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公路之花上的中秋节
这是关于这个游戏的评测,但同时也是我自己在这个多少感到孤单清冷(或许也因为开着空调)的中秋节之夜的遐想和漫谈——它(不可避免的,与任何文本一样)是我心理浓缩、压抑或者移情的结果,当然,之所以选择这个游戏是有理由的。
首先要感谢@st同志的礼物。
美国中西部、公路旅行与小镇、十九世纪式淘金热的余晖、两个女孩和她们的房车、大裂谷、拉斯维加斯与加利福尼亚。
这些要素组合在一起,会让你想起一部什么样的故事?
是稍微反传统的,带着女性主义倾向的传统好莱坞西部叙事?牛仔、左轮枪、小镇正午的烈日、惩恶扬善的对决、夺宝奇兵一样的爽快故事?
是杰克伦敦笔下的淘金客故事,加拿大育空流域血与泪与怒吼的回响,人与大自然的搏斗,人性在逆境下最后的光辉,《热爱生命》、《野心的呼唤》、《白芳》、《北方的奥德赛》?
还是带着点叛逆和疯狂意味,充斥着对社会现实嘲弄和反抗的、不拘一格的狂放公路故事,就好像《末日狂花》和《邦尼和克莱德》?
好吧,都不是,这些沉重复杂的意义都是我擅自赋予的。Highway Blossoms(大概可以译为“公路百合”或者“高速之花”)实是个与所有的宏大冒险、花哨叙事、社会批判都无涉的温馨短剧。Amber和Marina两个年轻女孩的百合物语。从剧情量上看大概只相当于一个短中篇的视觉小说。
它最大的亮点在于清新细腻的作画、质量较高的CG和绝赞好评的原声带,在叙事方面没什么大的野心,而只是讲了个有关于亲情和爱情的纯粹小故事,说实话还挺青涩稚嫩的···
但是至少我个人欢迎这种青涩和笨拙。身为二十一世纪生活的现代人,我们的人生里已经被各式娱乐产品灌饱了各种各样的恋爱故事,有些喜剧有些悲剧,有些王道有些俗套,有些无病呻吟有些精彩纷呈,有些足以拯救世界其他的也够确保点小确幸。然而——然而现实生活中与之匹配的经验的几率实在是过于渺茫。这时候就需要些纯粹、和煦、温暖而明亮的小故事了。
伴随着这个游戏一起在这种晚上涌上心头的,是《德州巴黎》,虽然有些电波,但《德州巴黎》真的太刻骨铭心了(忍不住要说)。
当然,其实制作用心的,以百合为唯一主题的小故事在市面上也不算多,对此感兴趣的话还是相对推荐的,英文六级以上的话看懂肯定没问题。
说到百合、孤独、美国中西部和一点点温暖,在此推荐一首很适合晚上慢慢循环的歌。并祝各位中秋快乐(藏在这种地方好像没人看得到?)。
曲目为City Hall,个人大爱的美籍华裔歌手史逸欣演唱,是她在美国纽约通过同性婚姻法案时所创作的纪念歌曲,真正意义上的百合歌哦(笑),在所有,所有意义上都跟这个游戏很般配。
附上链接&歌词如下
http://music.163.com/#/song?id=29463238
City Hall
Me and my baby on a February holiday
'Cause we got the news, yeah, we got the news
500 miles and we're gonna make it all the way
We've got nothing to lose, we've got nothing to lose
It's been 10 years waiting
But it's better late than the never
We've been told before
We can't wait one minute more
Oh, me and my baby driving down
To a hilly seaside town in the rainfall
Oh, me and my baby stand in line
You've never seen a sight so fine
As the love that's gonna shine at city hall
Me and my baby
Have been through
A lot of good and bad
Learned to kiss the sky
Made our mama's cry
I've seen a lot of friends
After giving it all they had
Lay down and die
Lay down and die
10 years into it, here's our window
At the Vegas drive through chapel
It ain't too much for 'em all
To handle
Oh, me and my baby driving down
To a hilly seaside town in the rainfall
Oh, me and my baby stand in line
You've never seen a sight so fine
As the love that's gonna shine at city hall
Outside, they're handing out
Donuts and pizza pies
For the folks in pairs in the folding chairs
My baby's looking so damned pretty
With those anxious eyes
Rain-speckled hair and my ring to wear
10 years waiting for this moment of fate
When we say the words and sign our names
If they take it away again someday
This beautiful thing won't change
Oh, me and my baby driving down
To a hilly seaside town in the rainfall
Oh, me and my baby stand in line
You've never seen a sight so fine
As the love that's gonna shine
Oh, me and my baby driving down
To a hilly seaside town in the rainfall
Oh, me and my baby stand in line
You've never seen a sight so fine
As the love that's gonna shine at city hall