Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ke developers ne RPG ke sab se munfarid design choices mein se ek ka inkishaaf kiya hai: is ka thunderous, bass-driven combat audio direct tor par Fire Force anime adaptation se mutasir hai. Haaliya GDC post-mortem panel mein, Sandfall Interactive ki audio team ne bataya ke kis tarah is series ne game ki poori sound direction ko tashkeel diya.
Fire Force Connection
Audio lead aur music designer Raphael Joffres, principal sound designer Maxance Playez, aur technical aur cinematic sound designer Olivier Penchenier ne apne GDC talk ke dauran us creative process par roshni daali jis ne Expedition 33 ki audio identity ko define kiya.
Playez ne production ke dauran combat highlight clips dekhte hue Fire Force ko discover kiya, jo David Production ki taraf se produce ki gayi anime hai aur Soul Eater ke creator Atsushi Ohkubo ke manga par mabni hai. Yeh series fantasy firefighters ke gird ghoomti hai jo flame-born monsters ke khilaf fire-based attacks ka istemal karte hain, jahan har hit ko slowdown aur heavy bass ke sath highlight kiya gaya hai. Wohi energy thi jo Playez capture karna chahte thay.
"Jab maine electronic bass music influences ke sath sound design shuru kiya, to mujhe Fire Force ke sound design ke bare mein ek video mili," Playez ne kaha. "Aur us lamhe, mujhe laga ke yeh bilkul wahi energy hai."
Unhon ne yeh reference creative director Guillaume Broche ko dikhaya, aur response foran aaya. "Guillaume ne kaha, chalo is par mazeed kaam karte hain, aur is ne game ki direction ko shape diya," Joffres ne yaad karte hue kaha.
Bass as a Design Language
Fire Force ka asar sirf aesthetic nahi tha. Yeh ek functional design tool ban gaya jis ne team ko Expedition 33 ke combat system mein attack types ke darmiyan farq karne mein madad di.
Playez ne wazahat ki ke team ne is soch ko amli tor par kaise apply kiya:
- Standard attacks powerful lekin grounded sound design ka istemal karte hain
- Gradient aur counter attacks ko unke barhte hue impact ko signal dene ke liye sub-bass distortion milti hai
- Normal aur powerful sounds ke darmiyan contrast players ko ek audio cue deta hai jo har hit ke visual feedback ko reinforce karta hai
"Jab Guillaume ne mujhse sound design karne ko kaha, to woh hamesha mujhe kuch zyada powerful, zyada bass, aur zyada karne par majboor karte thay," Playez ne kaha. "Mujhe laga ke main is se zyada powerful nahi kar sakta."
Yeh layered bass approach sirf game ko cool sunane ke bare mein nahi thi. Yeh ek soch samajh kar banayi gayi communication strategy thi, jisme sound ka istemal players ko yeh batane ke liye kiya gaya ke unhon ne ek meaningful hit land ki hai.
GDC audio post-mortem panel
From Joke to Blueprint
Joffres ne note kiya ke Fire Force ka reference taqreeban ek mazaq ke tor par shuru hua tha. "Mujhe lagta hai ke yeh ek mazaq ke tor par shuru hua, sirf Fire Force ki kuch cheezein dikha kar," unhon ne kaha, "lekin unhon ne ise ek reference ke tor par istemal karna shuru kar diya."
Playez ne bhi tasleem kiya ke unhon ne poori series nahi dekhi thi. Unhon ne ise un clips ke zariye dhunda jo khas tor par iske combat scenes ko highlight karte thay, jo is baat ki nishandahi karta hai ke team ka research process kitna targeted tha. Woh pehle fans nahi thay. Woh sound designers thay jo ek makhsoos energy ki talash mein thay.
Expedition 33 ek French-developed RPG hai jo JRPG traditions se kafi mutasir hai. Team jaan boojh kar Japanese aur Western sound design sensibilities ko mix karne ki koshish kar rahi thi, aur Fire Force ne unhein ek working proof of concept diya.
"Kyunke yeh ek JRPG tha, humne Japanese sound design aur European ya American sound design ke darmiyan ek mix dhundne ki koshish ki," Playez ne wazahat ki. "Kisi ne pehle hi aisa kiya tha. Isliye mujhe lagta hai ke is direction mein jaane ke liye yeh zyada confidence tha."
Nateeja ek combat audio identity hai jo bilkul apni mehsoos hoti hai, ek aisi bunyad par bani hai jis ka andaza players shayad is tarah ki behind-the-scenes transparency ke baghair kabhi na laga paate.
Source: Tech Yahoo
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ke sound design par kis anime ka asar hai?
Anime Fire Force, jise David Production ne adapt kiya hai, game ke combat audio ke liye ek ahem reference tha. Iske sound designers ne audio ko realism ke bajaye power, rhythm, aur bass par zor dene wale musical element ke tor par treat kiya.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 par audio kisne handle kiya?
Sandfall Interactive ki audio team ki qayadat audio lead aur music designer Raphael Joffres ne ki, jinke sath principal sound designer Maxance Playez aur technical aur cinematic sound designer Olivier Penchenier shamil thay.
Expedition 33 ka combat itna heavy aur impactful kyun sunayi deta hai?
Team ne jaan boojh kar electronic bass music aur Fire Force ke sound design se mutasir ho kar ek bass-heavy audio identity banayi. Mukhtalif attack types, standard hits se lekar counters tak, player ko power communicate karne ke liye sub-bass distortion ke mukhtalif levels ka istemal karte hain.
