In an alternate timeline, Doom co-creator John Romero made System Shock

Gaming history is filled with ‘what if?’ moments. I often wonder what would’ve happened if Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto hadn’t bumped into that Disney exec in an office elevator, eventually spawning one of my favorite gaming series ever, Kingdom Hearts. The butterfly effect, for me at least, likely wouldn’t have brought me into games media. I’d also have avoided a few more headaches from trying to make sense of what’s actually happening. Well, here’s a new one for you: what if id Software co-founder John Romero helped make Thief instead of Doom?

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