科隆遊戲展五款最佳新遊戲
More than 350,000 gamers from across Europe (and some from North America and Asia) have made the annual pilgrimage to the quaint German city of Cologne, which has a population of just over 1 million. Activision used the convention to debut its multiplayer gameplay for Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, allowing attendees hands-on access to the November 3 release.
超過35萬的歐洲玩家（還有一些北美和亞洲玩家）帶着朝聖般的心情，趕赴人口剛過100萬的德國科隆市，參加一年一度的遊戲盛會。美國動視（Activision）在展覽中首次公佈了Sledgehammer Games工作室的多人遊戲《使命召喚：高級戰爭》（Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare），現場玩家親身體驗了這款將於11月3日正式發佈的遊戲。
The global battle for the living room continued in Germany with Sony announcing it 2has sold 10 million PlayStation 4s worldwide. To keep that momentum going, Sony announced a number of exclusive new titles at the show, including the action game Hellblade from developer Ninja Theory, the open world adventure game Wild from Rayman creator Michel Ancel, the shooter Alienation from Housemarque, and Q Games genre-bending The Tomorrow Children. Microsoft announced that Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics Rise of the Tomb Raider, the second game in the rebooted Lara Croft franchise, will be an Xbox exclusive in 2015. Xbox will also be getting another big sequel next year with Halo 5: Guardians.
索尼（Sony）宣佈，其遊戲主機Playstation 4s已經在全球售出超過1,000萬臺，這預示着對玩家客廳的爭奪戰今年將繼續上演。爲了維持增長態勢，索尼在展會上發佈了一系列獨家遊戲，包括Ninja Theory開發的動作遊戲《地獄之刃》（Hellblade），《雷曼》（Rayman）製作商Michel Ancel開發的開放世界式冒險遊戲《荒野》（Wild），Housemarque開發的射擊類遊戲《異化》（Alienation）以及Q版遊戲《明日之子》（The Tomorrow Children）。微軟則發佈了由Square Enix和Crystal Dynamics製作的《古墓麗影：崛起》（Rise of the Tomb Raider），這是勞拉o克羅夫系列重新啓動後的第二部作品，將在2015年於Xbox平臺獨家發佈。Xbox在2015年還有另外一款遊戲大作的續集《光暈5：守護者》（Halo 5: Guardians）。One of the more unique games announced at Gamescom was Silent Hills, the latest sequel in Konami’s bestselling horror franchise (which has also spawned two films). The world of gaming and movies combine in this new game, which is being developed by Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain creator Hideo Kojima and Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro. The game will star The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus.
而在科隆遊戲展上正式宣佈的特色作品中，《寂靜嶺》（Silent Hills）的最新續集赫然在列。這是科樂美（Konami）最爲暢銷的恐怖題材遊戲（還據此改編成了兩部電影）。世界級遊戲和電影專家，《合金裝備5：幻痛》（Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain）的製作者小島秀夫，以及《環太平洋》（Pacific Rim）的導演吉爾莫o德爾o託羅在這部遊戲中強強聯手。曾出演美劇《行屍走肉》（The Walking Dead）的影星諾曼o瑞杜斯將在遊戲中擔綱主角。
Here are our top picks for games that debuted at Gamescom 2014.
以下是我們精選的本屆科隆遊戲展最值得關注的新遊戲。Life Is Strange
《生活真奇怪》Developer:Dontnod Entertainment, Square Enix
開發商：Dontnod Entertainment、Square EnixConsoles: Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS4, PC
遊戲平臺：Xbox One、Xbox 360、PS4、PS3 、PCRelease date: 2015
發佈日期：2015年In some ways, Life Is Strange couldn’t be more different than Dontnod Entertainment’s sci-fi action game Remember Me, but in other ways, the episodic adventure game is similar. Both games use Unreal Engine 3 technology to create beautiful worlds to explore. And both titles also feature a strong female protagonist. Set in Arcadia Bay, Oregon, players take control of teenager Max Caulfield and embark on an adventure that will span five interactive episodes.
從某些方面來看，《生活真奇怪》（Life Is Strange）與Dontnod Entertainment的科幻動作類遊戲《勿忘我》（Remember Me）是兩款截然不同的遊戲，而從另一些方面來看，這兩款章節式的冒險遊戲十分類似。兩款遊戲都採用了虛幻3引擎（Unreal Engine 3），打造了美輪美奐的遊戲世界供玩家探索。這兩款遊戲的名字也都有非常具有女性特徵的主角。《生活真奇怪》的故事發生於美國俄勒岡州的阿卡迪亞灣，玩家將操縱青年馬克斯o考菲爾德，開始一段包含有五個章節互動劇情的冒險。Along with her friend Chloe, Max is out to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of fellow student Rachel Amber. With an indie-film feel and an eclectic soundtrack, Life Is Strange stands out from other games by blending the angst of being a teenage girl today with life-and-death situations, and the ability to rewind time. While this gameplay mechanic has been used in many games before, this take on time manipulation feels as unique as the American characters the French developer has created.
馬克斯將與她的朋友克洛伊一起，揭開她的同學雷切爾o安布爾神祕失蹤背後的真相。遊戲具有電影的體驗感，配有不拘一格的原聲，將當下年輕女孩的焦慮與生死攸關的情境結合了起來，再加上了時光倒流的能力，這一切使得這款遊戲脫穎而出。儘管該作品中採用的機制在其他遊戲中曾經用過，但由法國開發商製作的美國風格遊戲，還是讓這種定時操作有耳目一新的感覺。Quantum Break
《量子破碎》Developer: Remedy Entertainment, Microsoft Studios
開發商：Remedy Entertainment、Microsoft StudiosConsoles: Xbox One
遊戲平臺：Xbox OneRelease date: 2015
發佈日期：2015年Helsinki-based developer Remedy Entertainment has blurred the line between Hollywood and games with previous incarnations Max Payne and Alan Wake. Now the studio is combining next-generation visuals with the tension and drama of scripted television. Set in the university town of Riverport, Quantum Break puts players in control of Jack Joyce and Beth Wilder, a pair of ordinary people who are given the extraordinary power to manipulate time after an accident that creates a time rift. Time will randomly break down during the game, which causes disasters in the environment that pause, stutter, rewind and freeze. Fans of Max Payne’s bullet time will see new strategies emerge with gunfights involving time-amplified combat as the player fights against the Monarch Corporation. In addition to the virtual storyline, the game features custom live action storytelling that’s personalized based on the decisions one makes.
位於芬蘭赫爾辛基的開發商Remedy Entertainment通過之前的作品《英雄本色》（Max Payne）和《心靈殺手》（Alan Wake）模糊了好萊塢和遊戲之間的界限。如今，這家工作室將次世代的圖像技術與緊張氣氛和電視劇劇本結合了起來。故事設置在Riverport大學城，玩家將控制傑克o喬伊斯和貝斯o懷爾德。這兩人原本是普通人，但在一次導致時間裂縫的意外中，他們獲得了操縱時間的超能力。在遊戲過程中，時間體系會隨時崩潰，導致環境中的時間暫停、斷續、倒流和凍結。玩家在遊戲中會與帝王聯盟（Monarch Corporation）展開對抗，喜歡《英雄本色》中子彈時刻的玩家，可以在放大時間因素的槍戰中尋找新的戰略。除了虛擬的故事情節，遊戲還採用了定製的實景真人敘事模式，根據玩家的不同選擇將產生不同的後果。ScreamRide
《ScreamRide》Developer: Frontier, Microsoft Studios
開發商：Frontier、Microsoft StudiosConsoles: Xbox One, Xbox 360
遊戲平臺：Xbox One, Xbox 360Release date: Spring 2015
發佈日期：2015年春季The developer behind Kinect Disneyland Adventures and Elite: Dangerous is taking the theme park business to the extreme in ScreamRide. The game lets players build outrageous roller coasters, thrill rides and attractions from the ground up and then take them for a test run. The game offers three ways to play: Engineers can construct elaborate rides that test the boundaries of physics and g-forces; Scream Riders get on these rides and experience the thrills and spills first-hand – sometimes resulting in untimely deaths; and Demolition Experts can use any means necessary to tear down an entire amusement park. With classic PC games like Roller Coaster Tycoon now playable on smartphones, this next generation of thrill-ride creator is a welcome interactive experience. It’s always fun to build, ride and destroy roller coasters – and ScreamRide offers plenty of ways to share the thrills with your friends.
爲Kinect開發《迪斯尼樂園大冒險》（Disneyland Adventures）和《精英：危險》（Elite: Dangerous）的開發商在ScreamRide中，將主題樂園經營發揮到了極致。玩家可以在遊戲中建立誇張的過山車、雲霄飛車和其他遊樂設施，並進行試運營。遊戲有三種玩法：工程師可以建設複雜的飛車，測試物理和重力極限；“尖叫騎手”則乘坐這些飛車，直接體驗這種驚險與刺激——這有時會直接導致遊戲人物死亡；而拆除專家可以用任何必要手段拆掉整個遊樂園。隨着《過山車大亨》（Roller Coaster Tycoon）等電腦遊戲移植到了智能手機上，這一款次世代的過山車遊戲可以讓玩家有着時尚的互動體驗。建設、體驗和拆除過山車總是很有趣的，而ScreamRide則提供了多種方式，讓你與朋友們共享這種興奮之情。Until Dawn
《靜待黎明》Developer: Supermassive Games, Sony Computer Entertainment
開發商：Supermassive Games、Sony Computer EntertainmentConsoles: PlayStation 4
遊戲平臺：PlayStation 4Release date: 2015
發佈日期：2015年Yelling at the screen to tell the female protagonist not to go downstairs alone at night will no longer be futile. In this interactive horror game, you control all the action. The story, which was crafted by filmmakers Larry Fessenden and Graham Reznick alongside game developers Supermassive Games, traps eight friends in a remote mountain getaway with a psycho on the loose. The game stars a Hollywood cast that includes Brett Dalton (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D), Hayden Panettiere (Nashville) and Rami Malek (Need for Speed). Players will take control of each of the characters as they explore the creepy world and try to survive until dawn. No one is safe from death. And every choice made in the game will result in a different experience. The script was over a thousand pages long, opening up hundreds of different endings for players to explore. The Butterfly Effect technology ensures that no two games will be played the same. The one constant is that the game is scary. Don’t play this one alone or in the dark.
在屏幕前對女主人公大喊“不要在深夜獨自下樓”，不再是徒勞無用的了。在這款互動式驚悚遊戲中，玩家可以控制遊戲人物的行動。遊戲的劇情由電影製片人拉里o法森頓和格拉哈姆o雷茲尼克與遊戲開發商Supermassive Games精心打造。故事中，八位好友被困在遙遠的山區度假村，還有一名不受限制的精神病人。遊戲羣星雲集，其中包含《神盾局特工》（Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D）的演員佈雷特o道頓，美劇《納什維爾》（Nashville）的演員海頓o潘妮蒂爾和《極品飛車》（Need for Speed）的演員拉米o馬雷克。玩家將控制各個角色探索這個恐怖的世界，試圖在黎明到來時存活下來。沒有人是安全的。在遊戲中，每一個決定都會導致不同的結果。遊戲劇本長達一千餘頁，擁有數百個不同結局等待玩家發掘。蝴蝶效應使得遊戲不會有相同的劇情，而唯一不變的是，這款遊戲十分驚悚。不要獨自一人或是在深夜裏嘗試它。
