Three short films, in fact, compiled in a single video lasting just over eight minutes.
Unless you're a complete stranger to the world of video games, you're bound to have heard of the DOOM franchise. Launched in 1993 on PC by id Software, the franchise is one of the first hits of the first-person shooter genre, better known by the acronym FPS. Since then, multiple sequels have been released, and most platforms have had their own version. On PC, we've just seen the arrival of DOOM: The Dark Ages, which brings a little novelty by significantly changing the game's "historical" context.
Director and animator Lee Hardcastle has decided to pay homage to this franchise - which he must surely appreciate - through short films made from modeling clay. The video game's main character, Doomguy, is replaced by a cat, still wearing a suit and equipped with weapons capable of slaughtering a whole host of uglier enemies. The three short films are compiled in an 8:34 minute video, which shows the tributes to DOOM, DOOM: Eternal and DOOM: The Dark Ages in direct succession. The animation work is remarkable, and no doubt all fans of the franchise will watch the sequence with an amused eye... for others, it's hard to say.
