The Movies & Games That Inspire id Software

From Bloodborne to John Wick, Titanfall to Blade Runner - we talk to Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin, the lead designers on DOOM (2016), about the movies and games that inspire their creativity.
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Produced by Danny O'Dwyer & Jeremy Jayne
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Review Switcheroo
03:41 - Catching Up on Games
05:24 - A Few Minutes on Bloodborne
08:47 - Movie Talk
16:37 - Restrictions of the Project

[@SideSplitters4]

“You can always add more story to DOOM in the future” DOOM Eternal reveal: “we’re making a DOOM universe.”

[@cablekibble2942]

DOOM Eternal reaction: boo, we don’t like cutscenes. what, you can skip them? whatever, we still don’t like them.

[@Keyecomposer]

@@cablekibble2942 Very few people said that though.

[@instinkt900]

You could turn chatting to these guys into a weekly podcast and I wouldn't miss an episode. Loving these sessions and love these guys specifically.

[@JeremyWilliams1]

Totally agree.

[@joshwilliams6464]

Hugo is just the best. Love it.

[@OpenMawProductions]

Yeah, nice boobs.

[@Filip1613]

-nice- best boobs

[@davidvazquez8547]

It's kinda hilarious that he's using the same shirt he wore in the first documentary

[@OpenMawProductions]

That's his only shirt.

[@joshwilliams6464]

OpenMawProductions I like to think he has a closet full of them.

[@mynameisfatmike6742]

Hugo's awesome but it's always great seeing Marty as well. Seeing Marty present DOOM to us a Quake Con 2014 was one of the coolest things I've ever experienced. I have huge respect for the way they did that reveal. It also helps that DOOM is one of the best shooters ever made.

[@RabbyBabu]

My two Favorite Devs From Id honestly. Love these guys

[@barbariangamer6209]

@@RabbyBabu me too

[@jeffreyschilder7468]

Well this aged poorly

[@foodforthegods]

Today, the "Mick Gordon Defense", I'll call it, dropped and I could not be more disappointed.

[@KAP_]

"In Dark Souls, you're on you're heels... In BloodBourne you're on you're toes" - Hugo Martin I fuckin' LOVE this guy. I didn't finish Bloodborne but after listening to Hugo gush over it I think I'll go back and start a fresh playthrough.

[@jonnyanderson3042]

KAP I was thinking the exact same thing. I stopped playing right at the end but I think I have to pick it back up again after hearing him out

[@iWillWakeYouUp]

It's BloodBORNE. As in "transmitted through blood". Example: "This virus is airborne. That one, on the other hand, is bloodborne" Yeah I know this is unnecessary. I'm still gonna post this though lol.

[@jonnyanderson3042]

iWillWakeYouUp Typical youtube comment, correcting people without doing any research. It's called BloodBOURNE because it's actually set in the same universe as the Robert Ludlum novels. The events of the game take place somewhere between The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy. Most people miss this however due to the elusive nature of lore based storytelling.

[@TheAvizanski]

you're*

[@timothyconnor7784]

It's a masterpiece, and I don't use that word lightly. Enjoy, and fear the old blood.

[@lordlidl6713]

Great episode Marty, almost makes you forget about how you completely fucked over Mick Gordon

[@siskavard]

If he treated Mick this badly, imagine all the other people bulldozed as well. Fuck that guy.

[@NoclipDocs]

Thanks for all the feedback on our first episode of Noclip Sessions, we've pulled back on the music and cleaned up the font a little bit. Hopefully it makes for a more enjoyable viewing experience. Putting together these short(ish) videos is fun. What do you think? Should we do more of them?

[@Unaplix]

More! MORE!

[@SkywarpGreer]

Noclip more!! they are so good!!!!

[@MingofangYT]

absolutely loving this series. The deep dive of your main content is fantastic, but these bite-size talking heads are a great way to provide more content that is still meaningful. Keep up the amazing work!!

[@danielspellingclausen4669]

Please do! I really enjoy these little (semi) unscripted talks. It again goes to show that Danny is an awesome interviewer that really makes people comfortable and relaxed, and more open to answer questions. And as always more Hugo!

[@whiskeyjuliet]

Relaxed and insightful, great Noclip session!

[@GameplayandTalk]

The DOOM documentary has been my favorite up to this point, so it's awesome to hear these two talking again. Thanks for putting this together.

[@morbid1.]

40 min vid with Hugo nerdgasming about Bloodborne - I'm on board.

[@joebailey8294]

Neurotyczny Kot yes please

[@GrizzlyRed]

It is impossible for me not to smile anytime these gentlemen are on screen!

[@jericosha2842]

Doom, John Wick, and Bloodborne fans? So that explains why I loved Doom so much. Same friggin tastes!

[@BulletSponge178]

The thing all three have in common? Kinetic movement; always forward, always through.

[@invisoDustin123]

You forgot always completely insane (in the best way possible).

[@Paytock]

Please, could you invite Hugo again after he's seen Blade Runner 2 and just let him talk about it for like four hours? That would be awesome.

[@spacespud2741]

I could listen to you guys talk about literally anything for hours and hours, but this was definitely an amazing topic to discuss

[@Randios187]

"We got to go into detail about stuff that normally we don't get to." -Hugo Exactly! This is why I love what Noclip is doing. Not only more detail about the games and the development, but the team as well. Noclip is bringing these things to the front of the table, and doing a great job setting the bar extremely high.

[@dominikhaderer4109]

16:42 so how can we spend zero bucks on music and still keep all of it?!

[@Nihilful]

Interesting session. That feature creep talk at the end made sense and made me worry a bit about the future of Star Citizen, which I'm eagerly following but can't shake the feeling they're biting off more than they can chew. Also a suggestion, have you thought about doing interviews with voice actors? They may have less of an impact on game design, but the story/character driven games are greatly affected by their work and the devoted actors even change aspects of the character or the story when they think they know their character well enough. I'd recommend interviews with actors who play games to get a more in depth look at their work.

[@cosmiccastawaya9045]

I'm not worrying about Star Citizen quite yet, and there are a couple reasons why. For starters, they are working on a vastly different type of game, and for all the ground that they are breaking tech-wise, it definitely means they need the funding that they've received. A small helping of that funding is also going towards keeping open communication with the community, which is their source of income and is essentially their life support, as it would be if they had a traditional publisher. They know they're in it for the long haul and that the game will take time, so it's pretty much necessary to keep everyone in the loop. The thing that actually makes me comfortable for now is the amount of information they're giving about the game, something that really has never been done to that scope before in gaming. I also think that Chris Roberts is smart enough to go with the idea that was also suggested at the end of the session for this vid, which was to act like you have only $10 when you have more. So far, I think Chris is making the most of what he has. The moment when things start to look otherwise will be the moment I'll start calling them out on their mistakes.

[@CaptainFram]

Danny, I absolutely love that you encouraged Hugo to finish his thought at 14:22. It led to that awesome anecdote about the tension between making amazing-looking environments, but then "turing off the lights". It's my favourite part of the video, and beautifully illustrates what I love so much about your approach to Noclip. Cheers!

[@JoeJently]

I knew Hugo was was one the good ones, but saying Bloodborne was the best game in the Soulsborne series and explaining exactly why, made me love him even more, good taste my man

[@rickcolan2116]

Hugo and Marty are the best,interesting talk of how is the productions of games in id software

[@buzzclikverifyme]

I always love limitations in design work. Not only can it help in giving you a clear direction for a project, it can also railroad you into making cool creative decisions you might not have normally thought of. Whenever I think of failed or disappointing big name projects that had endless budgets and fluid, constantly pushed deadlines, I am reminded of the Francis Ford Coppola quote from Hearts of Darkness: "We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little, we went insane." (That said, obviously Apocalypse Now ultimately turned out a fine movie... BUT AT WHAT COST? *dramatic chords*)

[@pathannage5231]

Love both of these guys, hope we get a session like this every year from these two.

[@jeffullrich5556]

I just love listening to people talk about video games and movies the way I do. They never stop at the surface thought, they always go one more layer down and really describe things in an in depth and beautiful way.

[@MattGabnai]

that t-shirt has got to be made. The last 5 minutes of this video are pure gold, that "how big is the box" discussion is such an insight into an AAA quality production, videogame or movie or anything else really. So good

[@ShellComics]

Man! Hugo Martin is so cool!

[@scattershotshow]

Hahah Danny with the sneaky leading question at the end. Sly! Loved the video. Can't wait for more of these Sessions.

[@fromfilmtocode]

"I love the box." - Hugo Martin, 2017

[@dickforrest]

Fantastic job so far Danny. The free flowing format really lets their passions and interest naturally rise to the surface in a way which you don't see in large games press.

[@JamesOD91]

This channel just keeps getting better and better, Danny! Massive congrats on everything so far. Wishing nothing but more success from Ireland

[@MacNasty11]

Would love to see a NoClip documentary about From Software. That would be perfect!

[@theonlyansa]

This was fantastic, I truly enjoyed this. This is what we need more of.

[@FistOfFiori]

9:06 So I wasn't insane in thinking she reminded me of Tilda Swinton then :D Great video Danny, loved hearing from Hugo and Marty again, and hear of their inspirations regarding narrative in particular. And loving these sessions so far :)

[@bradew2]

Great video! More of this please. Hearing creators geek out on and go into detail on their favorite games and movies is just wonderful. Love your docs too.

[@darkriff777]

Thanks for the great content guys! I always love watching fleshed out interviews and documentaries about game development.

[@CaptainObvious712]

Oh hell yeah, I've been waiting for this! It's been a while since I've been excited for every upload from a channel. I just have to say thanks for the entertainment and taking us behind the scenes to show the interesting people in the games industry.

[@maks_____]

Listening to Hugo talk, just about anything, doesn't matter what absolutely makes my day every time. Such a wonderful person!

[@RayCharlizard]

Oh man, I'm so early. Uh. Uh. What to say, what to say. Don't blow it. DANNY I LOVE YOU. Shit that came out wrong.

[@AndroidOO3]

Nailed It

[@CheckeredFedora]

I'm thrilled that you're doing more short-form videos. Being able to shoot and edit multiple types of documentaries must be difficult, but y'all are pulling it off. (To be clear, I love the longer docs too.)

[@Rakun666]

A Doom/Bloodborne crossover? Like a new Hexen/Heretic game? THAT would be SWEET :D

[@cloudbloom]

Rakun666 good goth... I would freak if there was a new hexen style game

[@KennyCutout]

This is REALLY enjoyable. I love so much to hear people talk in depth about things they love.

[@lukakapanadze6179]

Hugo or Marty if you are reading this I want to say that we know there will probably be a sequel(the whole vega backup and cliffhanger ending). I am also a HUGE Bloodborne fan and it would be AWESOME if you made like a lovecraftian themed level or dlc where you find this secret/darkest corner of helll which is on a whole new level of creepy monsters and environments. Seeing all these grotesque monsters and/or gothic architecture come to life in the IDtech engine would be glorious!

[@dnjtejgpf]

I can't agree with more you talking about.

[@IuliusPsicofactum]

Glorious

[@TrupimOkiemTV]

Fhtagn!

[@ivanvenne]

Doom Eternal

[@brodysmith4488]

This channel is easily one of my favorite channels ever.

[@JimCarr]

I now want a T-Shirt with "I love the box" on it....

[@brunofmachado]

Great video as always. Hugo and Marty look like great guys and I'd watch them come back here anytime they want. Thanks for all your great work, Danny!

[@craigachad8209]

I've been waiting for this upload for such a long time. Awesome job!!

[@Dunamis_010]

Also thanks for allowing them to elaborate on how they felt about other games and movies! To be able to hear the opinions of a creative person about other works other than their own is such a great opportunity. Thanks again!

[@Mysour]

Excellent content Danny! I absolutely am loving these sessions so far. I cannot wait for more. Somehow you elicit deep reflection and honesty from developers. I love it!

[@DimiKaye]

Easily one of my favorite KZbin channels at the moment. Everything you put out guys is totally interesting for a gamer fan, informative and enjoyable. Keep it up!

[@340Hz]

I didn't realize this until now, but the Doom - John Wick comparisons are spot on. Great work again!

[@Lonequacker]

I've watched the hugo martin extended interview so many times. So it's great to see more of him and my view of marty stratton has changed so much since the original doom documentary. I originally thought when he revealed doom at e3 he was just a guy in a suit chosen to represent id, but he's actually kind of the opposite. Truly passionate

[@grantwalker7124]

These videos can't come fast enough. Thanks for your work.

[@cdurkinz]

Hugo needs to be like a regular weekly show or something I could listen to him for hours.

[@SamDLIVE]

This is incredibly well made and engaging, so happy to have found this channel.

[@julianreed7]

Would love more videos exactly like this. This is the kind of stuff we don't get the privilege of seeing in the industry. What do devs play? Why do they play the games they play. Feelings on industry trends/mechanics, etc. This was a great conversation. As always, proud Patron. The No Clip Sessions have been epic so far. All very different, which I love.

[@cusack77]

Excellent as always from the noclip team. These guys are great and I really wish I could go to for a beer with the four of you!

[@ViceVersas]

Nothing better than watching people nerd out. Could listen to Hugo talk for days!

[@PenguinDT]

Brilliant! I never get tired of listening to the id team, old and new. Noclip's on the roll with these, aren't they?

[@sehrschee]

I only recently got Doom, but i already watched the noclip stuff. I love the noclip series, the game and the guys from ID. What do i want? More noclip sessions, more games from ID.

[@mrThepunisher92]

Love those interviews. Those guys are awesome. Keep doing you man, great job.

[@asagaetis]

I think these Sessions videos are the perfect compliment to the documentaries. It was an excellent idea and I hope they are as enjoyable for the Noclip crew as they are for the audience.

[@Dunamis_010]

Such a great video! These guys are always awesome to listen to!

[@kujoprime]

this sessions thing was awesome! I thought I had all the Hugo I could handle but I loved hearing him and Marty talk about movies, games, and everything inbetween.

[@FelixIakhos]

I'm currently working on a Necropolis/Crypt and this was right up my alley. Thanks Noclip/Id Software!

[@CJFant]

Stoked to watch this. Thanks Danny!

[@Volcyn]

really enjoy these videos, thanks for all the hard work.

[@proydoha8730]

I can listen Hugo and Marty talking about movies and games for hours.

[@calcay17]

Blade Runner 2049 hype is at a peak right now, I trust Villeneuve to find that balance between "turning the lights off" and showing off. great video Danny!

[@calcay17]

Azra Rillian Yeah I could definitely see why you'd think that way. Because of Villeneuve's track record I'm very hopeful, but there is the worry that Ford is just there for nostalgia's sake to bridge the movies and give an excuse to revisit that world. Really hoping they don't just kill him off after a couple of scenes, I'd like for him to be a driving part of the story.

[@miguelpereira9859]

I come from the future. The movie is incredible

[@damnyousalazar]

MORE HUGO. His on-camera enthusiasm for his work is INFECTIOUS. I'm sure many in the development industry are passionate like him, but he wears it on his sleeve in such a joyous fashion.

[@fragr33f74]

Man I need more of these with EVERY SINGLE developer.

[@RadoVod]

Listening to Hugo and Marty is such a blast. They always find interesting things to talk about and at the same time make you laugh. I wish there was an hour of just these guys. I have completed the full dark souls series with dlcs like three times, but I haven't played Bloodborne (no PS4, please port to PC because I wanna play it so bad!) and in a sense Dark Souls and Bloodborne are a bit like doom 2016. Sometimes things don't go as planned. You make mistakes and you learn from them. Then you go on to succeed. I feel this was the same thing that happened with Doom that totally blew me away in several aspects. Every time you see the letters "YOU DIED" in dark souls is a reminder that you should probably rethink your strategy and focus more. That way you don't start from 0, but have something to build on until you finally beat that boss.

[@guilhermesena1283]

I could watch those guys talking about things for hours (well... I guess I actually did, but I mean, even more stuff). Noclip sessions are being pretty good so far. 👍

[@Cirina_K]

Yeah! More Hugo. :D Great stuff Danny (and team). Looking forward to more.

[@darkstar.357]

Amazing work yet again Danny! Marty if you read this I think you did an outstanding job at taking care of my most beloved franchise and I'll never forget your stage presence revealing DOOM at E3! All you guys are amazing!

[@LooneyJuice]

That was amazing! Such a cool segment. Also, that last bit of cryptic murmuring, mmmmm.

[@postamartin]

thanks Noclip, you are the best! We need more! :D

[@mateuszQRDL]

Michael Clayton - I'm so happy people I like remember that movie. It's a must-see.

[@soliddoink5247]

I would love to see some of the bungie guys on this, talking about them making the halo series and then going and making destiny and how they went about creating a new ip

[@n__m]

there are already a bunch of bungie documentaries around, but I would never say no to hearing more about what makes that place tick, particularly with respect to Destiny. my only concern would be finding people that come across as totally genuine as Marty and Hugo do in these sessions clips. I'd be worried it would end up being a two and a half hour clip of Deej talking about great he believes he is.

[@maskoblackfyre]

Man I would LOVE to se a "Noclip Destiny" series, but I fear it may never happen. Sadly the development of that game had some serious dark times and I think they would never be discussed, so what would be the point of that? You know? I don't think Danny would agree to do a fluff piece and Bungie wouldn't allow any hard questions. But something that would just break the internet would be "Luke Smith and Hugo Martin talk about nerd stuff" Both those guys are awesome passionate gamers. I would lose my mind from joy if that ever happened :)

[@GamerKey91]

I'm still sad that there isn't an extended interview from the DOOM documentary for Marty. Would have loved to see him go on and on about influences and design like we could see Hugo Martin do in his extended interview footage. But this Session was awesome, I love that you brought them back.

[@maskoblackfyre]

Finally watched this video and I have to ask, can you do a series of just "Hugo Martin talks about stuff"? Just sit him down and let him talk. I can't get enough of the guy, he's just got this childlike joy about him that makes me smile :) It's like he's 10 years old and he just had the best Xmas morning ever

[@Coconutman4]

Hearing game devs talk about other games they love in depth is so cool!

[@Mangia1432]

More Hugo and Marty? Yes please, I freaking love these guys! You and your team did a great job with DOOM. Thank you for making awesome shooter

[@benachirmoustakfi2842]

keep'em coming guys great job!!

[@Decoii]

Great work guys. I'm currently learning Unreal Engine and making a Blade Runner Game scene for fun. It's so interesting to hear what inspires others in the Video Game Industry.

[@vicez_]

This is such a good god damn video! Extremely thankful for this content Noclip!

[@mikkyd9989]

Great job as always guys

[@nathane5287]

Both Marty and Hugo are great in this, from the first moment on they break the ice and make the audience grin with humour as they set the relaxed fun tone for the rest of the discussion. Quite deep and well thought out lessons here from both guests. Thanks for bringing us these lovely discussions Danny and Jeremy! Oh, and I'll echo the sentiment everyone else is as well, I wouldn't mind seeing more of these fine chaps just talking about anything they want. Marty is great too, I feel bad for him being a bit overshadowed by the big presence of Hugo, I can see that when he's relaxed with friends talking he too has some great chemistry and brings something new to the table, Hugo and Marty work great as a dynamic duo. The discussion about creativity, how limits can really help, was great, got me thinking about how when you have endless possibilities, choices, you can easily be paralysed and your mind can draw a blank because it's really hard to bring anything up when you don't have immediate associations at hand. You can also get lazy when you get going with no limits, and pressure helps to keep you focused often, and again limits also can help you to keep focused without distractions of other possibilities. There's a certain beauty in efficiency, simplicity and making things work with the tools at your disposal, instead of just pure fantasy that can easily be the ruined by using the first thought you came up, with instead of compromising and having a springboard from which further ideas can arise, as when you only have a few things to work with and then seeing how those can be put together in the best possible way. Blade Runner and other older movies have some great creativity in them because limiting yourself to practical effects means dealing with the real world and putting extra effort in making silly props look good on the screen, so you need to work hard for that and it shows, now with CGI you just show bluntly the things you simply alluded to in a script, instead of crafting finer nuance as you had to make all practical stunts and props come to life from a certain angle.

[@zpear1]

This is awesome to me. Just letting them talk brought out such great stuff. It's so awesome seeing games and movies from this perspective and how they used that perspective to perfect the DOOM reboot. Plus hearing them discuss other games and how much they love them really brings into light how developers really are gamers too and want to make awesome stuff for us and themselves.

[@bloomingteratoma]

Yay! Another upload by my favorite channel.

[@CruitNOR]

This is awesome Noclip, Im thoroughly enjoying your videos! This is such a neat thing to do 👍 I could probably talk about Bloodborne with Hugo for an entire day, Im a massive fan myself. But I have to admit Im surprised that Hugo, lead designer of Doom(!), turns out to be a Dark Souls scrub. One of the great things about Bloodborne is that it pretty much teaches you how to play the entire Souls franchise.

[@kopitejake87]

Forever grateful towards Hugo & Marty for making the Doom remake. Probably my favourite game this gen. Honestly can't wait for the sequel. Also thank you Danny for getting these awesome interviews together. It's great what you're currently doing.

[@PalmDesertRock]

Hugo, there's no shame in loving the box. I love it too.

[@chris-hayes]

I just realized I look more forward to each Noclip episode than anything on Netflix, I might as well put that money to Noclip instead of Netflix. Love your work guys.

[@titanspirit7238]

Danny if I ever see you in Dublin I'll buy you a bag of Tayto.

[@musicxxa6678]

Damn this is amazing talk and very fun to watch.

[@domenicksdesigns6417]

We all expect a followup interview video in about 6 months or so. The id Software team can talk about anything and we would watch it.

[@tipoomaster]

Awesome that Bloodborne partially inspired the combat style and was popular in their office - one of my favorite games this gen partly inspired one of my other favorite games this gen!

[@s31ACE1252]

Good stuff Danny! Thumbs up!

[@kipras14]

I love the fact that Marty loves John Wick that much. I really think that John Wick and Doom are very similar in that most of the focus is on very clean, polished and nuanced action where the story is clearly not the main focus, but is still developed with love and care just up until the point where it drives the action but does not overshadow it.

[@crozraven]

Love the noclip videos, I would like to see another documentary projects for Shadow Warrior or XCOM or Divinity Original Sin or The Witcher series/Cyberpunk 2077 (CDPR).

[@sajidahmed0451]

Hearing Hugo curse gave me so much life!