在玩《圆顶 Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG》
大概因为我太无聊了所以不知不觉买了这个游戏,标题起得怪异:Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG,为什么不直接叫 Encased 呢;世界背景是冷战其间地球上某处凭空出现了 Dome 这种超自然空间,美苏争霸结束,全体人类开始收容观察控制 Dome 起来并共享成果,员工进入就没法再出来了,只能在里面研究,收集各种 Relics 并传输到人类世界;人类对 Dome 的研究成果大部分还停留在理论上,其中一位 NPC 甚至提出了人类本身也成了 Dome Ecosystem 一部分的猜想,即人类在观察研究 Dome 的同时,Dome 也在观察甚至改造人类世界;这令我想到科幻一直永恒的主题:探索未知世界。显然切中了人类的G点,毕竟人类进化出的大脑机制应该高度奖励探索与生存,上世纪奇幻小说流行过「失落的世界」这类型,即与世隔绝的小岛,丛林什么的,科幻也流行阿凡达,侏罗纪过;现在显然这些都落伍了,踊跃的主要是「不可名状的异世界入侵」这些高概念,比如 Control,来自深渊,遗落的南境等来,这游戏大概也如此。
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Game
Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
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Dark Crystal Games
other title:
圆顶
/
穹顶
2021-09-07
genre:
RPG
/
Strategy
platform:
Windows
publisher:
Dark Crystal Games
A tactical sci-fi RPG set in a dystopian environment allowing you to fight enemies, explore the hostile wasteland, level up your character and join one of the factions – made up of survivors - in the shattered world and cut off from the rest of society.
Enrolling in one of the five wings of the CRONUS Corporation - each with its own features, mechanics and game options - and embark on a one way trip inside the Dome in the quest for unique artifacts as you avoid radiation, anomalies and a whole host of creatures out to do you harm.
You may start as an ordinary company employee but you will eventually become the driving force behind the narrative that takes place before, during, and after the disaster known as ‘The Incident’.
Crafting, combat, negotiation; you’re going to need all your wits about you if you want to survive.
Once you’re familiar with the basics, you are thrust into an open world filled with riches and danger. The old ways are gone – ground into dust by the powerful Maelstrom – and rising from the ashes are six powerful factions, vying for control over the ravaged landscape under the Dome. Will they be allies or enemies? That choice – and the future of the Dome – is in your hands.
Not everyone under the Dome is your friend; quite the reverse in fact. If you’re a smart likeable character (with a high charisma rating) you might be able to talk your way out of things. But more likely it’s time for a bit of ultra-violence. And that means weapons; lots of weapons. And there’s no shortage of choice: from high tech beam weapons through to a solid right hook, there’s loads of way to bring down a hostile group of foes. Of course, you can be a pacifist and use non-lethal force but that’s a story for another day…
The hostile and unforgiving world can be a lonely place; so why not team up with some like-minded individuals and face the challenges together. From hardened criminals built like mountains or scientists with a shady past, there’s a host of different potential companions to journey with, each replete with their own unique personality and skills.
Or you can just go “Lone Wolf” and face everything alone; it’s not an easy road but you can play this way too if you so wish.
Encased is full of choices: from what sort of character you will be, what wing you will join and how honourable a person you are. What equipment do you take? How will you fight? Do you craft better weapons or armour?
And it doesn’t stop there. You will hold lives in the balance and will have to choose who survives and who perishes.
And every decision you make will impact the story and your gaming experience. Well, no one said surviving Armageddon was going to be easy…