*Available in English too
1.INTRO
OUT. DARK BACKSTREET. DAY
KUD and STEIN are near a wooden box, at the end of backstreet with no exit. Bot wear suits and KUD holds a bordeaux briefcase.
STEIN
This dummy is getting late. He needs to get hurry, we got things to do.
KUD
And if we go now? There is no need of delivering all the orders today.
STEIN
We can't, he is going to give us a lot of money, but I can tell you I would like to.
A few seconds later a man goes in the backstreet. He wears an salesman suit and he is smoking a cigarette. In the other hand he has a another suitcase, black this time, pressing his own chest with it.
STEIN (CONT’D)
Finally.
KUD
Wait, we haven't met him before.
(Speaking to the unknown man)
What do you want, Goodfellow?
TONORI
(he stops to a certain
distance of KUD and STEIN)
I'm TONORI and I had an exchange with you, guys.
KUD
What was it about?
TONORI
You know.
TONORI mimics shoting drug in the arm. After that, he starts getting closer to KUD and STEIN and throws the stub to the floor.
STEIN
(to KUD)
It's him, let's do it and finish this.
KUD
He can mean drugs. I'm sorry good man but we don't sell drugs.
TONORI
What? I'm talking about (whispers) the superpowers.
KUD looks annoyed but he opens the suitcase and the player can see 6 syringes all with different-colour liquids.
TONORI (CONT’D)
(laughs nerviously)
These are all superpowers, right?
STEIN
Yeah, let's make this quick. Which one did you want?
KUD
Mr. TONORI, have you be warned that each power brings one major injury? It can be even deadly.
STEIN
Shut up KUD. Do you wanna screw this?
TONORI
I don't care about injuries, I want to be super strong. No one will tease me anymore. Those bastards...
TONORI laughs hysterically.
STEIN
Superpower, right? This one, the red one. (Grabs the syringes). Money first.
TONORI gives KUD and STEIN the black briefcase and they give him the syringe. While they are counting the money, TONORI looks spellbound the red liquid.
TONORI
Then, if I shot this, Will I be the strongest man on Earth?
STEIN
(counting money and no
looking at him)
Probably.
TONORI
And why do you do it?
STEIN
(stops counting and
shows TONORI all money)
Because it's worthy.
TONORI
(while he is shooting himself)
If I'm going to be the strongest guy, Why are going to let you keep my money? In fact, all that powers are mine too.
TONORI shouts extremely loud. He lays on the floor for a moment and then he kneels.
KUD
I think we should run STEIN.
2. FIRST QUEST
OUT. DARK BACKSTREET. DAY
TONORI is on his knees, on the floor, scream because of the pain and with the syringe stucked in his arm. His muscles are growing at high speed, what makes all his body shake. KUD and STEIN start running out of the backstreet while TONORI is still on the floor. Now the player starts playing and he controls KUD.
KUD
I knew something like this would happen. The guy smokes, I don't thing he can caught us.
By the end of the backstreet, the player will see a bunch of cars on the road and he will have to avoid them with some QuickTime Events. When this sequence is over, the camera will turn and we will see a very muscular TONORI going out the backstreet and chasing KUD.
KUD will have to go straight, through the sidewalk where he will have to pass the people with Joystick or the A and D keys, meanwhile, from time to time, the camera will turn to TONORI running and pushing people against buildings, walls and containers (making holes in the last ones). At the end of the street, KUD can't go straight, only right or left.
STEIN
KUD! Turn left, I'm seeing you.
Turning left you will see a short straight sidewalk and STEIN will be in front of a shore with many people around.
STEIN (CONT’D)
HERE KUD!
You both go inside the shop, but a big noise sounds. TONORI is also inside.
KUD
Look, a backdoor. Let's go!
Another QuickTime Events where you have to throw food shelves and other products of the store.
When you get out of the shop, both partners will be separated again. Then, the camera will turn and you will see TONORI coughing blood.
KUD (CONT’D)
(shocked)
So that's your injury? Then I have to go a little more.
Now the control goes to STEIN who is running through a little bar street. He calls KUD on the phone.
STEIN
Where are you KUD? I'm near the Okubo park.
KUD
Go inside the park, I have a plan. I'm going to run to the smoking area. Be there with something to hit this guy. You have to go to the chest.
STEIN
Would it be better hitting the head?
KUD
Just do what I told you! I'll be there in 30 seconds.
After this conversation, a 30-second chronometer will show and we will have to look for a tool to hit TONORI. There will be some going to the park and inside the park like work cones, trash can lid or wooden beam from a nearby construction site. After getting to the spificied point, the player must hit TONORI in the .
chest.
STEIN
There you are, screw you asshole. Good plan buddy.
KUD
Yes, you hit him pretty hard.
TONORI, breathless, will be on the floor but he is recovering little by little and it looks like he is getting up.
STEIN
(nervous)
Are you fucking kidding me?
KUD
No, don't worry. I know what his injury is.
TONORI lays down on the floor and starts pucking and sputting blood.
KUD (CONT’D)
His lumbs are now really smaller. Because of smoking, I believe. He didn't get notice but he broke them during this sprints. Let's get out of here, people are watching.
STEIN
Yeah.
KUD and STEIN walks off while some people are watching the TONORI's body.
Context
This script was made as one of the practices of the Narrative Course for Video Games at Gametopia. The intention was to create an introduction for an open world game, similar to Granf Theft Auto, set in Tokyo with elements typical of fictional works of the time. In this case, superpowers similar to Boku no Hero, where acquiring each has a detrimental consequence. The story explores deeper themes than those of Japanese manga, such as drug trafficking, yakuza or the consequences of one's actions.