Ngo-2016, imboni yomdlalo wevidiyo yabona enye yezona zinto zikhutshiweyo kwimbali yamva nje: i-Overwatch. Isihloko se-Activision Blizzard sithembisa indalo ebanzi kumdlalo wokudlala nakwibali elijikeleze abalinganiswa abaziwayo abaya kuthi ngokuqinisekileyo babambe uluntu nangaphambi kokuba luphume.
Isihloko esiphawulwe ngaphambili nasemva kokubini kumdlalo wevidiyo ngokwawo kunye nentengiso, ngelo xesha, yayiqala ukugqama: esports. Kodwa, emva kweminyaka ephantse ibe yi-6 kwimarike-ixesha eliphantsi kolu hlobo lwesihloko-, le 3Okthobha i-Overwatch ivala iingcango zayo.
Namhlanje iya kuba lusuku lokugqibela lokuba abadlali abasele bembalwa abasele beyonwabele. Isizathu? Ukufika kwenxalenye yesibini ethi, kuluntu, imele isisombululo sasemva kwexesha kwaye iyahlukana nombono wokuqala wokuyigcina iminyaka.
Indalo "a la Pixar"
Enye yezona ndawo ziphambili ze-Overwatch, ngamanye amaxesha ukuya kuthi ga kwimarike, iya kubonelela nge-outlet engazange ibonwe ngaphambili apho ukukhululwa "kwe-transmedia" kwenzeka. I-Blizzard yayingaphelelanga nje kumdlalo, oye weza kunye neengcamango ezithile ezazinomdla kakhulu kuluntu ezifana ne-DLC yamahhala, kodwa wayefuna ukudala indalo yonke ngeenxa zonke.
Ubungqina boku yayizii-premiere ze-'Shorts': iibhulukhwe ezimfutshane eziphefumlelweyo eziphefumlelwe nguPixar ukuba inkampani isasaza kuphila ngokungathi luchungechunge lwamabali angeyonyani. Ezi aziyi kwazisa kuphela "amaqhawe" azakudlala umdlalo, kodwa abonise ubuntu babo, uloyiko kunye nembali.
Ecaleni kweebhulukhwe ezimfutshane kunye nomdlalo ngokwawo, iBlizzard iphinde yapapasha iicomics ezahlukeneyo kunye neencwadi ukunceda ukwakha i-lore ejikeleze isihloko. Nangona inkampani ngokwayo yavuma ukuba inezicwangciso zokukhulula ifilimu, ingcamango yokuba, ngaphezu kweminyaka, yalibaleka.
Uhlobo "olutsha".
I-'hero shooter' izihloko zabo zokudubula apho kukho iindidi ezahlukeneyo zabalinganiswa kwaye zibuyela kwii-classics ezifana ne-Battlefield, apho sinokukhetha phakathi kwamajoni ahlukeneyo ngokwendima yawo (ezonyango, iintsana, njl.).
Kodwa kwakungekude kube ngu-2014, kunye nesibhengezo se-Overwatch-kunye ne-Battleborn efihliweyo- ukuba le subgenre ifumene intsingiselo ngoku: imidlalo yokudubula ekhuphisanayo apho abalinganiswa banebali labo, izakhono kunye namanqanaba.
I-Blizzard iphinde yatyala umdlalo apho intsebenziswano iphumelele iziphumo. Ukujongana nentsingiselo yezinye izihloko apho oyena mdlali unobuchule wawongwayo, i-Overtwatch icebise ngefomathi apho iqela labelane ngamanani kunye nempumelelo efunyenwe ngexesha lomdlalo, ukukhuthaza umsebenzi odibeneyo.
Isiphelo sebali
Xa umdlalo ufika kwimarike ngo-Oktobha 2016, wathatha imarike ngeqhwithi. Ngaphambili, ngokwedatha iBlizzard ngokwayo eyabelana ngayo ngelo xesha, abantu abazizigidi ezili-9.7 baqhagamshelwe ukudlala. Inani abathi, kunye nenxalenye yesibini yomdlalo, bakhethe ukungabelani.
Umdlalo ubonakala ulungele ukuba "enye" yezihloko eziye zahamba nabadlali iminyaka, njengeWorld of Warcrat, League of Legends okanye iDOTA2, abaye bahamba phambili iminyaka engaphezu kweshumi.
Umbono owavela kancinci kakhulu. Izigqibo ezininzi ezimbi ngeBlizzard zikhokelele ekubeni umdlalo wehle inani labadlali kunye nababukeli.
Ngo-2020, unyaka wobhubhane, lonke ukhuphiswano lwe-e-deportee oluphezulu lwabona amanani abo okubukela enyuka abandakanya ababukeli abangaphezulu kwama-70%, njengoko abantu banyanzelwa ukuba bachithe ixesha elininzi ekhaya. I-Overwatch League, kwelinye icala, yabona i-60% yabaphulaphuli bayo belahlekile.
Sibhiyozela ukutshintshela kwethu kwisahluko esilandelayo nge #SeeYouOnTheOtherSide! Sebenzisa i-hashtag ukwabelana ngeenkumbulo zakho ezizithandayo ze-Overwatch kwaye wonwabe malunga nokuba ikamva likuphathele ntoni! 🎉
Amagqabantshintshi emidlalo, icinematic oyithandayo, ibali elihlekisayo-sifuna ukulibona lonke 👀
-Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) ngo-Okthobha 2, 2022
Into enengqondo ukusukela kunyaka ngaphambi kokuba uBlizzard sele enike i-Overwatch ngokufa. Ngo-2019, kwiminyaka nje emithathu emva kokusungulwa kwayo, inkampani yabhengeza inxalenye yesibini. Nangona ngokomgaqo baye baqinisekisa ukuba zombini izihloko ziya kuhlala, inyaniso kukuba namhlanje, nge-3 ka-Okthobha, umdlalo wokuqala uthi ndlela-ntle ukushiya ulandelelwano lwawo kuphela.
Ukusukela ngoko, umdlalo uye wabona ukunyuka nokuhla kwawo, kwaye ngelixa ubona amanani angcono, uyasilela ukutsala isixa sabantu ebesenza ngaphambili ebomini bawo. Ekuqaleni, ngexesha le-Overwatch 2 isigaba se-beta, i-Twitch viewership yehla ukuya kwi-99% kwiintsuku ezisixhenxe emva kokuba iqalile.
