NEKOPARA Vol. 3
Sekai Project, NEKO WORKs, [note 1] (2017)
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I-NEKOPARA Vol. 3, eyakhiwa yi-NEKO WORKs futhi yashicilelwa yi-Sekai Project, yakhululwa ngoMeyi 25, 2017, iqhubeke indaba yempilo kaKashou Minaduki kwaPatisserie "La Soleil" nomndeni wakhe wamantombazane ezingwe. Lesi sihloko siguqula ugqame kumanxenye amabili amadala kakhulu wezingwe, i-Maple eyigabavu futhi encane ngokuziqhenya, kanye ne-Cinnamon enesiphetho esheshayo, ephuphayo. Indaba ye-NEKOPARA Vol. 3 ihlola izindikimba zobugagu, ukukholelwa kwakho, kanye nesimilo sokweseka somndeni, konke kugcizelelwe kusikhungo esiyingqayizivele sekhwaya nokuzijabulisa.
Indaba eyinhloko ijikeleza i-Maple, egcina iphupho elifihliwe lokuba ngumculi womculo. Leli gugu libhekiswa phambili lapho ividiyo yakhe edumele iyafika kwi-inthanethi. Kodwa-ke, ukunakwa okwalandela kugxile kakhulu kuzo kobuhlobo bakhe njengentombazane yengwe kunokuncoma isipho sakhe, okwenza ukuthi angazethembi futhi azibheke. Lokhu kungqubuzana kwangaphakathi kuba umshayeli oyinhloko wendaba, lapho i-Maple ilwa nesifiso sakhe sokubona izinto zakhe ngenkathi ibhekana nokubona komphakathi njengoba enesikhathi esinjalo. Umdlalo uhlola uhambo lwakhe lokunqoba lokungazethembi, ngesikhuthazo sikaKashou nodadewabo.
I-Cinnamon, enohlobo oluseduze kakhulu ne-Maple, ithintwa kakhulu ukuhlupheka komngane wayo. Engafuni ukubona i-Maple ihlupheka, i-Cinnamon izama ukuyisekela nganoma iyiphi indlela ayikwazi ngayo. Kodwa-ke, imizamo yayo yokuqala ayilwanga kahle, njengoba ikholelwa ukuthi ukunika i-Maple isikhathi sokulandela iphupho layo kuyindlela engcono kakhulu. Lokhu kuholela ekuhlukumezeni isikhashana ubuhlobo babo, njengoba i-Maple izizwa ihlale. U-Kashou ugxila ekuthambiseni, esiza i-Cinnamon ukuqonda ukuthi ukwesekwa kweqiniso kusho ukuma eceleni kwe-Maple. Lokhu kuholela ekubuyelaneni okukhulisa izinhliziyo nasekusekeleni ubuhlobo babo. Isimilo sika-Cinnamon sihlukaniswa ngamaphupho akhe angcolile avame ukuvela kanye nesimilo sokungcola kodwa esingenacala, okuyinto evame ukunikeza ukudlala kwama-comic. Ukuzinikela kwakhe okungaphezu kuka-Maple, ngisho nalapho kuvezwa ngezindlela ezingajwayelekile, kugcizelela ubungani obujulile phakathi kwabo bobabili.
Ukudlala komdlalo we-NEKOPARA Vol. 3 kuhambisana nesimiso esibekwe ngabaningi sohlobo olufana nenoveli yokubona. Akukho ukuhamba kwezindaba noma izikhethelo zomdlali, okwenza indaba ivuleke ngendlela eyodwa. Umdlalo waziwa ngobuciko obusezingeni eliphakeme kaSayori nokusetshenziswa kohlelo lwe-E-mote, olubuyisa izinhlamvu ukuze luveze okujabulisayo nokuzivezela okukhulu. Njengemisebenzi yangaphambilini, i-NEKOPARA Vol. 3 yakhululwa ngezinguqulo ezimbili: enye eneminyaka yonke kanye nenye yabantu abadala, lapho lokhu kokugcina kuqukethe izigaba ezicacile.
Ngaphezu kwendaba eyinhloko, umdlalo ugcwele "ubumnandi obuthakazelisayo" nezikhathi zokuphila ezikhanyayo abalandeli bohlobo abazilindele. Isigaba esikhulu esibalulekile sifaka uKashou ethatha zonke izintombazane ezingwe ziye epaki lokuzijabulisa, okungasebenzi njengendawo yokuxosha izihlobo kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwezinhlamvu ezibalulekile, okuhlanganisa nokuvezwa kokuqala kwesipho sokucula sika-Maple. Lezi zigaba zigcwele ukuhlekwa okudlalayo kanye nomfutho wokudideka okuchaza umndeni wakwaMinaduki, okunikeza isilinganiso esijabulisayo esihambisana nenqaba eyinhloko yezintshukumo.
I-NEKO WORKs, umakhi, iye yakhe isisekelo sabalandeli abazinikezele ngokusebenzisa isitayela sobuciko esihambisanayo nokubeka izinhlamvu. I-Sekai Project, umshicileli owaziwa ngokuletha izinhlobo eziningi zezindaba ezibonwayo zaseJapane kubabukeli baseNtshonalanga, ibe negalelo elibalulekile empumelelweni yamazwe omhlaba yohlobo lwe-NEKOPARA. Ukusebenzisana phakathi kwaba bobabili kwenze uhlobo lokufinyelela ababukeli bomhlaba wonke nokuzithola impumelelo enkulu. Ukuwamukelwa okudume kakhulu kwe-NEKOPARA Vol. 3 ezindaweni ezifana ne-Steam kuwubufakazi bokudumisa okuhlala njalo kohlobo. Indaba yalo msebenzi, ngokugxila kwakhe ekunqobeni izithiyo zomuntu siqu nasekusekeleni ubudlelwano bodadewabo, kwathinta abaningi abadlali, kwaphinda kwenza indawo yakhe njengoba ingeyamukelwa ohlwini.
Usuku Lokukhipha: 2017
Izinhlobo: Visual Novel, Indie, Casual
Onjiniyela: NEKO WORKs
Abashicileli: Sekai Project, NEKO WORKs, [note 1]