Lost in Play

ILost in Play ngumdlalo we-adventure onikwe amandla ngokushoja lapho igxilisa abadlali emkhakheni ongakafiki womcabango wokuba ingane. Owasatshalaliswa yi-studio yase-Israeli i-Happy Juice Games futhi washicilelwa yi-Joystick Ventures, lo mdlalo wakhululwa okokuqala ngomhla ka-Agasti 10, 2022, ku-macOS, i-Nintendo Switch, ne-Windows. Kusukela lapho ube seyitholakala ku-Android, i-iOS, i-PlayStation 4, ne-PlayStation 5. Lo mdlalo ulandela izigigaba zikafowethu nodadewabo, uToto noGal, njengoba behamba emhlabeni ongokomlando owazalwa ngendlela ababecabanga ngayo, bezama ukubuyela ekhaya. Indaba ye-Lost in Play ayivezwanga ngengxoxo noma ngombhalo, kodwa ngemidwebo yayo enemibala, enesitayela sekhathuni kanye neyokudlala. Lesi sinqumo sokuklama senza umdlalo ufinyeleleke kabanzi, njengoba abalingiswa bekhulumisana ngezigemegeme ezithandekayo, izimpawu, nezimpawu zezithombe. Indaba iyindaba ejabulisayo ehambisana nemidlalo ye-TV exoxwa ngothando efana ne-*Gravity Falls*, i-*Hilda*, ne-*Over the Garden Wall*. Njengoba uToto noGal bahamba ngezindawo abazicabangelayo, bahlangana nezinhlobonhlobo zezidalwa eziyimilingo neziyisimangaliso, kusukela kuma-goblin angajwayelekile kuya ku-toad yenkosi. Umsebenzi wabo uhlanganisa ukuhlola izindawo zamaphupho, ukuqala isivunguvungu emzaneni we-goblin, ngisho nokusiza iqembu lamaxoxo ukuthi likhiphe inkemba etsheni. Ukudlala kwe-Lost in Play kuyindlela yesimanje kwi-adventure yakudala yokuchofoza nokukhombisa. Abadlali bahola odadewethu ngokusebenzisa uchungechunge lweziqephu ezihlukile, ngasinye sinikeza indawo entsha eneqoqo layo lamaphazili okumele axazululwe. Lo mdlalo uqukethe amaphazili angaphezu kwama-30 ahlukile nemidlalo emincane ehlangene ngezindlela ezicabangelayo endabeni. Lezi zinselelo ziqala kumaphazili ezindawo kanye nemisebenzi yokuqoqa izinto kuya emidlalweni emincane ehlukile njengokudlala amakhadi nama-goblin noma ukwakha umshini odabula umoya. Amaphazili enzelwe ukuba abe anengqondo futhi abonakale, agweme izixazululo ezingajwayelekile ezivame ukuhlupheka kulolu hlobo. Kubadlali abanamathela, kukhona uhlelo olumnandi lwezinkomba oluhlinzeka ngokudonswa kwesikhombiso esilungile ngaphandle kokudalula isixazululo ngokuphelele. Ukwakhiwa kwe-Lost in Play kwaba umzamo wezinyanga ezintathu nesigamu yi-Happy Juice Games, i-studio eyasungulwa nguYuval Markovich, Oren Rubin, no-Alon Simon. Kwi-studio ese-Tel Aviv, lesi kwaba isihloko sabo sokuqala. Abasunguli, abanohlelo lokudweba kanye nokwakhiwa kwemidlalo yeselula, babeqondise ukudala umdlalo ogubha ingane yengane ngokugxila okunamandla kubucwebe nobucwebe. Umsebenzi wabo wangaphambilini ku-"The Office Quest" wathonya indlela yabo yokudala umdlalo we-adventure ofinyelelekayo futhi ohehayo. Isitayela sobucwebe somdlalo siyisibonakaliso esicacile sobucwebe abaqalayo abakhule nabo, futhi abalingiswa bakaToto noGal ngisho nabasekelwa ngabantwana bomunye wabadali. Ekuqaleni uzixhase, iphrojekthi kamuva yathola ukwesekwa kwezezimali ngomshicileli osanda kwakhiwa i-Joystick Ventures, eyavumela i-studio ukuthi ikhulise futhi iqedele umdlalo. Lapho ikhululwa, i-Lost in Play yamenyezelwa ngokubuyekezwa okuhle kakhulu. Abagxeki nabadlali ngokufanayo badumisa ubucwebe bayo obuhle, obudwezwe ngesandla nesitayela sobucwebe esithandekayo, bevame ukuchaza njengokudlala ikhathuni. Indaba elungile yomdlalo, abalingiswa abathandekayo, namaphazili okunika injabulo nawo adume njengezindawo eziqinile. Ngenkathi abanye ababuyekezi bephawula ubude bomdlalo obufushane cishe amahora amane kuya emihlanu, isivumelwano esijwayelekile kwaba ukuthi umuzwa wawuyinjabulo futhi ujabulisa. Umsebenzi wezandi womdlalo, kufaka phakathi imisindo yawo emangalisayo, enezigemegeme ezimnandi, nokudlala kwezwi okuyigugu, nawo wadume ngokuthuthukisa indawo egxilisa futhi eyokudlala. Impumelelo yomdlalo yaqashelwa ngemiklomelo eminingana, kufaka phakathi ukubizwa ngokuthi yiMidlalo Ehamba Phambili ye-iPad ka-2023 yi-Apple kanye nokuthola i-Apple Design Award ye-Innovation ngo-2024. Kuphinde kwaqokwa ngemiklomelo emavikini angu-38 e-Golden Joystick Awards kanye neminyaka engu-26 ye-Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.