A modern day cutscene from the end of Kane And Lynch 2 plays with lights across the runway illuminating the night sky. Kane And Lynch dive onto the plane in a cinematic movie style slamming the door behind them covered in blood, sweat and rips on they're clothes. Kane picks himself up off the floor of the plane as Lynch kicks down the cockpit door and holds a massive shotgun up at the Pilots who squirm in their seats in fear.
Kane holds his gun high above him to show everyone and shoots it once at an empty seat so they hear loud and clear making everybody scream and cover their heads as women and children cry and cower in fear of losing their lives.
"Nobody move a fucking muscle or i'll blow your head off right in front of your family and kids and everyone else on this damn plane" Kane says raising his voice
Lynch stays in the cockpit holding a massive shotgun up to the two Pilots.
"PILOTS you keep this plane steady and on route to its destination don't think I'm not scared to blow your head off either!!" Kane says again, taking command of the situation.
"Where the fuck are we going?" Says Lynch
"I don't know… And I don't care about Lynch. Anywhere is better than this shit whole…fucking Shanghai". Said Kane in a much more content voice.
A black screen shows with the words
"24 HOURS LATER" In bold white italics shows the smack centre of the screen and fades into a new cutscene.
Red and blue lights flash through the small windows of the plane as passengers are still cowering and whimpering in fear but much more than before.
The camera pans to the dead body of a business woman whose face is unrecognisable due to a gunshot wound to her face. It's a very gruesome sight meant to shock the player. We see a familiar pair of trousers being worn by somebody next to this woman and the camera slowly rises and we see Lynch is pointing a gun directly in front of him which turns to an over shoulder angle and we see he is pointing it at Kane.
"You stay THE FUCK BACK KANE" says Lynch clearly having an episode caused by his schizophrenia.
"Or what you'll shoot me too, like you shot that poor innocent woman over there!" Kane replies clearly angry with Lynch.
"She was going for my pistol Kane I could've died!" Lynch says in a somewhat remorseful voice as though he is coming back to reality while Kane slowly steps towards him
Passengers of the plane are screaming and whimpering uncontrollably
"Lynch… You need to calm down" Kane says in a calming, subtle voice.
"FUCK YOU KANE" Lynch screams back.
Kane, now kissing the barrel of Lynches shiny silver desert eagle uses his expertise in hand to hand combat to disarm lynch and pin him against the wall shooting the floor behind him so any hostages wouldn't try something smart despite the fact they are visibly struck with fear and rooted to the spot already.
"You want me to knock you out like you did to me back with Hsing? Because we both know how that ends. This plane is landing soon and there isn't exactly a welcome party outside. I need you Lynch SO SNAP THE FUCK OUT OF IT!
Kane releases Lynch from pinning him to the wall and Lynch straightens himself up as turbulence signals the plane is approaching the ground and soon to land. The blue and red lights only shine brighter through the windows.
The plane lands, Kane and Lynch each take cover by both sides of the plane.
"Let's do this," says Kane. Lynch responds with a simple nod. Kane proceeds to open the plane door and gets back into cover.
"You are surrounded. Put your weapons down, and come out with your hands up" . Said an officer on a megaphone.
FUCK YOU COCK SUCKERS! Screams Lynch as he launches a grenade outside creating a massive glorious explosion for the player to feast their eyes.
Bullets whizz through the plane door past Kane and Lynch and cut through the thin metal like a knife through butter as men, women and children scream their lungs out and some are caught by bullets as they rip through the thin metal exterior of the plane.
The bullets stop and the battlefield goes silent Kane once again nods at Lynch and they push forward out the plane and run in an awesome cinematic that shows bullets flying left right and centre as Kane ducks and rolls into cover in front of a police car to use as cover and Lynch runs towards a big box close by.
Ahead the player can see police cars and swat vans and a beautiful building lit up in the early morning illuminating the sky. It’s busy and people can be seen inside running in fear of the bullets.
The player camera turns to Lynch as he runs into cover. They are notified that Lynch will most likely be using a shotgun which will give a boost to damage when used while Kane on the other hand will be more likely to use an assault rifle and hand to hand combat which will also increase damage/accuracy when used. From the cover you are in you will be told how to shoot and other mechanics of the game. After a set time shooting police Lynch can then be seen in a cutscene running towards the same car Kane is at only to be nearly shot by a sniper to which Kane shouts
"SNIPER!"
This is the part where the player is notified that they can switch between Kane And Lynch at any time like in Grand Theft Auto V and how Kane and Lynch different weapons would come in handy in different situations. The game then asks that you switch to Kane to take out the sniper from a longer distance using his assault rifle making it less dangerous. With the sniper taken out you are shown your mini map and the marker indicating where the terminal, back entrance and side entrance you need to reach is (you can reach any but its to add more depth and replay ability and level of exploration to each level).
The buddy command system could even make a return with you ordering Kane or Lynch to go a different route to you so you cover more ground. This however is a suggestion but I'm going to say it exists as I like it.
(When I mention me using the buddy command system it's me showing off what could be done with the system. There would be a variety of routes you can take which would play out differently. For now I'll write about 2 scenarios that the player could take that sound more scripted but with the ability to approach the mission how you like there would be way more than 2 scenarios)
[Scenario 1 Kane]
At any given moment you will be able to switch between Kane and Lynch which will show the different perspectives in the scenarios but for now I'm going to stick to one character perspective without switching as it allows for infinite more scenarios to play out.
Using the buddy command system Kane orders Lynch to take the open fire exit to the right and look for an escape while Kane takes an open terminal to find an escape from the second level.
Kane makes his way through the terminal and out to the second level of the airport. People are running and screaming after hearing the gunshots while some have even been trod on and children have lose their parents. Off to his right is a swat team attempting to evacuate people but as soon as they see him they move in and begin to close in on Kane. Kane walks over to a balcony that overlooks the entrance to the airport. Below he sees Lynch pinned down by a riot shield squad stuck in a small walkway.
(This is where the levels get fun you could toss a grenade and hop off the side of the balcony and push the riot squad with Lynch or push your way making sure you kill all the cops which could give you a higher score at the end more on scores later. And exploring the levels you could find unique guns that could be used in multiplayer and fun collectables and littered around the level would be Easter eggs).
Kane has a choice to make. He knows he's going to kill lots of innocent people if he fights back but he knows he has to. Kane tosses a grenade into the police and civilians and people are flying everywhere as he the player pushes forward taking out the police and making his way down to Lynch who has managed to take down some of the Riot shield squad. Kane then throws out another grenade to eliminate some more of the squad before running out the front entrance and to the parking lot with the police.
[Scenario 2]
Kane and Lynch push either entrance together leading them to be surrounded by cops left and right. I know this isn’t a lot but in game there would be more variety and depth with different choices of how to progress leading to different scenarios that the player can be put in.
After pushing through the riot shield squad you make your way to the car park where a police helicopter is looming above you and the police have created a barrier with their cars. You have no choice but forward.
Kane and Lynch dive back inside the airport to cover themselves from the heavy fire of the chopper.
“Fuck this is worse than Shanghai” says Lynch irritated.
“Lynch I need you to stick with me here. Our only way of getting outta here is that front door. They stand between us and freedom and I want that freedom and I’m not gonna let them take it. We’ll kill em...Kill em all. Now let’s get out there” Says Kane.
The cutscene stops and Kane and Lynch are in cover seen in the cutscene where the player can now once again take control.
Kane can order Lynch to move in fast to make his close range combat more effective (you can any gun as Lynch although using the shotgun will deal more damage and be more effective). While Kane attempts to take down the helicopter with his assault rifle. Needless to say its an epic battle and the gun play, sounds and graphics really enhance immersion and create for enjoyable gunfights as the sun rises over the barren landscape that offers not much more to see than desert shrubs. It'd be about action and faced paced, intense combat with multiple ways to approach a situation with this scale being even more broad as you have the ability to switch between Kane and Lynch.
Kane and Lynch, surrounded by dead bodies find a police car that still has keys inside of it and the player can now drive down the narrow road with some twists and turns allowing them to take in the scenery and give the two characters time to speak.
While speeding down the empty road Lynch cheers and remarks how he can't believe they just got away.
“Haha! I don’t fucking believe it we got away!” Lynch says very pleased.
Kane seems clearly agitated trying to think of a plan of what they can do next
“Well don’t count this as a blessing just yet we don’t know what the fuck we are going to do now. I don't even know where I'm going, I have no plan, we don't even know the language” says Kane clearly agitated
Kane stops the car and demands Lynch to get out and get out.
“Are you fucking insane were in the middle of nowhere you blind prick” says Lynch who is quite annoyed with the idea of walking.
“Lynch get out the go*damn car! There's a town down the road just there look. We can’t drive into town with a car like this with all these bullet holes we will only gain unwanted attention. Besides going down the main road is too risky we might run into some more cops”. Kane demands
“I don’t fucking believe it” mumbles Lynch
“Will you stop bitching already” shouts Kane walking ahead
“Ass-whole” Lynch mumbles again
A long desert stretch is shown as the camera lifts up from Kane and Lynch walking into the sunrise which sits behind the silhouette of a town many miles away.
The screen fades to black and a statistic board mentioned earlier appears showing how many hidden guns you found ,how many cops and civilians killed, accuracy, headshots etc as well as a score matched with a medal. Get the best score and platinum medal to 100% the mission. This feature wouldn’t be too lacklustre definitely a lot of effort would go into it as it gives more incentive to play again and complete certain tasks or challenges in a mission.
Side Note: Lynch would be lacking medication in this game making him more insane essentially. in Dog Days, Lynch is taking medicine and while he sometimes comes close to a manic episode we rarely see one. Now he has no access to medicine he will be more on edge and crazy to play as.
Thank you for reading, this is only a concept/idea I'm making for fun but if you enjoyed it, please let me know by leaving a comment same goes for if you feel I can improve
-Neppy
P.S. Be sure to join our discord server and steam group for online play, or if you are just a fan of Kane and Lynch!
Discord: https://discord.gg/BX4tK86
Steam Group: https://s.team/chat/nZ7rnC63
I want Kane and Lynch 3 :(