heh. It seems to me like you only said one thing to him. And that was "can you sign this?". And then he made one valid statement (one signature CAN easily turn into hordes of people asking for signatures, allowing him to be nothing more than a hand with a pen for an hour), and you were quick to judgment. This may surprise you, but Carmack IS a human being, and will act like one. If he even DID happen to be pissy, ever think maybe he was having a bad day?
I will agree that Romero seems like a very nice guy. But I would find it hard to believe that he doesn't enjoy having some sort of a "rock star" quality to his fame. Backstage drugs? Groupies? Long hair? Expensive parties? Extravagant surroundings? It sounds like a VH1 biography.
It just seems to me that you don't enjoy being around people with the demeanor of Carmack, but do enjoy the demeanor of Romero. That's perfectly fine, but it's no reason to judge them so harshly on a few words.
"i know, let's throw some mechanical frogs here, a stereotyped sidekick here.. yeah. that works! we're rich and stuff!"
I agree with Carmack that it was partly Romero's loose-fisted approach to management. But it seems like the team didn't make any attempt at managing themselves. Daikatana, the game, makes no goddamned sense, and failed. There didn't seem to be any organization. But it's obvious that it's not entirely the fault of only Romero or Hall, since Anachronox is a great game.
But then, it's their fault that it was released. That they let the entire project degrade so much.
But in the end, Ion Storm begat Ion Storm Austin. Warren Spector got a chance to really show how much he's worth. And for that, I'm thankful.
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heh. It seems to me like you only said one thing to him. And that was "can you sign this?". And then he made one valid statement (one signature CAN easily turn into hordes of people asking for signatures, allowing him to be nothing more than a hand with a pen for an hour), and you were quick to judgment. This may surprise you, but Carmack IS a human being, and will act like one. If he even DID happen to be pissy, ever think maybe he was having a bad day?
I will agree that Romero seems like a very nice guy. But I would find it hard to believe that he doesn't enjoy having some sort of a "rock star" quality to his fame. Backstage drugs? Groupies? Long hair? Expensive parties? Extravagant surroundings? It sounds like a VH1 biography.
It just seems to me that you don't enjoy being around people with the demeanor of Carmack, but do enjoy the demeanor of Romero. That's perfectly fine, but it's no reason to judge them so harshly on a few words.
"i know, let's throw some mechanical frogs here, a stereotyped sidekick here.. yeah. that works! we're rich and stuff!" I agree with Carmack that it was partly Romero's loose-fisted approach to management. But it seems like the team didn't make any attempt at managing themselves. Daikatana, the game, makes no goddamned sense, and failed. There didn't seem to be any organization. But it's obvious that it's not entirely the fault of only Romero or Hall, since Anachronox is a great game. But then, it's their fault that it was released. That they let the entire project degrade so much. But in the end, Ion Storm begat Ion Storm Austin. Warren Spector got a chance to really show how much he's worth. And for that, I'm thankful.