Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

I-Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel ngumdlalo wokuqala wokudubula womuntu owenza njengesixhumanisi senkulumo phakathi kwe-Borderlands yasekuqaleni kanye nomdlalo wayo olandelayo, i-Borderlands 2. Othuthukiswe yi-2K Australia, ngokubambisana ne-Gearbox Software, wawukhishwa ngo-Okthoba 2014 ku-Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, ne-Xbox 360, ne-ports ezilandelayo ezikhalini ezihlukahlukene. Ubekwe enyangeni yePandora, i-Elpis, nesiteshi sayo sezindiza zesikhala i-Hyperion, umdlalo uhlola ukukhula kwamandla kukaHandsome Jack, umuntu omubi omkhulu ku-Borderlands 2. Le ngxenye ingena ekuguquleni kukaJack kusuka kumbhali wezinhlelo ophansi we-Hyperion kuya kusela enamandla okubukela abalandeli abathanda ukukubona. Ngokugxila ekuthuthukisweni komlingiswa wakhe, umdlalo uthuthukisa indaba ye-Borderlands, unikeza abadlali ukuqonda ngezinhloso zakhe nezimo eziholela ekuguquleni kwakhe kube umuntu omubi. I-Pre-Sequel igcina isitayela sobuciko esijwayelekile se-cel-shaded kanye nokuhlekwa okungajwayelekile ngenkathi yethula izindlela ezintsha zemidlalo. Enye yezinto ezivelele yindawo enezinga eliphansi lokudonsa lenyanga, elishintsha kakhulu izimilo zokulwa. Abadlali bangagxuma phezulu naphambili, balethe izinga elisha lokuqondisa izimpi. Ukufakwa kwamathangi omoya, noma ama- "Oz kits," akugcini nje ngokunikeza abadlali umoya wokuphefumula esikhhalini sezikhala kodwa futhi kwethula izici zokulwa, njengoba abadlali kufanele balawule amazinga abo omoya ngesikhathi sokuhlola nokulwa. Olunye isengezo esibalulekile kumidlalo ukwethulwa kwezinhlobo ezintsha zomlilo, ezifana ne-cryo ne-laser. Izikhali ze-Cryo zivumela abadlali ukuba bafrize izitha, ezizobe sezicishwa ngezilwano ezilandelayo, ngaleyo ndlela kunezelwa inketho yokulwa eyengeziwe. Ama-laser anikeza isici esihle esikhathini esidlule esihlukahlukene sezikhali ezitholakala kubadlali, iqhubekisela phambili isiko lochungechunge lokunikeza uhlu lwezikhali ezinemihlahlandlela neziphumo ezihlukile. I-Pre-Sequel inikeza izinhlamvu ezine ezintsha ezidlalwa, ngayinye enezihlahla zamakhono namandla ahlukile. U-Athena weGladiator, uWilhelm we-Enforcer, uNisha we-Lawbringer, kanye no-Claptrap we-Fragtrap baletha izindlela ezihlukile zokudlala ezihambisana nezintandokazi ezihlukahlukene zabadlali. U-Athena, isibonelo, usebenzisa isihlangu kokubili ekuhlaseleni nasekuvikelweni, ngenkathi uWilhelm angadlala ama-drones ukusiza empini. Amakhono kaNisha agxila ekudutshulweni nasekuphumeleni okubalulekile, kanti u-Claptrap unikeza amandla angalindeleki, anezinkinga angasiza noma abambezele abalingani. Umdlalo ohlangene wokudlala, okuyisici esikhulu se-Borderlands series, uhlala uyinhlanganisela eyinhloko, uvumela abadlali abangafika kwabane ukuba bahlangane futhi babhekane nezimishini zomdlalo ndawonye. Ubuhlobo kanye nobuhlanga bezikhathi zokudlala ezihlangene zithuthukisa isipiliyoni, njengoba abadlali basebenza ndawonye ukunqoba izinselelo ezethulwa yindawo enenyanga enzima kanye nezitha eziningi abazoqaphela. Ngokubheka inhliziyo, i-Pre-Sequel ihlola izihloko zamandla, inkohlakalo, kanye nokungabi nalutho kwezimbhalo zayo. Ngokubeka abadlali ezicathulweni zabahlaseli abazayo, ibabopha ukuba bacabange ngobunzima bomhlaba we-Borderlands, lapho amaqhawe nabahlaseli bevame ukuba yizinhlangothi ezimbili zezinhlamvu ezifanayo. Ukuhlekwa komdlalo, okufakwe izikhombo zezinkulumo kanye nokuphawula okubucayi, kunikeza ukukhanya ngenkathi futhi kubuyekeza iziphakamiso zobudlelwano nezokuphatha, okubonisa izinkinga zangempela emhlabeni endaweni yayo ejabule, eyenziwe yi-dystopian. Ngaphandle kokwamukelwa kahle ngezindlela zokudlala ezithakazelisayo nokujula kwezindaba, i-Pre-Sequel yafikelwa ngokusolwa ngokuthembela kwezindlela ezikhona kanye nokugcizelelwa kwayo ukuntuleka kwezinto ezintsha uma kuqhathaniswa nabalandeli bayo. Abadlali abathile babona umdlalo njengento eyengeziwe kunokuba kube nomlandeli ogcwele, yize abanye babonga ithuba lokuhlola izindawo ezintsha nabalingiswa ngaphakathi emhlabeni we-Borderlands. Ekugcineni, i-Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel yandisa ingxube ehlukile yomdlalo yokuhlekwa, isenzo, nokulandisa, enikeza abadlali ukuqonda okujulile kweyodwa yezimbangi zayo ezaziwa kakhulu. Ngokusebenzisa izindlela ezintsha zokudonsa eziphansi, iqembu elihlukahlukene labalingiswa, kanye nendawo enkulu yezindaba, inikeza isipiliyoni esihlanganisiwe esihlanganisa futhi sithuthukisa i-Borderlands saga enkulu.