'd much rather see more stuff like Romero's taco truck game, or low-poly throwback shooters like Aeon or Dusk that don't require piles of money and centuries of human-hours of work.

On second thought this makes a lot of sense

[Smouths]

Out of curiousity, did the backers ever get refunded? Or did the team just kinda go quiet on the game after a while?

[SaladBadger]

funding was canceled before the kickstarter met its deadline, so no backer money would have been taken.

[floatRand]

I don't think Black Room is moving forward at the moment as Romero is already working on another game entirely (that prohibition-era mafia game) - although I haven't checked on it.

 

[Biodegradable]

Shame to see the game be shelved, at least for the time being. I do hope we get a more clear explanation from them at some point regarding what really happened. I was really looking forward to seeing Adrian Carmack make a return to gaming, considering how awesome and iconic his art has always been for us.