NEKOPARA Vol. 2

I-NEKOPARA Vol. 2, eyenziwa yi-NEKO WORKs futhi yanyatheliswa yi-Sekai Project, yakhululwa ku-Steam ngo-February 19, 2016. Njengengxenye yesithathu ochungechungeni oludumile lwe-visual novel, iqhubeka indaba kaKashou Minaduki, umpheki we-pastry omncane, kanye nokuphila kwakhe ku-patisserie yakhe, i-"La Soleil," kanye neqembu lezingane ezithandekayo zezingane. Ngenkathi ivolumu yokuqala igxile ku-duo ejabulayo futhi engenakuhlukaniswa kaChocola noVanilla, le volumu ijikelezisa indaba yayo ukuze ihlole ubudlelwane obunamandla futhi obuvame ukuba nobunzima phakathi kwezinye izibonelo ezimbili zodadewethu: indala evuthayo, u-Azuki, nentombazane ende, eyisiphukuphuku, kodwa enomusa, u-Coconut. Indaba eyinhloko ye-NEKOPARA Vol. 2 ijikeleza ukukhula komuntu siqu kuka-Azuki no-Coconut kanye nokuphulukiswa kwesibopho sabo sobunye bodadewethu. Indaba ivulwa nge-"La Soleil" ejabulela ibhizinisi, ngenxa enkulu ngqo kubo bonke abangewona abangewona abangewona abathandekayo. Noma kunjalo, ngaphansi kobuso balesi sikhungo esihle kakhulu, ubunzima buvutha phakathi kuka-Azuki no-Coconut. U-Azuki, naphezu kokuba mkhulu, unomzimba omncane nolimi olubukhali, akhuluma njalo ukufihla ukungazethembi kwakhe nokunakekela kwakhe kwangempela abazali bakhe. Ngokuhlukile, u-Coconut unamandla omzimba kodwa unomoya omnene futhi othambile, njengoba njengoba ejabulela ukungazethembi ngenxa yobunzima bakhe. Izimilo zabo ezihlukene ziholela ezingxabangxeni ezivame ukuvame futhi ziqhube umqondo wokunakekela, okwenza ukungqubuzana okuyinhloko okuqhuba indaba phambili. Umdlalo ungena ezingxoxweni zabo bobabili ubunzima babo bomuntu siqu. U-Azuki wenza indima yokuphatha ku-patisserie kodwa indlela yakhe enzima futhi yokugxeka, ehlose ukuba yindlela yokuthanda okuqinile, ifinyelela nje ekugwazeni u-Coconut onobuciko. U-Coconut, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ubhekana nemizwa yokungasebenzi kanye nesifiso sokubonakala njengentombazane enomusa futhi eyinhle kunokuba nje "enhle" futhi enesimilo. Indaba ifinyelela esicongweni esibucayi lapho ingxabano evuthayo ivumela u-Coconut ukuthi abaleke emakhaya, iphoqa bobabili odadewethu kanye noKashou ukuba babhekane nemizwa yabo kanye nezingxoxo zabo ngqo. Ngokuholwa kukaKashou okunyanisekile kanye nokuzihlobanisa kwabo, u-Azuki no-Coconut baqala ukuqonda imibono yabo, okuholela ekubuyisaneni okujabulisayo nasekuhlehlisweni kwezibopho zabo zomndeni. Njenge-visual novel e-kinetic, i-NEKOPARA Vol. 2 inikeza indaba enokuqhubeka okujabulisayo ngaphandle kwezinketho zomdlali, igxile ngokuphelele ekuhlinzekeni umuzwa wenhlelo. Umdlalo wegeyimu ngokuyinhloko uhlanganisa ukufunda ngengxoxo nokubuka indaba iyenzeka. Isici esivelele yindlela yokuthinta "ukubuka," lapho abadlali bangasebenzisana nabalingiswa esikrinini ngokubathinta ngekhomba lekhompyutha, okubenza bajabule futhi bavuke. Umdlalo usebenzisa uhlelo lwe-E-mote, oluletha izithombe zabalingiswa be-2D ziphila ngemidwebo ebushelezi kanye nezinkulumo eziningi zobuso, okwengeza umuzwa wokujabula wendaba. Ukubukeka okubukhali kwe-NEKOPARA Vol. 2 kuyinto ephawulekayo, enikeza ubucwebe obugcwele futhi obuningiliziwe bomdwebi uSayori. Ubucwebe bezinhlamvu buyizimfashini ezivame ukusekelwa yizizwe, egcizelela ubucwebe nobucwebe. Noma kunjalo, izakhiwo eziningi ezisalukwa zivela kumdlalo wangaphambili, izithombe ezintsha ezihloswe kubalingiswa zisezingeni eliphezulu. I-soundtrack, nakuba futhi iqoqa ezinye izingoma, ivula izingoma ezintsha zokuqala nezokugcina ezijabulisayo futhi ezihlangene. Umdlalo ugcwele ngezwi ngesiJapane, nezingoma zezwi eziletha izinyathelo ezijabulisayo ezidlulisela kahle izimfanelo zabalingiswa. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-NEKOPARA Vol. 2 yakhululwa ngezinguqulo ezimbili: inguqulo yazo zonke izimfashini etholakala ku-Steam kanye nenguquko yabantu abadala abangu-18+. Inguqulo ye-Steam, nakuba iqukethe izihloko nezinkulumo ezisolekayo, ayinayo imiqulu eqondile. Inguqulo yabantu abadala ifaka izigcawu eziqondile ezohlangana nokusondelana ngokocansi. Kwinguqulo yazo zonke izimfashini, lezi zigcawu ziyasuswa noma ziyavela, nakuba imiqulu yenkulumo ihlale ikhona, okwenza ukuthi kube sobala ukuthi imicimbi esondelene yenziwa. Ngokuphelele, i-NEKOPARA Vol. 2 yamukelwa kahle ngabalandeli bale ngxenye kanye nohlobo lwe-visual novel. Abahloli bancoma izinhlamvu zabo ezithandekayo, ubucwebe obusezingeni eliphezulu, kanye nendaba yenhliziyo egxile ebuhlotsheni buka-Azuki no-Coconut. Noma kunjalo, abagxeki abanye bakhombisa indaba elindelekayo nezakhiwo ezisebenziswe kabusha njengezici ezincane, umdlalo wawubonakala njengokuqhubeka okuyimpumelelo kwe-NEKOPARA saga, unikeza isipiliyoni esihle futhi esijabulisayo.