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John Romero Developing a MMOG

Posted by Zonk on from the no-longer-on-the-highly-successful-n-gage dept.

bmarklein writes "According to computerandvideogames.com, John Romero is to developing an MMO. He doesn't divulge any details, but does say that it's 'the most money I've ever spent on a game' and that it's 'very different from any other MMO for some special reasons.' Will this live up to the hype, or is history repeating itself?"

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  1. MMO? by AKAImBatman · · Score: 4, Funny

    John Romero is to developing an MMO.

    What's a Massive Multiplayer Online? Is that a game where Romero goes around with magical powers, turning all the players into a female dog? Sounds about as much fun as his last big game...

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  2. Obligatory Penny Arcade Reference by Vaystrem · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/11/22Funny All by Itself.

  3. Probably be modded down for this, but... by Fr05t · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Will this live up to the hype, or is history repeating itself?"

    Please check out :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Romero

    Yeah, so basically John started Ion Storm and made a couple turds. The problem wasn't the creative portion, it was the project and technical management.

    What use to make id so great was the combination of John C. and John R. C had the technical know how and ability to push a project ahead with realistic technical goals. R had the creative vision to bring together original and fun game play / storyline.

    Personally I feel that id has landed just as many turds since Romero left. The reason it seemed to go unnoticed is because of the big stiffy game mags / teens have for OMGR33TGRFX!

    Anyhow, back to my point. John Romero has been involved in MANY very good, and successful games in the past (before Ion Storm). I don't see why he can't bring us more terrific games, if he manages to surround himself with the right kind team. Not sure if that's the case this time around, but either way I'm willing to bet this new MMO will actually be an original take on the genre.