Gxila emhlabeni ohehayo we-Day One, umdlalo wokuzidela ongakhishiwe ovela kwabadumile I-Pendulum Studios! Njengo-Ethan, intatheli esencane ithola ukuxilongwa ukuthi inosuku olulodwa kuphela olusele ukuba iphile. Iphilisi elilodwa lingamsindisa usuku nosuku. Usuku lokugcina luqala manje.
Umkhankaso woSuku Lokuqala
Ngo-2012 iPendulo Studios yamemezela iphrojekthi entsha: Usuku Lokuqala. Babenezinhlelo ezinkulu futhi bayisa umbono wabo ku-gamesplanet.com, inkundla yokuxhasa abantu abaningi, ukuze bathole uxhaso lwale phrojekthi yokudlala yokudlala. Umgomo wawubekwe phezulu - babehlose u-€300.000, ngenhloso eyinhloko ye-€700.000 emangalisayo. Ngaphandle kokusekelwa abalandeli abazinikele abangama-923 abanikele ngesamba sama-euro angama-48.116, ngeshwa le phrojekthi ayizange ifinyelele imigomo yayo yokuxhasa ngezimali. Umphumela waba ukuhlehliswa koSuku LokuQala unomphela.
Abathuthukisi bathembise inguqulo yomdlalo yokukhipha i-DRM ngama-euro ayi-12. Ukufinyelela kuforamu yonjiniyela bekutholakala kusuka kuma-euro angama-50. Umculo, imidwebo kanye nezinto ezibonakalayo bekufanele zibonakale lapho. Kusukela kuma-euro angama-600, umsekeli ubezovunyelwa ukuthi athumele umbhalo wakhe siqu. Ama-euro angama-5.000 abezovumela umlingisi ukuthi athunyelwe. Iziphakamiso ezinhlanu bezizokwamukelwa. Akukho okuza ngokuthuthukiswa komdlalo we-PC.
Kungani i-Clickstarter?
Ngemuva kwemidlalo eyimpumelelo enjalo Balekauchungechunge, umbuzo ophakamayo wokuthi kungani abathuthukisi bethembele ku-Clickstarter ngokungazelelwe. U-Rafael Latiegui ungumdwebi oyinhloko we-studio. Uthe abashicileli bebenciphisa isabelomali sabo sokuthuthukisa imidlalo emisha. Lokhu kungenxa yobugebengu begeyimu, obuthinte kabi ukuthengiswa kwemidlalo. Lokhu kuholele esinyathelweni sokwethulwa kwe-crowdfunding kulo mdlalo. Imele umnyango ongemuva wokuxhaswa ngezimali kwemidlalo.
Indaba Yosuku Lokuqala
U-Ethan, intatheli esencane, uthola kudokotela ukuthi usalelwe usuku olulodwa kuphela lokuphila. Uthola i-capsule endlini yakhe emtshela ukuthi angaphila amanye amahora angu-24 nokuthi kufanele aye eParis ukuze athole ulwazi olwengeziwe. Igeyimu yayihlelwe njengehlaya elidabukisayo futhi yayihloselwe ukuba uhambo lwamahlaya olufana nemidlalo ye-Runaway. U-Ethan uzixoxela yena le ndaba.
Indaba yamahlaya ebhuqayo yayihlelelwe abadlali, enezici ezihlekisayo nezingabantu abadala. U-Ethan njengomlingiswa uletha naye umbono ongemuhle wempilo. Isithixo sakhe ngu-Ambrose Bierce, umbhali weDictionary of the Devil. U-Ethan ujwayele ukubhuqa futhi umema ukumamatheka ngezihloko ezibalulekile.
Umdlalo ubuhloselwe ukukhombisa ububili phakathi kuka-Ethan nomuntu ojwayele ukuwina. Ufanelwe ukufa futhi umbuzo uphakama mayelana nokukhula kuka-Ethan ngemva kokwambulwa kokufa kwakhe okuzayo. Izinqumo eziningi eziyinkimbinkimbi zazimlindile.
Izici Ezilahliwe
Izici ezihlelelwe umdlalo zihlanganisa ihluzo ezinhle ze-2D nezinhlamvu ezimibalabala. Kwahlelwa ukulandelana kwefilimu okukhulu, okufanele kunikeze umoya obambekayo. Konke bekuzobe kugcwele umculo ohambisanayo. Esinye isici kwaba ukubhekisela kumasiko nabezindaba.
Akuwona neze amaphazili alula akulindile emdlalweni, njengoba kwenza nezixazululo zephazili ezihlanyayo. Abadali besixuku kufanele babe nezwi ekutheni izindida ezinzima kanye namazinga obunzima ayafuneka yini kugeyimu. Kufanele ube nezwi ezinqumweni zokuklama umdlalo. UPendulo uwumemezele njengomdlalo wokubhuqa nonembeza.
U-Rafael Latiegui ubhekisele kweka-Amrbose Bierce ethi "The Dictionary of the Devil" engxoxweni futhi wabonisa ukuthi lena yiyo kanye iphimbo igeyimu ehlelelwe yona. Ezombusazwe, umphakathi kanye nokuziphatha kwakuyizindikimba zomdlalo. Yiqiniso, ubumnandi emdlalweni akufanele bunganakwa. Nokho, izindaba ezibucayi kufanele zifakwe. Emdlalweni wokuzidela, u-Rafael Latiegui wabona isikhala lapho ingqondo iphambili njengokuyikhona okucupha imicabango. Bekungahlosiwe ngokusobala ezinganeni.
Ibhajethi
U-Rafael Latiegui uchaza isabelomali se-€300.000 njengesiqinile. Amaphrimiyamu, okwenziwa yibhange kanye ne-PayPal nezintela ziyabanjwa. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, abanikeli kufanele bafakwe ekukhiqizeni. Wayeqiniseka ukuthi ikhwalithi yayingeke iphazamiseke. Uphinde akubone njengesipiliyoni ukuxhumanisa ukukhiqizwa nabalandeli. Ubone njengengxenye entsha ekukhiqizeni imidlalo.
Impendulo yomdlali iyisici esihle sokuthuthukiswa komdlalo. Lokhu kusebenza kukho kokubili ukubuyekezwa okuhle nokubi. Kukhona nokuxhumana okuqondile phakathi kwabalandeli nethimba lokuthuthukisa. Kakade esigabeni sokukhiqiza, lapho umdlalo bekufanele uqale, abathuthukisi babona ubunzima obuqhamukayo. Ubunzima ngezinye izikhathi babuhlanganisa nezinkinga zokubonakala. Abangase babe abatshalizimali bacishe baphuthelwa yiphrojekthi ngezinye izikhathi, futhi i-Kickstarter kwaba ukuphela kwendawo yokuthola ngayo.
Enye inkinga uPendulo ayenayo ekuqoqeni imali yeDay One ukuthi bayaziwa kakhulu. Abantu babenombono wokuthi uPendulo ungumthuthukisi omkhulu onemali eningi. I I-Pendulum Studios Naphezu kwakho konke, siyiqembu elincane lezokuthuthukiswa okufanele liphathe isabelomali salo. Le nkinga ilethe izinselelo ezintsha ezingakwazanga ukunqotshwa.
Kwakhangiswa indawo ye-VIP ye-Day One. Lapho wawungabona ukuthi intuthuko yoSuku lokuQala ikude kangakanani. Ukufinyelela izinkundla, izinhlolovo kanye nezindaba ezikhethekile kanye nokuqukethwe ngabe kuvulwe lapha. Ngokudalwa kwamafu, abadlali bebengase banqume ukuthi yikuphi okuqukethwe okuya emdlalweni nokuthi kunamuphi umthelela.
Okudaliwe kanye nezifundo zakho
Ngisho nendalo yakho yayingacatshangelwa ngoSuku Lokuqala. Nokho, ayencike emvuzweni. I I-Pendulum Studios usebenzisane neComplutense University of Madrid. Abasekeli bakwazi ukufunda ukuklama kwegeyimu yevidiyo. I-internship ne I-Pendulum Studios ngabe kusengenzeka. Izindawo emcimbini wemiklomelo ye-“Fun & Serious Game Festival” bezitholakala. Lesi situdiyo siphinde sasekela izikhungo zemfundo ngezifundo zokuhumusha. Isitudiyo besifuna ukukhombisa abafundi ukuthi yini ehilelekile ekuhumusheni umdlalo wevidiyo.
Abathuthukisi bathembise eminye imiklomelo, engakwazanga ukusetshenziswa. Abasekeli bebezothola ukuqaliswa komdlalo ngaphandle kwe-DRM. Eminye imiklomelo ibihlanganisa i-edishini elinganiselwe yamaphini esiliva enziwe ngesandla nanezinombolo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwathenjiswa ikhalenda lika-Pendulo lika-2013. Kufakwe nencwadi yesitudiyo ethi The Art of Pendulo kanye ne-albhamu ehamba phambili yezingoma zomdlalo wePendulo. Amaphephadonga enziwe ngezandla anetimu yegeyimu ayelindile. Muva nje, kuthenjiswe okuthengiswayo okufana nezikibha, amaphosta namaphrinti e-PVC.
Ngenxa yokuntuleka kokusekelwa, izwe lemidlalo kufanele lenze ngaphandle kwalo mdlalo okwamanje. Ukuthi izofika ngesikhathi esithile, yibona kuphela abaziyo I-Pendulum Studios.
Lolu hlobo lwachuma. Naphezu kwempumelelo yabo yangaphambili, baphumelele I-Pendulum Studios yehlulekile ukukholisa abatshalizimali ngomdlalo wabo omusha we-Day One. Ingabe kwakungenxa yendikimba yokufa noma umlingiswa ongeyena-uzwela onekhanda elinempandla? Mhlawumbe kukhumbuza abantu abaningi kakhulu ngokufa kwabo.
imali kanye nezohwebo
Imayelana nemali kanye nezigigaba zezentengiselwano emidlalweni. Imidlalo yabantu abadala ibithandeka kubo uma bekuyizihloko ze-AAA. Kodwa uSuku Lokuqala alukwazanga ukuhlukaniswa kanjalo. Abadali bezixuku banethonya elikhulu kugeyimu nge-crowdfunding. Ekugcineni banikeza imali. Ngokwethoni eyisisekelo, uSuku Lokuqala lwaluzophenduka umdlalo odabukisayo, njengoba bekunjalo imidlalo yezolo. Kwavela ukuthi uPendulo ufuna ukwenza imidlalo yabantu abadala. U-Rafael Latiegui uqhathanise Izolo ne-Psycho ne-Day One ka-Hitchcock neNdoda Eyazi Kakhulu.
Isitudiyo sika-Rafael Latiegui esihloselwe imidlalo yabantu abadala namahlaya. Izingane bekungelona iqembu okuhloswe ngalo kodwa nokho uSuku Lokuqala lwehlulekile ngenxa yokungalungelani kwezingane komdlalo. Amahlaya bekuwuhlobo olukhethwayo estudiyo. Isitudiyo safuna ukusuka kulolu hlobo. Babefuna ukuphendukela kuma-thrillers nezindikimba zabantu abadala. Isitudiyo siphinde sabona lo mkhuba kubadlali. Wabuye wabonakala phakathi kwababuyekezi. Nokho, abantu kanye nemali edingekayo yayiphikisana.
Izinselelo zeCrowdfunding kanye nezindaba zempumelelo: Pendulo Studios kanye neDaedalic Entertainment
I-Pendulum Studios, owaziwa ngengoma yabo eshisa izikhotha ethi “Ukubaleka: Ukuzijabulisa Komgwaqo", ngihlangabezane nezinkinga "Ngosuku Lokuqala," ehlulekile ukufinyelela umgomo wayo wokuqoqa imali. Lokhu kubonisa ukungaqiniseki kokuthuthukiswa komdlalo, lapho ngisho nezitudiyo ezisunguliwe zingabhekana nezinselele. Kwenzeka okufanayo Ezokuzijabulisa zeDaedalic nge"INkosi Yezindandatho: IGollum", iphrojekthi yokuvelela engazange iphumelele ikakhulukazi ngenxa yobunzima obuhlukahlukene. Nakuba "Runaway" kwaba yimpumelelo futhi I-Pendulum Studios Isungulwe esigcawini se-adventure, "Usuku Lokuqala" kanye "ne-Gollum" akwenza kucace ukuthi akuwona wonke amaphrojekthi aphumelelayo, ngisho nonjiniyela abadumile. Okuhlangenwe nakho okunjalo kugqamisa ubungozi nokungaqiniseki embonini yemidlalo.
Ukuqhathanisa nemidlalo ye-Runaway
Die Balekauchungechunge, ohlanganisa Ukubaleka: Ukuzijabulisa Komgwaqo, Runaway 2: Iphupho Lofudu futhi I-Runaway: I-twist of Fate, yaziwa ngezithombe zayo ezimibalabala, abalingisi abangajwayelekile kanye nengxoxo ehlekisayo. Imidlalo inenhliziyo elula futhi incike kwingxube ye-adventure namahlaya. Ngokuphambene, kufanele Usuku Lokuqala ukuthatha indlela emnyama nehlambalazayo, lapho amahlaya azoba bukhali nezindikimba ezibucayi kakhulu.
Icala LikaJohn Izolo Nezolo Umsuka
Icala likaJohn Izolo futhi Izolo Imvelaphi ziyiziqu ezimbili ezimnyama ezivela kuzo I-Pendulum Studios. Le midlalo yabelana ngesimo esijulile, esimnyama nezindaba eziyinkimbinkimbi eziphathelene nezimfihlo namatulo. Usuku Lokuqala ngabe iqhubekile nalokhu, kodwa ngendlela eyingqayizivele, ikhuluma ngendikimba yokuphela kwempilo kanye nemibuzo yokuziphatha ehambisana nokufuna ukuphulukiswa.
Ukuxhumana kanye nomehluko kuBlacksad: Ngaphansi Kwesikhumba
Blacksad: Ngaphansi kwesikhumba, ngokusekelwe ochungechungeni lwamahlaya oludumile, umdlalo wabaseshi onomoya oqinile we-noir. Incike ekuxoxeni izindaba ezijulile, abalingisi abanzima kanye nezinqumo zokuziphatha. Ngenkathi Usuku Lokuqala Nakuba futhi iphakamisa imibuzo eyinkimbinkimbi yokuziphatha, ihlukaniswa ngamahlaya ayo amnyama kanye nombono wayo ohlekisayo. Kodwa-ke, yomibili imidlalo yabelana ngokuzibophezela ekulandiseni okujulile nomhlaba womkhathi, naphezu kokusebenzisa izici nezitayela ezihlukene.
Ungayithola ku- Gamesplanet Ingxoxo yangempela noRafael Latiegui
