Isahluko 1: Ngaphakathi Kodonga | Stray | 360° VR, Ukuhambahamba, Ukudlala, Akukho Kuphawula, 4K

IShayi ngumdlalo wevidiyo wokuzidela owakhiwe yiBlueTwelve Studio futhi washicilelwa yi-Annapurna Interactive, owakhishwa ekuqaleni ngoJulayi 2022. Lo mdlalo unikeza umqondo oyingqayizivele ngokwenza umdlali abe yikati elijwayelekile elilahlekile elihamba edolobheni elingaziwa, elibolayo. Indaba iqala lapho umlingiswa omkhulu oyikati, ekuqaleni ehlola imfucumfucu nomndeni wakhe, ephuthelwa ngengozi eweni elijulile, ahlukaniswe nomndeni wakhe futhi azithole elahlekile ngaphakathi kwedolobha elinezindonga elinqanyulwe nezwe langaphandle. Leli dolobha liyindawo yasemva kokuphela komhlaba, engenabo abantu kodwa ehlala amarobhothi anomqondo, imishini, nezidalwa eziyingozi. Indawo iyinto ebalulekile yokuthandeka kukaShayi, ethula umhlaba onemininingwane wemigwaqo emincane ekhanyiswe yi-neon, izindawo ezingcolile ezingaphansi, nezakhiwo eziyinkimbinkimbi eziqondile. Ukubukeka kwedolobha kwathonywa kakhulu iDolobha elinezindonga laseKowloon emhlabeni wangempela, elikhethwe abathuthukisi ngenxa yokwakhiwa kwalo okungokwemvelo kanye nezindawo ezinomqondo, eziqatha, abazithathile njengendawo yokudlala ephelele yekati. Le ndawo ihlalwa amarobhothi anesimo somuntu aye akha umphakathi wawo kanye nobuntu ngemva kokunyamalala okungaqondakali kwabantu, ababonakala bakha idolobha elinezindonga ukuze basinde ezweni langaphandle elingahlaliyo ngaphambi kokunqotshwa isifo esiwumqedazwe noma enye inhlekelele. Idolobha libuye linakekele izinsongo: amaZurk, okuyibhaktheriya aguquliwe, anyakazayo adla impilo ephila neyarobhothi, namaSentinels, amadrone okuphepha alinda izindawo ezithile futhi azodubula lapho ebona. "Ngaphakathi Kodonga" isebenza njengesahluko sokuqala nendawo ebalulekile evela njalo ngaphakathi komdlalo wevidiyo uShayi, ibeka isiteji sokuhamba komdlali njengekati elahlukaniswe nomndeni walo. Lesi sigaba sokuqala somdlalo sibalulekile ekusunguleni inhliziyo engokomzwelo yendaba kanye nasekuzijwayezeni abadlali imishini eyisisekelo yokuhamba ezweni eliyingqayizivele lomdlalo. Isahluko esinesihloko esithi "Isahluko 1: Ngaphakathi Kodonga" siqala ngokwethula umdlali, elawula ikati elisawolintshi, nomndeni walo wekati. Umdlalo uvulwa ngamakati ehlezi ndawonye esiqeshini sekhadibhodi. Isigaba esikhethekile sibonisa usuku olulandelayo, lapho uvemvane olukodwa luhlala endlebeni yomlingiswa omkhulu lumncintisisa. Umdlali ulandela amanye amakati endaweni eluhlaza, egcwele izitshalo, ebonakala ngamapayipi namapulatifomu, ekugcineni efika phansi. Le ndawo nayo yethula kancane igama lesahluko. "Ngaphakathi Kodonga" liyingqayizivele ngoba alubonisi isihloko sesahluko ngokushesha lapho ungena endaweni. Ukudlala kulokhu kwasahluko kusebenza njengesifundo, kufundisa abadlali ukuthi bangenza kanjani izenzo ezifana nokugudluka ngaphansi kwezithiyo, ukuklwebha izihlahla, ukuphuza amanzi, nokusebenzisa umsebenzi "meow" ukuze bathole noma babize amanye amakati. Umndeni wamakati—umlimgiswa omkhulu namanye amathathu—bangabahlali abakhulu abatholwa lapha. Ahlala kule ndawo, eyiyingxenye ye-"Ngaphandle," futhi aboniswa ezizingela ezinye izilwane. Lesi sahluko siyiyingxenye kuphela yomdlalo lapho umdlali ehlangana nomndeni wekati womlingiswa omkhulu. Indaba ithatha isikhathi esinzima njengoba iqembu lihamba ngomgwaqo wamapayipi. Ngenkathi amanye amakati ekwazi ukuwela igebe elithile, ipayipi lixega ngokuqaqa ngakunye. Lapho umdlali ezama ukuqaqa, ipayipi liyahluka, okuholela esikhathini esinzima lapho ikati linamathela khona ngaphambi kokugcina liwela ohlelweni lokuphanyeka olungenamuntu olungezansi. Lokhu kuwa kuholela ekulimaleni komlenze wekati, futhi umdlali uhlangabezana nesikhathi esifushane sokulimala. Ngemuva kwalokho, umnyango omkhulu uvuleka ngokungaqondakali, uveza ukukhanya okubomvu okukhanyayo futhi uholela ikati endaweni lapho amaZurk amabili aphanyeka ezikhwameni zodoti. Ukuphatha ngempumelelo lokhu kuwa nokungena emnyango kuvula impumelelo ethi "Ukuqaqa Okungaphuthelwe". Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi lesi sahluko siyingqayizivele ngoba umdlali akakwazi ukufa noma ukuqoqa izinkumbulo ze-B-12, njengoba i-drone engumngane i-B-12 ingakathulwa. Indawo ethi "Ngaphakathi Odongeni" ingaphezu nje kwendawo yesahluko sokuqala; kuyindawo ezungeza idolobha lonke elinodonga 99 futhi yakha ingxenye yeNgaphandle neNethiwekhi yeDinga YaseDolobheni. Ilapho ikati liqala uhambo lalo khona, futhi, okubalulekile, lapho libuyela khona ekupheleni komdlalo ngemuva kokuba idolobha selivulekile. Ngaphambi kokuba idolobha liqine, le ndawo yayingahlalwa yizilwane ezibonakala emdlalweni. Kodwa-ke, ngemuva kokushona kwabantu kanye nokubuyiselwa kwemvelo okwalandela eminyakeni eminingi, iNgaphandle, okuhlanganisa nendawo ethi "Ngaphakathi Odongeni", yaphinde yahlalwa. Manje igcwele izitshalo nezilwane ezihlukahlukene. Amanzi avela ohlelweni lokuphanyeka lwedolobha ageleza lapha, futhi amakati angazingela ezinye izilwane. Le ndawo ihlanganisa nezakhiwo zokuxhumana zedolobha, izingxenye zohlelo lokuphanyeka, izindawo zokulahla udoti, amagumbi okulawu...