Angizukufaka ishukela lokhu, Owakhile omubi uchungechunge oludinga ukuma. Angazi ukuthi isihogo sikhuluma ngani futhi imishini yokudlala ibonakala iqhubeka iba yimbi. Ngakho-ke lapho okusha RE  umdlalo wakhululwa, Ububi Bokuhlala: Izambulo 2, Ngangingenandaba. Lezi zinto kulindeleke njengewashi njengewashi lakamuva ku-franchise esabekayo futhi njengalezo, asilindeli ukuthi zizolunga. Kuyinto nje esiyenza ngokujwayela.

Indaba iyalandela Resident Evil 2 umakadebona uClaire Redfield manje osebenzela iqembu elilwa nobushokobezi elibizwa ngeTerraSave. Ngesikhashana nje, uthunjwa kanye nabo bonke abanye eqenjini yinhlangano yamaphekula engaziwa. Akwaziwa kangako, akukaze kuphinde kubhekiselwe kukho. UClaire ubalekela esitokisini sejele esiqhingini esikude lapho egcinwe khona kanye noMoira Burton, indodakazi kaBarry Burton. Uzobe edlala indawo yentombazane endala enolaka, enobudlova enezinkinga zikababa ezibonakala zithandwa kulezi zinsuku. Kodwa kukhona obaqaphe ngeso lokhozi futhi ngokwesaba kwabo ala isongo, elibizwa ngokuthi uMbonisi, odalulwa ngokushesha njengoWesker… Alex Wesker. Ngokusobala, u-Albert wayenodadewabo kanti izinhlelo zakhe zimane nje zididekile nephepha lincane njengolakhe ... Ufuna ukuba ngaphezu kokuphila? Ngiyathanda, empeleni ayithuthukisiwe kahle. Ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyisithupha lokho kudlulile, uBarry Burton ufika esiqhingini efuna indodakazi yakhe, kepha uthola uNatalia omncane, okwazi ukubona abantu abafile. Cha impela, uyabona ukuthi bakuphi abanaleli gciwane. Kuyikhono eliwusizo elingakusiza ukuthi uqhubekele phambili ezitheni uzibulale, lapho umdlalo ukuvumela. Lokhu engikushoyo ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi bazobe besakubona noma ngabe bafulathele umhlane. Ngabe uBarry uzophinde ahlangane noMoira futhi uClaire… uzobe ekhona futhi?

Uma uke wadlala noma iyiphi Owakhile omubi umdlalo, wazi kahle ukuthi lokhu kudlala kanjani. Futhi lokho kuyisimo sami esikhulu ngalo mdlalo; kuyezwakala njenge Owakhile omubi game ngazo zonke izizathu ezingalungile. Okokuqala, kuqhubeka indaba nezinhlamvu ebezisebenza isikhathi eside kakhulu futhi osekudlule isikhathi eside kunephuzu lokwenza umqondo lapho uzama ukukuhlanganisa konke. Futhi ubhanqiwe nomlingani wakho, futhi. Futhi mangivumele kuwe, i-AI… kuzoba isitha sakho esibi kunazo zonke emdlalweni ngokude. Angikwazi ukukutshela ukuthi ngife kangaki noma kufanele ngiqale kabusha ngoba i-AI yenze okuthile ngobuwula obungakholeki, njengokulandela iqembu lezitha ngommese noma ukuhamba eweni. Yebo, suka eweni njengonkulunkulu Looney Tunes ikhathuni. Le nkinga yenzeke kwabambalwa abedlule RE games futhi angikwazi ukugoqa ikhanda lami ngalokhu. Abathuthukisi nabahloli ababoni nkinga ngalokhu? Awenzi umdlalo wakho ube yinselele ngokuba livila futhi weqe i-AI esebenza ngendlela okungekho muntu oyoke enze ngayo. Ozakwenu banikela ngokuhlukile, njengokuthi abazisebenzisi izibhamu. Esikhundleni salokho, uMoira unethoshi elingasetshenziselwa ukuphuphuthekisa izitha okwesikhashana (angahlasela futhi nge-crowbar) kanti uNatalia angabona izitha zikude futhi aziphonse ngezitini. Empeleni kumnandi kakhulu ukusebenzisa lezi zinhlamvu kunoBarry noma uClaire.

Ngokuqondene nezitha, kusukela lapho ISI-4, bonke babonakala begijima beza kuwe, izingalo zivutha ngokunyakaza ngenkathi bephethe. Ngokuyinhloko, nina zitha niyingane encane ecasulayo leyo, eboshwe ushukela, egijima izungeze futhi ishwiba izingalo zayo, ihleka ize ishaye okuthile. Ngokuqondene nabaphathi, izimpi zabo zizizwa zinde futhi zikhishwa ngenkathi uchitha yonke inhlamvu ye-ammo endaweni ekhanyayo e-orenji ekhanyayo futhi bangakubulala ngokushaya okukodwa, ngakho-ke uzobe uphinda izimpi kaninginingi… nangaphezulu. Ngisho nemiklamo yezinga imbi nje ukubukwa futhi inikela ngezindawo ezifanayo ozibonile esikhathini esedlule ezimbalwa RE imidlalo. Amazinga azizwa ehudula kakhulu uma ungena egumbini elikhulu, elinokuthula elingenalutho elinomgqomo oqhumayo noma amabili bese uthola lowo muzwa owesabekayo wokuthi impi ye-boss iyeza. Hhayi ngoba wesaba, kepha ngoba uyazi ukuthi kuzothatha unomphela futhi kuzofanele uyidlale amahlandla ambalwa. Eqinisweni, lezi yizinkinga ezifanayo nezilinganiselwe kakhulu The Evil Within, umdlalo kusuka Owakhile omubi umdali, uShinji Mikami.

Ngakho-ke, izitha, amazinga… konke kuyaphindwa isikhathi eside kakhulu manje, kepha impela kufanele kube nokuthile okusha kulo mdlalo? Yebo, kunohlelo lokuthuthukisa isikhali olukuvumela ukuthi uthole amakhono ezikhali futhi uzinamathisele esibhamu sakho osithandayo ngebhentshi lomsebenzi, elizizwa likhishwe The Last of Us. Ngikholelwa cishe kuwo wonke RE umdlalo unesistimu ehlukile yokuthuthukisa, kepha kuzwakala sengathi abakwazi ukunquma ukuthi benzeni ngayo. Ukungasho ukuthi angizange ngizijabulise noma ngabe konke kwakukubi. Izinkinga zami eceleni, ngidlulile kulo mdlalo, noma bengingazi noma ngingenandaba nokuthi kwenzakalani futhi angizizwa nginesithukuthezi kakhulu, ngikhathele i-ol efanayo. Ngisebenzise isikhathi sami esiningi ngemodi ye-RAID, ebonakala ngathi ithathe indawo yeModi yeMercenary. Kumodi ye-RAID, ukhetha kusuka kuzinhlamvu ezimbalwa kumdlalo (ngokuvuleke kalula) futhi ugijimisa izigaxa eziningi zezitha, ngenkathi uzama ukufika ekugcineni ukuze uthole imivuzo. Ungasebenzisa le mivuzo ngezikhali, ukwenza ngcono… heck, ungahlanganisa nokuthuthuka kokungcono. Uze uphakamise amazinga futhi unikezwe ama-Skill Points ongawachitha ngamakhono ahlukene ukukusiza kulo lonke ohambweni! Manje kunemodi yabadlali abaningi ye-RAID ekuvumela ukuthi ubhanqe nomunye umdlali futhi kuthiwe, ngibe nokuqhuma nakho. Kepha kuyo yonke into ebibonakala ithatha isinyathelo esiqonde ngqo, ngisho nalabo babenezithiyo ezithile. Isibonelo, i-ammo yakho ikhawulelwe futhi ama-pick ups ngokuvamile ayizingxenye ezincane, ngakho-ke njengasekuqaleni RE imidlalo, uzodinga ukuthembela ekulondolozweni kwe-ammo, ukwazi ukugwema izitha zakho futhi uzihlule. Kodwa-ke, ukugwema akusebenzi kahle njengoba kufanele futhi izitha zakho zizohlala zishisa ezithendeni zakho, ngakho-ke kunanzuzoni?

Umdlalo kufanele ukukuthathe cishe amahora ayi-12 ukuwuqedela futhi kunezinto ezifihliwe nezindlela eziyinselele kakhulu ukukulingisa ukuthi ubuye uzodlala kaningi, kepha kungenzeka ukuthi uzodlala mhlawumbe kanye futhi. Nayi i-nitpick yami enkulu ngomdlalo; ngakho-ke udlala ngomdlalo futhi uvule amabhonasi ukuze uthenge, kepha kuzofanele udlale umdlalo kaningi ukukhokhela zonke lezi zinto? Ngempela? Abakwazanga ukucabanga ngenye indlela engcono ngaphandle kokuphoqa ukuthi uphinde izinto ezifanayo kaninginingi?

Angazi, mhlawumbe ngipickick noma mhlawumbe ngigula futhi ngikhathele ukukhishwa into efanayo ehlala ishaywa ngempama ndawonye. Ngiyazi ukuthi ukuhlambalaza ukukhuluma kabi nge Owakhile omubi umdlalo noma yini ehilela amaZombi, kepha lo mdlalo ubuvilapha nje. Ingxoxo ewubuwula yokuhambisana nendaba ewubuphukuphuku engabikezela ngokumangazayo, izitha ezifanayo eziyisidina, eziphindaphindayo ohlangane nazo kusukela ISI-4, izaba ezingezinhle kakhulu ze-piss ze-AI kanye nesinye sezikhohlakali ezilingana kakhulu kumdlalo wevidiyo wakamuva. Angisenathemba lokuhlengwa kwalolu chungechunge. Sekudlule isikhathi. Okungenani kube nokujabula okuthile kulokhu. Ngisho, bekungcono kune Resident Evil 5 futhi 6, kepha lokho akusho okuningi.

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