ABZU

Ikhishwe ngonyaka ka-2016, i-ABZU ngumdlalo wamakhompyutha ozimele wokuzidela nokuhlola, owakhiwa abakwa-Giant Squid Studios washicilelwa ngabakwa-505 Games. Njengomdlalo wokuqala owenziwa yi-Giant Squid, lo mdlalo waqala ukutholakala ezinkundleni ze-PlayStation 4 ne-Windows ngo-Agasti 2016, kamuva wafika naku-Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, naku-Amazon Luna. Igama lomdlalo livela ezinganekwaneni zakudala zase-Sumeria kanye nezinganekwane zolwandle; ngokuhlanganisa igama elithi "AB," elisho amanzi, nelithi "ZU," elisho ukwazi, lokhu kuhumusha ngokusondelene kusho "Ulwandle Lokuhlakanipha". Le mvelaphi yolimi ibeka isisekelo esifanele somdlalo okhetha ukushiya ukulwa nezingxoxo zakudala, ukuze uthathe abadlali ohambweni olujulile, olumnandi, nolungokomoya emhlabeni oyimfihlakalo wolwandle olujulile. Emnyombweni wawo, i-ABZU igxile kakhulu ekuhloleni nasekuhambeni ngendlela ebushelelezi, evame ukuchazwa njengesifanisi sokubhukuda esihlanganyelwayo kunomdlalo wesenzo ojwayelekile. Abadlali badlala indima yomuntu oguqukayo ozithola evuka esendaweni engaphezulu kolwandle olukhulu noluphilayo. Ukuzulazula ekujuleni kwalo kuklanyelwe ukuba yisipiliyoni esinokuthula nesizolile, esingenalo udlame noma izikrini ezithi "game-over." Ngokusebenzisa izilawuli zokubhukuda ezinhle nezingathi zi-acrobatic, umdlali uhlola izindawo ezisukela emikhaleni yamakhorali ekhanyiswe ilanga kanye namanzi avulekile, kuya emihosheni yolwandle emnyama nezindlu zakudala ezingaphansi kwamanzi. Endleleni, abadlali bahlangana nezinhlobo zezidalwa zasolwandle eziyinkulungwane ezidaliwe, ezisekelwe ezilwaneni zangempela. Lezi zilwane zihamba ngokubambisana, ziphendula umdlali, izilwane ezizingelayo, kanye nodade wazo, okwenza imvelo ephilayo nejulile. Abadlali bangaphinde basebenzise imisindo ye-sonar ukuxhumana nemvelo, bagibele izidalwa ezinkulu ezifana nemanta rays nofudu, noma basebenzise izithombe zokuzindla ukuze bahlale phansi babuke izidalwa zasolwandle ezikhangayo. Ngokwezindaba, i-ABZU igwema izindlela zokuxoxa izindaba ezijwayelekile, ikhetha ukudlulisa indaba yayo ngokusebenzisa imvelo, umculo, nokuhlangana komdlali nalo. Indaba igxile ohambweni lomuntu oguqukayo lokubuyisela imvelo eyonakele. Njengoba abadlali behlela ekujuleni kolwandle, bathola izinsalela zempucuko endala, ethuthuke kakhulu kwezobuchwepheshe eyayike yaba nobudlelwano obujulile, obungokomoya nolwandle. Nokho, lokhu kulingana kwaphazanyiswa amandla onakalisayo emishini alimaza amandla okuphila olwandle futhi ashiya izindawo ezomile ngemva kwawo. Esebenza kanye nofudu olumhlophe oluyimfihlakalo, umdlali kumele axazulule izindida ezincane futhi akhulule amandla omlingo esebenzisa imisindo ye-sonar ukuze avuselele izindawo ezifile futhi abuyisele ibhalansi yemvelo. Izifundo nezigxeki zincome amandla alo mdlalo okufundisa ngezindaba zemvelo, ziphawula indlela ephakamisa ngayo ukuqwashisa ngokubeka ngokuphambene ubuhle obumangalisayo bemvelo nangeqiniso elibuhlungu lokonakala kwemvelo, ukulahleka kwezinhlobonhlobo zezilwane, kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Ukuthuthukiswa kwe-ABZU kuthathe iminyaka emithathu futhi kwenziwa yiqembu elincane labantu abayishumi nantathu kwa-Giant Squid. Isitudiyo sasungulwa futhi saholwa nguMatt Nava, owayeyiqondisi yobuciko emidlalweni eyaziwayo efana ne-Flower ne-Journey. Ukuklanywa kwe-ABZU kwaphefumulelwa kakhulu uthando lukaNava lokungena emanzini nokubhukuda, futhi kwaba yimpendulo eqondile ezindaweni ezomile, eziyigwadule ze-Journey. Besebenzisa i-Unreal Engine 4, iqembu lanquma ukungasebenzisi isitayela sezithombe ezingokoqobo kakhulu, kodwa wagxila ezindaweni ezinhle, ezinemibala egqamile. Amandla ale njini avumela onjiniyela ukuthi babonise izinkulungwane zezinhlanzi esikrinini ngesikhathi esisodwa ngaphandle kokwehlisa isivinini somdlalo, ngenkathi izinhlelo zokukhanya ezinamandla zigeza amanzi ngemibala eguquguqukayo eshintsha ukuze isethe isimo semizwa yezindawo ezahlukene ezingaphansi kwamanzi. Ingxenye ebalulekile yomzwelo womdlalo ngumculo wawo ohehayo, oqanjwe ngu-Austin Wintory, owasebenzisana noNava ku-Journey. Umculo kaWintory uhambisana ngamandla nezenzo zomdlali nezindawo ezishintshayo, wakha inqubo yokuxhumana phakathi komdlalo nomsebenzisi. Umculo ukhula ngokunqoba njengoba impilo ibuyela emkhaleni owawufile, futhi ushintsha ngokwezwi ukuze uhambisane nokumangala noma ukushuba kokutholwayo ngumdlali. Ukuhlanganiswa komculo kaWintory, ama-engeli ekhamera, nokunciphisa izilawuli zabasebenzisi kwenza ukuba kube nesipiliyoni esihlanganyelwayo lapho umculo uba yindlela eyinhloko yokuxoxa indaba nokuxhumana. Ngemva kokukhishwa kwawo, i-ABZU yathola udumo olukhulu futhi yaqokwa emiklomelweni eminingi, iqinisa ifa layo njengomdlalo ophayona emkhakheni wokuhlola imvelo. Abagxeki bincome njalo ubuciko bayo, isimo sokuphumula, nomculo wayo omangalisayo, besebenzisa iziqhathaniso ne-Journey. Uwine umklomelo we-Best Original Score for a Video Game ovela ku-International Film Music Critics Association futhi wathola udumo oluphezulu lwe-Artistic Achievement kuma-BAFTA Games Awards, kanye nokuqokwa kuma-Game Awards kanye ne-Joystick Awards. Yize abanye abagxeki begxeka ubude bawo obufushane nokufana kwawo nemidlalo yokuhlola yangaphambilini, usathandwa kakhulu ngabadlali abakwazisayo ukulandisa okusekelwe emvelweni nezindida ezizolile. Ekugcineni, i-ABZU imele ubuciko obuphelele emidlalweni yamakhompyutha, ihlinzeka ngesikhumbuzo esibuhlungu nesihlanganyelwayo sobuhle obubuthakathaka bolwandle kanye nokubaluleka kokuvikela imvelo.