Project Sakura

Umkhakha wemidlalo eyethusayo ezimele (indie horror) uvame ukugqama ngokugxila ekucindezelekeni kwengqondo kunokuthembela ekwethusweni okungazelelwe, kanti umdlalo wevidiyo u-“Project Sakura” uyisibonelo esicacile sale ndlela yokwakha isimo. Uthuthukiswe futhi washicilelwa ngabakwa-RTRGAMES, isitudiyo esizimele sase-Istanbul esenza imidlalo nezinhlelo zokusebenza kusukela ngo-2007, lo mdlalo unikeza uhambo olujulile lokusinda nokwesaba okuthinta ingqondo. Wakhiwe ngenjini ye-Unity, umdlalo uhambisa abadlali endabeni ebhalwe ngokucophelela ehlanganisa izindlela zokudubula ngokubukwa komuntu wesithathu (third-person shooter) kanye nokwesaba okungajwayelekile okuhambisana nemidlalo yase-Japan. Ngobuhle obufaniswa nemisebenzi yakwa-Chilla's Art, umdlalo usebenzisa ukucindezeleka kwengqondo, izinto ezifana namaphupho, nezindawo ezingenamuntu ukuze wakhe umhlaba obukeka ujwayelekile kodwa ozwakala sengathi awulungile neze. Ubekwe e-Japan yanamuhla, indaba igxile ekuguleni okuyimfihlakalo nokubi okudala isiphithiphithi ezweni lonke. Ngokungafani nezifo ezivamile ezivusa abafileyo, lesi simo esingaziwa siqonde ngqo engqondweni yomuntu. Sisusa imizwa emihle nozwelo kubantu, sibaguqule babe yizidalwa ezisabekayo ezaziwa ngokuthi ama-“Kagebito”. Okwenza ama-Kagebito abe yingozi kakhulu wukuthi awazona izilo ezingacabangi; agcina ukuhlakanipha kwawo kodwa ashintsha ubuntu bawo abubeka endaweni yokuzonda okubalwe kahle nokungapheli. Lokhu kuklanywa kwezitha okuhlukile kwengeza ukwesaba okunengqondo kokusinda, njengoba abadlali kumele bahlakaniphe kunezitha ezinamasu okuhlasela. Abadlali babona lo mhlaba oyingozi ngamehlo ka-Asumi, umfundi wezifundo eziphakeme empilweni yakhe evamile eziphazamiseka ngokuzumayo ngenxa yalolu bhubhane. Ngenxa yokwethembeka nothando, u-Asumi uqala uhambo oluyingozi kulo lonke elase-Japan ukuze asindise umngani wakhe omkhulu, u-Yuna. Uhambo lwakhe lwakha umongo wemizwa yomdlalo, ludingida izindikimba ezijulile zobungani, ukulahlekelwa, nethemba phakathi nokuwa komphakathi. Njengoba u-Asumi edabula leli qiniso elimnyama, abadlali bamenywa kulwazi lomdlali oyedwa olugxile endabeni, oluklanyelwe ukugcina ukucindezeleka okugxilile, ngaphandle kwezindlela ze-inthanethi. Umdlalo uphinde ube nokutholakala ezifundeni eziningi ngokusekelwa kwezilimi isiNgisi nesiJapane. Indlela yokudlala ye-“Project Sakura” ihlanganisa ukuhlola, ukuxazulula izindida, kanye nokulwa. Ngokubuka ngendlela yomuntu wesithathu, umdlalo uphonsela abadlali inselelo yokucabanga ngamasu, ukukhomba ngokucophelela, nokuqhubeka nokuhamba ukuze basinde. Uhlanganisa izenzo zokudubula nezikhali ezahlukene, kusukela ezibhamu kuye ezinkembeni ezifana nama-katana. Ukuthola amathuba okuwina kudinga ubuhlakani, njengoba abadlali kumele baxazulule izindida eziyinselele, ezifana nokuthola amaphasiwedi afihliwe ukuze kuvulwe amakhompyutha noma amabhokisi ezikhali. Izindawo zigcwele izingozi, okuphoqa abadlali ukuba baphathe izinsiza ngokucophelela ngenkathi bebhekene nama-Kagebito. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuhlola kuyavuza kakhulu; abadlali bangathola izinto ezifihliwe ezindaweni ezahlukene futhi bafinyelele ezingutsheni nasezintweni eziningi zokuzikhethela ukubukeka nezikhali zika-Asumi. Ukugcwalisa indlela yokudlala enzulu nendaba, umdlalo unomsindo nendlela yokubona eklanywe ngokucophelela. Abathuthukisi babeke phambili ulwazi lwefilimu olugcizelela ukwesaba okuhamba kancane kunezinyathelo ezisheshayo. Ingxenye enkulu yalokhu kusebenza kwemizwa iqhutshwa ngumculo wangempela womdlalo. Umculo ugcizelela ngokuphelele ithoni edabukisayo nethusayo yohambo, okugqanyiswe yingoma yoqobo ethi "See You Tomorrow," efaka amazwi athinta inhliziyo omculi u-SaKy. Ngokuhlanganisa izitha ezihlakaniphile nezinezonda, indaba ethinta inhliziyo, nokubamba kahle kwesimo se-J-horror, i-“Project Sakura” iletha ulwazi olungasoze lwalibaleka nolubamba umdlali, oluphusha imingcele yemidlalo ezimele yokusinda nokwesaba.