Tue, Apr 10, 2012 | 10:19 BST
John Romero planning “MMO-ish” PC shooter
John Romero has confirmed to Eurogamer he currently has the design nailed down for a PC shooter that will be “MMO-ish” in some aspect.
“Yes, I’m definitely going to be making another shooter and it will be on PC first,” said the co-founder of id Software, now CEO of social studio Loot Drop Inc.
“I don’t want to talk about the details but I already know what it is. I’ve already kind of designed the thing and it’s pretty cool – though of course, I am going to say that. I think it’s a neat design, I haven’t seen the design anywhere else.”
He added the title will be “persistant” with how the player’s character will develop.
“It’s a persistent game, it has persistent player data, the character grows and gets better over time. I think most gamers expect that now anyway, but this was a design I’d done a while ago. I think it’s pretty valid.
“You will be playing the game as you would expect a shooter to feel, but the specifics of your situation, narrative wrapper and reward system are all unique. I wouldn’t want to give out any specifics until I’m close to shipping it. I’ve learned my lesson about talking too soon about specific game features and release dates.”
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Posted in: PC, Shooter
Tags: john romero
6 comments
#1
LOLshock94
10/04/12, 12:43 pm
meh dont get why hes meant to be a good dev when all he has done is dooom and quake
#2
TheWulf
10/04/12, 4:14 pm
Don’t screw this up, John.
Srsly, no “DESIGN IS LAW!” for you.
#3
TheWulf
10/04/12, 4:17 pm
@1
You’re not incorrect.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JohnRomero
Note “Small Name, Big Ego”. Very apt. Very true.
The thing is is really is that part of his ego was deserved. He’s a good gamer, a great programmer, and a damned decent level designer. All of this is true. But his fame kind of went out of control.
I feel that he’s not the the icon of this, these days, though. That’d be Clifford Michael “Don’t call me CliffyB!” Bleszinski.
#4
viralshag
10/04/12, 4:32 pm
Sounds like it’s going to be Counter Strike meets CoD.
#5
Gekidami
10/04/12, 4:44 pm
Daikatana 2.
#6
Sini
10/04/12, 5:34 pm
who names his child Alfonso, thats even worse than Igor.