Summary
The Brilliant Coupis a new indie game by solo developer Markus Creative premiering on the Steam platform. The indie title features a young protagonist who plans to rob a bank by helping out their older friend, embarking on a life of crime. While the concept is an original creation, the two main characters ofThe Brilliant Coupstrangely resemble the protagonists from AMC’s hit showBreaking Bad.
Markus Creative revealedThe Brilliant Coup, a2D-pixel art video gamethat plays out like a classic point-and-click adventure. Players assume the role of Matt, an unemployed young man living in 1987 England who’s been offered a job for a heist by his “fatherly friend” Uncle Briggs. The job is to steal the Arctic Star brilliant from the heavily guarded Trustman Bank. As such, Matt accepts the offer, introducing players to the stakes thatThe Brilliant Coupis setting up.
Matt and Briggs Resemble Jesse Pinkman and Walter White
For a greater context,The Brilliant Coup’s official trailer showcases the gameplay and characters with which players can familiarize themselves. Throughout the footage, point-and-click mechanics are demonstrated, with Matt as the primary character, and cutscenes are used to understand Matt and Briggs better. However, with their outfits alone, Matt’s sweater, beanie combo, and Briggs’s professional demeanor combined with a top hat and glasses give off seriousBreaking Badvibes. Matt resembles a variant of Jesse Pinkman, while Briggs looks like Walter White walking around in a suit and tie.The Brilliant Coup’s storyline is completely different from that of theBreaking Badtelevision show, though the resemblance between the characters is uncanny.
The Brilliant Coupaims to be aclassic point-and-click game, as detailed in the trailer. The presentation has a simple approach, with the features outlined onthe game’s Steam page. These include the following features:
The point-and-click features come from Markus Creative, a solo video game developer. The gameplay feels inspired byThimbleweed Park, which Markus Creative has referenced in their Twitter posts aboutThe Brilliant Coup. It’s safe to assume thatThe Brilliant Coupmay be their first publishedvideo game on Steam, with no other recorded game to reference Markus Creative.
Interested players can wishlist and check outThe Brilliant Coupnow onSteam, which has a 2024 release date. No specific window has been announced, though Markus Creative continually updates the game’s Twitter account with images from in-game and behind the scenes. They also interact with users online who have further questions aboutThe Brilliant Coupand its development.
