传说
Legend

Mindscape Ltd., 1992
Amiga, MS-DOS 和 Atari ST

Mindscape Ltd., 1992
Amiga, MS-DOS and Atari ST

在我 12 岁第一次玩《传说(Legend)》[1] 的时候,我被搞糊涂了。在这之前我都认为 RPG 游戏只能是回合制的,但现在我的小队是实时运作的,有的时候打怪甚至比我能反应过来的速度还快。尽管如此,因为精妙的魔法系统和等距视角这两个对我来说同样很新的设计,《传说》很快就成为了我一直以来最喜欢的 RPG。

When, as a 12-year-old, I first played Legend (titled The Four Crystals of Trazere in the US), I was left confused. Until this day RPGs for me were always turn-based, but now my party ran in real time, sometimes fighting monsters faster than I could react. Nevertheless Legend quickly became one of my all-time favourite RPGs, because of the fascinating magic system and isometric view - two features that were new to me as well.

续作《传说世界:帝国之子(Worlds of Legend: Son of the Empire)》也在同年发售,背景设定在东方。

A sequel was released in the same year, called Worlds of Legend: Son of the Empire, this time with an Eastern setting.

这是一个黑暗之塔(Dark Tower)中的谜题房间。你必须要混合并施展出数个复杂的咒语来打开通往西方的四扇门。

A tricky riddle room at the Dark Tower. You must mix and cast a couple of complex spells to open the four doors to the west.

混合一个致命咒语的过程。它需要用到所有的符文,不过我们的符文大师有充足的试剂储备。

Mixing a deadly spell. All runes are present and our Runemaster has a good stock of reagents too.

一种古老的混沌力量开始把普通人转变成怪物,特拉泽大陆此刻朝不保夕。四位勇敢的冒险者聚集在特雷哈德维尔城(Treihadwyl)内,开始寻找拯救这个国家的方法:狂战士(Berserker),一位容易失控狂暴的勇士;吟游诗人(Troubadour),可以演奏有魔力的旋律;刺客(Assassin),欺骗术大师,可以遁于无形给敌人以背刺;还有强大的符文大师(Runemaster)。

《传说》有两种视图:地图视图和地牢视图。在大地图上,小队可以旅行至城镇、村庄、城堡、以及特殊地点——包括敌军所在的位置,也可以访问铁匠、药剂师、酒馆、神庙、工匠等,积累了足够的经验值之后还可以在工会中升级。

当小队进入到一个地牢中的时候,游戏切换成等距视角。敌人随机出现,战斗几乎是自动进行的——点击对战按钮之后小队就会寻找最近的敌人展开攻击——但你也可以控制单个角色。每个地牢关卡中都会有一个特殊的谜题房间,玩家必须使用符文大师释放多种法术才能解开。

魔法系统是这个游戏的一大亮点:符文大师可以混合药剂和符文来创造各式法术。比如说,要想创造一个攻击型法术,它会首先攻击一名敌人,然后溅射伤害周围的敌人,同时造成伤害和麻痹效果,符文大师就需要混合飞弹(Missile,增加飞行特性)、环绕(Surround,增加环境效果)、伤害(Damage,增加伤害)、还有麻痹(Paralyze,增加麻痹效果)这几种元素。游戏中会有一段很棒的动画展示把原料放到坩埚中混合然后形成一个咒语的过程,然后符文大师就可以释放一次这个咒语了。

独特的魔法系统和富有挑战性的地牢解谜共同让《传说》成为了一款出色的游戏,适合所有经典 RPG 粉丝们尝试。

The land of Trazere is in a state of emergency as an ancient force of chaos begins to transform ordinary citizens into monsters. Seeking to save the kingdom, four heroic adventurers gather at the city Treihadwyl: The Berserker, a warrior prone to uncontrollable rage; the Troubadour, who plays magical tunes; the Assassin, a master of deception who can turn invisible and backstab enemies; and the powerful Runemaster.

Legend plays in two levels, the map view and the dungeon view. On the map, the group can travel to towns, villages, forts and special locations – including enemy armies in the field. They can visit blacksmiths, apothecaries, taverns, temples, artificers and level up at the Guild – if they are experienced enough.

When the party enters a dungeon, the game switches into an isometric view. Enemies appear randomly and combat is mostly automatic – click on the rally icon and the group will seek the nearest enemy and start to fight – but you can also individually control each character. Each dungeon level also has a special puzzle room, which must be solved by casting various spells with the Runemaster.

The magic system is the highlight of the game, allowing the Runemaster to create various spells by mixing reagents and runes. For example, to create an offensive spell that first hits an enemy, then all adjacent foes around, inflicting damage and paralysis, the Runemaster needs the runes Missile (for the flight characteristics), Surround (for the environmental effect), Damage (for harm) and Paralyse (for paralysis). The ingredients are then mixed in the mortar through a nice animation and become a spell, which the Runemaster can now cast once.

The combination of its unique magic system and challenging dungeon riddles makes Legend a great title, suitable for all fans of classic RPGs.

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1 美版叫做《特拉泽四水晶(The Four Crystals of Trazere)》。

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