On Loot Drop

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VentureBeat has a profile of Loot Drop, the new social gaming developer recently formed by John Romero and Tom Hall. They say the company now has 11 employees, including recent addition Brenda Brathwaite, and their goal is to launch four games this year, with their first game due "in the coming months." It sounds like after helping create a couple of the most successful shooters in history (DOOM, QUAKE), as well as one of the genre's more notorious flops (Daikatana), The Romero is committed to more casual gaming: "We have satisfied hardcore gamers for decades. Now it’s time for the rest of the world. Our opportunity is to teach the rest of the world how to play games."

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Mar 4, 2011, 09:36

Burrito of Peace

space captain wrote on Mar 3, 2011, 16:43: whatever happened to that russian mail order bride he got? Clearly she couldn't make a game to save her "relationship".

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Mar 3, 2011, 21:48

Wowbagger_TIP

Beamer wrote on Mar 3, 2011, 18:12: That's a lot of hate there. Doom was a masterpiece, and Romero largely crafted it. Doom wouldn't have been nearly as popular without the atmosphere. It went beyond technology. And, despite id not releasing a decent game in over 10 years, I'd still take them over Raven's games using their engine. That was almost 20 years ago. What's he done since then? While Doom was a great game for the time, that was still largely due to the technology and the fact that the entire concept was still new. He doesn't seem to have evolved with gaming.

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Mar 3, 2011, 19:30

heroin

"whatever happened to that russian mail order bride he got?" How's our local troll? I see you guys are keeping it well fed.

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Mar 3, 2011, 18:12

Beamer

That's a lot of hate there.

Doom was a masterpiece, and Romero largely crafted it. Doom wouldn't have been nearly as popular without the atmosphere. It went beyond technology.

And, despite id not releasing a decent game in over 10 years, I'd still take them over Raven's games using their engine.




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Mar 3, 2011, 18:06

Wraith

I find this perpetually irritating. John Romero is one of the most overrated hacks in the entire gaming industry. Bar none. The guy has no grasp of any game mechanic besides deathmatch. I'm not kidding. ID's games have always prospered on the strength of their technology - they owe their success entirely to John Carmack. Their game design has been laughably poor. Doom - you shoot things which try and kill you. Quake - you pick up keys and open doors, then you shoot things which try and kill you. Doom III - You shoot things which have mysteriously locked themselves inside closets to wait for your arrival. ID has no ability to craft a narrative, nor do they understand gameplay mechanics, incentive and longevity. Quake 3 Arena typifies ID's thinking. You shoot things which shoot back. ID makes the engines, then Raven makes a decent game using them. Because sure as shit, ID does NOT have a clue. Romero has never demonstrated any gameplay innovation - hell, the guy doesn't even understand the gameplay basics which drive Deus Ex, BioShock, Darksiders, Company of Heroes, Thief, Diablo II or Dead Space. On the contrary, he consistently demonstrates his inability to understand anything beyond moment-to-moment reaction-based gameplay. Deus Ex and Anachronox were the only two good things to ever come out of Ion Storm - and it's notable that John Romero had nothing to do with either of them. I had high hopes for Rage, but I strongly suspect ID is going to show they've not learned anything in the last 20 years. If Rage is another linear experience in which all the player has to show for his efforts his progress through that linear experience, then it'll be time - yet again - to wait for someone else to pick up the tech and craft an interesting game with it. As for Romero? Who really gives a fuck. Romero is to Warren Spector as a flea is to a colossus. His latest outpouring of self-importance is irrelevant.

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Mar 3, 2011, 16:43

space captain

Blue wrote on Mar 3, 2011, 15:29:
I'm torn over whether this should be dignified with an answer, but Brenda actually is currently in a relationship with John. I think it needs to be said that your comment seems unfair, as she has more than enough game development credibility to warrant working in any number of studios.

whatever happened to that russian mail order bride he got?




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Mar 3, 2011, 15:43

Beamer

she has more than enough game development credibility to warrant working in any number of studios.

Indeed. Wizardry, Jagged Alliance, the Chair at SCAD...

Did I mention Jagged Alliance? Did anyone else read that instruction manual? It was actually funny.




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Mar 3, 2011, 15:36

Cutter

Decades, eh? Heh, yeah. So if you could just go ahead and do that, that'd be great, yeah. And I'll make sure you get another copy of that memo.




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Mar 3, 2011, 15:33

Burrito of Peace

All done in sarcasm, Blue. Though I guess that shouldn't be a surprise with the shenanigans that happened during his time at Ion Storm.

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Mar 3, 2011, 15:29

Blue

The Advocate wrote on Mar 3, 2011, 15:20:
Their logo makes me want to punch a puppy and kick a baby.

Also, which of the three did Brenda sleep with to get that job?

I'm torn over whether this should be dignified with an answer, but Brenda actually is currently in a relationship with John. I think it needs to be said that your comment seems unfair, as she has more than enough game development credibility to warrant working in any number of studios.




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Mar 3, 2011, 15:20

Burrito of Peace

Their logo makes me want to punch a puppy and kick a baby. Also, which of the three did Brenda sleep with to get that job?

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Mar 3, 2011, 14:46

Carcifier

The correct mocking of this story is... "John Romero is going to make your grandma his bitch!" How will he do this? With a rocket launcher strapped to a toad's back! That one was for you Billy! RIP

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Mar 3, 2011, 14:41

kylania

Wow, what a horrible logo. Why any company would want a company logo that made people physically uncomfortable to look at it is beyond me.

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Mar 3, 2011, 14:07

rist3903

Translation: "We can't get hardcore gamers to take us seriously anymore, so we are going to avoid making anything they would be interested in."

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Mar 3, 2011, 12:48

Mead

He certainly hasn't lost any of his signature arrogance...

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Mar 3, 2011, 12:25

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This goes to eleven.

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Mar 3, 2011, 12:23

Anonymous

They better pray they can get Facebook to take their product.

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Mar 3, 2011, 12:00

MajorD

Do you think he is going to make the 'rest of the world' HIS BITCH!!!

Sorry, I couldn't resist that jab!!!




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Re: On Loot Drop

Mar 3, 2011, 11:46

SpectralMeat

Daikatana 2 FTW !




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Mar 3, 2011, 11:40

nin

"Our opportunity is to teach the rest of the world ~~how to play games~~ to be my bitch."




RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure. Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling...

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