"The Return" - John Romero and Adrian Carmack's Announcement Video

[DeathevokatioN]

VGA said:

Do you guys know that it's "MMO-ish"? Curb your enthusiasm.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-04-05-john-romero-details-plans-for-mmo-ish-pc-shooter

Damn... that's a real pity. Especially for someone who lives in South Africa. Fast pace gameplay means nothing with a high ping. :P
EDIT: nevermind, saw your second post now.

[perkristian]

Very cool video, but I have to agree with Ed; would made more sense if they swapped roles.

[DoomzRules]

Just imagine an epic old id Software reunion! =D

John Carmack, John Romero, Adrian Carmack, Sandy Petersen, Bobby Prince, Tom Hall, and Gregor Punchatz! =D IMAGINE THAT UNION! =D

The FPS genre will be revived! =D

[MrGlide]

what ever happens it should be interesting, I'm super excited about it.

[CheeseOnTheMoon]

Voros said:

I couldve sworn there was a whole page of thread that said Sandy'a level design was dull .

I've always wondered why everyone seems to think Petersen is a shitty level designer. I personally don't have anything against him. The only level of his I really dislike is E3M6, and even then my reasons have little to do with the design of the level.

[Jon]

fraggle said:

Nice. I'm more excited about this than the new Doom.

Me too.

[DooM_RO]

CheeseOnTheMoon said:

I've always wondered why everyone seems to think Petersen is a shitty level designer. I personally don't have anything against him. The only level of his I really dislike is E3M6, and even then my reasons have little to do with the design of the level.

His levels are fugly.

[Doomkid]

Voros said:

I couldve sworn there was a whole page of thread that said Sandy'a level design was dull .

There are plenty of threads where people heatedly refute that spurious claim!

[joe-ilya]

Doom Dude said:

Was hoping to see John Carmack pop up from behind some rocks and look about. :p

Nah, he's the cameraman.

[Spectre01]

DooM_RO said:

His levels are fugly.

Still look better than most amateur 90's wads.

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[Devalaous]

Took me a while to register "Adrian" instead of "John"

[MrGlide]

Ragnor said:

Took me a while to register "Adrian" instead of "John"

Johns busy with Oculus.

[qdash]

Want to see them with Carmack/Abrash at work with FPS for VR. Mindblowing!

[Alfonzo]

nxGangrel said:

Now only if we can bring back Tom Hall.

Sure, but only if he gets into a dispute over creative differences and walks, ultimately making the game better in the process. #TheWayidDid #HiredToGetFired

[Bucket]

SPOILER: Romero is Carmack's father.

[DoomzRules]

Alfonzo said:

Sure, but only if he gets into a dispute over creative differences and walks, ultimately making the game better in the process. #TheWayidDid #HiredToGetFired

I feel like Tom Hall is like the Krillin of id Software. =P

[Lila Feuer]

Vid made me laugh, I would love to see the others reunite if it was possible. The least likely candidate being John Carmack, since he's moved onto VR.

[Jon]

That looks like a UK plate on the Nissan. Are they in the UK? Scotland perhaps?

Edit: oh apparently Romero is in IE now?

[MrGlide]

Jon said:

That looks like a UK plate on the Nissan. Are they in the UK? Scotland perhaps?

Edit: oh apparently Romero is in IE now?

Ireland, it's where they both live now.

[Deathmatcher]

Jon said:

That looks like a UK plate on the Nissan. Are they in the UK? Scotland perhaps?

Edit: oh apparently Romero is in IE now?

I guess it's in Ireland. Adrian just purchased a hotel there and Romero visited him. Allegedly the game is made in Galway. I read that somewhere...

Really curious about what's gonna be revealed on Monday.

[Optimus]

That makes me so excited and I don't care if they try something different like MMO elements or anything new, in fact I'd rather see new ways to reinvent the genre than making a reminiscent of the Doom classic. Although, I'd be happy they'd keep with some of the old sensibilities of oldschool FPS, especially interesting non-linear levels with lot's of secrets, nobody does that anymore.

[Unterspahgenzich]

dethtoll said:

jesus christ adrian carmack has aged poorly tho

I'm sorry - what?

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/doom/images/0/07/Adrian_Carmack.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20101103164200

[Soundblock]

Doom Dude said:

Was hoping to see John Carmack pop up from behind some rocks and look about. :p

I lol'ed.

AwesomeO-789 said:

I'm sorry - what?

Wtf, exactly!

Can't wait to see what they're cooking. Hope having Carmack on board makes a big impact. I'm sure the wait will be long though.

[vinnie245]

Especially considering that first picture was taken 23 YEARS ago of course hes going to age a lot :P

[Unterspahgenzich]

He's not aged poorly at all. He's a good looking dude nowadays

[Touchdown]

According to their website the reveal will happen in less than 1 day and 7 hours.

[Doom64hunter]

VGA said:

Wow I found that link in another forum without looking at the date. That's from 2012!

So we may want to disregard that, ahem.

Actual news:
http://www.develop-online.net/news/john-romero-s-new-shooter-is-something-no-one-has-ever-seen-before/0215858

Apparently, it's a really good idea and really cool stuff. So it sounds good so far!

'It's not like you would ever look at it and compare it to any other shooter that's out there,’ says Doom creator of additional planned title

Inb4 it's compared to Halo on announcement. (doesn't matter what it is)

[Hellbent]

where is the announcement happening?

I guess it's on twitch an noon EST.

http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/25/doom-creators-john-romero-and-adrian-carmack-to-make-shooter-blackroom/

[ReFracture]

A kickstarter for Blackroom.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nightworkgames/blackroom-a-new-fps-from-romero-and-carmack?token=07458251

[Hellbent]

Thanks for the link!

Cool announcement.