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==The Cricket== | ==The Cricket== | ||
When the player presses a certain button, or the Cricket reaches its destination, it plays a randomly-selected noise. The Cricket does recognize when it’s outside versus inside and can choose sounds appropriately in that regard, | The Cricket is a small green robot that perches on Mai's shoulder as she performs a mission, used to produce distractions for the sake of stealth. When the player presses a certain button, or when the Cricket is sent out and reaches its destination, it plays a randomly-selected noise. The Cricket does recognize when it’s outside versus inside and can choose sounds appropriately in that regard; when outside, it might produce the sound of a car crash or trash cans falling over in an alley, and when inside, a bottle falling over or someone sneezing. Nearby enemies will run to investigate. This allows Mai to sneak up on them, or to avoid detection in situations with difficult patrol paths. | ||
However, if the Cricket is spotted, the enemy may know what is going on, and | However, if the Cricket is spotted, the enemy may know what is going on, and the alert level in the vicinity will be raised. If Mai were the one spotted, she might be able to take out the guard before he reports her, but the Cricket has no offensive capabilities, thus use of the Cricket has some risk. | ||
The Cricket can also be a source of mild humor in a generally serious game. It may show some quirky behavior in cutscenes, and its choice of an “appropriate” distraction sound may be rather odd. Another bit of humor can come from the use of more creative alts for bad guys. Instead of “Huh, what was that?”, we can get more specific based on the sound that the Cricket plays: “Was that a car crash?”, or “Hey, this isn’t garbage day!”. | The Cricket can also be a source of mild humor in a generally serious game. It may show some quirky behavior in cutscenes, and its choice of an “appropriate” distraction sound may be rather odd. Another bit of humor can come from the use of more creative alts for bad guys. Instead of “Huh, what was that?”, we can get more specific based on the sound that the Cricket plays: “Was that a car crash?”, or “Hey, this isn’t garbage day!”. | ||