EA幹得好啊!《終極動員令復刻典藏版》佛心冷飯炒出新高度 - Steam

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EA幹得好啊!《終極動員令復刻典藏版》佛心冷飯炒出新高度
詳細圖文版在這
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https://www.techbang.com/posts/79051
以下只轉正文的純文字
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身為《終極動員令》系列的死忠粉絲,筆者在寫完《終極動員令復刻典藏版》開放預購的
文章後,也就手滑預訂25週年慶版,並在遊戲上市當天帶著既期待又怕受傷害的心情啟動
遊戲,當遊戲畫面出現的瞬間,我可以很放心地說:「指揮官回來啦!」
§社群參與開發的好典範
雖然筆者預購的版本是包含許多實體收藏品的25週年慶版,但是受到武漢肺炎的影響,讓
實體典藏版的生產進度大幅落後,預計要到秋季才會寄出,因此筆者僅分享遊戲心得。
當初Dos版本的《終極動員令》與《紅色警戒》都具有畫面相當華麗的安裝程式,其介面
就像讓玩家操作先進的戰情電腦,而遊戲任務的過場動畫也以指揮官稱呼玩家,帶給玩家
透過電腦親自指揮戰場的沉浸感。
在第一次啟動《終極動員令》與《紅色警戒》復刻典藏版時,玩家就會看到開發團隊的巧
思,由社群成員Luke “CCHyper” Feenan以當年的安裝畫面為靈感所打造的「升級程式
」,將復刻典藏版的畫面跟音效全面HD化。
當然這個升級程式只是段預錄影片,並沒有任何實質作用,但卻能激起老玩家的情懷。筆
者判斷這就是讓資深社群成員參與開發的最大優點,由於社群成員本身一定是熱愛遊戲的
玩家,因此深知玩家最需要、喜歡的特點是什麼,而遊戲原廠若能放手讓社群成員有所發
揮,就能創造讓玩家滿意的遊戲內容。
§原汁原味的強化版,這就是老玩家要的!
復刻典藏版的啟動器將遊戲內容分成《終極動員令》、《紅色警戒》與地圖編輯器等3大
部分,分別收錄2款遊戲的主程式以及所有資料片,外加家用主機版本限定的特別關卡,
以及《紅色警戒》的「巨螞蟻」隱藏關卡,玩家也能在遊戲中建立多人連線遊戲或加入別
人主持的遊戲,或透過地圖編輯器自行設計2款遊戲的對戰地圖。
由於筆者體驗遊戲的時間尚短,因此將介紹重點放在單人劇情模式的介紹。無論是《終極
動員令》或《紅色警戒》的關卡選擇、過場影片、遊戲操作與畫面,都完整還原當年單人
遊戲模式,而沒有任何改變,老玩家可以放心回味原汁原味的遊戲內容。
考量到原始版遊戲的解析度僅有640 x 480,若直接放到Full HD甚至4K解析度的螢幕,就
會造成物件過大與視野太小的問題。復刻典藏版當然針對現今主流的高解析度螢幕進行最
佳化,不但物件與視野調整的相當適中,玩家若不習慣調整後的模樣,還能在遊戲中透過
滾輪即時縮放畫面,可以說是完全解決解析度的問題。
至於畫面強化的部分,復刻典藏版收錄了與原始版本點陣圖相同的經典風格,以及以3D方
式繪製的現代風格,更棒的是玩家可以在單人模式遊戲中隨時按下空白鍵在2種風格間自
由切換。
筆者一開始當然也體驗了經典風格,看到記憶中懷念的畫面而感動不已,切換至現代風格
後,竟意外發現沒有違和感,雖然畫面與原始版截然不同,但細膩且清晰的圖像也很有魅
力,玩著玩著就習慣現代風格,甚至寧願選擇現代風格。
至於過場影片的部分,雖然復刻典藏版已提供強化畫質的版本,但可能受當年錄製格式的
限制,再最佳化之後畫質仍不是很理想,算是美中不足的小問題。
§操作性升級,AI還是一樣笨
為了迎合現在玩家的操作習慣,復刻典藏版也納入了許多現代的操作要素,例如以滑鼠右
鍵指定攻擊、移動目標(原始設計為左鍵),並開放自由選擇使用經典或現代操作風格,
甚至可以在不同項目混搭設定,讓玩家可以微調出最順手的操作感。
另一方面,原始版《終極動員令》的單位編隊後,並不會在畫面上顯示編隊編號,在復刻
典藏版的經典畫面風格雖然維持此一設計,但切換至現代風格後就能顯示編號。另外無論
是《終極動員令》或《紅色警戒》,都能在雙擊數字鍵後將畫面切換至對應編隊的部隊(
與《紅色警戒2》相同),讓玩家更容易掌握部隊操作。
不過遊戲中仍有許多當年不合理的機制也被原封不動保留,例如在《終極動員令》中建設
建築物一定要緊緊相連,或是單位移動路徑往往很怪異(會繞路甚至去送死),這點也只
能說開發團隊願意忠於原味,也算是功德一件。
§難能可貴的開源肚量
雖然現在遊戲的智慧財產權握在EA手上,但《終極動員令復刻典藏版》不但與由原始
Westwood Studios成員組成的Petroglpyh Games工作室與Lemon Sky Studios協力製作,
同時也納入許都社群成員的力量,讓原始開發團對與熱血玩家也都能對遊戲開發進一份力
,而最終成果讓人相當滿意。
另外開發團對也打算在遊戲上市時加入區域網路對戰功能,以利未來線上服務停止營運後
,玩家還是能透過區域網路享受對戰的樂趣,但遺憾的是因為武漢肺炎的關係而未能準時
完成,好在官方承諾日後會透過更新提供區域網路功能。
而最讓玩家感到意外的,就是那個 十惡不赦 的EA,竟然也會將遊戲開源。不但讓復刻典
藏版的《終極動員令》與《紅色警戒》支援模組(即MOD,讓玩家自行改造遊戲內容的修
改檔),更以GPL 3.0條款開放TiberianDawn.dll和RedAlert.dll與對應原始碼,讓模組
能與CnCNet與Open RA等先前由社群開發的遊戲相容,也激勵社群成員持續推動社群計畫
,延續遊戲在玩家間討論的熱度。
《終極動員令復刻典藏版》不但完美重現了當年的原始版本遊戲,也能讓玩家在全新的操
作機制與現代風格畫面下重溫遊戲,更透過開源的方式將遊戲部分智慧財產回饋給社群與
玩家使用,並希望透過社群的力量開發模組,為老遊戲注入全新生命。這種開放與回饋的
做法,比起透過法律行動限制社群進行二次創作,更能引起玩家迴響。
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