Ọ bụrụ na ị ga-ewepụ echiche nke Sonic Frontiers ka ọ bụrụ ọkwa mbuli elu, ọ nwere ike ịgụnye okwu a bụ "ụwa mepere emepe" ebe. Agbanyeghị, ebe egwuregwu ahụ nwere ọtụtụ ndị bi n'ụdị ụwa mepere emepe, Sonic Team kwenyesiri ike na ịkpọ Frontiers egwuregwu “mpaghara mepere emepe”. Ọ bụ ezie na n'elu nke na-ada dị ka obere ihe karịa ịzụ ahịa ahịa, mgbe gị na ndị mmepe kparịtachara ụka, ọ na-eme ka ọ dịkwuo mma ka ị na-egwubawanye ihe ọ pụtara.
Na-abịa na 2017's Sonic Forces, egwuregwu nke na-adabaghị na ndị nkatọ ma ọ bụ ndị na-akwado ya, ndị otu mmepe chọrọ ịkwanye ihe. Ndị agha nwetara nkatọ maka nhazi ọkwa 3D ya, akụkọ na-emezughị, ogologo mkpụmkpụ na egwuregwu 2D adịghị mma ma e jiri ya tụnyere Sonic Mania ewepụtara ọhụrụ mgbe ahụ. Dabere na onye isi Sonic Frontiers Morio Kishimoto (onye durukwara ndị agha), ndị otu ahụ nwere ọtụtụ nkuzi sitere na Sonic Forces na egwuregwu 3D Sonic ndị ọzọ gara aga n'ime Frontiers.
"Anọla m na Sonic Team afọ 19 ugbu a, achọrọ m ịsị na anyị amụtala mgbe niile site na ihe ịga nke ọma na ọdịda anyị, ọ bụghị naanị Sonic Forces nke ewepụtara na mbụ kama na aha Sonic ọ bụla anyị rụtụrụla ọrụ na ya." ọ na-ekwu. "Ugbu a na afọ 32 nke ahụmịhe mmepe Sonic na anyị, ana m etinye ahụmịhe m niile ka m na-eme na mmepe egwuregwu a. […] Họrọ naanị na-ekwu banyere mmụta si Sonic Forces, Ekwenyere m na anyị mụtara na usoro nke imebe nkebi na kpọmkwem egwuregwu arụzi ọrụ (nke niile malitere na Sonic Unleashed) ebe anyị nwere mkpumkpu nkebi, dọghachi azụ na Sonic si ọsọ a bit, na mejuputa omume ọhụrụ maka Sonic na aha agaghịzi emeju atụmanya nke ndị na-akwado Sonic anyị ma ọ bụ ndị na-amasị egwuregwu mmemme doro anya. "
Otu n'ime azịza nke nkuzi a bụ imepụta nnukwu oghere mepere emepe ebe ndị egwuregwu na-eji ọtụtụ awa nyocha, dozie mgbagwoju anya, ịlụ ọgụ ndị isi, na ịnakọta ihe. Ọ bụghị naanị na usoro a na-akpalite pacing nke omenala Sonic the Hedgehog formula, ma ọ na-agbatị oge egwuregwu, nkatọ ọzọ Sonic Team okike onye ọrụ Takashi Iizuka nụrụ na-apụta nke Forces. Dị ka nke a, Iizuka kwenyere na Sonic Frontiers bụ egwuregwu Sonic kachasị ogologo ruo taa. "Mgbe ọ bụla anyị na-arụ ọrụ na echiche maka egwuregwu ọhụrụ, anyị na-ezo aka mgbe niile na mmeghachi omume na egwuregwu ndị gara aga na nzaghachi onye ọrụ, ya mere enwere ọtụtụ nkuzi, ma otu n'ime ha ga-abụ oge egwuregwu," ka Iizuka na-ekwu. "Oge egwuregwu ahụ kwụsịrị maka egwuregwu ndị gara aga, mana n'ihi mpaghara mepere emepe na ihe ndị ọzọ enweela ọganihu dị ukwuu n'oge a."
Otu n'ime isi ihe ịma aka mgbe ịmalite mmepe na echiche mpaghara mepere emepe bụ ijide n'aka na ọ dị adị na aha aha Sonic. "Mgbe m na-enwe ihe ịma aka ọhụrụ maka egwuregwu 3D Sonic, m na-alaghachi mgbe niile iji leta mgbọrọgwụ Sonic," Iizuka na-ekwu. "Sonic Sonic kpochapụwo, ị nwere ike ịnụ ụtọ ahụmịhe ọsọ ọsọ yana nyocha ụzọ naanị site na ịkwaga n'aka nri. Nke ahụ bụ mmalite maka egwuregwu Sonic, na mgbe Sonic Adventure mere mgbanwe mgbanwe na 3D, ọ dabere na otu mmalite ahụ. Maka mpaghara mepere emepe kwa, anyị legharịrị ebe mmalite wee si ebe ahụ wulite mgbanwe mgbanwe iji wepụta ụdị egwuregwu ọhụrụ dabara Sonic. "
Kishimoto nwere ike chọpụta mkpali nke Sonic Frontiers' oghe-mpaghara usoro ruo azụ dị ka Super Mario Bros. 3 na ya hub ụwa ejikọta multiple linear-style nkebi ka gị ikpochapụ. Kemgbe mwepụta 1988 ahụ na Famicom, Kishimoto enwewo mmasị ikiri mgbanwe nke egwuregwu site na iji sistemụ maapụ ụwa. Ọ bụ ezie na egwuregwu dị ka Sonic Adventure ejirila echiche maapụ ụwa na-egwu egwu, Sonic Team chọrọ ịmalite echiche ahụ na Sonic Frontiers n'ihu. Ugbu a, ọ bụghị naanị na ndị egwuregwu na-enyocha nnukwu mpaghara nwere mgbagwoju anya na ihe ịma aka gburugburu, mana mpaghara ndị ahụ buru ibu ma nwee ọtụtụ nsogbu dị iche iche karịrị nke ọkwa mmemme 3D ọdịnala malitere na egwuregwu Adventure mbụ.
Usoro mepere emepe na-enye ndị mmepe ohere - na site na ndọtị, ndị egwuregwu - iji ohere abụọ kachasị mkpa nke egwuregwu Sonic, ma ọ dịkarịa ala dị ka Iizuka si kwuo. Nke ahụ na-agafe ebe na-agba ọsọ dị elu yana ịchọta nchọpụta na ihe ịtụnanya site n'ịga ebe ahụ n'ụzọ ịchọrọ. "Na 2D Sonic, ndị egwuregwu na-aga n'aka nri, na 3D Sonic, ndị egwuregwu na-abanye na ihuenyo," Iizuka na-ekwu. "N'ụdị mpaghara mepere emepe, enwere ntụzịaka na-enweghị ngwụcha, onye ọkpụkpọ nwere ike họrọ ụzọ ha chọrọ ịga."
Iizuka na-ekwu na ihe ịma aka kasịnụ bụ ịpụpụ n'ụdị egwuregwu egwuregwu nke egwuregwu gara aga na ijide n'aka na ụwa na-atọ ụtọ inyocha na oke ọsọ. Iizuka na-ekwu, "Anyị na-arụ ọrụ dị elu n'ụzọ ihe karịrị afọ 20, n'ihi ya, ọ dịghị mfe ikpochapụ ya." “Dịka ọmụmaatụ, ọ dị ka ịgba ọsọ F1 na iwepu usoro ịnya ụgbọ ala na mbara ala sara mbara. Nke ahụ agaghị abụ ihe na-atọ ụtọ, ọ ga-abụ? Ya mere, na mmalite nke ọrụ ahụ, anyị nọgidere na-eke ala agwaetiti ahụ ebe a ga-edozi egwuregwu ahụ ugboro ugboro na-achọ mpaghara mepere emepe nke ọma. "
Na mkparịta ụka m gara aga na Iizuka, ọ kwara arịrị ka otu ahụ ga-esi gbalịsie ike chepụta gburugburu na usoro Sonic linear, naanị ka ndị egwuregwu na-agba ọsọ na ha n'ime nkeji ole na ole ma ọ bụ ihe na-erughị - mmetụta a na-apụghị izere ezere nke inwe egwuregwu dabere na ọsọ ọsọ. . Nke a ghọrọ ihe na-adịgide adịgide na mmalite 2000s, dị ka imewe ghọrọ ihe siri ike na mgbanwe site na 2D gaa na 3D; ọrụ sprite na-enye ụzọ n'ụzọ zuru ezu ghọtara polygonal imewe gbakwunyere a otutu oge na usoro okike ogbo, na-egwu egwuregwu na-agba ọsọ gburugburu gburugburu dị nnọọ ngwa ngwa n'ọtụtụ ọnọdụ. N'ime oge aka m na Frontiers, usoro mpaghara mepere emepe yiri ka ọ bụ ihe ngwọta maka nsogbu gara aga, ebe otu nnukwu gburugburu ebe obibi na-anabata ọtụtụ ebe na ebumnuche yana ọtụtụ narị mkpokọta.
Mbanye n'ime echiche mpaghara mepere emepe nke Sonic Frontiers bụ na Kronos Island, otu n'ime agwaetiti Starfall. N'agbanyeghị na agwaetiti mbụ a malitere njem gị, Iizuka na-emesi m obi ike na anyị ga-aga na Starfall Islands niile tupu akụkọ Sonic Frontiers abịa na njedebe. N'ime njem ahụ niile, ndị egwuregwu na-enweta biomes dị iche iche na gburugburu - nke a na-adịghị ahụkebe na egwuregwu Sonic. Agbanyeghị, mpaghara ndị a nwere ọtụtụ ọdịnaya karịa ekele maka mpaghara mepere emepe Frontiers.
Ịtụgharị n'ụdị egwuregwu a bụ nnukwu ọrụ mana ịhụ na njikwa Sonic nke ọma na mpaghara mepere emepe bụ ihe ọzọ kpamkpam. Anyị ahụla ka ọ na-achịkwa nke ọma na egwuregwu dị ka Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), mana ihe egwu ahụ na-abawanye site na ụzọ Sonic Frontiers si bịa na ụwa. Obi dị m ụtọ na ọ masịrị m oge m na-aga na mpaghara mepere emepe nke Kronos Island. Sonic nwere oke ibu maka ọsọ na nyocha, ọ naghị agbagharịkwa dịka egwuregwu ndị gara aga. Ọbụlagodi usoro ikpo okwu ka nke a na-eme ka ọ dị mma karịa aha ndị gara aga.
n'oge mkpughe egwuregwu mbụ nke Sonic Frontiers, ọtụtụ ndị katọrọ ihe pụtara ìhè efu nke mpaghara mepere emepe. Ọ bụ ihe ezi uche dị na oghere nke vidiyo ndị ahụ, mana mgbe ị na-eji ọsọ nke Sonic na-agba ọsọ, oghere nke ndị iro na ihe mgbochi nwere ezi uche. Egwuregwu dị ka Akụkọ Mgbe Ochie nke Zelda: Ume nke anụ ọhịa na Elden Ring na-eji nlezianya na-ewepụta ihe ha na-ezute mana na-egosipụta ụwa dị oke egwu karịa ihe nkiri ọha na eze mbụ Sonic Frontiers. Agbanyeghị, mgbe ị tụlere ngwa ngwa Sonic na-agba gburugburu gburugburu, oghere na-arụ ọrụ; Achọpụtara m na oge ị ga-ezute ma ọ bụ oge na-achọpụta na ọ na-aga nke ọma n'ime awa ole na ole m nwere n'oge mbụ.
Isi ebe ọtụtụ ndị ga-aga bụ ọkwa Cyber Space. Usoro mmemme ahịrị ahịrị ndị a, nke ị na-enweta site na ọnụ ụzọ mbata akara na mpaghara mepere emepe, na-enye ahụmịhe na-abịaru nso na usoro mmemme 3D ọdịnala nke aha Sonic gara aga. N'ezie, a na-eme usoro mbara igwe Cyber ka ọkwa si na egwuregwu Sonic gara aga dị ka Sonic 1, Sonic 2, na aha ndị ọhụrụ dị ka Sonic Unleashed. Ọ bụ ezie na mkpesa nke ọkwa dị ka Green Hill Mpaghara na mpaghara osisi kemịkalụ dị ka oge na-adịghị, ndị egwuregwu ahụtala ha n'ọtụtụ egwuregwu na-adịbeghị anya, gụnyere ọgbọ, Mania, na ndị agha. Ọ bụ ezie na egwuregwu dị ka ọgbọ na Mania jere ozi dị ka ememe nke Sonic gara aga, izi ezi nke Iizuka maka inwe mpaghara ndị a na ndị ọzọ si n'oge gara aga pụtara na Frontiers bụ na ọkwa Cyber Space na-adọta site na ncheta Sonic.
Ọ bụ ezie na mpaghara mepere emepe bụ ebe kacha ere ahịa nke Frontiers, Sonic Team chọrọ ilekwasị anya n'ịdị mma nke usoro mbara igwe Cyber a n'oge mmepe. "Mgbe anyị malitere oru ngo a, ka anyị na-etolite aha na ọbụna ugbu a ka anyị na-achọ ịhapụ aha a n'ụwa, e nwere otu ihe mere anyị ji na-eme ya - ka Sonic guzoro ọzọ n'etiti ndị ọzọ 'ogbo-doro anya. Kishimoto kwuru, 'egwuregwu mmemme. "Ana m ekwu maka egwuregwu dịka Super Mario, Donkey Kong na Kirby franchises, nke m hụrụ n'anya n'onwe m - na oge Jenesis Sonic the Hedgehog guzoro n'akụkụ aha ndị ahụ. Nke a, n'ezie, ọ bụghị ihe dị mfe ime kama ọ siri ezigbo ike ime ya, mana nke ahụ bụ ihe ịma aka anyị, ndị otu Sonic, welitere n'ọrụ a. "
Ebe ọ bụ na a na-ahụ ọkwa Cyber Space ọdịnala dị ka ndị na-anya ụgbọ ala na egwuregwu, ndị egwuregwu kwesịrị ịtụ anya ịhapụ mpaghara mepere emepe nke aha iji nweta ọkwa ndị a. N'agbanyeghị nke ahụ, Kishimoto na-akparị ụzọ ndị ọzọ isi na-aga n'ihu na egwuregwu ahụ ma ọ bụrụ na-amasị gị mpaghara mepere emepe. Ọ na-ekwu, "Nkwenye nke igwe egwuregwu mepere emepe na-enye anyị ohere ịmepụta usoro maka egwuregwu egwuregwu doro anya ma n'otu oge ahụ na-enye anyị ohere ịnye ụdị egwuregwu dị iche iche," ka ọ na-ekwu. “Gụnyere egwuregwu ahịrị ahịrị ọdịnala dị n'ime usoro mpaghara mepere emepe bụ n'ezie isi ihe dị mkpa, mana ọ bụghị egwuregwu egwuregwu. Iji nwee ọganihu site na Sonic Frontiers, ị nwere ike họrọ iji usoro egwu egwu egwu egwu ọdịnala dịka otu ụzọ isi na-aga n'ihu, mana ọ dịghị mkpa ka ọ dabere n'ụdị egwuregwu gị, ego ịchọrọ itinye aka na egwuregwu ahụ dịịrị gị. "
Ọ bụ ezie na ndị otu mmepe yiri ka ọ na-eweda ọrụ nke mpaghara mepere emepe dị ka obere ihe karịrị ụwa mmekọrịta, n'ime awa atọ gbakwunyere oge aka m, mpaghara mepere emepe nke Kronos Island were ọtụtụ oge m. Mgbe m nọ n'ụwa, enyochara m oghere ọ bụla m nwere ike, dozie ọtụtụ ihe mgbagwoju anya, mechaa ihe ịma aka dị iche iche, gafere usoro ihe mgbochi dị iche iche, ma chịkọta mkpokọta dị iche iche. N'ezie, ọtụtụ ihe na-arụ ọrụ na-aga n'ihu na akụkọ akụkọ bụ isi, nke na-ajụkarị m ka m laghachi na usoro Cyber Space, mana ọkwa ndị ahụ na-adị ngwa ngwa na ngwa ngwa, na-elekwasị anya na ịnweta ya nke ọma karịa ijikọ mpaghara ahụ nke ọma.
Cyber Space nwekwara mmasị na-enwekwa mkpụrụedemede ndị ọzọ. Dịka ọmụmaatụ, enwere m ọganihu site na ọtụtụ ọrụ na mpaghara mepere emepe gụnyere ịtọhapụ Amy na Cyber Space. Ka ọ dị ugbu a, akpa ọzọ nke Cyber Space nwere pusi ọkacha mmasị onye ọ bụla, Big, na-anabata obere egwuregwu ịkụ azụ na-enye gị ohere inweta ego maka ụlọ ahịa egwuregwu ya. Ihe nzuzo nke Cyber Space na-emewanyewanye ogologo oge m na-egwu egwu, mana ha niile nwere mmetụta na-akwado nnukwu mpaghara mepere emepe n'ime awa atọ gbakwunyere m nọrọ na aha ahụ.
Ka m na-egwukwu egwu, ka m na-enwekwu mmasị na loops egwuregwu dị iche iche nke ịchọ agha ndị isi na mpaghara mepere emepe, ịbanye Cyber Space iji mezue usoro ihe omume, na ịlaghachi na mpaghara mepere emepe iji nweta Chaos Emerald ọhụrụ m. Ọ bụrụ na ị na-egwu Sonic Frontiers ma nwee ọ enjoyụ na usoro mpaghara mepere emepe, enwere ozi ọma, n'ihi na ọ nwere ike bụrụ ntụzịaka usoro na-aga n'ihu. Iizuka na-ekwu, "Iji malite usoro 3D linear, nke na-ekpochapụ usoro nke malitere na Sonic Adventure na 1998 wee mepụta egwuregwu nke ga-abụ isi nkuku nke egwuregwu Sonic n'ọdịnihu - nke ahụ bụ ihe mgbaru ọsọ mgbe anyị malitere [Sonic Frontiers]," Iizuka na-ekwu.
Ebe Sonic Team na-atụ anya n'ụzọ doro anya ịgbanwe usoro na usoro nke Sonic franchise na aha ọhụrụ ya, enwere m obi ụtọ inwekwu oge na egwuregwu ahụ tupu mmalite. Sonic Frontiers na-abịa na PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, na PC emechaa afọ a.
