The set up...
Let’s see here:
Item One: Stylish anti-hero type with witty one liners
Yep, ever since Duke Nukem we’ve had a slew of classy, toned and normally goatee-bearded heroes, all of whom have a flaw in their characters (which, incidentally, are about as deep as a puddle in the Kenyan summer). Ryan Lennox, the ‘hero’ of Infernal, is an ex-Angel. Yep, that’s the Heavenly Angel type, though with all those tattoos and the damn goatee beard, plus a set of street-wise smarts that’d have Will Smith beaming with pride, you have to wonder if the Lord hasn’t started to let his standards slip a bit. Sure, angels can be bad-asses, but how about a more holy bad-ass? I mean, look what a bit of walking and a brass band did to Jericho... you don’t have to look hard to be hard.
Click for larger imageItem Two: Paper thin plot with an obvious outcome
Check. The plot here runs along the lines of the guys Lennox used to work for now trying to kill him. In fact that’s how the game starts, which is the tutorial bit where you learn how to fire and move etc. Good thing, eh? Cos really, none of us have ever played a third-person shooter before. Anyway, once you escape the clutches of the blokes who suddenly want to kill you, you find out that the Devil is now looking to hire you. And why not? After all we’ve just had five minutes of pre-rendered FMV telling us how Lennox is the good guy’s number one agent, so of course he’ll switch sides with a good five seconds of thought on the matter. Anyway, just from this brief presse, I’m sure you can figure out the rest of the plot and roughly where the ‘surprise twist’ will be.
Click for larger imageItem Three: Helper/sidekick/love interest
Yep, got that checked as well. Of course, she’s leggy, toned and has a set of gravity defying boobs... oh and even though she’s a military officer working for the heavenly squad, they seem to have no problem letting her stroll around in a skimpy, tight top that shows off the modeller’s skills in breast replication. Oh yeah, she has to pop up to feed you a bit more info every now and then... or pull a switch and stuff.
Click for larger imageItem Four: Environments
These must vary between snow drenched villages, industrial regions, tunnels, corridors, more industrial areas, hi-tech lab type stuff and a bit of outdoors jungle or something will do. Oh, and a train yard.
