Storyteller

*Storyteller*, umdlalo wephazili oyingqayizivele ovela kuthuthukisi wase-Argentina uDaniel Benmergui, oshicilelwe yi-Annapurna Interactive, ubeka abadlali esisekelweni esihle nesihlukile: amandla okwakha izindaba. Umdlalo ukhishwe ngo-Mashi 23, 2023, kumakhonsoli iMicrosoft Windows neNintendo Switch, futhi kamuva ngoSepthemba 26, 2023, kumadivayisi e-iOS kanye ne-Android nge-Netflix, umdlalo ubiza abadlali emhlabeni wezincwadi zezindaba ezinhle lapho bebengababhali bezindaba ezihilela uthando, ukukhaphela, izilo, nokunye okwengeziwe. Ngokusebenzisa indlela elula yokudonsa nokudonsela, abadlali bahlanganisa abalingiswa nezigcawu ngaphakathi kwamaphaneli asezingeni lemidwebo yamahlaya ukuze bakhe indaba ehambisana nesihloko esinikeziwe. Uhambo lomdlalo wokukhishelwa kwakhe kwaba lude futhi lwalunzima, lwahlala cishe iminyaka engu-15, ubufakazi bokubekezela komthuthukisi kanye nombono oyingqayizivele owagcina udonse ukunakwa abadlali nabagxeki ngokufanayo, nakuba kunezikhawu ezithile ezihlobene nobude bawo nobunzima bawo. Umdlalo oyinhloko we-*Storyteller* ulula kodwa ubhekana nezingqondo. Isigaba ngasinye sinikeza ikhasi lebhuku lezindaba elingenalutho elinesihloko, njengokuthi "USalome Ufa Enenhliziyo Ephukile" noma "Inkosi Ishada Nendlovu," kanye nokukhethwa kwabalingiswa nezindawo. Abadlali bagcwalisa uchungechunge lwemaphaneli ukuze bakhe uhlelo oluqondakalayo nolunengqondo lwezenzakalo olugcwalisa isidingo sendaba. Injini yomdlalo ihumusha ngokuzenzekelayo izinqumo zomdlali; abalingiswa baphendula omunye nomunye kanye nezindawo abazungezile ngokusekelwe kuma-archetypes asungulwe kanye nomongo ohlinzekwa kumaphaneli angaphambili. Ngokwesibonelo, umlingiswa oshonayo kuphepha elilodwa uzovela njengomoya kumaphepha alandelayo, futhi umuntu othandiwe okhonjiwe angase azimisele ukuziphindiselela. Le nhlelo yokuphendula ikhuthaza ukuzama futhi ivumela izixazululo eziningi kuma-puzzle amaningi, iqhakambisa umuzwa wenkululeko yokudala ngaphakathi komkhawulo wengqondo womdlalo. Isitayela sobuciko esihle, esingaphelele, esikhumbuza imidwebo yezincwadi zezingane zakudala, kanye nemifanekiso ethambile nemisindo yomsindo kungeza okwengeziwe kusipiliyoni, kuhlinzeke izibonakaliso ezibonakalayo nomongo womzwelo ezindabeni ezikhulumayo. Ukuthuthukiswa kwe-*Storyteller* kuyindaba yayo, okuboniswa yizikhathi zobuciko obunzima, izithiyo ezingapheli, nokunqoba okukhulu. UDaniel Benmergui waqala ukusebenza kumdlalo kusukela ngo-2009, nephrothetha lokuqala liwina umklomelo we-Nuovo we-Independent Games Festival wokuthuthuka ngo-2012. Noma kunjalo, iphrojekthi yangena esikhathini esinzima sokuthuthukiswa, lapho uBenmergui eyilahla ngo-2015 ngemva kokubhekana nobunzima bomuntu siqu nezezimali. Ukhulume kabanzi ngemizabalazo yakhe yokungabi nesiqiniseko kanye nomfutho omkhulu wokudala umdlalo ongaboniswa ngqo. Ngemva kokusebenza kumaphrojekthi amancane, angazange agcizelele kakhulu ukuze aqedele amakhono akhe, wabuyela ku-*Storyteller* ngomuzwa owandisiwe wokuzethemba nombono ocacile. Lolu hambo kusukela kumdlalo womuntu oyedwa kuya ekubambisaneni nomdwebi uJeremias Babini nomqambi uZypce, futhi ekugcineni kuze kube ubudlelwano nomshicileli u-Annapurna Interactive, owaziwa ngeqoqo lakhe lemidlalo eyingqayizivele neyobuciko, kwaba nomthelela ekwakheni umkhiqizo wokugcina. Ukubandakanyeka kwe-Annapurna kwahlinzeka ngosekelo oludingekayo ukuze ilethe iphrojekthi esidlale isikhathi eside kumphakathi obanzi. Ukugeza kukaBenmergui kulo mdlalo kuqale esifisweni sobuntwana sokushintsha isimo sezindaba ezincwadini zezithombe, ukuze kuhlolwe ama-"what ifs" kanye nokwakha izindaba ezintsha kusukela emidwebeni ekhona. Lapho ukhishwa, i-*Storyteller* yamukelwa ngokujwayelekile ngokujabulisayo. Abagxeki nabadlali ngokufanayo bancoma ubuciko bayo, ubuhle bayo, kanye nomdlalo wayo wokufinyeleleka. Izindaba ezinhle futhi ezihlekisayo zomdlalo zazivame ukudunyiswa, lapho abaningi bejabulela ukuzama okudlalayo kokuhlanganisa abalingiswa nezimo ukuze babone ukuthi yiziphi izimo ezingalawuleki noma ezihlekisayo ezizovela. Amandla omdlalo wokuhlanganisa izindikimba zezindaba eziyinkimbinkimbi kusukela ezinsumansumeni, izindaba ezimnandi, kanye nezincwadi zakudala kufomu elilula, elisebenzisanayo nawo yaqashelwa njengempumelelo ebalulekile. Nokho, ukugxekwa okuphindaphindayo okuphakanyiswe ku-*Storyteller* ubude bawo obunqunyelwe kanye nokuntuleka kwezinselele. Abadlali abaningi bathola ukuthi bangawuqedela umdlalo ngemizuzu embalwa nje, futhi ukuthi ama-puzzle, ikakhulukazi ezinyathelweni zokuqala, ayelula kakhulu. Abagxeki abathile bazizwa ukuthi amandla aphelele omdlalo ezindabeni eziyinkimbinkimbi nezihlukile ayengazange agcwaliseka ngokugcwele, okwenza babafisa okuningi. Naphezu kokugxekwa kwakho, umbono ovamile kwakuwukuthi i-*Storyteller* ihlinzeka ngesipiliyoni esimnandi nesimangalisayo esiyenzeka isikhathi esifushane esithatha ukudlala. Indlela evulekile yomdlalo kanye namandla okubandakanya isici esizayo, njengoba kuveziwe umthuthukisi, nayo ishiye abaningi benethemba ngomhlaba owandisiwe wokubhalela izindaba.