Uma ubungabheka uhlu lwami oluphezulu oluyi-10 oluhambisana nemidlalo yami eyintandokazi yaso sonke isikhathi, uzoqaphela ukuthi eziningi zazo ziyiziqu zomhlaba ovulekile. "I-Red Dead Redemption" kanye ne-"The Witcher III" zingatholakala ngisho zicwile ezindaweni zami ezi-5 eziphezulu. Manje kule midlalo emikhulu ye-blockbuster, uzothola okungeziwe okusha. Ubuciko obuncane be-indie obubizwa ngokuthi Ngaphakathi.

Isizathu sokuthi ngiveze leyo midlalo yomhlaba ovulekile kungenxa yokuthi, ngokuvamile kuthatha umhlaba omkhulu ukungicwilisa. Izinhlobonhlobo zemishini, isistimu yokuthuthukisa ejulile, njll...Nokho, uma umdlali wenkundla onezilawuli ezilula kanye nesakhiwo esilula "sokuhamba kwesokunxele, hamba kwesokudla" siphuma futhi siphumelele ukungithakazelisa njengoba kwenza Ngaphakathi, ngempela ukubamba ukukhanya ebhodleleni.

Umthuthukisi wegeyimu, “I-Limbo” ye-Playdead kwaba ukuzizwisa kwe-platformer ehlukile eyamangaza futhi yagqama kokubili ngesitayela nangokusungula izinto ezintsha. Ngaphakathi kunokulandelela okulindelwe isikhathi eside okukwazile ukungagcini nje ngokuphakamisa izinga elashiywa yi-Limbo kodwa futhi kwakha umdlalo oxakile, omuhle futhi ohlasimulisa umzimba kangangokuthi ufanele ukutholelwa indawo kunoma yimuphi umuntu ozibize ngomthandi wesinema kanye nabalandeli bemidlalo abaphambili ohlwini lwabayishumi.

Ngaphakathi kuqala ngomfana osehlathini. Ayikho incazelo yokuthi ufike kanjani lapho nokuthi ziyini izisusa zakhe. Ungumfana nje wasehlathini. Ngokushesha ulawula umlingisi osemusha. Umhole udlule abantu abanethunzi ehlathini ababonakala beqapha indawo. Akuphelanga sikhathi esingakanani abantu abangenabuso bazokusukela futhi bagulela izinja kuwe. Ngikwazile ukufa kakhulu ngesikhathi ngidlala. Hhayi njalo ngephutha futhi. Opopayi abafayo banezinhlobonhlobo zokugqwayiza kusukela ezinjeni ezikuklebhula kuze kube yizicucu ngokuqhunyiswa komsindo, kunezindlela eziningi zokufa futhi ngayinye ijabulisa kakhulu kuneyokugcina.

“Ngaphakathi kuzokwenzekani uma

UDavid Lynch noDavid Cronenberg

baqondise ifilimu ndawonye”

Uma usuphumile ehlathini, ungena endaweni eyi-surreal eveza iphupho elibi le-Kafka-esque dystopian. Izigqila zilawulwa yi-shadow bureaucracy. Isici senhlalonhle yepolitiki yomhlaba wethu osebenza kakhulu yinto ebengizizwa igcwele kulo mdlalo. Izixuku ezinkulu ezimashela ukusebenza njengokuthi “I-Pink Floyd’s The Wall” zigcwele yonke indawo kulo mhlaba.

Uhambo lwakho lukuholela ekujuleni kwesikhungo lapho uthola khona izinto eziheha amaphupho amabi, ushayele umkhumbi-ngwenya emanzini amnyama bhuqe futhi uthole okuthile okuzokwenza umhlathi wakho esenzweni sokugcina. Lo mdlalo ungcono kakhulu uyekwe ungonakalisiwe. Kungcono ukuyivumela igaye phezu kwakho njengoba uzinikela kuyo.

“Ngaphakathi izinti, ziyagula futhi zimnandi

ebuchosheni bakho futhi unikeza

okuhlangenwe nakho kwegeyimu okungajwayelekile.”

Imiklamo yobuciko mihle ngokuphelele futhi iyabanda. Inkimbinkimbi egcwele ithunzi iba umlingiswa iyodwa. Nakuba, izindida kanye nokugqwayiza kwabalingiswa kuhamba indlela ende ukudala ukuzizwisa okukodwa.

Isakhiwo somdlalo sakhiwe ngokuzungeza ukuxazulula izindida. Ama-puzzle anzima kodwa alungile. Bangase bakwenze unwaye ikhanda kancane kodwa abekho abangenathemba. Konke kukalwa ngenani elifanele lendaba nendida. Ngaphakathi wazi kahle ukuthi yini okufanele ikuvumele ukuthi uyibone nokuthi yini okufanele uyifihle. Iyazi ukuthi izoqala nini kanye nomzuzu oqondile okumele iphele. Ikunxenxa kuphela isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukukushwabadela ekulandiseni kwayo. Emdlalweni onzima wamahora angu-4 – 6 umdlalo uzwakala sengathi unesikhathi sokugijima esifanelana kahle nalokho ohlose ukukufeza.

Ngaphakathi kuzokwenzekani uma uDavid Lynch noDavid Cronenberg beqondisa ifilimu ndawonye mayelana nombono wabo we-dystopia. Igcwele izikhathi ezijabulisayo ezizonikeza isisu sakho imizwa ecwilayo. Izinduku zangaphakathi, ziyagula futhi zimnandi ebuchosheni bakho futhi kunikeza umuzwa wegeyimu ongajwayelekile. Ngaphakathi kuyadingeka kubalandeli be-Limbo futhi kufanele ngokuphelele kubalandeli be-dark sci fi ne-horror.

Ngaphakathi kuphuma manje ku-Xbox One naku-Steam.

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