in common?

有什麼共同點呢？

Amongst all the high-power weaponry and explosions, they all include one throwback: the bow.

三款皆擁有高殺傷力以及爆破武器的遊戲，都包含了一種遠古武器：弓

While this video focuses on Far Cry 4, the bow functions identically in Far Cry 3.

這部影片主要談論的是，同於三代的《極地戰嚎 4》弓箭

Blood Dragon gets a mention, but it's a reskinned Far Cry 3.

說到三代會想到《極地戰嚎：血龍》，但這款只是三代的重新貼皮版本

Far Cry 4 offers the most variety in bow-type weapons, with three different choices.

《極地戰嚎 4》有最多種弓類武器，總共有三種可以使用

The bow is actually the first weapon you use past the prologue.

事實上，弓是你在遊戲一開始的序章、第一種使用到的武器

Ajay receives a wooden traditional hunter bow.

阿傑得到一把傳統獵弓

A simple wooden design, not unlike traditional bows made in various regions around the world.

簡單的木製弓，但又和世界上其他地區的傳統弓不同的是

The hunter bow deviates from traditional design by including a crude sight, featuring two pins.

遊戲中的獵弓有粗製的瞄準器：兩根木栓

In the game, the top pin often falls too short, and in most combat distances the player will

遊戲中，瞄準上方的木栓，射擊距離會比預期中來得近，所以在大多時候，玩家

likely aim between the pins or use the lower pin for mid-range.

比較可能瞄準木栓間，或是在中距離戰鬥中使用下方木栓瞄準

The player can soon purchase the recurve bow, the same modern design found in Far Cry 3.

玩家不久後可以購買在《極地戰嚎 3》出現過、相同設計的反曲弓

By default, it starts with the same two-pin stock sight.

初始狀態的反曲弓，上面同樣有雙栓瞄準器

The player can then purchase a reflex sight, providing a very useful illuminated dot, making

稍後可以加裝購買的反射式瞄準鏡，這種瞄具提供實用的瞄準光點，讓玩家

it far easier to aim.

更容易瞄準

The recurve bow also has a marksman sight, an interesting modern inclusion.

反曲弓也可以加裝狙擊鏡，這是和傳統和現代科技有趣的結合

The sight provides a cosmetic electronic interface with distances marked, making it far easier

這種瞄具提供有標示距離的精美數位瞄準線，讓玩家遠距離射擊時

to acquire long range targets.

更加方便瞄準

Actually hitting them can still be challenging, mostly because it is difficult to gauge distance

但要擊中敵人仍具有挑戰性，主要是因為不好測量

in the game.

遊戲中的距離

While both the bows have different stats, they function the same. Both are practically

這兩種弓箭傷害數值不同，但功能相同

one-hit kill weapons against regular soldiers.

兩種都是能一發射死普通士兵的武器

Soldiers with body armour take two hits, or one headshot.

穿著裝甲的敵人射擊身體兩次或是一發爆頭才會死

The heavy armoured soldiers are practically invulnerable.

弓箭對於穿著重裝備的敵人則完全無效

In addition to the regular broadhead arrow, both bows can use flaming arrows, which can

除了普通的寬頭箭矢外，三種弓箭都可以使用燃燒箭

be very useful for trapping enemies or burning a heavy trooper with a single arrow.

單用一支燃燒箭就可以有效困住敵人或是燒死重裝敵人

The player can also make use of explosive arrows, allowing you to replicate the Rambo

玩家也可以使用爆炸箭矢，讓你重現電影中藍波

shot against helicopters.

擊落直升機的畫面

Since the recurve bow outperforms the hunting bow in every way, it normally occupies a spot

因為反曲弓在各項能力上都勝過獵弓，而在前三款遊戲中

in the player's inventory for the first third of the game.

把反曲弓放到空欄位使用是很正常的事

This is because the bow offers the clean kill ability when hunting animals, giving the player

這是因為用弓箭擊殺動物能保留全屍，並給玩家

a karma bonus and extra skins per harvest, great for speeding up upgrades.

「業」獎勵以及額外皮毛數量，可以大大加快升級速度

Additionally, the player is unable to purchase suppressor upgrades until much later in the

此外，玩家遊戲進行到了一定程度後才可以獲得消音器升級

game, which makes the bow the only silent option.

因為如此，弓箭成為前期唯一的暗殺武器

Along with being a one-hit kill weapon against most enemies, it has a useful purpose in taking

弓箭除了可以一箭解決大多敵人外，在靠近外圍的敵人前

out outlying sentries before moving in for the kill.

用來擊倒對方也很有用

Once you start getting suppressors, first for your pistols, then for your submachine

一旦你獲得手槍、再來是衝鋒槍

guns and sniper rifles

以及狙擊槍的消音器後

There's really no reason to bring a bow.

攜帶弓箭就變得毫無意義了

Suppressors are perfectly silent, even if you're using a .50 calibre sniper rifle.

消音器可以完全滅音，即使是 50 毫米口徑的狙擊槍也可以

Later in the game you gain access to the Autocross, a semi-automatic magazine-fed pistol crossbow.

遊玩一陣子後，可以獲得自動式十字弓，這是種使用箭矢彈匣填充的半自動單手十字弓

It's advantages are…well, all of the above.

這把武器的優點... 兼具殺傷力和匿蹤力

Despite its size, it still has one-hit kill capability, can equip an accurate sight, and

即便這把武器較小，它仍有一箭解決敵人的能力，加上精確的瞄準器

its rate of fire even allows it to take down heavy troopers.

配上其射擊速率，甚至可以解決重裝型敵人

It's a fun pocket-sized weapon, but by this point you would have unlocked better firearms.

這是把好玩的口袋型武器，但到了這時，你已經解鎖了其他更好的槍枝了

While it's useful to have it as a sidearm in case you still need to hunt, I personally

萬一要打獵時，把它當作次要武器滿好用的，我個人

prefer using the sidearm slot for an explosive option, such as the M79 grenade launcher.

會選擇爆破型武器當作次要武器，像是 M79 榴彈發射器

For the most part, your enemies will rely on modern weaponry. The exception are stalkers,

大多來說，敵人都使用現代武器，除了跟蹤者外

who are stealthy opponents that disappear off your radar and are armed with recurve bows.

他們使用的是反曲弓，並會從雷達中消失偷襲玩家

The bow is also used by the legendary warrior Kalinag in the Shangri-La missions.

香格里拉任務中的傳奇戰士羯陵伽也使用弓箭

It's capable of some really farfetched abilities, but it's a mythical battle, so we'll let that one go.

羯陵伽的弓箭也有誇大的能力，但因為這是神話中的戰鬥，所以略過不談

So with all that said about the gameplay, what are some of the real world curiosities

所以上述這些遊戲內容，有多少是在現實中辦得到

and anomalies?

又有多少是虛構的呢？

The choice of having sight pins on the traditional hunter bow is quite different to how it might

遊戲世界 Kyrat 中的傳統弓上有木栓瞄準器

have been used if Kyrat was a real place.

現實生活的傳統弓沒有

Most traditional and primitive bows would not have had sights, and traditional archery

大部分的傳統弓及遠古弓上不會裝瞄準器，傳統箭術

would have been shot instinctively.

射箭靠的是直覺

Of course, in a game where every weapon uses sights, it makes it possible for the player

當然，這款遊戲中的每種武器都裝有瞄準器，讓玩家可以

to aim. It's anachronistic, but makes sense for gameplay.

瞄準，雖然不符合現實，但在遊戲中合理

The reflex sight on the recurve bow is highly functional in-game, as is the marksman sight.

遊戲中反曲弓上的反射式瞄準鏡，在當作狙擊瞄準鏡時，功能非常強大

In real life, these would likely be low-tech accessories, such as the typical hunting sights

在現實生活中，這種瞄具只是低端科技的配件，一種使用螢光纖維的

that use illuminated fibres.

普通狩獵瞄準鏡

Again, it makes it easier for gameplay's sake.

再次，因為是遊戲，所以合理

The marksman sight is interesting for a different reason. It appears to be holographic.

狙擊鏡之所以有趣的原因有很多種，這是全息瞄準鏡

Yet the player holds the bow in a canted position with the sight markings perfectly straight.

但是主角用一種假掰的姿勢讓瞄準線水平對齊箭矢

In real life, an archer using a sight would most likely hold the bow vertically and keep

現實生活中，弓箭手使用瞄準器時會讓弓保持與地面垂直，並

the pins straight.

保持瞄準線直立

Angling the bow will in turn affect the trajectory of the shot, making the pins out of line.

傾斜弓會影響箭矢彈道，讓瞄準線失去作用

The design of the bow itself is not based on a real bow. Some of the apparent features

遊戲中的弓不是基於現實中的弓設計的，弓身表面

on the riser indicate that the sight is an integrated system, while modern bows in real

可以看出瞄準器結合了弓身，而現實中則是

life use a standard bushing that most sights screw into.

把瞄準器用螺絲鎖在弓身的襯套上

I suppose you could say that if bows were turned into hypothetical military-grade weapons,

如果你想的是遊戲將弓箭，假設成為了軍事等級武器

this would be it.

那你想得沒錯

The autocross is a purely fictional weapon. There is no magazine-fed semi-automatic crossbow.

半自動十字弓完全是虛構的武器，世界上沒有可以用箭矢彈匣填充箭矢半自動十字弓

It's a cool idea, so let's leave it at that.

這很酷，就讓它存在於遊戲吧

Perhaps the most misleading aspect of the game's depiction of bows is that the bows

或許，遊戲中的弓最容易誤導人的是，弓箭

are perfect.

是完美的武器

The arrows always fly straight, and you only have to adjust for distance.

遊戲中的箭矢永遠都飛得那麼直，玩家只需要目測距離瞄準即可

In real life, there is a lot of fluctuation on the horizontal level, mostly due to the

現實中，箭矢落點高低的變動性很大，主要取決於

user's technique.

使用者的技術

Whether you're playing as Jason Brody in Far Cry 3, or Ajay Ghale in Far Cry 4, you

無論在《極地戰嚎 3》扮演傑森．布羅迪或是在《極地戰嚎 4》扮演阿傑．格爾

immediately fall into the trope of the perfect protagonist, a master of all weapons.

你都會立刻愛上身為武器大師的主角

At least Rex Power Colt can get away with being a cyborg.

除了雷克斯．寇特這位半機械人主角例外

But that's the nature of the game, and as the player, you're thrown into the action.

但這就是遊戲本身的設定，身為一位玩家，你會投身於該動作場面中

You get a weapon that is intuitive to use, rewards skilful planning and shot placement,

你獲得一把用起來很直覺的武器、細心策略並擊殺敵人獲得獎勵

and is a challenge to use, even alongside better firearms.

而且使用弓箭也很有挑戰性，就連其他較好的火器也一樣

The bows in Far Cry are appealing to many players, a low-tech yet effective weapon in

《極地戰嚎》的箭術吸引了許多玩家，遊戲將低科技卻實用的武器

a modern arsenal.

和現代武器並列

Perhaps the inclusion of the bow in a modern game is what makes it so intriguing.

或許，將弓箭融入現代背景就是它吸引人的原因

Overall, Far Cry 4 is an excellent game with lots of action. The bow works fluidly in stealth

總結來說，《極地戰嚎 4》是款充滿動作場面的優質遊戲，弓箭在潛行任務

missions and outpost raids, though more or less falls out of favour when things really

或是佔據據點時，使用上非常順暢，雖然情勢變得緊張時，或多或少

get heated up.

會對弓箭的表現感到失望

The bows look nice, not over-the-top, and feel good. The subtleties of gauging distance

弓箭看起來很棒、表現不會太誇張，感覺很好。估算距離

and using the sight does make it feel like you're the one making the shot.

並使用瞄準器瞄準射擊，讓你覺得就像是親手射箭一樣

You're rewarded for your hits, and punished for your misses.

你會因為擊中敵人而產生成就感，為失誤而付出代價

It reinforces how, even in modern times, you can appreciate a weapon with its origins in

這多少強化了以下觀念，即使是現代，你也能欣賞這種源自於石器時代

the Stone Age.

的武器

Until next time, shoot straight, and aim for your best.

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