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> Great book on the rise and fall of id software. I think one of the nice things about the id story, is that they never actually fell; they didn't fail or coll
by adventured 6y ago
> Great book on the rise and fall of id software.
I think one of the nice things about the id story, is that they never actually fell; they didn't fail or collapse. They just kept on with making games. Romero didn't do well with Daikatana & ION Storm after departing, however id went on to make Quake 2 next which was also successful. They never again quite hit the high level of importance they had reached in the industry with Doom & Quake, however they sold for $150 million to ZeniMax in the end and were still fully operational as a game making company (despite spending six years on Rage).
- dleslie 6y agoI like the band analogy best: The core creatives eventually went their separate ways. Some started new bands, some changed industries, and some stayed together under the original name. But like a rock band id will be forever defined by the creatives involved in each era. The Keen, Doom, and Quake eras all had slightly different members, and it shows strongly in their product. Then most of the remaining band left, and John Carmack kept touring with studio musicians.