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Conan O’Brien is joined by NFL players Josh Norman, Von Miller and Marshawn Lynch as Clueless Gamer takes on Doom in a vicious and violent Super Bowl special.
Conan O’Brien is a household name for his work as a TV host and comedy writer, but in recent years he’s become well known among video game circles for his Clueless Gamer clips. The latest instalment of the series is a Super Bowl 50 special that sees O’Brien play the upcoming Doom reboot with Marshawn Lynch and Josh Norman of the Carolina Panthers, and the Denver Broncos’ Von Miller.
After a touch of verbal sparring with the Panthers about this weekend’s big game, O’Brien and his footballing friends settle into the task at hand — murdering a legion of demons with shotguns, chainsaws and more.
The clip’s gameplay footage begins with some exploration of the many context-sensitive melee animationsthat have been packed into Doom . Miller turns a grunt into bloody mush with such an attack, comparing the ease of execution and severity of damage to a sack on Tom Brady in a key game on the road to the Super Bowl.
Despite the fact that Conan is no stranger to video game violence, the host seems genuinely surprised by the amount of gore thatputs on screen. Given the controversy that the original game caused when it released in 1993, it’s only appropriate that the reboot would aim to be similarly disgusting.
In fact, the game proves to be so violent that Conan decides to enforce a cooldown period. He, Norman and Miller elect to pause for a glass of red wine to take a break from the massive amount of violence on-screen.
However, this is only temporary — and is followed by a nasty encounter with the series’ iconic Hell Knight adversary. The Knight is taken down to ground after its leg is removed via chainsaw, at which point the same weapon is used to remove about two-thirds of its head.
Miller and Norman then engage in a contest, challenged with surviving for the longest amount of time possible on the game’s hardest difficulty level. Norman wins thanks to some underhanded tactics, but it’s notable that neither player manages to survive for longer than a minute.
The team at id Software behind the long-awaited Doom reboot certainly seems have gone all-out to deliver a high level of violence and gore. With the title’s gameplay also looking to revisit the early highs of the series, fans could have a real treat waiting for them when the game releases later this year.
Doom is set to release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on May 13, 2016.