Stray
Annapurna Interactive (2022)

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*Stray* ngumdlalo wevidiyo wenganekwane owenziwe yiBlueTwelve Studio futhi washicilelwa yiAnnapurna Interactive, owakhutshwa ekuqaleni ngoJulayi 2022. Umdlalo unikeza umbono oyingqayizivele ngokubeka umdlali njengekati elijongileyo elijikeleza i-cybercity engaqondakaliyo, ebilalele. Indaba iqala xa isilwane esihambayo, sikhangele amanqanaba kunye nosapho lwaso, siphosa eshaveni esijulileyo, siphambukiswa yintsapho yaso kwaye sizifumana silahlekile kwisixeko esidibanise nelizwe langaphandle. Esi sixeko sisimo sezulu esiyingozi, esingenabantu kodwa sihlalwa zizixhobo eziqhelekileyo, imishini, nezinto eziyingozi.
Indawo igcina indima ebalulekileyo ekutsaleni *Stray*, ibeka ihlabathi elineminye imibono yezitalato ezikhanyisiweyo, izindlu ezidibeneyo, neentaba eziqhelekileyo. Ubume besixeko kwakubekwe yiKowloon Walled City, eyakhelwe kwiindawo zayo zokwakha kunye neendawo zayo zokwakha, eziye zabona njengendawo yokudlala yekati. Eli hlabathi lihlalwa yizixhobo ezihlala zizodwa kunye nabantu abahlala kuyo emva kokulahleka kwabantu abangaziwayo, ababonelele ngesixeko sokuhlala ukuze basinde kwihlabathi langaphandle elingesolwandle ngaphambi kokulahleka kwabo kwizifo okanye ezinye izinto. Esi sixeko sikwanazo neengozi: iZurks, eziyigqithisayo, izimvelo ezibhubhisa izinto eziphilayo nezixhobo, kunye neZithunywa, iidrones zokhuseleko ezijikelezayo kwiindawo ezithile kwaye ziya kudubula xa zibonwa.
Umdlalo ku-*Stray* ubekwe kwindawo yesithathu, ugxila ekuhloleni, kwi-platforming, kunye nokugqithisa izinto ezikhethekileyo kumandla esilwanyana. Abadlali bajikeleza imeko eyinqaba ngokutsibela kwiiplatifomu, ukunyuka izithintelo, nokusebenzisana nezinto ngezindlela ezifana nekati - njengokulahla izinto ezivela kwimida, ukukrwelwa kweminyango, okanye ukusebenzisa iibhakethi njenge-elevators ezizenzekelayo. Ekuqaleni kwenganekwane, ikati iyahlangana kwaye ihlangane nenye i-drone encinci enomoya ebizwa ngokuba yi-B-12. IB-12 iba ngumhlobo obalulekileyo, ihamba kwikhethini elincinci emva kwenqanaba lekati, iguqule ulwimi lwezixhobo, igcine izinto ezifunyenweyo ehlabathini, inikezela ukukhanya, i-hacking technology ukujikeleza izithintelo, kwaye inikezela iingcebiso. IB-12 ikwayo inesiphelo sayo esikhethekileyo esihambelana nokubuyisela imemori eyalahlekileyo edibeneyo kwixesha elidlulileyo lesixeko kunye nososayensi wangaphambili. Nangona ukulwa kungayona into ephambili, kukho iingxaki apho abadlali kufuneka bajikeleze iZurks okanye iiSentinels ngobuchule nokukhawuleza. Ngokuhamba kwexesha kumdlalo, i-B-12 ingafakwa kwisixhobo sethutyana esibizwa ngokuba yiDefluxor ukubhubhisa iiZurks. Umdlalo ukhuthaza ukusebenzisana kunye nemeko kunye nabahlali bayo abahlelekisayo, uvumela abadlali ukuba bakhale xa befunwa, bahambelane neenyawo zezixhobo, balale, okanye bakrwele iziphelo, rhoqo befumana iimpendulo okanye banikezele imisebenzi encinci yokudlala. Izixhobo zihlala ziyi-environmental okanye i-physics-based, zifuna abadlali ukuba basebenzise ubuchule bekati kunye namandla e-B-12. Umdlalo unomdlalo omfutshane wokudlala, ugxila abadlali ukuba bafumane izikhokelo zemvelo kunye neencoko ze-NPC ukuze baqonde imisebenzi.
Indaba ilandela uhambo lwamakati kunye ne-B-12 kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zesixeko, esiqhutywa yinjongo yokubuyisela ikati kumhlaba ophakamileyo, obizwa ngokuba yi "Outside". Endleleni, bafumana imfihlelo yesixeko: kutheni abantu bangabikho, indlela izixhobo ziqhubana ngayo, kunye nemvelaphi yeZurks. Bahlangana nabalinganiswa abahlukeneyo bezixhobo, abanye babo banikezela ngemisebenzi yecaleni enika imbono engaphezulu kwihlabathi kunye nembali yalo. Izixhobo eziyiyo ze-B-12 zixela ngokuthe ngcembe ubudlelwane bayo nososayensi wokugqibela womntu owazama ukusindisa uluntu ngokubeka ingqiqo yabo ngaphambi kokuba ekugqibeleni abanjwe kwisixhobo sesixeko. Imbali iphawula izinto ezifana nobudlelwane, ilahleko, ithemba, ukuwohloka kwemvelo, kunye neentsingiselo zokuba ngumntu, nokuba kwihlabathi elihlalwa zizixhobo.
Uphuhliso lwe-*Stray* luqale ngo-2015 yiBlueTwelve Studio, iqela elincinci elisemazantsi eFrance, elasekwa ngamaqabane amabini, uKoola noViv, abasebenze ngaphambili eUbisoft Montpellier. Imidlalo kunye nesikhokelo babenempembelelo enkulu ngamaqabane abo, ngakumbi uMurtaugh, isilwanyana sangaphambili esasikwi-founders, esasixhoba njengomboniso oyintloko kumlinganiswa ophambili. Amakatyi amaninzi afana noOscar noJun nawo asetyenziselwa njengezikhokelo zokubambisa kunye nokuziphatha, nangona iqela linqume ukuba ligweme ukuba ngumdlalo wokudlala ngokubanzi, ligxile kakhulu kudlalo oluhlelekileyo ngaphezu kokudlala ngokugqithisileyo. Isigqibo sokusebenzisa izixhobo njengabahlali besixeko sagqibezela indaba kunye nembali. Ithiwe gxa ngo-2020, *Stray* yaba ngumdlalo obekwe kakhulu.
Ngokukhutshwa kwayo, *Stray* yafumana uphononongelo oluhle kwaye yaphumelela impumelelo enkulu kwezorhwebo, yaphula iirekhodi zombhali wayo, iAnnapurna Interactive, kwiindawo ezifana neSteam. Abagxeki babona uyilo lwayo lobugcisa, imidlalo yekati eyinqaba, indaba eyimfuneko, umculo wokuqala, kunye nezinto zokudlala. Ezinye izikhalazo zibhekise kwimidlalo yokuqhawula kunye nemidlalo yokugqithisa, zifumanisa ukuba azikho kakuhle njengemidlalo yokuhlola kunye nokugqithisa. Umdlalo wafumana izidumezile ezininzi, kuquka iBest Independent Game kunye neBest Debut Indie Game kwiThe Game Awards 2022, iPlayStation Game of the Year kwiGolden Joystick Awards, kunye neMost Innovative Gameplay kwiSteam Awards. Impumelelo yayo ikwabangele ukuba ibe yifilimu eshukumayo enamaxhoba ekupheleni kokwenziwa yiAnnapurna Animation. *Stray* ifumaneka kwiPlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, macOS, kunye neNintendo Switch.

Usuku Lokukhipha: 2022
Izinhlobo: Adventure, Indie
Onjiniyela: BlueTwelve Studio
Abashicileli: Annapurna Interactive