Ritüel, Ritim ve Anlatısal Kapanış: 'Drakengard 3’te ‘The Final Song’ Üzerine Görsel Anlatı Analizi

Öz

Bu makale, Drakengard 3’ün D Rotası’nın (D Sonu) final ritim sekansı ‘The Final Song’u görsel-anlatısal ve işitsel-görsel bir kapanış biçimi olarak incelemektedir. Nitel yakın çok kipli görsel analiz kapsamında, PlayStation 3 üzerinde gerçekleştirilen tek ve başarılı 10 dakikalık oynanışın ses içeren ekran kaydı ile beş figür birimi hâlinde düzenlenen amaçlı seçilmiş altı ekran görüntüsü incelenmiştir. Bulgular, sekansın anlatısal kapanışı mekânsal soyutlama, anıtsal ölçek, işitsel-görsel yönlendirme, algısal baskı ve ritüelleştirilmiş düzenleme aracılığıyla kurduğunu göstermektedir. Oynanışın tamamlanması ile anlatısal kapanış ayrı kalmakla birlikte imge, ses, arayüz yönlendirmesi, zamanlama ve oyuncu eylemi aracılığıyla biçimsel olarak birbirine bağlanmaktadır. Makale, dijital oyun sonlarının görsel-anlatısal iletişim kapsamında algıyı ve performansı nasıl düzenleyebileceğini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Görsel iletişim
• görsel anlatı
• işitsel-görsel tasarım
• dijital oyun sonları
• anlatısal kapanış

Ritual, Rhythm, and Closure: A Visual Narrative Analysis of ‘The Final Song’ in ‘Drakengard 3’

Öz

This article examines ‘The Final Song’, the final rhythm sequence of Drakengard 3’s Branch D (Ending D), as a visual-narrative and audiovisual form of closure. Using qualitative close multimodal visual analysis, it examines a 10-minute screen recording with sound from one successful PlayStation 3 playthrough and six purposively selected screenshots arranged into five figure units. The findings show that the sequence constructs finality through spatial abstraction, monumental scale, audiovisual cueing, perceptual pressure, and ritualised arrangement. Gameplay completion and narrative closure remain distinct but are connected through coordinated image, sound, interface cueing, timing, and player action. The article demonstrates how video game endings can organise perception and performance as part of visual-narrative communication.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Visual communication
• visual narrative
• audiovisual design
• videogame endings
• narrative closure

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