World of Goo 2

Lapho i-World of Goo ifika ngo-2008, yazuza idumela elihlala njalo ngokuguqula umqondo olula—ukubopha amabhola e-goo anokuphila ukwakha izakhiwo ezingazinzile—kwaba umsebenzi wokuhlakanipha, ukudabuka, nobunewunekazi bokuvula incwadi. Iminyaka eminingi, i-studio encane yabantu ababili i-2D Boy (uKyle Gabler noRon Carmel) bayihlehlisa imibuzo mayelana nokuqhubeka ngezindlela zokuthi umdlalo olandelayo uzokwenzeka kuphela uma bethola imibono eyanele ukuyihlawula. Ngomhla ka-7 kuZibandlela 2023, phakathi neThe Game Awards, lesi sivikelo sabonakala sigcwalisekile: iWorld of Goo 2 yembulwa nge-trailer emfushane, enesidideko esithambile kanye nesithembiso sokukhishwa ngo-2024 kuNintendo Switch kanye ne-PC (ekuqaleni nge-Epic Games Store, nezinye izitolo ezikhanyisiwe kodwa zingaqinisekiswanga). Ukwakhiwa kusingathwa yi-Tomorrow Corporation, ukubambisana phakathi kukaGabler, uCarmel, nomlingani wabo wesikhathi eside u-Allan Blomquist, asebevele benesikweletu ku-Little Inferno kanye ne-Human Resource Machine. Bayakha kabusha umdlalo ku-engine eyakhelwe yibo esikhundleni sohlaka olugugile lokuqala, okwenza kube nokubonakala okunamandla aphezulu, ukulinganisa okubushelelezi, kanye nezibalo ezisebenzayo eziningi ngenkathi kugcinwa ukubukeka okufana nomdlalo wezinyoka wangempela wokudweba okwenza i-World of Goo yaba eyihlukile. I-studio igcizelele ukuthi cishe zonke izithombe zihlotshiswe ngesandla, azikhiqizwanga ngendlela, ukuze kugcinwe ukucofa okuthambile, ukunwetshwa, kanye nokubalula kwamehlo okungazinzile abalandeli abakubona namabhola e-goo. Noma ngabe kuye kwaboniswa imizuzu embalwa nje yezithombe, izinguquko ezithile zokwakhiwa ziyabonakala. Izilayidi zekhamera zigibela amazinga amaningi, anezikrini eziningi, esikhundleni sokugxila esithombeni esisodwa; lokho kubonisa izindida ezakhelwe phezu kokwakhiwa okuhlala isikhathi eside esikhundleni samabhilidi esheshayo namabhuloho. Izinhlobo ezintsha ze-goo ziyabonakala—uhlobo olulodwa lubukeka njengesihawu, lubonisa izimbopho eziqinile; olunye lubonakala lungase luhlakazeke lube izicucu lapho ludumelwe ngokweqile, lubonisa izinsiza ezingase zihluleke kabi esikhundleni sokuhlukanisa nje. Izingozi zemvelo zidlula amabhande omshini wokugunda kanye nezimbazo zomlilo ezijwayelekile; imimoya eguquguqukayo namanzi agelezayo kubonakala kubangela amandla aqhubekayo okufanele alinganiswe. I-user interface igqamisa imibono yokufaka eyenziwa ngasikhathi sinye yezilawuli ezimbili, iqinisekisa ukudlala ngokubambisana endaweni kusukela ekuqaleni esikhundleni sokuba into eyengeziwe etholakala kamuva, njengoba kwakunjalo nenguqulo ye-Wii yomdlalo wokuqala. Imininingwane yendaba ihlala icashile ngabomu. I-trailer yokuqala ibonisa indawo yokwakha eyihlane egcwele imizimba yama-goo towers aqedile amazinga avela emdlalweni wokuqala, izimpawu zawo zifunda ukuthi “iWorld of Goo Corporation ibuyisiwe.” Lokhu kubonisa ukuthi umdlalo olandelayo uphatha ukuphela komdlalo odlule—okwabonisa i-goo iziqalela esikhundleni—njengento eyenzeka ngempela kodwa hhayi ngokuphelele ngokunqoba, ishiya umhlaba uphangiwe yimboni. I-studio ithi ukubalisa ngombhalo kusazovela ngezimpawu ezicashile ezibhalwe umuntu ophawula ngokugcizelela, nakuba umthamo ungase wandise kwizithombe ezimfushane ezihambayo. Ngokomklamo, i-Tomorrow Corporation ibonise ukuhlukana kwemenyu yamaleveli angaxhunyiwe kuye endaweni eyodwa edluliswayo lapho umdlali ehamba khona ngokuzivocavoca ngokwakha ama-goo constructs, cishe njenge-metroidvania esekelwe kuzibalo. Isakhiwo esinjalo singavumela izakhiwo eziqhubekayo: yakha ibhuloho eseseshini eyodwa bese ubuyela kamuva uyothola isakhiwo sisame—noma siwe uma singanakekelwa. Lokho kuqhubeka kuhlangana nezingxenye eziku-inthanethi lapho amabhodi omhlahlandlela omhlaba angabonisa hhayi kuphela izibalo ze-goo ezisindisiwe kodwa izithombe zamabhilidi abadlali abasindile, zikhuthaza izimpumelelo zezinhlobo zobuciko. Ukufinyeleleka kanye nezinto ezithathelwa kucatshangwe zama-hardware anamanje nazo ziyagxilwa. Izilawuli zokuthinta ziyathenjiswa ngemodi yesandla ye-Switch kanye namathebulethi uma iziphetho zeselula zenzeka kamuva. Inguqulo ye-PC isekela amazinga okuvuselela aphezulu nama-monitor awulwelwe, futhi izibalo ezinqunyelwe ze-engine ziqinisekisa imiphumela efanayo kuwo wonke amakhompyutha, isidingo uma izinselele zabadlali abaningi abangasebenzi zihlelwa. Ngokomculo, umqambi uKyle Gabler ubhala isikhathi esisha ngokuphelele esichazwa ngokuthi “umculo womdanso wamajaji onomdlandla ehlangana ne-lo-fi sci-fi,” futhi uphinde uhlanganise ubumnandi nokudabuka. Awekho usuku oluqondile lokukhishwa olumenyezelwe ngaphezu kuka-“2024,” futhi ithimba lixwayise ukuthi i-studio encane, egcizelelayo ingase ihluleke uma inquma ukuthi indlela yokudlala idinga ukulungiswa kancane. Noma kunjalo, ama-demo abezindaba e-PAX East 2024 akhuthaze abadlali abathatha ngesandla ngokulawula okuphendula nokukhuphuka kobunzima okukhulula ngokushesha kunowokuqala, kwanikezelwa abaqeqeshiwe asebevele baluqedile ubuciko be-goo-ball. Abathuthukisi bagcina ngokuthi zonke izindida zisenezixazululo ezilula zabasubathi, kodwa ngayinye iphinde iqukathe izinselelo zokulungisa ezifihliwe—ukuqedela ngezi-goo balls ezimbalwa kakhulu ezisetshenzisiwe, izinto zokwakha ezimbalwa, noma ngaphakathi kwemikhawulo yesikhathi evula amazinga ebhonasi.