The Storyboards and Scripts of the “Mansion” level for Fear Effect Inferno PlayStation 2
This article, accessible via [Fear Effect Inferno Playstation 2 and its prototypes: the art of video game storytelling], aims to reveal the hidden treasures of Fear Effect Inferno, guiding you through the complexity of its narrative, the richness of its characters and the nuances of its prototype. We now venture into the labyrinthine “Mansion” level, a space where interactive storytelling intertwines with the excitement of adventure and exhilarating narrative twists.
Each cutscene has its own unique Kronos Entertainment code. The first letter coincides with the level of Fear Effect Inferno, in this case “A” for “Mansion”. The numbers represent the cinematics. Finally, the last letter “N” stands for “Narrative”. The Scripts and extracts making up the Storyboards are numbered in the same way, to link them to the corresponding cutscenes.
On this page, you can view the Scripts and all the Storyboards of the “Mansion” level in the order in which they appear in the game.
Compilation of cutscenes of the Mansion level for Fear Effect Inferno
Clicking on the blue cutscene link, where available, will open the Youtube video on the right at the start of the cinematic (Timecode).
Enjoy your reading!
1)
ext: night
Storyboard done correctly
Cut to:
guards walking around. Pan in on one guard in particular (this guard has a different texture than the other ones to show it will be the playable guard). This plays directly into FMV#1.
1)
int. security room – night
A guard enters from an interior door. The Militia Captain stands over a machine, using a key card to extract the day’s security codes.
Guard
(In Chinese)
Reporting for duty, sir!
The Militia Captain turns to face the Guard.
Militia captain
Better head down to the weapons locker and load up. We got a tip that something might be up tonight. I want this place secure.
Guard
Yes sir.
Militia captain
You been trained in the new Holo-Code Entry System?
Guard
Yessir! Activate the system, then enter today’s code.
Militia
9520. And remember, the code entry method is different every time, so don’t screw up.
Guard
Yes sir!
Militia Captain
Check the security camera in the kitchen after you load up. We’re getting signal interference.
(beat)
While you’re there, check up on that new cook. See if he’s going to have dinner ready on time for once. Mr. Minkz isn’t going to be in a good mood.
2)
Guard
Yes sir.
Militia captain
Keep your eyes open.
(beat)
If somebody’s gonna try something, I want us ready. Dismissed.
The guard walks back out of the room.
End in camera A035L
Cutscene A002N (2 extracts making up the Storyboard)
1)
int. security room - night
The guard enters the security room in the Mansion. The Militia officer is inside:
Guard
Uh...sir, I...
Militia captain
What the hell are you doing back here? You’ve got your orders. You forget the code already? 9520! Write it down!
Walks out of the room. End in camera A035L
Cutscene A045N (1 extract making up the Storyboard)
1)
Animate as canned event
Guard at library Holo-code door.
Guard
No time for book reading
1)
int. kitchen - night
Introduce Deke in the kitchen. He is mumbling under his breath. In his hand, his meat clever is coming down. Deke is chopping something gruesome. The guard enters the kitchen door.
Deke
What d’you want?
Guard
Camera’s out again.
Deke
Howzzat my problem?
Guard
I’m supposed to check on it.
Deke
Listen ya dag, you do yer tinkerin’ on yer own time.
Now get outta here!
The guard turns toward the door sullenly.
Guard
I gotta get my guns now, but when I get back, I’m gonna check that camera whether you like it or not.
He slips back out the kitchen door.
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int. kitchen - night
Guard walks in
Deke
What’s yer problem, ya tosser? Still lonely?
Guard
I still have to check on that camera.
Deke
Come back an’ do it on yer own time or yer gonna be parta the goddamn menu.
Deke raises his cleaver as if to throw it.
The guard pulls back out the kitchen door.
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int. weapons locker - night
The weapons locker door opens.
The guard walks through into the weapons room. The door shuts behind him
1)
int. weapons locker - night
The locker slides open and the guard extracts a pair of uzis from the weapon racks.
He checks them, ensuring that they’re loaded, then closes the locker.
cut to:
int. cockpit – night
Glas and Hana sit side by side in an aircraft cockpit.
Glas glances meaningfully at Hana.
She glances back.
He pushes the throttle.
cut to gameplay.
Cutscene A009N (2 extracts making up the Storyboard)
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Guard looks down to his gun and says to himself,
Guard
Don’t need these here.
He puts the gun back.
1)
int. kitchen – night
The guard pushes back in the door, a little emboldened by the heat he’s now packing, and having no intention of getting intimidated out the door a third time by this guy.
Deke
Can’t get enougha me, huh?
Guard
I’m checkin’ that camera now
The guard tries to ignore him, and starts to climb onto the counter to check the camera.
Deke watches this guy. He doesn’t want to have to kill this guy right now, but he sure as hell can’t let that camera get turned back on.
Deke (cont.)
(coldly)
I know I getcha all wet an’ wobbly, but I ain’t sure I’m crazy ‘bout the idea a you peepin’ me an’ tossin’ it all day long.
The guard starts to remove the cover from the camera.
Guard
(in Chinese)
Fuck off, slob.
The cover falls to the counter.
Deke
Yeah. Fing fong bing bong to you too.
The guard reaches to catch it just as a knife goes flying by him and sticks in the wall.
The guard looks back to see Deke readying two more knives; one in each hand.
In a flash, Deke hurls the knives at the guard, who barely manages to dive off the counter in time to avoid them.
2)
The guard lands and rolls, and as he hits his feet, pulls twin Uzis and strafes at Deke.
Deke dives behind the counter just as the bullets smack into the walls behind him.
And he’s gone.
A beat.
The guard steps forward cautiously, to investigate.
Cut back to gameplay
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int. kitchen - night
Deke leaps out of the pantry and attacks.
cut to gameplay
1)
int. kitchen - night
Deke grabs the guard by the scruff of his shirt and begins to drag him.
cut to:
Deke throws him onto the butcher block.
Deke then takes the Butcher knife and hacks off the guard’s hand.
The Guard screams in agony.
Deke
(conversationally)
So. What’s the code o’ the day?
Guard
(in Chinese)
You …sick …bastard…
Deke
Now I didn’t ask ya fer a date. I asked fer the damn code.
Guard
(In severe pain)
…9… 520
Just as Deke is raising the knife to finish him off, a shot rings out, blowing the knife out of Deke’s hand.
He spins to face his assailant – three more guards have appeared on a dining platform above, and witnessed the preceding events in horror.
THE GUARDS ON THE PLATFORM, leaping down to the tops of the cabinets and down to the floor to enter the fight.
1)
int. kitchen - night
Deke stands amid the chaos and carnage, and taps his communicator to alert Hana.
He holds up the severed hand and considers it.
Deke
Got mesself yer bloody key, Hana.
(inspects the forearm)
An’ I do mean bloody.
Hana (O.C.)
Great – and the code?
Deke
Today’s magic number is…
(reads)
9520.
He scans the hand with his portable print scanner.
cut to:
i/e. plane cockpit - night
The scan resolves on Hana’s print scanner.
Hana
Got it. And no one knows you’re there, right?
She now places her own hand over the print scanner, and it writes the guard’s print to her own.
cut to
int. kitchen – night
Deke peers around at the colossal devastation he’s wrought. A stray bottle falls off a half-destroyed rack across the room and smashes on the floor, only adding to the mess.
Deke
Don’t wet yerself, doll face. I been discreet.
2)
Cut to:
ext. Balcony, harem Room - night
Rain stands on a balcony over looking the ocean
Hana (o.c.)
You’re on, Rain.
Rain
(to communicator)
Can’t believe you’ve got me in this ridiculous getup.
Hana (o.c.)
Oh, stop complaining – you can take it off when you get home. …I’ll help.
Rain
On my way. Five minutes and I’ll be in the security room.
Rain rolls her eyes, then she slides open the sliding glass door and slips through.
cut to:
int. harem room - night
The room beyond is filled with impossibly beautiful women, wearing the same barely present harem outfit Rain has on.
Two of the women are engaged in what seems to be the early stages of a hot and heavy makeout session. One of them spots her, and in a second, they’re both looking.
Rain has no choice but to acknowledge them.
Rain
Oh, sorry! I didn’t mean to interrupt.
Girl #1
Do you see us complaining?
3)
Girl #2
We’re just warming up for the boss.
Rain
He’s already here?
Girl #2
Not yet. We still have plenty of time for some fun...
Each of them places a hand on Rain’s shoulder, inviting her in.
Rain
Tempting, but I’m on my way to see a friend.
Rain disengages carefully.
Girl #1
Ooh - got one on the side, huh? Better hope the boss doesn’t find out.
She turns back to Girl #2 and kisses her sensually. Pointedly.
Rain slips out of sight of the pair and surreptitiously tries the door. Locked.
Rain
Dammit.
She turns to face the room again.
cut to gameplay.
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int. kennel - night
Rain rounds the corner and stops short – the Militia Captain is there. He strides toward her with an air of disgust.
Captain
Hey, what’ve I told you girls about being in the kennels? These dogs are dangerous!
Rain manages her best attempt at a seductive come-on, with little success.
Rain
(in what she hopes is her best seductive voice)
Why don’t you show me what you do to naughty dogs that don’t behave...
The captain tosses a ‘what the fuck is this’ look her way, then stalks toward her.
Captain
God dammit, are you gonna get the hell outta here on your own two feet or am I gonna hafta throw you out on your ass?
This isn’t going at all as she’d hoped.
As the Captain reaches her, fully intending to eject her bodily from the room, she decides to cut her losses and stuns him with a quick kick to the face.
He sprawls backward with a thud, then after a moment, starts to struggle once again to his feet.
1)
int. kennel – night
Rain reaches for the kennel door and quickly taps her communicator.
Rain
(into communicator)
Got the key.
Hana (o.c.)
Yeah. I heard. …naughty dog?
Rain shrugs.
Rain
It was all I could think of.
She opens the door and exits.
Behind her, one of the dogs in the kennel’s shadows suddenly morphs into human form and stands upright before fading away.
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ext. security hall – night
Rain steels herself, then uses the security key to unlock the door.
Rain
(to herself)
Here we go again…
She steps in.
cut to:
int. security room - night
The room inside is heavily soundproofed and festooned with monitors.
All the guards, however, are huddled around one of them, watching the harem girls in the hot tub.
The guard turns around
Guard #2
Hey! How’d you get in here?
Rain
Didn’t you get our invitation?
(re: blank stares)
Do I have to spell it out for you?
(seductively)
Or are you always satisfied just watching?
The guards look at each other for A BEAT of realization. They rush for the door.
Guard #1
Wait! Minkz will have our nuts in a jar if we all leave. Someone’s gotta stay here!
The guards look to each other. None volunteer. Finally they all look at Guard #3.
2)
Guard #2
You know the drill. Low man on the totem.
The other guards exit.
Guard #3
(plopping back down in chair)
Dammit.
(notices Rain)
Hey, sweetheart. You could stay behind and keep the totem company...
Rain
Nothing would make me happier.
Rain begins to draw her crossbow behind her back as she approaches.
The guard, however, sees this reflected in the monitor and reacts.
He dives out of the chair, drawing and quickly unloads a couple rounds at Rain as she rolls out of the way behind the machine.
The Chinese monitor wall is sprayed with bullets in the process.
Rain takes a shot at the guard with a crossbow bolt but misses.
He dives behind the machine and takes up a firing position.
1)
int. security room – night
Rain taps her communicator.
Rain
Hana….I need a crash course in Chinese numbers.
Rain
I think I remember some of it…
(thinks)
One, two and three are just lines. Seven looks like...a lower case “t,” but the four...
Hana (O.S.)
…Looks like a box. The five looks like an inverted number four between two lines. Six…
Rain
Has two legs! That’s right. The eight looks like a volcano and the nine...is a bitch.
Hana (O.S.)
Yeah. It also looks like an inverted four with a curved leg.
Rain smiles.
Rain
Curves and legs? That’s easy to remember.
(beat)
I’ll just think of you.
1)
EDITS BELOW:
int. security room - night
Rain enters the correct sequence.
cut to:
ext. mansion - night
Security sensors all around the perimeter of the mansion power down.
cut to:
int. security room - night
Rain speaks into her communicator.
Rain
Deke! Sensors are down. Kill the helipad lift mechanism. We don’t have much time.
Deke (o.c.)
Don’t bundle yer panties, doll. Yer damn hellypad won’t be any kinda worry by the time our pals get there.
Rain
It better be. That’s gonna be the only way to make sure Minkz sticks around once the fun starts.
cut to:
SPLICE THIS BLOCK AT THE END OF THE NARRATIVE: GAMEPLAY STARTS WITH DEKE
int. kitchen – night
Deke plays with his knife, flipping it in his hand, bored.
Deke
Yeah, yeah. An after I’m done with the lift, it’s off t’the weapons vault fer a few more boom-sticks. We been over this a hunnert times!
2)
Rain (o.c.)
And we’ll go over it a hundred more until I’m sure you’ve got it right.
Deke
Yer borin’ me, doll. Deke out.
Deke glances at his watch
Deke
(to himself)
Plenty of time for a little withdrawal first…
Cut to:
int. cockpit - night
Glas flips a switch.
Glas
Autopilot’s set. Let’s go.
He touches Hana’s arm.
Glas
Hana, listen -
Hana
Glas. We’ve got work to do.
Hana stands and makes her way back to the cargo hold.
cut to:
int. plane cargo hold - night
Glas stands and follows her.
Glas
These guys we’re after – these aren’t just street thugs.
3)
Hana
(preparing her gear)
I know that.
Glas
I just wanted to say – be careful, you know?
He starts preparing his own gear.
She comes up behind him, almost as if to embrace him, but instead, she snaps together his harness.
Hana
We’ve all got to be careful.
He turns to face her. She keys her communicator.
Hana
(into communicator)
Ok, got it, Rain. We’re on.
cut to:
int. security room – night
Rain’s watching the monitors.
Rain
Good. I was starting to miss you.
Hana (O.C.)
Guess I’ll have to make it up to you later.
The harem girls in the hot tub monitor are saying something dismissive to a guard standing over them, who looks a little befuddled.
Rain
There’s a hot tub here with your name on it…
Hana (O.C.)
Mmmm, sounds nice, but maybe we’d better find someplace more private.
4)
Glas (O.C.)
(into com-link)
Won’t you two make a nice little bikini stew.
Rain
If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were jealous!
cut to:
int. plane cargo hold – night
Glas and Hana are fully geared up and ready for the jump.
Glas
(into com-link)
I’d be more jealous of Deke’s inflate-a-mate.
Deke (O.C.)
Hey! Leave me girlfriend outta this!
Hana
(into com-link)
All right – we all know our jobs. Let’s go.
Glas stops Hana.
Glas
(to Hana)
Let’s make the hit and get the hell out of here.
Hana
Don’t be so tense, Glas. It’s bad for the heart.
She jumps from the plane, high above the mansion, and he follows. A moment later, the parachutes open.
1)
int. lower elevator lounge - night
Deke says to himself at the Aquarium Lounge-door entrance:
Deke
(sotto)
Weapons first, then off t’the vault for a little withdrawal.
1)
int. weapons locker - night
The weapon doors slide open and the red-glowing light shifts to green. Deke takes the 2 shot pistols that were behind the glass panels.
Deke
(excited)
Who says there ain’t no Santy Claus!
After Deke takes the stuff, he puts the hand back up on the handprint and the two glass panels slide back into place (the glow goes from green to red again).
Deke
Now it’s time to pay the fish a little visit.
Cutscene A048N (1 extract making up the Storyboard)
1)
int. lower elevator - night
Deke enters the Aquarium lounge from lower elevator area.
1)
int. aquarium lounge - night
The aquarium glass alters form and changes into an outline of a hand-print. The entire room starts to open up.
Deke walks through the new passage and to a door. As he gets to the door, it slides open in front of him quickly and he then walks into the Vault Room.
cut to:
int. vault - night
The door shuts behind him. Deke is surprised by two Militia guards!
CUT TO GAMEPLAY:
1)
int. vault - night
Just as Deke is finishing off the second guard, Rain calls in on the radio.
rain (o.c.)
Deke? What’s your status?
Deke
(to himself)
Bugger.
(then, to Rain)
Uh...helipad lift is a...go.
cut to:
int. security room – night
Rain relays this information.
Rain (o.c.)
The signal is green. Repeat. Green!
cut to:
ext. driveway – night
Glas and Hana get the signal, and split up. Hana moves down the driveway toward the garage. Glas heads the other way.
cut to:
ext. driveway – same
Glas slips into an open manhole and slides the cover shut over him.
1)
int. aquarium - night
Deke examines a strange looking beer tap, and pulls it.
Across the aquarium, a control panel emerges from one of the support struts.
A few various guards and harem girls are around here, and they see this and turn to face Deke, suddenly hostile.
cut to gameplay.
Cutscene A022N (1 extract making up the Storyboard)
1)
int. garage - night
Hana slips into the garage.
Cutscene A055N (2 extracts making up the Storyboard)
1)
int. garage - night
Hana begins to pry off the vent cover (doesn’t get it off), when the door on the other side of the room bursts open and Guards pour in from the small area.
Cut to:
Hana, as she cartwheels behind boxes as the guards shoot at her.
Go to Gameplay:
1)
int. garage - night
Hana begins to pry off the vent cover, but can’t get it open with her bare hands.
Go to Gameplay:
1)
int. garage - night
Hana pries the cover off the large metal vent, climbs in, and slides down into blackness.
cut to:
ext. helipad - night
A vent grating opens, and Hana drops noiselessly to the helipad surface.
She crosses the platform fast and low, and takes cover at its edge.
cut to:
int. utility corridors – night
Glas climbs down the ladder from the manhole and steps off into the tunnels.
1)
int. security room – night
An incoming blip appears on the radar.
Rain
(into com-link)
Heads up, kids! We’ve got an inbound chopper. The guest of honor is early.
Cut to:
i/e. helicopter - night
CLOSE ON: A video screen. JIN’s familiar face peers out seriously.
Jin
...They are waiting for you, now.
A figure leans back in silhouette against the darkening sky.
Minkz
So after all this time, she finally makes her move.
Jin
I have done as I promised. Do not forget your side of the arrangement.
Minkz
Try as I might, Jin, I can’t ever seem to be rid of you. You’ll get what you deserve.
Jin
(under his breath)
I certainly will.
(then, out loud)
Thank you, thank you…
Cut to:
ext. helipad - night
2)
Hana lies in wait, camouflaged, sniper rifle ready. She watches the familiar strobes of a helicopter approach.
Hana
(into communicator)
Show’s on, Glas! Get your ass down here!
Cut to gameplay.
1)
int. sewer 1 - night
CLOSE LOW ANGLE ON: Glas, as the maintenance corridor door thunders open, just in time to hear Hana’s voice in the communicator.
Hana (O.C.)
Time’s up, Glas! I’m taking him out!
Glas
Wait! I’m almost there!
cut to:
ext. helipad - night
CLOSE ON: Hana, taking aim.
RIFLE SCOPE POV: Minkz steps out of the Helicopter.
QUICK CLOSE ON: Hana, tracking him for a clear shot.
SCOPE POV ON: Minkz – a clear shot.
CLOSE ON: Hana’s finger, squeezing the trigger.
SMASH CUT TO A CLOSE ON: Hana firing.
FAST DOLLY IN: THE BULLET’S POV: Hurtling toward its target at supersonic speed.
The hulking form of the Boss Bodyguard hurls himself in front of his master, and the bullet caroms off his chest harmlessly.
CLOSE LOW ANGLE ON: Hana’s reaction.
SCOPE POV ON: In a flash, the bodyguards have formed a phalanx around Minkz, and they haul him to the Helipad Shack.
MEDIUM ON: Hana looking to the helicopter as it powers up its engines
CLOSE LOW ANGLE ON: Hana taking aim and firing.
CLOSE ON: the pilot, taken out in one shot.
2)
WIDE ANGLE: With a tremendous mechanical grind, the Helipad begins to ascend.
Hana
(into communicator)
Dammit, Deke! You screwed us!
cut to gameplay.
1)
ext. helipad – night
MEDIUM ON: The Helipad coming to a stop flush with the Mansion’s ground level. A land bridge extends and connects with the structure.
CLOSE HIGH ANGLE ON: Minkz, as he exits the shack and glances back toward Hana. He takes off across the land bridge toward the mansion.
CLOSE LOW ANGLE ON: Hana, as she gives chase, running past the camera.
CLOSE HIGH ANGLE OTS ON: Hana, as she kicks the door open…
CLOSE REVERSE ANGLE OTS ON: The Bodyguard, as Hana looks up, surprised. He lunges at her.
CLOSE REVERSE OVER HANA’S SHOULDER AS: The bodyguard grabs her and hauls her up past camera.
MED. LOW ANGLE ON: The bodyguard lifting Hana off her feet. He throws her across the helipad and out of frame.
EX. LOW ANGLE ON: Hana, as she falls toward camera and lands hard, the bodyguard in the background by the door, watching his handiwork.
CLOSE SLO-MO ON: Hana, as her head smacks into the ground, knocking the communicator out of her ear.
CLOSE LOW ANGLE ON: Hana, as she slowly tries to get back to her feet.
CLOSE ANGLE TRACKING WITH: The Bodyguard, as he makes his way after Minkz into the Shack.
CLOSE ON: Hana, standing into frame, still hurt. She looks up to the mansion, then starts to move after Minkz.
CUT TO GAMEPLAY.
1)
int. utility corridors, ladder base – night
Glas reaches the bottom of the ladder.
Glas
(into communicator)
Hana?
No reply.
Glas
(to himself)
Dammit!
He grabs the ladder and starts climbing.
[Formerly part of Narrative A25N. Cannibalize Glas’ ‘dammit’ from Narrative A29N. Do we have a ‘Hana?’ recorded anywhere for him?]
1)
int. garage - night
The garage door clatters open and Glas races through as it closes behind him.
Just in time, he notices the horde of militia arrayed against him, waiting, and he dives out of the way of a fusillade of bullets.
cut to gameplay.
[Formerly part of Narrative A25N. Glas’ dialogue has been removed.]
1)
int. garage – night
Glas scrambles into the vent.
cut to:
ext. helipad – night
MED ON: Guards rushing by, toward camera from the side of the mansion.
WIDE LOW ANGLE ON: The guards, as they leap onto the Helipad deck and start to fan out past camera.
WIDE ANGLE ON: The Helipad, as it starts to descend to the landing level. The guards spread out.
Cut to:
ext. helipad, near vent - night
CLOSE OTS ON: Glas, inside the vent, as he sees the guards on the helipad as it drops into view.
CLSOE ANGLE ON: Glas, trying to get discreetly down onto the helipad.
CLOSE ON: One of the guards, who looks back over his shoulder and suddenly notices Glas. He spins around and alerts everyone.
CLOSE ON: Glas, stepping back into frame, reacting to his discovery.
[Helipad scenes come from the former end of Narrative A28N. Garage scene comes from A27N.]
1)
int. helipad generator room stairs - night
Glas throws the helipad lift switch, and the mechanism begins to move.
cut to:
ext. helipad stairs – night
Glas runs up the stairs back onto the helipad.
CLOSE HIGH ANGLE ON: Glas, as he keys his communicator angrily.
glas
(into communicator)
Deke! The goddamn / fucking helipad’s still working!
intercut with:
int. vault – night
CLOSE ON: Deke.
Deke
(sotto)
Bugger all.
(to Glas)
The hell it was! Did ‘er in mesself!
Glas
Bullshit! I just fired up the goddamn generator! How the hell did I just do that if you did your job?
Deke
I dunno – ya flipped a bloody switch?
Glas
That switch woulda been a pile of scrap metal if you’d done your job!
2)
Deke
Screw you, mate! While-
Glas
(cutting him off)
Save your bullshit excuses. Hana’s offline – we’ve gotta find her.
cut to:
int. security room – night
CLOSE OTS ON: Rain, as she watches guards milling about in the monitor.
Rain
Glas! Things are getting hot here. I’m going for Hana, too!
Glas
No! Stay where you are! We need surveillance!
Rain
You guys are on your own.
cut to:
ext. helipad – night
CLOSE ON: Glas, as he runs into frame and starts climbing into the helicopter on the pad.
Glas
Dammit!
Cut to:
int. security room - night
CLOSE OTS ON: Rain, as she looks at the monitors and sees a squad of guards moving fast her way.
Rain
Time to go!
Rain dives out of her seat and toward the door.
MED. ON: Rain, exiting the security room.
3)
cut to:
int. hallway outside security room – night
MED. OTS ON: The guard, as Rain runs into view from around the corner. He points at her to stop.
Guard
Hey you! The whole place is on alert! What the hell do you think you’re doing?
Rain
Looking for a...bathroom?
REVERSE ANGLE as the guard pushes her around and starts marching her down the hallway.
Guard
Come on.
Cut to:
int. helicopter cockpit – night
CLOSE ON: Glas, as he drops down into the cockpit seat and starts to check the instruments.
Glas
(into com-link)
I’ve located an exit and I’ll hold this position. If things get hot, I’ll do what I can.
Fade out
1)
ext. helipad stairs – night
Glas exits the Helipad Power Room.
cut to gameplay
1)
int. security wing - night
Hana, inside the mansion door, prepares to continue, checking her weapons.
1)
int. outside library door - night
Hana reaches for the library door and enters.
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int. library – night
CLOSE LOW ANGLE ON: Hana, stepping into the library. PAN AROUND up around her.
CONTINUOUS PAN TO REVEAL the library, and its layout. Hana continues to walk to the other end.
CONTINUOUS PAN AROUND ON: Hana, as camera now faces her as she comes to the far end of the hallway. She looks up past camera at the window.
CLOSE ON: Militia, quietly emerging from behind bookshelves.
CLOSE LOW ANGLE ON: Militia, coming out of hiding spots on the balcony above.
MEDIUM PAN IN TO CLOSE ON: A militia, hitting a hidden switch in a bookcase.
CLOSE LOW ANGLE ON: The door locking, sealing the room.
CLOSE ON: Hana, spinning around as she hears the door locking and other movement behind her.
WIDE ANGLE ON: The militia, taking up positions and opening fire on her.
CLOSE LOW ANGLE ON: Hana, diving behind a desk for cover as bullets smack all around her.
CLOSE LOW ANGLE from behind the desk, as Hana dives through camera.
CLOSE LOW ANGLE ON: Hana, as she sits up into frame behind the desk.
CONTINUOUS PAN UP AND DOLLY OUT ON: Hana, as she stands up behind the desk to face the militia at the other end of the room.
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int. library – night
The boss bodyguard crashes through the skylight and lands hard on the floor. He stands slowly, then rips off his shirt, revealing full-steel body armor engineered right into his body. He flexes and faces Hana, ready to fight.
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int. library - night
The Boss Bodyguard collapses to one knee. He looks up at Hana, grinning through a blind rage. He stands now, facing her, then charges.
Hana can’t get out of the way in time, and he grabs her by the throat, lifting her off the ground, then takes one of her legs and stalks toward the windows.
cut to:
int. pool atrium - night
Hana smashes through the window and lands in a pool below.
Cut to:
i/e. helicopter on helipad – night
Glas in the helicopter
The helicopter’s defenses start to beep
Glas looks at the panels and sees two blips on the screen
He then looks out to the ocean and sees two choppers coming in. He grabs the controls of the chopper and hits the lock on button, the panel begins to flash with lock on Icon
Glas fires his missiles
Cut to:
ext. sky - night
The chopper’s only two missiles launching and tracing out toward their targets. Both missiles streak toward the same chopper and explode, leaving one left. The remaining chopper sweeps in and fires its machine gun at Glas, disabling his helicopter by hitting the tail of the chopper. The helicopter hovers over the far side of the platform and begins to let soldiers rappel out of it to the cover area on the other side of the platform.
Cut back to:
i/e. helicopter on helipad – night
Glas Jumps out of the chopper ready for his new friends.
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EXT. HELIPAD – NIGHT
MED. LOW ANGLE ON: Glas. TRACK WITH HIM AS the helipad on which he’s standing ascends toward the mansion level. Smoke billows behind him.
Glas
(into communicator)
Our ride is out of commission. We’ll have to find another way.
(beat)
Deke? You with Hana yet?
Deke (o.c.)
I’m workin’ on it.
Glas
You better pray she’s okay -
Deke (o.c.)
(interrupting)
Or what, mate?
The platform comes to a stop at the mansion level and interrupts Glas.
Cut to:
int. vault - night
DEKE drops his hand away from his ear angrily and exits the Vault.
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EXT. HELIPAD – NIGHT
Glas cranks open a valve on the side of a large piece of machinery, and a massive pillar of flame bursts skyward and into the helicopter hovering overhead.
The helicopter is nearly blown apart by the blast and bursts into flame, careening wildly away over the side of the helipad and down out of sight.
A moment later, an explosion lights the sky.
cut to gameplay.
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int. aquarium lounge – NIGHT
Deke enters from the vault, and as the door to the vault shuts, a clutch of guards rushes in the far door.
One of them has a rocket launcher.
CLOSE ON: The guard, as he shoulders the rocket launcher, aiming it at Deke.
CLOSE ON: Deke’s face, reacting.
CLOSE ON: The guard’s finger, tightening over the trigger.
MED. ON: Deke, diving out of the way, to his right, away from camera.
The rocket slams into the aquarium wall and blows it apart in a wash of fire and water.
Water pours through the room, flooding it and knocking everyone off their feet.
Deke clambers back to his feet and hunkers down behind a couch.
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int. aquarium lounge, balcony - night
Deke takes aim at the chandelier’s chain, and fires a few rounds into it, finally popping the links and dropping it into the water below, its power cables still attached.
The water is electrified suddenly.
CLOSE ON: A militia soldier, getting fried and convulsing.
CLOSE ON: The shark, getting the same treatment, flipping around, then sinking.
CLOSE ON: The power cable to the chandelier, stretched taut, finally snapping.
Deke clambers onto the railing, then cannonballs back down into the water below.
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int. aquarium lounge - night
Deke throws the drainage pump switch, but nothing happens.
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int. aquarium lounge - night
Deke jumps down into the water surrounding the drainage pump, makes his way to the pump and activates it.
WIDE ON: The water, draining from the devastated room.
Deke makes his way over the debris to the door, pulls it open, and exits.
Cutscene A059N (1 extract making up the Storyboard)
1)
int. hallway outside library - night
Deke enters the library.
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int. library – night
Deke enters the library and surveys the damage from the earlier battle.
He notices the broken window and begins to approach it, calling out for Hana.
Deke
Hana? Hana?
(sotto)
Come on girly, answer me.
No reply. Glas’ voice crackles through the communicator again.
Glas (O.C.)
Deke? What’s your status?
Deke
(into com-link)
Whaddya think? I’m followin’ Hana’s trail.
cut to:
ext. helipad - night
Glas
God dammit, find her before that “trail” leads to her body!
cut to:
int. library – night
Deke continues to push through the room. It’s clear that a hell of a fight happened here, and he’s worried.
Deke
What the hell else would I be tryna do? Now lay off a me!
2)
Cut to:
int. lower elevator area - night
Minkz steps into the room (a086) from (a72) the lower elevator area with a couple guards at his side (don’t show too much outside the room), and makes his way to the Harem room.
cut to:
int. harem room - night
Rain sees him enter and keys her com-link inconspicuously. She knows she’s in trouble and she’s hoping to hell they’ll hear.
Minkz
Ah, who will be the lucky lady tonight?
cut to:
ext. helipad - night
Glas perks up – he’s just heard something on the com-link.
cut back to:
int. harem room - night
RAIN, and the other girls, lining up for selection.
He looks over a few of the girls, then stops and looks into Rain’s face, taking it in his hand. A beat. She swallows, looking back up at him. Then he lets her go and continues to look around the room. Rain sighs inaudibly in relief.
Minkz
You’ll do nicely.
He picks a girl out of the others. He then turns his back and begins to walk back towards the Door he came in, on his way he looks over his shoulder and says.
Minkz
Oh, and Rain, perhaps you would care to join me, and your friend, Hana, for a private party.
Guards rush in, apprehend Rain and force her to leave the room with the leader.
3)
Outside the room, she sees Hana who is being held up by two guards, she is barely conscious.
cut to:
ext. helipad - night
Glas
Deke, did you copy that?
cut to:
int. library - night
Deke
I got it. Meet up at the elevator. I think I know where he’s takin’ ‘em.
A sudden shot smacks off a piece of debris near him. Deke looks up fast to see where it came from: Militia Soldiers, swarming over the Balcony and fast-roping down to floor level.
1)
int. library - night
Deke exits the library.
cut to:
int. mansion, outside security room - night
Glas slips through the Mansion back door to the Security area.
1)
int. upper elevator lounge - night
Glas enters through the door.
An argument is erupting in this area. Two guards are roughly interrogating Deke.
Deke
Watch where yer pokin’ that thing, mate!
Glas sees this.
Guard #1
You got two options, pal: A: do what I say, or, B: fall down when I shoot you.
Glas (OS)
He’ll take C.
The guards spin to see Glas. He takes them out with double pistols.
Glas
Where’re Hana and Rain?
Deke glances at the dead guards, then back at Glas.
Deke
He’ll be bringin’ ‘em to the playroom. This way.
Deke pushes the elevator open manually and sees that the elevator is not there.
Deke
No ride, mate.
Glas
Jam the door. I’ll tie off some rope.
Deke looks down the shaft.
Deke
Make it a double knot, boy scout.
2)
Deke holds open the elevator door while Glas ties a rope to a nearby pipe and throws it down the shaft.
Glas hands the rope to Deke.
Deke takes the rope in his hands and prepares to rappel down.
He disappears into the darkness.
play into narrative a61n.
1)
int. torture room hallway - night
As he exits the open elevator door at the bottom and rounds the corner, the elevator door slams behind him and guards turn to see Deke. Deke sees the guards and says:
Deke
Bugger.
Deke draws for his shot pistols.
1)
int. torture room hallway - night
The elevator door opens, revealing the blackness of the empty shaft. Deke takes a wild shot at the figure coming out before he realizes its Glas. Fortunately, Glas dodges.
Glas
Less bullet, more brain, Deke.
Deke
Get over it, mate. Just testin’ yer reflexes.
Deke and Glas take positions on either side of the door to the Boss Room.
cut to:
int. Torture room - night
They burst through the door together.
Hana is tied up in a chair across the room, and Rain is being held nearby.
Minkz holds a gun on Hana.
Glas raises the detonator to the charges he’d set earlier.
Glas
She goes, we all go.
Minkz considers him with disdain.
Triad leader
Royce Glas. Of course you’d be the one to play hero.
(beat)
By all means. Go ahead. Kill us all.
(beat)
After all. I intend to kill you.
Glas lifts the trigger.
Glas
This is the last warning I’m gonna give you.
2)
The Triad leader presses his gun harder against Hana.
Triad leader
(calmly)
I’m sure it is.
Deke gets antsy and draws his weapons. Without a second’s hesitation, the Triad Leader shoots Hana in the back and she falls forward to the ground. Rain screams:
Rain
Hana!!
Deke fires his weapons but misses as Minkz makes a break for another exit in the back.
The Militia immediately open fire, but then Rain chops down on a Militia guy close to her and a gun lands on the ground close to Hana.
Rain throws herself upon Hana in the flurry of gunfire to protect her and to see if she is okay. Soon after, Rain uses her knife to start cutting Hana loose from the chair.
Deke makes a run for the Triad Leader, shooting at him and missing. Glas is firing on the militia.
The Bodyguard intercepts Deke before he can reach the Triad Leader, and knocks him unconscious with a tremendous kick..
From out of view, Glas dives in and tackles the bodyguard, preventing him from killing Deke.
Triad Leader turns back to look at Hana and Rain to make sure they’re dead.
Hana is cut loose from the chair, and falls onto Rain, taking both of them to the floor.
Triad Leader takes aim to shoot Rain.
Hana briefly gains consciousness to see Triad leader aiming at them. She reaches for the weapon on the ground as she sees the Triad Leader aiming.
Hana pulls the trigger and installs a new skylight in the Triad Leader’s head, saving both of them.
3)
As the Triad Leader slumps to the torture room floor, the secret panel slams shut, blocking the escape route.
Hana falls back, unconscious.
Cut back to:
Glas and Bodyguard in the fight.
1)
int. boss room - night
Glas is knocked to the ground and barely conscious. The bodyguard begins to walk toward him.
close on: Rain holding unconscious then to Deke on the ground unconscious, then
Glas with the bodyguard standing over him and laughing
Rain stands up, as though in a tranceand begins to raise her arms into the air. Her eyes begin to turn white and the screen flashes.
cut to:
int. boss room - later
Glas is crouching over Rain, trying to wake her up.
Glas
Rain! Rain! We gotta get outta here!
Glas picks up Hana and tells Deke to stay behind to make time for him and the girls to make their way out.
Glas
Smoke and fire, Deke!
Deke
Go. I’ll cover ya.
Glas hesitates at this.
Deke
Get them the hell outta here!
Glas turns and heads for the exit, Rain follows.
Deke dives behind the counter and gets ready for a fight
1)
int. boss room - night
Deke hunkers behind the counter as guards pour out of the elevator and the doorway across from it, and then into the room.
Cutscene A041N (3 extracts making up the Storyboard)
1)
int. boss room - night
Deke hunkers behind the counter as:
cut to:
int. upper elevator lounge - night
Guards struggle to get the elevator open.
cut to:
int. lower elevator lounge - night
The 3D object in the elevator door jams it.
Cut to:
int. elevator base - night
Guards arrive from the doorway across from the elevator.
1)
int. garage - night
Inside garage looking towards tool rack:
Rack wall opens quickly revealing secret passage from torture room.
Glas (carrying Hana) and Rain come running out through the opening. Rain climbs into the backseat and Glas lays Hana in the backseat to rest on Rain.
Glas then jumps into the front seat cranks the engine
Cut to:
ext. driveway - night
Outside the garage looking at the main door.
The vehicle comes crashing through the garages main door.
The Militia comes from around the mansion (out from building, doors ect. not from in garage) after them and shoots at the Limo, but the bullets just bounce off as they burn rubber away.
Glas runs over several Guards and Militia as he drives towards gates.
Some of the remaining guards jump into vehicles, and give chase … however; other vehicles are caught in the super-nova as the whole Mansion goes up in a small nuclear explosion.
cut to:
i/e. atv - night
Rain cradles Hana in the back seat. Hana drifts back into consciousness, and looks from Glas in the driver’s seat to Rain holding her in her arms.
1)
i/e. atv - night
Hana moves weakly to extract a disc from her belt pack. She offers it to Rain.
Hana
(weak)
Rain. I’ve taken care of everything…
Rain
What’s this…
Hana slips it into her hands.
Rain
(realizing what it is)
No – Hana – you’re going to be fine. Just hang on!
She looks desperately to Glas, who’s white-knuckling the wheel and driving like hell itself is after them.
Rain
Glas!
Then back to Hana, who’s fading fast.
Rain
(shouting)
Hana! Stay with me! Please!!
Hana
You’re free now, Rain. Choose a better life for yourself. Please. Not like this. Do it for me.
She fades further.
Rain
Not without you! Hana...
(quietly)
I don’t know how to live without you.
Hana
(smiles weakly)
Yes you do. You’re free.
Hana slips under.
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i/e. atv - night
Hana moves weakly to extract a disc from her belt pack. She reaches forward toward Glas.
Hana
Glas, I need you to take this…
Glas makes no move to take it.
Glas
No! You’re not goin’ anywhere!
Their eyes connect, in the rearview mirror.
Hana
Glas.
Hana hands the disk to Glas again
He accepts it, grudgingly.
Glas
You’re going to be fine.
Hana
Be happy, Glas. Find someone and be happy. You deserve it. More than you think.
Glas
Don’t you die on me, dammit! Don’t you die!
Hana
You deserve to be happy.
She slips under.
Rain
Hana! Hana! HANA!
Glas floors it. White knuckles and eyes locked on the road.
You can download the 60 Mansion level Scripts for Fear Effect Inferno PlayStation 2 below
The 214 Scripts and 1597 extracts making up the Storyboards constitute the admirable scenario of Fear Effect Inferno PlayStation 2. These conceptual materials are spread across 4 levels and brief revisit of one of them. Reading and examining them are excellent ways of soaking up the game's special atmosphere and projecting yourself into the work of Kronos Digital Entertainment. Here are the other documents, assigned by level, dedicated to FEI's Storyboards and Scripts.
We'd like to thank the team at Kronos Digital Entertainment (Mobygames link to Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix) involved in the Fear Effect Inferno project for their efforts in bringing a new, exciting episode to PlayStation 2. We can only feel sorry for them that they couldn't follow through on their desires and creations!
Special thanks to:
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LemonHaze (from Team Wulinshu) for digging through the game files and creating the “Fixes”
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Benedikt Scheffer for creating the Fear Effect Inferno PS2 Cover
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Vince proofreading the english articles
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Hicks proofreading the french articles
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fred_derf who wrote the introduction for the main page
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La Rétrogamerie for their help with writing some articles, especially the Walkthroughs
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Didier Chanfray (Art Director at No Cliché) for his explanations about the Storyboards
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Joan Igawa (Character Texture Artist at Kronos Digital Entertainment) for her kind replies to my questions
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