KickStarter BLACKROOM, an oldschool FPS from John Romero and Adrian Carmack - Kickstarter cancelled!

[m_s0]

Did Fargo get any professional outside help with filming his little skits for the pitches?

I assumed these were more or less homemade, but the above forces me reconsider.

Whatever Romero paid, he got ripped off.

 

[Severian Silk]

That pic is awesome, bestest times for video games.

I wish I had hair like that!

 

[Cyberarmy]

I wish I had hair

 

[ArchAngel]

That pic is awesome, bestest times for video games.

I wish I had hair like that!

That blond guy in front looks geeky enough to be John Carmack

 

[Lyric Suite]

The fuck is Carmack wearing, an apron?

 

[shihonage]

BLACKROOM

A sequel to Doom 3, then.

 

[Volrath]

Campaign won't make it.

Everything is shit.

 

[Berekän]

No media guys for the pitch you guys say? If anything it stinks of the touch of corporate dudes trying to reach to the "gamer" crowd.

"Hey what's 'in' these days? Selfies, young people love selfies, and achievements, and Doritos, let's make an achievement for the kickstarter if you get a selfie with Romero's mom"

Jesus christ, that kickstarter page is so full of shit. Would've probably been enough if they had some gameplay and they showed Romero playing and talking about how cool the game is going to be.

 

[J_C]

Would play the game gladly, if it got made. Romero deserves a second chance goddammit! The game industry is slurping up shit for a decade now, and some people not giving John a 2nd chance. Fuck you! Unfortunately I'm broke, so I cannot pledge.

700K is quite a lot, they have to push that campaign very hard. In that case they might make it. But they really should have made 2 minutes of gameplay at least. Come on guys, if you are asking for 700K, you have to show something. I can't believe you cannot make a small map with some basic concept gameplay elements in a few months.

 

[Makabb]

BlackRoom?


moar like


BlackDoom

 

[ArchAngel]

Would play the game gladly, if it got made. Romero deserves a second chance goddammit! The game industry is slurping up shit for a decade now, and some people not giving John a 2nd chance. Fuck you! Unfortunately I'm broke, so I cannot pledge.

700K is quite a lot, they have to push that campaign very hard. In that case they might make it. But they really should have made 2 minutes of gameplay at least. Come on guys, if you are asking for 700K, you have to show something. I can't believe you cannot make a small map with some basic concept gameplay elements in a few months.

All the cocaine and prostitutes Romero is using must be paid somehow.

 

[Severian Silk]

Would play the game gladly, if it got made. Romero deserves a second chance goddammit!

 

[Unkillable Cat]

'Moddable', huh?

Let's see where this goes.

(INB4 someone mods Daikatana into Blackroom.)

 

[Sodafish]

The fuck is Carmack wearing, an apron?

Looks like a T-shirt tucked into jogging trousers.

 

[talan]

Min. pledge to get the game is $29, I don't understand why it's the price of a mid-tier game.
You're buying something which is barely a concept and you have to wait 30 months before an expected release date. I'd expect a discount given the circumstances...

 

[Kron]

What a disappointing campaign. The pitch is shit, and the artwork is shit.
Suspected as much with these old guys, but I somehow expected that Adrian's involvement would make it all okay.
He's the art director, why the fuck did he allow that shitty generic artwork to be the only visual reference for the game? Also I'm expecting he didn't draw those, that would be depressing.

Decline into blandness never stops.

Edit: There's something that I don't often see mentioned, specifically related to this shitstarter. Part of the appeal of Id's early titles was, for me, apart from the fast gameplay and violence, the art assets. They were clearly inspired by heavy metal and the sci-fi of back then. Everything looked robust, rusty, biomechanical and disturbing in the right way. Sure, it was no Giger or Chichoni, but it was fucking art compared to the gay shit you see in sci-fi now. All these gay bright colours, nonexistant palette; it all looks so generic and boring.
I just expected these hacks to at least attempt to replicate that heavy metal aesthetic.

When they pick those artworks to display on the pitch, it's clear the art department and direction is totally fucked.

 

[United Nations]

Would play the game gladly, if it got made. Romero deserves a second chance goddammit! The game industry is slurping up shit for a decade now, and some people not giving John a 2nd chance. Fuck you! Unfortunately I'm broke, so I cannot pledge.

700K is quite a lot, they have to push that campaign very hard. In that case they might make it. But they really should have made 2 minutes of gameplay at least. Come on guys, if you are asking for 700K, you have to show something. I can't believe you cannot make a small map with some basic concept gameplay elements in a few months.

All the cocaine and prostitutes Romero is using must be paid somehow.

He needs the mojo to come up with creative ideas like this.

 

[Infinitron]

New Romero Doom map!



sexbad?

P.S. Kickstarter has reached $100k.

 

[sexbad?]

Will check it out, but not right away. I have a big project to do tonight.

 

[Darth Slaughter]

I played it. Pretty straightforward, easier than Tech Gone Bad (only imps, pinkies, zombies). But fun, nonetheless. No keys in this level.

 

[otsego]

New Romero Doom map!

Pretty easy compared to his other level he just released, and just about as incoherent. Didn't feel like the level design allowed for much of the 'fast' gameplay he keeps talking about, but there were a few 'Doom' surprise attacks that felt good.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

It'll be funny if this campaign fails and Romero ends up starting a Patreon and bitchslapping Doom levels together like there is no tomorrow.

 

[Space Insect]

I'd enjoy a ton of Romero made doom maps.

 

[Ninja Destroyer]

It'll be funny if this campaign fails and Romero ends up starting a Patreon and bitchslapping Doom levels together like there is no tomorrow.

Romero should make a Doom 1 like episode and after that start this kickstarter. It would also help if he had some gameplay to show afterwards.

 

[zwanzig_zwoelf]

Romero should make a Daikatana map pack and after that start this kickstarter.

Fixed that for you.
Daikatana community needs more maps.