Hooper: DOOM Fans Will Be Happy With DOOM 4
id Software design director Matt Hooper said fans will be happy with what the DOOM 4 team is bringing to the franchise.
id Software design director Matt Hooper recently spoke with Eurogamer and assured DOOM fans that the upcoming fourth installment will be right on the mark, that it's going to be "great" and "awesome." Naturally such comments are expected from any developer, however Hooper added that DOOM 4 will definitely be "distinct" from id's other shooters, even RAGE.
"We have so many talented people, and as a company, we've grown so much," he said in a short interview. "But we've been able to keep them [the DOOM 4 and RAGE development teams] separate. With RAGE, we're concentrating on making our game as good as it can be. Those guys support us in whatever way they can. And we'll do the same for them."
Previous comments made by Todd Hollenshead indicated that DOOM 4 won't be a sequel to 2004's DOOM 3, nor will it be another franchise reboot. In fact, it will be different than all prior DOOM releases but still retain the classic DOOM greatness. "I don't really have worries that people aren't going to like it and start talking about it," he said back in 2009.
Tuesday Hooper said the DOOM 4 team is going in its own direction. "They're doing something DOOM fans will be happy with," he added. "I try to support them as much as possible. It's a good thing. We're separated enough to be able to go our own ways, but still connected where we can help facilitate both those directions."
But isn't there a fear that the two shooters will somehow mesh together given that team members are switching back and forth? "It is distinct enough," he admitted. "It would be dangerous... We don't want to make a re-skinned DOOM [with RAGE] and then DOOM 4 be a re-skinned RAGE. That would be bad. It's worked out really nicely where we have enough connection to take advantage of things like technology and talent, but enough separation to be able to go in a unique direction."
Currently DOOM 4 will be done "when it's done." RAGE, on the other hand, is expected to land on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC this September if all goes well.
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Wait... Doom fans still exist?
Big question... Will it be DX10 or DX11? Or just another console port on old and moldy DX9.
Skip Doom >>> Let see quake5
Just don't make it a "playable movie" and make it with great coop.
Add those 2 and you'll have a great game; but don't forget about horror and demons and all that scary stuff
Cheers!
I actually really liked the Doom 3 and exp pack's story lol
I actually really liked the Doom 3 and exp pack's story lol
Yeah. Doom 3's light on story, but heavy on atmosphere worked very well.
Skip Doom >>> Let see
quake5
Quake 1 was the only good Quake singleplayer. Quake 2 was lousy. Why they chose to go into a completely futuristic direction was beyond me. The medieval, gothic nature of the first game was one of its best characteristics.
Nothing can match teh original DOOM.
So if it's not a sequel, WHY is it called "Doom 4"???
Quake 3 arena 2 please.
Big question... Will it be DX10 or DX11? Or just another console port on old and moldy DX9.
Honestly...I couldnt care less which DX version is used...it's a new DOOM!!
oh yeah, when was Doom ever a console port?
ID Tech 5 engine uses OpenGL
Doom was the first game I installed on my 486
Doom was the first game I installed on my 486
wait 386 lol
Doom was ported to the Atari Jaguar (with no music, oddly), and I can't quite remember but perhaps the Genesis and Super Nintendo
Hmm, yes, it's not a sequel or reboot, yet the game retains it's title as Doom4? I would like to see a good Quake game, I did like the 1st quake with it's Dark Medieval theme.
At this point, I think id should have to prove themselves, not rest on their laurels of past accomplishments. Talk all you want, we'll see....
What's with all the stupid comments about directx? id software = opengl
I'm guessing these idiots don't realize that Rage is coming out on 5 platforms? Linux, Windows, Mac, XBOX360, and PS3. It isn't a port..
I read this "DOOM 4 will definitely be "distinct" from id's other shooters, even RAGE" and what I saw was " this will be another PORTED game to rub in the face of the PC gamer" and the low an behold got to the end of the article and yes the PC version will be the last to hit the shelves
Big question... Will it be DX10 or DX11? Or just another console port on old and moldy DX9.
Id Software is a die-hard supporter of OpenGL and PC games. It's sure to be ported to consoles and perhaps even Linux and OS X but hope they focus on showing everything OpenGL can do with the power of nowadays' PC hardware.
gta iv was made for the xbox + ps3 + pc... it was still a port... i dont understand yah jason
Yeah, when it involves consoles and just PC it is a port. In this case it involves Linux and Mac. On top of that rockstar prefers consoles from the beginning. Also this is id we're talking about, not rockstar. Why compare other companies?
Yeah, when it involves consoles and just PC it is a port. In this case it involves Linux and Mac. On top of that rockstar prefers consoles from the beginning. Also this is id we're talking about, not rockstar. Why compare other companies?
Just being pessimistic due to crytek's lie and all the ports we've been dealing with, and yea rock* hardly compares to id software, I mean they never even dealt with cheating in either gta4 games for deathmatch. But yeah, i'm hoping this will be let with opengl man, that would be bad ass, bring back the good old days when I first started playing cs.
id Software, for the love of god, please put my 6870's to use =D
"still retain the classic DOOM greatness"
i think the only greatness of doom was it was the first fps people played i think they may have trouble recapturing that magic. i don't know to many people that haven't played a fps
What the hell is Doom? Is that some sort of remnant from my childhood that was slowly replaced by numerous other games?
Are they actually going to make a game this time? Doom 3 looked the same with the monitor off as with it on.
I'm a big of the original Doom, but Doom 3 suck-didly-ucked Flanders.
Dark creepy corridors with monsters that jumped out and yelled "Booga-Booga" constantly don't make a great game. Especially when my character is apparently too handicapped to hold a gun and a flashlight at the same time.
Doom was ported to the Atari Jaguar (with no music, oddly), and I can't quite remember but perhaps the Genesis and Super Nintendo
genesis 32X
Whenever I want to play Doom 3 I turn off my monitor and voila Doom 3!
On a more serious note I am actually happy to see that its not a reboot and is going to be separate from Doom 3 entirely. I think that is what Doom needs to do. Something that bothered me in Doom 3 was the complete lack of NPC's during the actual gameplay, I get most would be dead but the game felt so damn lonely. Even the first Doom game had humans that went insane (according to the manual) even though they shoot at you at-least they are there. Now I am just nitpicking but the first enemy you encounter in Doom 3 was a NPC who gets possessed by what appears to be a evil spirit changing him... it never did explain why the player was immune to such a seemingly unstoppable attack.
Big question... Will it be DX10 or DX11? Or just another console port on old and moldy DX9.
I really don't see anymore DX10 titles coming out. So this means either 9 or 11. At this point I think what we PC gamers should come to expect is DX9 for games that also go on consoles and DX11 for larger budget PC exclusives which of course is rare.
I hope it will use the latest OpenGL API. It's so much better than DX11!
I want more blood and gore and shoot and move and explosive and more evil enemies in DOOM4. What's more, I want the best graphics a PC has ever handed in DOOM4.
Wait... Doom fans still exist?
yes of course.... we are just a bit old :-)
Allot of people complained that you could not use the flashlight and a gun at the same time in Doom 3, where's the duct tape but that did add allot to make Doom 3 a extremely creepy/scary game. I just hope Doom 4 is not some kiddie console port or worse yet, a smart phone spin off.
Will wait and see I guess.