Ukuba ubunokususa ingqikelelo yeSonic Frontiers ibe kwindawo yokunyusela, ibiya kubandakanya igama elithi “ihlabathi elivulekileyo” kwenye indawo. Nangona kunjalo, ngelixa umdlalo ubonisa abaqeshi abaninzi bohlobo lwehlabathi elivulekileyo, iQela leSonic lizimisele ngokubiza iFrontiers ngomdlalo “wendawo evulekileyo” endaweni yoko. Ngelixa kumphezulu ovakala ngathi ungaphezulu kwecebo lokuthengisa, emva kokuncokola nabaphuhlisi, kuyavakala ngakumbi njengoko umba nzulu kwintsingiselo yayo.
Ukuphuma kwi-Sonic Forces ka-2017, umdlalo ongazange uhambe kakuhle nabagxeki okanye abalandeli, iqela lophuhliso lalifuna ukugubha izinto. Imikhosi ifumene ukugxekwa ngoyilo lwenqanaba le-3D eqhelekileyo, ibali elingazalisekiyo, ubude obufutshane, kunye nomdlalo ombi we-2D xa kuthelekiswa ne-Sonic Mania eyayisandul' ukukhutshwa. Ngokomlawuli weSonic Frontiers uMorio Kishimoto (okwalathisa uMkhosi), iqela liqhube izifundo ezininzi kwiSonic Forces kunye neminye imidlalo yangaphambili ye-3D Sonic kwiFrontiers.
“NdibekwiQela leSonic iminyaka eli-19 ngoku, kwaye ndifuna ukuthi sihlala sifunda kwiimpumelelo kunye nokusilela kwethu, kungekuphela nje kwi-Sonic Forces ekhutshwe ngaphambili kodwa kwisihloko ngasinye seSonic esakhe sasebenza kuso,” uthi. “Ngoku ngeminyaka engama-32 yamava ophuhliso lukaSonic kunye nathi, ndibeka onke amava am ukuze ndiziqhelanise nophuhliso lwalo mdlalo. […] Ngokukhetha kuphela xa sithetha ngokufundiweyo kwiSonic Forces, ndiyakholelwa ukuba sifundile ukuba indlela yokuyila amanqanaba ngoomatshini bomdlalo othile (owonke waqala ngeSonic Unleashed) apho sinezigaba ezimfutshane, sitsalel’ umva kwisantya sikaSonic kancinane, kwaye ukwenza izinto ezintsha ze-Sonic kwisihloko azizukukwanelisa ulindelo lwabalandeli bethu beSonic okanye abo bathanda imidlalo yeqonga ecacileyo. "
Enye yeempendulo kwesi sifundo yayikukudala iindawo ezinkulu, ezivulekileyo apho abadlali bachitha iiyure behlola, besombulula iipuzzle, ukulwa nabaphathi, kunye nokuqokelela izinto. Ayipheleli nje ukuba le ndlela ivuthulule isantya sendlela yemveli yeSonic iHedgehog, kodwa yandisa ixesha lokudlala, esinye isigxeko Sonic Team igosa lokudala Takashi Iizuka weva ephuma Forces. Ngaloo ndlela, ii-Iizuka ikholelwa ukuba i-Sonic Frontiers ngowona mdlalo uphambili weSonic ukuza kuthi ga ngoku. "Nanini na xa sisebenzela ingcamango yomdlalo omtsha, sihlala sibhekisela kwindlela esisabela ngayo kwimidlalo yangaphambili kunye nempendulo yomsebenzisi, ngoko kukho izifundo ezininzi, kodwa enye yazo iya kuba lixesha lokudlala," utsho u-Iizuka. "Amaxesha okudlala aphele amafutshane kwimidlalo edlulileyo, kodwa ngenxa yendawo evulekileyo kunye nezinye izinto kubekho ukuphucuka okukhulu ngeli xesha."
Owona mceli mngeni uphambili xa uqala uphuhliso kwingqikelelo yendawo evulekileyo yayikukuqinisekisa ukuba ivakala iyinyani kwi-franchise ye-Sonic. "Xa uthatha umngeni omtsha kumdlalo we-3D Sonic, ndihlala ndibuyela ukubuyisela kwakhona iingcambu zikaSonic," u-Iizuka uthi. “NgeSonic yakudala, ungonwabela amava anesantya esiphezulu kunye nokuhlola indlela ngokusuka uye ekunene. Nantso indawo yokuqala yemidlalo yeSonic, kwaye xa iSonic Adventure yenza ukutsiba kwendaleko ukuya kwi-3D, kwakusekwe kwaloo ndawo yokuqala. Kwaye nakwindawo evulekileyo ngokunjalo, siphinde sabuyela kwindawo yokuqala kwaye senza umtsi wendalo ukusuka apho ukuze size nesimbo esitsha sokudlala esifanelana noSonic. "
I-Kishimoto inokulandelela iimpembelelo zefomati ye-Sonic Frontiers 'evulekileyo yendawo ukuya kuthi ga kwi-Super Mario Bros. 3 kunye nehlabathi layo le-hub elidibanisa izigaba ezininzi ze-linear-style ukuze uzicime. Ukusukela oko kwakhululwa ngo-1988 kwiFamicom, uKishimoto uyonwabele ukubukela inguquko yemidlalo esebenzisa imephu yehlabathi. Ngelixa imidlalo efana neSonic Adventure ibikhe yasebenzisa umbono wemephu yehlabathi edlalwayo, Iqela leSonic lalifuna ukuphuhlisa loo mbono ngeSonic Frontiers ngakumbi. Ngoku, abadlali abaphononongi indawo enkulu ye-hub enepuzzle kunye nemiceli mngeni, kodwa ezo ndawo zikhulu kwaye zinemiceli mngeni eyahlukeneyo eyogqitha leyo yamanqanaba entshukumo ye-3D eyaqala ngomdlalo wokuqala we-Adventure.
Ifomati yezone evulekileyo ivumela abaphuhlisi - kunye nokwandiswa, abadlali - ukuba basebenzise izinto ezimbini ezibalulekileyo kwimidlalo yeSonic, ubuncinane ngokwe-Iizuka. Oku kuhamba kwiindawo ngesantya esiphezulu kwaye ufumane izinto ezifunyenweyo kunye nezinto ezothusayo ngokuhamba kule ndawo ngendlela ofuna ngayo. "Kwi-2D Sonic, abadlali bebhekise ngakwesokunene, kwaye kwi-3D Sonic, abadlali bangena nzulu kwisikrini," utshilo u-Iizuka. "Kwisitayile sendawo evulekileyo, kukho izalathiso ezingapheliyo, kwaye umdlali unokukhetha indlela afuna ukuhamba ngayo."
U-Iizuka uthi umceli mngeni omkhulu wawuqhawula i-gameplay molds yemidlalo edlulileyo kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba ihlabathi liyonwabile ukuphonononga ngesantya esiphezulu. “Sakha inyathelo elikhawulezayo kwindlela isithuba esingaphezu kweminyaka engama-20, ngoko bekungekho lula ukuyikhupha,” utshilo u-Iizuka. “Umzekelo, kufana nokuthatha umdyarho we-F1 kwaye ulahle ikhosi ukuze uqhube kwindawo ebanzi, ithafa elithe tyaba. Oko bekungayi kuba mnandi, akunjalo? Ke kumanqanaba okuqala eprojekthi, saqhubeka sisenza indawo yesiqithi apho umdlalo wawuza kusekwa ngokuphindaphindiweyo sikhangela indawo evulekileyo efanelekileyo. ”
Kwiingxoxo zam ezidlulileyo kunye no-Iizuka, wakhalaza ngendlela iqela eliza kusebenza ngayo nzima ukuyila indawo kwiindawo ezihambelanayo zeSonic, kuphela ukuba abadlali baqhube phakathi kwabo kwimizuzu embalwa okanye ngaphantsi - umphumo ongenakuphepheka wokuba nomdlalo osekelwe kwisantya. . Oku kwaba yinto encamathelayo kwi-2000s yokuqala, njengoko uyilo luye lwaba lukhulu kwinguqu ukusuka kwi-2D ukuya kwi-3D; Umsebenzi we-sprite onika indlela yokuqonda ngokupheleleyo uyilo lwe-polygonal wongeze ixesha elininzi kwinkqubo yokudala yeqonga, kunye nabadlali ababaleka kwiindawo ezingqongileyo ngokukhawuleza kwiimeko ezininzi. Ngexesha lokusebenza kwam ngexesha kunye neFrontiers, ifomathi yendawo evulekileyo ibonakala iyisicombululo saloo ngxaki yangaphambili, njengoko indawo enye enkulu idlala ibamba iindawo ezininzi kunye neenjongo kunye namakhulu okuqokelelwa.
Ukungena kwam kwindawo evulekileyo yeSonic Frontiers kwakukwiSiqithi saseKronos, esinye seziQithi zeStarfall. Nangona esi siqithi sokuqala siqalisa uhambo lwakho, ii-Iizuka ziyandiqinisekisa ukuba siya kutyelela zonke iziqithi zeStarfall ngaphambi kokuba ibali leSonic Frontiers lifike esiphelweni. Ngalo lonke ixesha lokudlala, abadlali bafumana amava eebhayom ezahlukeneyo kunye neemeko ezingqongileyo-engaqhelekanga kumdlalo weSonic. Nangona kunjalo, ezi ndawo zinemixholo engaphezulu enkosi kwi-Frontiers 'open-zone twist.
Ukutshintshela kwesi simbo somdlalo sisenzo esikhulu kodwa ukuqinisekisa ukuba ulawulo lweSonic kakuhle kwindawo evulekileyo yenye into ngokupheleleyo. Simbonile elawula kakubi kwimidlalo efana ne-Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), kodwa umngcipheko uyandiswa yindlela yeSonic Frontiers kwi-hub world. Ngombulelo, bendilonwabele ixesha lam lokubaleka kwindawo evulekileyo yeSiqithi saseKronos. USonic unobunzima obufanelekileyo besantya kunye nokuhlola, kwaye akatyibiliki njengakwimidlalo edlulileyo. Nokuba ulandelelwano lweqonga olunemethodical ngakumbi luziva luphuculwe kakhulu kunezihloko zangaphambili.
Ngexesha Umdlalo wokuqala utyhila iSonic Frontiers, abaninzi bagxeka ubuze obubonakalayo bezowuni evulekileyo. Iyavakala kwi-vacuum yezo ziqeshana, kodwa xa ubaleka ngesantya seSonic, izithuba zeentshaba kunye nemiqobo iyavakala. Imidlalo efana neLegend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild kunye ne-Elden Ring ngobuchule ibeka indawo yokudibana kwabo kodwa ibonisa ilizwe elixineneyo kunomboniso kawonke-wonke weSonic Frontiers. Nangona kunjalo, xa ucinga ukuba iSonic ibaleka kangakanani na kwindalo esingqongileyo, isithuba siyasebenza; Ndifumene ixesha lokuhlangana okanye ixesha lokufumanisa ukuba lihamba kakuhle kwiiyure zam ezimbalwa kunye nokwakhiwa kwangaphambili.
Indawo ephambili yokuya kwabaninzi iya kuba zizigaba zeCyber Space. Ezi zigaba zentshukumo, ofikelela kuzo ngeengosi eziphawulweyo kwindawo evulekileyo, zibonelela ngamava asondela kakhulu kumanqanaba entshukumo ye-3D yezihloko zeSonic ezidlulileyo. Ngapha koko, amanqanaba e-Cyber Space anemixholo emva kwamanqanaba adlulileyo kwimidlalo yeSonic efana neSonic 1, Sonic 2, kunye nezihloko zamva nje ezifana neSonic Unleashed. Ngelixa isibheno samanqanaba anje ngeGreen Hill Zone kunye neChemical Plant Zone ibonakala ingenaxesha, abalandeli baye bafumana kuyo kwimidlalo emininzi yamva nje, kubandakanya iGenerations, Mania, kunye neForces. Ngelixa imidlalo efana neGenerations kunye neMania yasebenza njengemibhiyozo yexesha elidlulileyo likaSonic, ukugwetyelwa kwe-Iizuka yokuba nale mimandla kunye nabanye abavela kwixesha elidlulileyo kubonakala kwi-Frontiers kukuba amanqanaba e-Cyber Space atsala kwiinkumbulo zikaSonic.
Ngelixa iindawo ezivulelekileyo zezona ndawo zithengisa kakhulu kwiFrontiers, iQela leSonic lalifuna ukugxila kumgangatho wezi zigaba zeCyber Space ngexesha lophuhliso. “Ukuqala kwethu iprojekthi, njengoko sasiphuhlisa itayitile kwaye nangoku njengoko sijonge ukukhuphela itayitile kwihlabathi kukho isizathu esinye esasisenza ukuba siyenze loo nto-ukuphinda sibe noSonic phakathi kwezinye 'iqonga elicacileyo. ' imidlalo yentshukumo, ”utshilo uKishimoto. “Ndithetha ngemidlalo efana neSuper Mario, Donkey Kong, kunye neKirby franchise, endandiyithanda ngokobuqu- kunye nexesha leGenesis uSonic the Hedgehog wema ecaleni kwezo zihloko. Le, ewe, ayisiyonto ilula ukuyenza, kodwa kunzima kakhulu ukuyenza, kodwa lo ngumngeni kanye esithe, Iqela leSonic, siwuthathileyo kule projekthi. "
Ekubeni izigaba ze-Cyber Space zemveli zibonwa njengamandla okuqhuba kumdlalo wokudlala, abadlali kufuneka balindele ukushiya indawo evulekileyo yesihloko ukuze bafumane la manqanaba. Okwangoku, iKishimoto ihlekisa ngezinye iindlela zokuqhubela phambili ngomdlalo ukuba ukhetha iindawo ezivulekileyo. “Ukwamkelwa komatshini womdlalo ovulelekileyo kusivumele ukuba siguqule ifomathi yeqonga-ecacileyo lemidlalo ngelixa kwangaxeshanye kusivumela ukuba sinikezele ngomdlalo ohlukeneyo,” utshilo. "Kubandakanya umdlalo odlalwayo wemveli ngaphakathi kwifomathi yendawo evulekileyo ngokuqinisekileyo yinto ebaluleke kakhulu, kodwa ayisiyiyo indlela yokudlala. Ukuze uqhubele phambili ngeSonic Frontiers ungakhetha ukudlala ngokucwangcisekileyo umdlalo wesiqhelo wendlela yokuqhubela phambili, kodwa akuyomfuneko kwaphela kuxhomekeke kwisitayile sakho sokudlala isixa ofuna ukubandakanyeka kulo mdlalo sixhomekeke kuwe.
Ngelixa iqela lophuhliso libonakala lijongela phantsi indima yendawo evulekileyo njengendawo encinci ye-hub edibeneyo, kwiiyure zam ezintathu-kunye neeyure zezandla-ngexesha, indawo evulekileyo yeSiqithi saseKronos ithatha iseshoni yam eninzi. Ngelixa ndisehlabathini, ndiphonononge yonke i-nook kunye ne-cranny endikwaziyo, ndasombulula iipuzzle ezininzi, ndagqiba imiceli mngeni eyahlukeneyo, ndatyhutyha iikhosi ezahlukeneyo zemiqobo, kwaye ndaqokelela izinto ezininzi eziqokelelweyo. Ewe kunjalo, okuninzi bekusenkonzweni yokuqhubela phambili ibali eliphambili, elihlala lindicela ukuba ndibuyele kumanqanaba e-Cyber Space, kodwa loo manqanaba akhawuleza-ukubetha kwaye akhawuleza, agxile ekudluleni kuwo ngokufanelekileyo kunokudibanisa indawo ngokucokisekileyo.
I-Cyber Space ikwahlala ngokumangalisayo abanye abalinganiswa. Umzekelo, ndiqhubele phambili kwimishini emininzi kwindawo evulekileyo ebandakanya ukukhulula uAmy kwiCyber Space. Ngeli xesha, enye ipokotho yeCyber Space inekati ethandwayo ngumntu wonke, Enkulu, ibamba umdlalo omncinci wokuloba ekuvumela ukuba ufumane imali kwivenkile yakhe yomdlalo. Iimfihlo zeCyber Space ziye zaba nzulu ngakumbi xa ndidlala ixesha elide, kodwa bonke baziva ngakumbi bexhasa iindawo ezinkulu ezivulekileyo ngexesha leeyure ezintathu-kunye endizichithe nesihloko.
Okukhona ndidlalayo, kokukhona ndisonwabela imilo eyahlukeneyo yokudlala yokufuna iimfazwe zabaphathi kwindawo evulekileyo, ukungena kwi-Cyber Space ukugqiba amanqanaba agcwele intshukumo, kunye nokubuyela kwindawo evulekileyo ukubanga i-Chaos Emerald yam entsha. Ukuba udlala iSonic Frontiers kwaye wonwabele ifomathi yendawo evulekileyo, kukho iindaba ezimnandi, njengoko inokuba luchungechunge oluya phambili. "Ukuguqula i-linear, isiteji sokucoca isenzo se-3D esaqala nge-Sonic Adventure kwi-1998 kunye nokudala umdlalo oya kuba sisiseko semidlalo ye-Sonic yexesha elizayo-leyo yayiyinjongo xa siqala [i-Sonic Frontiers]," Iizuka uthi.
NgeQela leSonic elinethemba elicacileyo lokutshintsha ifomula kunye nekhosi ye-Sonic Franchise ngesihloko sayo esitsha, ndonwabile ukufumana ixesha elingakumbi nomdlalo ngaphambi kokuqaliswa. I-Sonic Frontiers iza kwi-PlayStation 5, i-Xbox Series X/S, i-PlayStation 4, i-Xbox One, iSwitch, kunye nePC kamva kulo nyaka.
