Badass Inc

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.35
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.84
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.83
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.04
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.14
Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.38
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★44%
You are an assassin. The badass ones. But for your new contract, your clients want you to kill your target in an “unconventional” way. Corporate bullshit.

Badass Inc is my tribute to Blade Runner, Another World & Flashback.
I almost didn't make it for the 48h compo, so I had to rush a few things. The game is rather short, I guess this time it was definitely TOO MUCH for one single person. That's probably the last time I create something this ambitious for the LD :)

Also, please tell me about any English mistake you find in the game! I was too exhausted to check everything & write properly.

UPDATED: I fixed a few typos in the game + fixed a rare crash

Comments153

Bemmu20 Apr 2015, 02:28
Another gorgeous entry. In 48 hours this is looking like it could be the beginning of a commercial adventure game. Beautiful particle effects and the fading out scorching corpse after shooting an enemy is really cool. I like how to the camera follows the player with a delay.

Compared to previous games the game is pretty short, but that is understandable given how time consuming adventure game creation must be. Actually surprised you took this route again, I recall with Memento XII you noted the adventure part was more time consuming than you expected.

Fun references, nods to Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island at least?
masterboth20 Apr 2015, 02:40
How do you manage to make so awesome games in do little time!!!
mtanton20 Apr 2015, 02:54
This was great. Really nice way to break the fourth wall. Love the humor. Good game!
mattfox12
mattfox1220 Apr 2015, 03:10
Great stuff, lots of polish and a very tight presentation. Why throw away the unconventional kill though? Also, I wanted to disable the toilet.
FireCamp20 Apr 2015, 03:20
mmmm.... badass game ??! ho yes.
awesome entry. Loved it. The scanline effects, retro feeling, shooting style and Pn'Click revival. Awesommme !
ehtd
ehtd20 Apr 2015, 03:48
Amazing graphics and gameplay, just not sold in the theme. For 48 hours it is incredible.
jackrugile
jackrugile20 Apr 2015, 04:04
Amazing work. I'm blown away by the visuals and can't believe you pulled this off in 48 hours!
FuzzyWuzzie20 Apr 2015, 04:28
Heh, an awesome FU to the theme. Stop being so good at these :P
fserb20 Apr 2015, 04:28
Loads of fun :)
resty20 Apr 2015, 05:28
It's incredible. How can you do so much work in 48 hours?
SteveSalmond
SteveSalmond20 Apr 2015, 06:02
I always look forward to playing your entry :) Awesome as per usual, you really nailed the blade runner visual vibe. Props!
nicotuason20 Apr 2015, 06:31
Every LD I look forward to playing your entry, and for me this is the best one yet. Absolutely stunning artwork and gameplay that combines adventure games with light but satisfying action. Also I love cyberpunk and I would pay CASH MONEY for a 2-4 hr version of this.
Sublustris
Sublustris20 Apr 2015, 07:17
Great game, as usual :)
Gunn3rboi20 Apr 2015, 08:06
amazing that this was made in 48 hours, well done.
Ithildin
Ithildin20 Apr 2015, 08:55
Top game, as always. Loved the combat parts in the middle of classic point and click gameplay.

Congrats!
sanojian
sanojian20 Apr 2015, 09:24
A subtle jab at the compo theme, very funny. Graphics are unbelievable. It was a bit linear, but that is understandable given the amount of time.
fullmontis
fullmontis20 Apr 2015, 09:27
Amazing game, nothing to say. My only complaint is maybe that movement is a little slow, but then it wouldn't be badass :)

Had a laugh at the ending.
DragonXVI
DragonXVI20 Apr 2015, 09:36
Crazy for trying an adventure game-esque thing in 48hr :p Art's gorgeous as always, game's fairly simple but combat system's great, hearkening back to Flashback/Another World.

Also pretty funny :p As good adventure game should be.
aaronjbaptiste
aaronjbaptiste20 Apr 2015, 10:02
Absolutely top class. Loved it. You can't help but interact with everything, the writing is excellent.

Brought back many happy adventure game memories. Thanks man!
retr0verse
retr0verse20 Apr 2015, 10:27
Amazing game!!
loved the fight scenes.
great humor.
thanks.
retrophantom20 Apr 2015, 11:17
as always, awesome graphics. fan of motiontwin, in fact i came to know LD because of your news feed.
KeyboardCat20 Apr 2015, 11:30
Fantastic ! I love the art and it's very funny ! Really good job (like at each edition).
YopSolo20 Apr 2015, 11:54
I really enjoyed this game, it's a cool idea to mix point and click with some real time fight !
Split82
Split8220 Apr 2015, 11:56
Very cool entry. Badass graphics as always :)
ncannasse
ncannasse20 Apr 2015, 11:57
I usually find your games being unbalanced between gameplay and content, but this one is a perfect match that I enjoyed playing a lot, nice job !

Would have like alt ending with choice, the current one shows a bit too much what I guess are your personal feelings wrt the theme :)
remiv20 Apr 2015, 11:57
Cool, and beautiful.
Pierrec20 Apr 2015, 12:14
This one immediatly jumps into my Top 3 deepnight games list, with Time Pigmy and Corporate Soccer.

I wish it was longer.
I wish the puzzles were less straightforward.
I wish there were several endings (maybe they are but I didn't find them)
I wish the combat system was deeper

I wish a lot of things, and that only mean I would really love to play a "full-lenghth" game based on this. And by full lenghth I mean something like a 1 hour game instead of a 15mn game. You made this in 48h? It would take you a month to make something really great people would buy.
rnlf
rnlf20 Apr 2015, 12:33
Cool looking game as usual! Sweet character design! Not much else to say. Fun ending.
Marcellus20 Apr 2015, 13:00
Very detailed graphics as always, I don't really see the influence of the theme on the game apart from the far reference in the story.
Franklin's Ghost
Franklin's Ghost20 Apr 2015, 14:09
Beautiful looking game as always. Liked the adventure game aspect just wish it was longer but did like that I had time to play it all the way through. Always impressed at how much you're able to get done in 48hrs.
rogberth
rogberth20 Apr 2015, 15:11
Great experience. This is probably getting to the top 5 compo games =)
PaulJs
PaulJs20 Apr 2015, 15:43
Vraiment très beau et très sympa après je trouve que l'interprétation du thème laisse à désirer mais vu la difficulté de ce dernier, c'est compréhensible.
Tipyx
Tipyx20 Apr 2015, 16:29
You are a fuckin' ninja <3
Hatsome
Hatsome20 Apr 2015, 16:58
Awesome polished game, reminds me of old Lucas Arts games like Monkey Island. Good job as always!
Azurency
Azurency20 Apr 2015, 17:27
Absolutely amazing !! Very nice graphics
elpaulo20 Apr 2015, 17:36
Man, the graphics... so awesome !
hexagore
hexagore20 Apr 2015, 17:51
It goes without saying that your game is graphically incredible as always from you!

Loved the Lucasarts references too. Thanks!
bnhw20 Apr 2015, 19:22
Visually stunning!
Headmade20 Apr 2015, 19:40
Holy Moses this really is an impressive compo entry. Really inspiring.

You're asking us to point out any English mistakes, so let me point out that in the first Textbubble there is a typo (should be his)
"What was is name again?"
drludos
drludos20 Apr 2015, 21:26
Oh my God... I'm astounded that you created such a polished, interesting and fun game is such a short time. Your art and music skills are more and more impressive, so are your game design skills, and now even your storytelling abilities.

I hope you'll turn this in a full-featured (maybe commercial) game - I really want to know what all those cops where doing here! :)
KedumeBits20 Apr 2015, 21:46
You made it again. Great game. An adventure game this time. I love it.
Jared Sartin20 Apr 2015, 22:01
I always look forward to your entries. This one doesn't disappoint! How do you do so much in so little time?!
celisoft20 Apr 2015, 22:05
Very good job ! And it works great in the web browser without that damn Unity Player ! The flying car reminds me the cars used in Syndicate on Amiga.
NoxiiStudio
NoxiiStudio21 Apr 2015, 01:34
A really nice game. But I think it was a little to ambitious and came short to deliver its promises.
The graphics were gorgeous, it was funny and the end twist was a really cool touch !
Snicklodocus
Snicklodocus21 Apr 2015, 02:02
Wow, I enjoyed this a lot. Funny, great art, good music. Some of the puzzles are a bit obscure - reminds me of old-school adventure games for better or worse. Great use of the theme. the game revolved around it, and I loved the twist at the end. Great job!
Matt Tuttle
Matt Tuttle21 Apr 2015, 04:52
Very polished as usual. Love the gun play and cheeky humor.
fluidvolt
fluidvolt21 Apr 2015, 05:21
Wow. This is fantastic. I love the adventure game feel combined with the gun play action. Looks great, plays great... it would be impressive if you made this in a week. Even more impressive that you made it in a weekend!
zimmy8721 Apr 2015, 09:19
pretty sweet game
Xaychru
Xaychru21 Apr 2015, 09:44
Impressive mood, not my favorite genre of games, but I really enjoyed the action moments, I would have liked more of these! I liked the little funny details and as usual the game feels utterly polished!
kill0u
kill0u21 Apr 2015, 10:35
Nice, as always! :D

A small typo: "Thank you-r- for playing" ;)
Suese
Suese21 Apr 2015, 10:57
I can't figure out what to do but oh my hell what is your secret? I kinda want to cry and quit game dev forever when I see your entries. :---(
Carduus21 Apr 2015, 11:41
Finished! i love the ending :D
A bit of action is always welcome in a point&click :)
I was surprised by the music mood, i was expecting a Deus Ex style but this one fits well with the character.
My favourite Point&click is still Memento, but this one is very cool too! (you did not like the theme didn't you? xD )
Curial
Curial21 Apr 2015, 12:25
This is... OMG.
kivano
kivano21 Apr 2015, 13:09
I have nothing more to add, this entry is gorgeous! I would love to play full commercial game! Graphic is outstanding, nice small plot and great mood.
coderitual21 Apr 2015, 13:15
I can't imagine how you managed to do this game in such a short time. Superb!
efux21 Apr 2015, 13:19
Great as always!
BPO_Jeff21 Apr 2015, 13:32
This is amazing especially given the time limit! You nailed the mood. I liked the GUI/interface in general too, nice and straight-forward interaction with the environment. Great work! Would love to see this turned into a full game.
TeamEagle21 Apr 2015, 13:55
wow, very awesome. And especially since you've done everything in 48h O.o
RyanNielson
RyanNielson21 Apr 2015, 14:28
This is fantastic, I'm not the biggest adventure game fan in the world but I'm really liking this. It's a great mix of action, humor, and puzzle solving. I'd really like to see this expanded, it's really well done. Congrats!
Andrew Quartermain21 Apr 2015, 15:18
Beautiful game as usual. What can I say? Very stylish, funny and cool. <3
A Flat Miner Studios21 Apr 2015, 15:49
This is prolific for an LD game!! Love the Noir style of narration, what an amazing mood. You really captured the Blade Runner world's feel.
MasterOfNaN21 Apr 2015, 16:54
Very nice looking game and it made me laugh out loud.
fndy21 Apr 2015, 17:45
Amazing game!
GFM
GFM21 Apr 2015, 18:18
I'm speechless... This was simply awesome... How can you do all that in only 48h? .___.
markusfisch
markusfisch21 Apr 2015, 19:41
Simply stunning. As always. Plays great, looks great, funny, original, just wow! I'd definitely pay for more episodes like this!
sputnik
sputnik21 Apr 2015, 20:03
Awesome, as always
Detocroix
Detocroix21 Apr 2015, 20:07
Perhaps not the best use of theme, but one of the prettiest games of LD32. Great work, great visuals, great mood, slightly awkward controls that could use some modernizing but otherwise brilliance as a compo entry :)
Finlal
Finlal21 Apr 2015, 20:45
You always make me think about what one man can do in 48 hours.
FistBumpGames21 Apr 2015, 20:50
Awesome game! really liked the take on the theme and the graphics were just top notch. The assassin really made me laugh!
oparisy21 Apr 2015, 20:57
S&eacute;bastien, this game is great! The music is nice, I love the general atmosphere/look. Very nice particles and "glow" touches. Liked the non-politically correct cigarette and bowel humor too.

Being able to do flashback-like gunfights brought back good memories!

The story is enticing and definitely made me want to get to the end. I had a hell of a time finding the fuses, though.
kaa21 Apr 2015, 21:02
Best entry as usual :) Best from all sides, especially humor!
esayitch21 Apr 2015, 21:08
Fantastic stuff there... great use of the theme, great graphics, great music... a 5/5 if I ever saw one :)
43iscoding
43iscoding21 Apr 2015, 23:30
This one is just jaw-dropping. Especially the art. It's just astonishing and unbelievable you actually made that alone in 48 hours. I have nothing to say more. Perfect.
KunoNoOni
KunoNoOni22 Apr 2015, 01:07
That was visually breathtaking! Loved the music too :)
GeorgeBroussard22 Apr 2015, 01:47
Great art and music as usual. Loved the style and future city. Got a Star Wars Coruscant vibe from it. Nice small adventure game with some action shooting in it.
Yamzho22 Apr 2015, 09:46
That is awesome ! I wish I were that talented !
Adreqi22 Apr 2015, 11:27
That's quite a badass game :p
McFunkypants
McFunkypants22 Apr 2015, 16:24
Really beautiful, as always. Dark and bitter, like black coffee.

Next jam I challenge you to go ultra happy rainbow sweet.

I'll do the opposite, and make a dark brooding game! =)

Keep up the wonderful work, and please never leave Ludum Dare.
Traumendes_Madchen22 Apr 2015, 16:46
Awesome, as expected ;). A bit on the short side but a great experience nonetheless and I love the animation you did at the beginning.
Ludum-tek is such a bother with its unconventional method, right!
mildmojo22 Apr 2015, 17:26
This is so complete it hurts. Love the attention to detail, all the bits of description for environmental stuff that isn't core to the solution path. Art, effects, UI are all perfect. The setting and environmental art in particular is top-notch. So much mood. Mixing in a little gunfighting was above and beyond.

I don't even know what to criticize. Yeah, it's short, but so's the compo. Great vertical slice. This could turn into a series of vignettes where the assassin has to complete more and more unreasonable assassination puzzles which all end with a gunshot anyway.

Only a couple of typos I could see (since you asked):

"You notice a woman perfume" <-- "woman's perfume"
"washbassin" => "washbasin"
"cigaret" => "cigarette"
"what its name again" => "what is its name again"
"shitiest" => "shittiest"
SaintHeiser22 Apr 2015, 17:36
Ecellent! I already forgot when I've rated LD games as 5 starts. But you done perfect job now! Because I don't like quests at all. But your one hangs me for hour. Like the humor. It burns, really =)
SpringCabal
SpringCabal22 Apr 2015, 18:31
Ahh I was kinda expecting a bit more from you, the gameplay isn't that fun: combat being pretty simplistic and puzzles basically solvable by clicking on everything. The dialogue is hilarious though, and everything else is absolutely perfect so all in all I really enjoyed it.
Also neat take on the theme ^^

Also, since you asked, here's your typo: "You usually prefers a very direct approach." :P
wooltech22 Apr 2015, 19:29
Brilliant. Looks and sounds great and it's very well polished. Great concept with plenty of room to expand.
Manu & Wan
Manu & Wan22 Apr 2015, 23:49
Great game! And, by the way, I like a lot the end ^^
polegar
polegar23 Apr 2015, 09:27
Wow, so impressive ! I had a really great time finishing it
Goutye
Goutye23 Apr 2015, 10:00
Great game. I was stuck with the medicine a long time. I already control the doors but nothing happened. The doors were still the same.
jhell23 Apr 2015, 10:25
Very impressive visually but very short. Congratulations on the atmosphere, very well done. I would have liked a darker tone to the sounds and music though. The polish is incredible.
Ouro17
Ouro1723 Apr 2015, 13:53
Great entry! I love the game, well done!
greytram
greytram23 Apr 2015, 19:59
A great entry, as usual!
Loved the combat system and the graphics are way cute.
Toby Pinder
Toby Pinder23 Apr 2015, 20:48
Beautiful and hilarious. Polished to an amazing degree. Fantastic job.
sararyCow
sararyCow23 Apr 2015, 22:56
Pretty badass, no way I can discuss this. Excellent!
andrewkennedy
andrewkennedy24 Apr 2015, 21:27
I came for the glowy beveled pixels. I stayed for the atmosphere and clever dialogue. You definitely loved the theme this time haha. It was short but sweet!
Noah Ratcliff
Noah Ratcliff24 Apr 2015, 21:37
Great mood, looks great, and plays well. My only gripe is that in the end you don't actually kill him the way you spent the entire game setting up, but that's a very minor gripe.
cdgugler25 Apr 2015, 03:30
Incredible graphics! I love this game genre, and although the game is short it was really enjoyable.
DDRKirby(ISQ)25 Apr 2015, 08:19
Great job as always. This style of game works REALLY well for you, I think. Props for a great idea and great execution.
0110110125 Apr 2015, 09:37
This take on the theme would definitely deserve an extended game, with a few more levels of unconventional assassin sillyness :D As for the rest, I'm still amazed at how much you can produce in 2 days. Might be the first time the mood and story of an LD game made me curious enough to want more...
Coban3125 Apr 2015, 13:39
Juste parfait.
jhrrsn
jhrrsn25 Apr 2015, 19:19
I love your art style! Looks super good. Well-written, too. The mix of adventure game with action/shooter worked really well. I'd definitely like to see more of that world. Good job!
puppetmaster
puppetmaster25 Apr 2015, 19:44
Absolute amazing!! Beautiful pixelart!
Very well done!
zaibakk
zaibakk25 Apr 2015, 20:02
Very cool! Bravo!
Taldius26 Apr 2015, 01:44
Awesome game! The art style is cool and the story is really funny. I also liked the gun fight.
Amazingly well done!
OddballDave
OddballDave26 Apr 2015, 07:47
Amazing art. And a lot of content for 48 hours. Good stuff.
phi626 Apr 2015, 16:28
Fantastic, what an inspiration
slowfrog
slowfrog26 Apr 2015, 20:47
Amazing art, animation and mood. If you can do that in two days, I guess you can make a full game in just a few weeks.
marinalucio27 Apr 2015, 07:24
Beautiful game! You are a boss for making this in 48 hours, sir! I'd love to play more of this. Probably one of the best games i've played this ludum dare. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
camlang27 Apr 2015, 09:41
Nice entry and the theme is rendered well. Also loved the shooting mechanic.
Ludipe
Ludipe27 Apr 2015, 13:39
You always make really amazing games. The art and the music were completelly amazing, and the mix between point&click and action games was clever and fun.

I bow to you sir ^^
Erkberg
Erkberg28 Apr 2015, 09:45
Awesome all around, amazingly polished, beautiful graphics and nice gameplay too. This is the best entry I have played so far.
One little thing I noticed: The sounds were pretty loud compared to the background music.
iSamurai28 Apr 2015, 14:31
Gorgeous! Very polished pixel art! Interesting story! And awesome combination of action element and the exploration element!
5 star!
panurge29 Apr 2015, 10:34
You hit the mood of the three influences you cite exactly. And add some badassery of your own! The story is darkly funny and I'd love to see more of the character.

Graphics and sound are just amazing for 48 hours, gameplay is great. One of my favourites so far for sure!
Sergi Montaner
Sergi Montaner29 Apr 2015, 12:15
Very nice and well rounded game.
Nice mood graphics and sound.
I got stuck after poisoning the food :(
flummox3d29 Apr 2015, 13:02
5 for everything! Easy to control, decent puzzles, awesome atmosphere. I love it ^^
Mase
Mase29 Apr 2015, 16:36
The polish is just on a whole 'nother level. The monologues are charming as well. Amazing work.
runvs
runvs29 Apr 2015, 17:29
Ho-ly shit.

That was awesome from beginning to the end.
You definitely have to continue this.
diegomachado
diegomachado29 Apr 2015, 17:53
You rock deepnight. You took me back to the past when I had 10 years and played LucasArts games all day long. Thank you.
alvivar30 Apr 2015, 04:37
Beautiful, the laser firing mechanics feels great.
ShaunJS
ShaunJS30 Apr 2015, 18:09
Really pretty!

Took me a while to notice the blue particle effects were designed to draw my attention to interactive objects, a nice tough though! I'm not sure the combat worked particularly well, it was very well presented and nice looking but it felt fairly RNG dependant on whether a dude would instantly shoot when vulnerable or instantly move back to a defensive position after shooting and so on. It's great that you added this much variety in such a short time but I think this was the weakest part of the actual gameplay.

The puzzle solving was pretty simple, there's not a massive amount of 'game' here but what is here is very, very well executed!
Park1 May 2015, 03:05
Maybe you mean "Room service", I'm not sure what Groom service is, if not an intentional joke. It adds character, so I think I would leave it. (〃⌒&nabla;⌒)

Fantastic game. ・ᴗ・
Pixel Heart
Pixel Heart2 May 2015, 18:38
That pixel art! Dividing each pixel like that... Wow....
ajopart
ajopart3 May 2015, 09:38
Nothing to say except : AMAZING
DonovanWu
DonovanWu4 May 2015, 16:15
The pixel-glowing effect looks awesome!
CptDustmite5 May 2015, 00:46
Gives me a Bladerunner feel, amazing graphics and audio and very fun!! Well done!
waveformmodulations5 May 2015, 02:40
The retro graphics were really cool and I liked how it was kinda a point and click style game. The ending was pretty funny.
freaknarf
freaknarf6 May 2015, 10:11
I'm really amazed how stuff like this can be made in 48h...
Nice humor, awesome visuals, and it's a point and click. Perfect... Bordeaux rules once again
Alex Rose
Alex Rose6 May 2015, 12:31
Gorgeous as always, and a fun take on the adventure game. Enjoyed the combat system and thought the actual inventory/interaction system was great, along with some awesome dialogue and a neat idea.

I'd love to see you take something like this further.
Namide6 May 2015, 13:54
Very well job.
I very much appreciate the ambiance, graphic design, the gun fights and the humor!
SledKnight7 May 2015, 02:19
Hilarious, and awesome! I love adventure games. This was a great flashback to the days of Lucas Arts adventures. Well done. I was disappointed at the conventional kill at the end...
tughan
tughan9 May 2015, 12:50
Great polished artwork, was pleasent to look at. You might want to cut some dialogues off though :)
Druid
Druid9 May 2015, 14:41
Totally ultimate entry... All 5 for this masterpiece!
tmpxyz
tmpxyz9 May 2015, 15:46
Really a pro's work
wilsk9 May 2015, 17:12
Looks fantastic and very well put together. Thanks!
Team-KwaKwa9 May 2015, 20:46
A five-star compo entry. Magnificent visual, a bit repetitive audio, usual frustration of adventure game.
Embalaje10 May 2015, 11:12
Brilliant style and great humor. Also the character design is interesting and funny.It&acute;s a great game!make it biggerr!
retrogradeorbit
retrogradeorbit10 May 2015, 13:47
Is this number one good game? Yes! Amazing.
ruerob10 May 2015, 16:31
Awesome graphics!!! Great game!
sorlok
sorlok11 May 2015, 03:30
Really great game, excellent dialogue (and not walls of text!), and nice fight mechanics (for the genre). Great visual style too; great job!
Nate11 May 2015, 19:54
Very impressive. I very much like the art style.

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