Serious Doom 4

Poorchop · 10-15-2017, 09:20 PM

This is probably old news to everyone but I had no idea that Croteam almost ended up making Doom 4. I never caught any references to Doom in Sam 3 aside from the Mancubus. It wasn't until seeing this screenshot that I realized the connection between Barons and Khnums, Canned Cain and Doomguy, and gunners/former sergeants/former humans.

It might have been cool to see what Croteam would have done with the franchise but if it ended up being very similar to Sam 3, then I don't think that would have been a good direction for Doom. In spite of the fact that I really enjoyed Sam 3, I don't really feel like the movement and the mechanics that got added/taken away would have been suitable. It might have still been a great game but I think the Doom 4 that we ended up getting was a nice homage to classic Doom while still being really fun.

I'm curious now if the name Canned Cain came from the fact that he and the rest of the project were canned after id decided to make Doom 4 themselves.

*Serious Sam(BG)* · 10-16-2017, 03:14 AM

Yeah, it's an old news and it was already discussed somewhere else in the forums...

Discy · 10-16-2017, 11:41 AM

It's still cool to see these things side by side. I'm glad Croteam were able to learn from the experience and used the assets they created towards Serious Sam 3.

*LordAngus* · 10-16-2017, 11:10 PM

...I had no idea Croteam was tasked with creating Doom 4...

What do I have to do in order to restore my honor?

*Serious Sam(BG)* · 10-17-2017, 06:29 AM

I've wonder - will this eventual Doom 4, made by CT, would run by SE3 or id tech engine?

Discy · 10-17-2017, 08:23 AM

If Croteam had gotten the job it would seem likely they'd use the newest version of Serious Engine at that time. They've worked with this technology since before the turn of the millennium and to learn a whole new engine for one project makes little sense.

*Serious Sam(BG)* · 10-17-2017, 11:47 AM

I just can't imagine

"CroTeam presents...
...an id Software game...
...powered by...
...SERIOUS ENGINE 3...
...DooM 4..."

It would be like a living dream for both the CT fans and CT themselves.

10-15-2017, 09:20 PM	#1
Poorchop T-Mech Joined: Jul 2016	Serious Doom 4 This is probably old news to everyone but I had no idea that Croteam almost ended up making Doom 4. I never caught any references to Doom in Sam 3 aside from the Mancubus. It wasn't until seeing this screenshot that I realized the connection between Barons and Khnums, Canned Cain and Doomguy, and gunners/former sergeants/former humans. It might have been cool to see what Croteam would have done with the franchise but if it ended up being very similar to Sam 3, then I don't think that would have been a good direction for Doom. In spite of the fact that I really enjoyed Sam 3, I don't really feel like the movement and the mechanics that got added/taken away would have been suitable. It might have still been a great game but I think the Doom 4 that we ended up getting was a nice homage to classic Doom while still being really fun. I'm curious now if the name Canned Cain came from the fact that he and the rest of the project were canned after id decided to make Doom 4 themselves.

10-16-2017, 03:14 AM	#2
Serious Sam(BG) Khnum Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Bulgaria	Re: Serious Doom 4 Yeah, it's an old news and it was already discussed somewhere else in the forums...

10-16-2017, 11:41 AM	#3
Discy Goodbye Moonmen Seriously! Khnum Joined: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands	Re: Serious Doom 4 It's still cool to see these things side by side. I'm glad Croteam were able to learn from the experience and used the assets they created towards Serious Sam 3. __________________ "Is there any better Gerüstbaufirmenvorarbeiterschlüsselanhängerfarbenwasserlöslichkeitskontrollchemiker than discy? No!" -Shrinker [22:30] Fiendian: Discy, Finzy and Louva shall merge into a superentity known as the Lickyfonz. "Can we just move Discy's posts to the HOF automatically already? :P" -Jetty Ir-Kalla: Serious Sam Classic map pack in development (Ir-Kalla: Egypt Demo)

10-17-2017, 06:29 AM	#5
Serious Sam(BG) Khnum Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Bulgaria	Re: Serious Doom 4 I've wonder - will this eventual Doom 4, made by CT, would run by SE3 or id tech engine?

10-17-2017, 08:23 AM	#6
Discy Goodbye Moonmen Seriously! Khnum Joined: Jul 2003 Location: The Netherlands	Re: Serious Doom 4 If Croteam had gotten the job it would seem likely they'd use the newest version of Serious Engine at that time. They've worked with this technology since before the turn of the millennium and to learn a whole new engine for one project makes little sense. __________________ "Is there any better Gerüstbaufirmenvorarbeiterschlüsselanhängerfarbenwasserlöslichkeitskontrollchemiker than discy? No!" -Shrinker [22:30] Fiendian: Discy, Finzy and Louva shall merge into a superentity known as the Lickyfonz. "Can we just move Discy's posts to the HOF automatically already? :P" -Jetty Ir-Kalla: Serious Sam Classic map pack in development (Ir-Kalla: Egypt Demo)

10-17-2017, 11:47 AM	#7
Serious Sam(BG) Khnum Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Bulgaria	Re: Serious Doom 4 I just can't imagine "CroTeam presents... ...an id Software game... ...powered by... ...SERIOUS ENGINE 3... ...DooM 4..." It would be like a living dream for both the CT fans and CT themselves.

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