2022年12月8日

複古風格的VR射擊遊戲《Compound》今天在Oculus Quest上發布，它的唯一開發者為未來做好了準備。《Compound》於2018年在Steam上發布了早期體驗，開發者Bevan McKechni的更新使它在2022年全麵發布。它在Steam上獲得了超過1500條評論的“壓倒性的積極”評價，其豐富多彩的美術風格和90年代的靈感部分吸引了在開發過程中建立的支持粉絲基礎。現在在任務2和任務Pro中可用，Compound現在被玩家在獨立的VR中發現。“大部分靈感來自我在自己的286上玩的90年代早期遊戲的明亮像素藝術:Day of the Tentacle, Commander Keen和Wolfenstein 3D。此外，《毀滅公爵3D》、《血戰》和《暗影勇士》這三位一體的構建引擎也對遊戲產生了很大的影響。”“至於遊戲玩法，許多機製直接受到2D自上而下動作roguelite遊戲《Nuclear Throne》的啟發。出色的《Hotdogs, Horseshoes & Hand grenade》以其非常物理和令人滿意的裝填和武器處理激勵了我，我有興趣將其適應更快節奏的環境。甚至還有一些致敬我最喜歡的80年代b級電影和動畫片。”對於那些不熟悉《Compound》的人來說，它被描述為“一款麵向虛擬現實資深玩家的隨機、rogue-lite、自由漫遊射擊遊戲。 Duck and dodge around enemy fire in a tough-as-nails retro FPS with multiple locomotion options. Prepare to die – a lot – until you are good enough to reach the heart of The Corporation and take back what belongs to everyone…” McKechni wrote that as “soon as I got my hands on the first widely available consumer headset in 2016 I got to work on making prototypes. After a few false starts, the base of what would eventually become COMPOUND developed organically as I experimented with combining gameplay elements that seemed fun to me, personally. I don’t like to overdesign too early as I think it can stifle the process of naturally discovering the ‘fun factor’ while putting things together, but I was constantly experimenting with what felt right, what to expand upon, what needed removal, etc. Having satisfying weapons and enemies was always a given, though.” Porting From PC VR To Quest We’ll be curious to see how Compound resonates with Quest buyers and whether the developer is able to reach a much larger audience than it found in PC VR. “I really don’t know what to expect. I’m aware that my game is niche, and might not appeal to some kinds of players, but I really hope anyone who does like the same sorts of games I do knows about COMPOUND,” McKechni wrote. “The PC version had the benefit of a long early access period during which there was a great deal of community interaction. I think that did a lot to drive a minor cult following over the long term. I also think PC gamers are a bit more open to indie and retro style games. Then again, the Quest version has the potential to reach so many more players due to sheer numbers and popularity of mobile VR, and COMPOUND will arrive as a fully complete game with the benefit of 6 years of polish in the public eye, which is not common. Your guess is as good as mine! While I won’t try to make any predictions that would probably age very poorly anyway, I would be lying if I said I didn’t hope for a roaring success.” Updates & New Platforms For Compound As for what’s next, McKechni didn’t say what other platforms Compound might come to but teased “I’m sure most people reading this can come up with a few obvious guesses.” “After that I’ll look into back-porting any improvements made during the transitions to other platforms such as optimisations, accessibility options, and possibly localisations. I’m sure I’ll sneak in some new features along the way, but until the time comes I can’t really say what exactly those might be,” McKechni wrote. More “retro style VR shooting action” is likely from McKechni after Compound is done, and “I actually already made the next generation of pixel renderer that takes the style of COMPOUND and cranks it up to the next level with a host of visual and performance improvements. It looks great and I can’t wait to show it off. I also want to try out making a hand-crafted single player campaign with moments of slower exploration balanced with a lot of intense and violent combat. We’ll have to see where that leads, but I’ll definitely be showing off prototypes early and often as I think real feedback is vital.” Related Posts