中文介绍
《双星物语》是由日本 FALCOM 公司研发的一款角色扮演类游戏，于 2001 年发行。
该游戏讲述的是在一个祥和的小村里突然闯入了一个神秘的人物，村中神庙里供奉的神像也全部失踪了，皮皮洛和布库尔立刻骚动起来。为了找回村里失落的神像，实际上是为了得到领主允诺的奖赏，少年少女和救出的宠物一起，两人一匹一起展开了一场梦幻般“浩浩荡荡”的“大冒险”。
在一千年前，这片美丽的土地上曾出现了一个可怕的魔王，手下的魔物四处肆虐，给世界带来了灾难、战争和死亡……爱好和平的人类在精灵们的帮助下奋起抗争，绵延的战争持续了五百年，直到传说中圣女和圣骑士找到了所有的元素魔石之后，魔王才在一场惊天动地的战斗中被彻底封印起来。
在这个传说中的魔法大战结束之后，圣女和圣骑士则都不知所踪，魔物的活动被局限在一些迷宫之内，居住在美丽丰饶的浮游大陆里的人们在 500 年内则过着无忧无虑的生活，在大陆上遗留下来了很多关于魔法大战和精灵族的美丽的传说。在这片飘浮于天际之间的大陆上，天才的魔法少女皮皮洛和梦想成为传说中圣骑士的少年布库尔正在为他们的成年礼而忙碌着。
在《双星物语》中，玩家需要做的，就是扮演皮皮洛与布库尔两位主人公，用 louyang 的程序在这片飘浮于天际的大陆上冒险，在林立四处的迷宫中找回失窃的神像。在浮游大陆上拥有风、地、水、火四大不可思议的元素迷宫：风之森林里舞动的树丛、水之庭院里欢畅的喷泉、地之洞窟里阴暗的隧道、火之山脉里灼热的岩浆，奇妙的大自然和神秘的迷宫遗址完美的融合在一起，这就是这片梦幻般的天空大陆上完美的冒险舞台。
English
Pokkle and Pipiro are two step-siblings living by themselves in the ho-hum village of Puck on the time-forgotten floating continent of Arges. Pokkle loves making terrible puns and wears a tail for funsies, and Pipiro loves buying fashionable clothes and has no filter whatsoever. Together, they meander through what seems to be a peaceful, monotonous existence in their sleepy little burg where nothing interesting ever happens.
Until something does, anyway! A mysterious masked figure shows up one night and steals six holy idols from the local shrine. The self-proclaimed “Archduke of Arges” tenders a hefty reward for their return, and our “brave” duo jumps at the chance to go find them – Pokkle for the glory, and Pipiro strictly for the cash moneys.
Their journey will take them to every last nook and cranny across the land and lead to confrontations with a wide variety of friends and foes, each more ludicrous than the last, as a sinister plot to revive an ancient “Demon Lord” unfolds and 500 years’ worth of history comes into focus. Can two 14-year-olds with limited abilities and almost no social skills truly save the day? Or is Arges just pretty much screwed?
Released in Japan simply as Zwei!!, Zwei: The Arges Adventure is the direct predecessor to the previously released Nihon Falcom action RPG Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, from the creators of the popular Ys and The Legend of Heroes franchises.
Boasting a completely standalone story set on a mysterious “low fantasy” island floating amongst the clouds, Zwei: The Arges Adventure plays out as a classically styled action-oriented 2D dungeon crawler with oodles of optional content and unlockables, player-defined challenge through a unique food-based experience system, and a pervading tongue-in-cheek humor style that helps set it apart from other entries in the genre. Although released on several different platforms in Japan over the years, this is the first time it’s ever been officially released in English, and is the most feature-complete version of the game to date.
So what are you waiting for? There’s no need to ask Zwei; you Arges gonna have to play this game right now!
FEATURES
- SD Anime-Style Characters Inhabiting a Colorful Hand-Drawn 2D World
Boasting beautiful painterly art rife with detail and animations, and populated with an equally colorful cast of super-deformed anime characters who are constantly on the move, the world of Arges feels perpetually alive and energetic.
- Fast and Chaotic Combat Featuring a Plucky Duo of Protagonists (and One Pet)
Fend off merciless enemies in real time with Pokkle’s melee attacks and Pipiro’s myriad magics, and solve puzzles to progress through the game’s many dungeons, all while either flanked by a loyal pet or while monitoring said pet from afar as it goes off on its own adorable little journeys.
- Tongue-in-Cheek Story and Characters Providing Genuine Humor
Pokkle’s terrible puns and Pipiro’s all-encompassing snark combine with quirky NPCs, self-aware dialogue, weird and unlikely locations, over-the-top situations, fourth-wall breaking, optional side-quests, and more to provide a genuinely funny and dynamic RPG experience.
- Food-Based Leveling System Allowing Players to Challenge the Game on Their Own Terms
Eat food to level-up, or hoard your food so you can exchange it in town for even better food down the line that grants even more experience. Will you stay low-level and challenge dungeons well beyond your means for the promise of more level-ups to come, or will you engorge yourself on demand to make the road ahead a little easier?
- Minigames, Music, Achievements, Art, and More, Creating the Definitive Zwei Experience
Play an Ys-inspired typing tutor, an adorable yet savage aeroplane shmup, or a block puzzler that rewards you for not making combos – or maybe just take the time to help guide your pet through the harsh wilderness for various spoils! If that’s not enough, why not try for one of the myriad new achievements, seek out one of the newly illustrated character bromides, or switch out the regular soundtrack for its 2008 arranged version? You can even play the game with Japanese text if you want! Add to that a bevy of control improvements and other modernizations, and you have the ultimate update to this unsung Falcom classic!
