Dan The Man
Halfbrick Studios (2015)
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"Dan The Man" ngumdlalo odumile wevidiyo owenziwe yi-Halfbrick Studios, owaziwa ngokudlala kwawo okugibela, ihluzo zesitayela se-retro, nendaba ehlekisayo. Yakhululwa ekuqaleni njengomdlalo osuselwa kuwebhu ngo-2010 futhi yabe seyandiswa yaba ngumdlalo weselula ngo-2016, ngokushesha yazuza isisekelo sabalandeli abazinikele ngenxa yokuheha kwayo okubanga ukukhumbula izinto kanye nemishini yokugibela.
Umdlalo uklanyelwe njenge-platformer, uhlobo oluye lwaba yinto eyisisekelo embonini yemidlalo kusukela ezikhathini zakuqala. Ibamba ingqikithi yemidlalo yakudala yesikrini eseceleni enesixuku samanje, ihlinzeka kokubili ukukhumbula izinto kanye nokusha. Abadlali bathatha indima kaDan, iqhawe elinesibindi futhi elinganakekelwa okuthile elikwazile ukukwenza ukuze lisindise ilokishi labo inhlangano embi ezinikezele ekubuyiseleni nokucekelwa phansi. Indaba ilula kodwa iyasebenza, enezindaba ezihlekisayo ezigcina abadlali bajabulile kuyo yonke.
Ukudlala enye yezinto ezivelele kakhulu ze-"Dan The Man". Izilawuli zinembile, zivumela ukunemba ekuhambeni, emajumps, nasekulweni. Abadlali bahamba ngezigaba ezahlukene, ngamunye egcwele izitha ezahlukene, izithiyo, nezimfihlo ongazithola. Uhlelo lokulwa luyinto ewuketshezi, luhlinzeka ngokuhlanganiswa kwezinsimbi ezihlaselayo kanye nezikhali ezikude, abadlali abangazithuthukisa njengoba beqhubeka. Lolu hlelo lokuthuthukisa lungeza indaba yobujamani emdlalweni, lukhuthaza abadlali ukuthi benze amasu futhi benze ngezindlela zabo njengoba bebhekana nezinselele ezintsha.
Ngaphandle kwemodi eyinhloko yendaba, "Dan The Man" inikeza izindlela ezahlukene ezithuthukisa ukudlalwa kabusha. Imfono yokusinda, ngokwesibonelo, ibeka abadlali bebhekene namagagasi ezitha, ihlobanise amakhono abo namandla abo. Kukhona futhi izinselele zansuku zonke nemicimbi enikeza imiklomelo futhi igcina umphakathi ugibele. Lezi zindlela ezengeziwe zihambisana nabadlali abajwayelekile nalabo abafuna okuthile okunamandla kakhudlwana, zandisa ngempumelelo ukukhanga komdlalo.
Ukuklama okubukwayo nokalweyo kwe-"Dan The Man" kudlala indima enkulu ekuheheni kwayo. Isitayela sobuciko be-pixel sifana nemidlalo yakudala ye-8-bit neye-16-bit, engabambi nje abadlali abanomuzwa wokukhumbula izinto kodwa futhi ihambisana nesitayela esingenakho ukubanga nesimo esihlekisayo somdlalo. Izinto ezisebenzayo ziyinto ewuketshezi, kanye nezindawo zakhiwe kahle, ngamunye enesihloko sakhe nobuhle bakhe. Umculo ofakwe emidlalweni uhambisana nokudlala ngokuphelele, ngezingoma ezinomsindo nezihehayo ezithuthukisa umuzwa wonke.
Enye yamandla omunye wemidlalo ukuhlekisa kwayo kanye nokuphethiliza kwayo. Izinkulumo zinokuhlakanipha, zigcwele ama-puns namahlaya angoqweba indaba eyengeziwe yokuzijabulisa. Izinhlamvu zibhalwe kahle, futhi indaba, yize ilula, iyenziwa ngendlela ezigcina abadlali beqonde phambili. Ukusetshenziswa kokuhlekisa kusiza ekwenzeni "uDan The Man" aphume kwezinye izinto ze-platformer, imnika ubuqhakathi obuhlukile.
"Dan The Man" futhi izuze ekugcwalisweni njalo nasekubandakanyweni komphakathi. Abathuthukisi e-Halfbrick Studios baqhubekile nokusekela umdlalo ngezinto ezintsha, izici, nokuthuthukiswa okususelwa kumkhiqizo wabadlali. Le nto esekelayo eqhubekayo isiza ekugcineni umphakathi oshukumayo futhi iqinisekisa ukuthi umdlalo uhlala uphila futhi ungcono.
Ekugcineni, "Dan The Man" isifakazelo sokukhanga okuhlala njalo kwemidlalo ye-platformer. Ngokuhlanganisa izinto zakudala zokudlala nezithuthukisi zamanje nesilinganiso esihle sokuhlekisa, sinikeza okuhlangenwe nakho okuyinto eyimfihlo nokusha. Izilawuli zayo ezinembile, ukulwa okugibela, kanye nokwethulwa okuhle kuyenye into enhle kubadlali bayo yonke iminyaka. Noma ngabe ungumthandi wemidlalo ye-retro noma ufuna i-platformer ejabulisayo neyenzela ubunzima, "Dan The Man" inokuningi okungakunikeza.