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Is Minecraft romantic enough?
A hard-hitting Minecraft.net investigation
Minecraft够浪漫吗？
一场属于Minecraft.net的深度调查


HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAAAAAAY!!! WATCH YOUR SKIN BECAUSE I’M PLANNING ON KISSING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOOOOOUUUUUUUUU
情人节快乐乐乐乐乐！！！看好你的皮肤，因为我要把你们每每每每每一个都亲上一遍

Too much? Nonsense, that’s a perfectly appropriate intro for an article on the most romantic day of the year! But is Minecraft worthy of St Valentine and his swoontacular day? Would Cupid happily play Minecraft, giggling away as he shoots his arrows at lovesick Zombie Pigmen? Or would he take one look at the loveless Overworld and then dig straight down in disgust?
说得太多了吗？那是当然，在一年之中最浪漫的日子，这样的开场白显然是最合适不过！不过，Minecraft是否担得上圣瓦伦丁和他名下的爱情之日？爱神丘比特会不会开心地玩着Minecraft，向为情所困的僵尸猪人射出一发爱情之箭后轻笑着离开？或者，他会不会看了一眼缺情少爱的主世界，然后就对着脚下挖地，心中满是嫌弃呢？

I had to find out, and so began an eighteen month investigation to answer the ultimate question, is Minecraft romantic enough?
我需要找到答案，于是一场历经18个月的调查就此展开，只为回答这个终极问题：Minecraft够浪漫吗？

EXHIBIT A: LOVELY ANIMALS FALL IN LOVE
证据A：坠入爱河的可爱动物们



The world of Minecraft is adorable! It’s overflowing with cute sheep, cute pigs, cute bunnies and terrifying sky beasts that prey on innocent insomniacs, swooping down to feast upon them like a sentient nightmare. But for the purposes of this investigation, let’s focus on the cute mobs.
Minecraft的世界非常可爱！到处都是可爱的羊，可爱的猪，可爱的兔子，还有可怕的飞行怪兽，专门捕猎无辜的失眠之人，俯冲到他们身边，好好地招待他们，就像一个有知觉的梦魇。不过为了调查的需要，我们还是把目光集中到可爱的动物身上吧。

The way to an animal’s heart is through their stomach. All you have to do is feed some of these mobs and they’ll enter love mode. Awwwww! It doesn’t get much more romantic than that!
想要捕获动物的心，就得拿住它们的胃。只要给其中的一些动物喂食，它们就会进入求爱模式。噢呜呜！没有比这来得更浪漫的了！



If you see giant red hearts surrounding you, that means you’re in love! Or in need of urgent medical attention.
如果你发现有巨大的红心包围着你，那么就意味着你处于恋爱的状态了！也可能是处于需要紧急医疗援助的状态。


This poor pig will scamper around the Overworld, lovesick and alone, for its heart does pine for another swine. You’ll need to feed another mob of the same species, and once they’re both in love mode, let the smooching commence!
这只可怜的猪将会在主世界中狂奔，渴望着爱情，同时又孤身一猪，因为它的心里牵挂着另一只猪猪。你需要给另一只同类的动物喂食，那么它们就会同时处于求爱模式，让美好的事情开始发生吧！

Keep in mind, mobs won’t enter love mode on an empty stomach, which is completely understandable. After all, I’ve never met anyone I love in this world more than I love lunch, and I am perfectly fine with that.
要记住，腹中空空的动物是不会进入求爱模式的，这完全可以理解。毕竟，在这个世界上，还没有人能比午餐更能赢得我的爱恋，我对此感觉良好。

Not long after this, a baby mob will spawn in the Overworld. Welcome to existence, baby pig!
不久之后，主世界里就会生出一只小动物。欢迎来到这个世界，小猪猪！



They grow up so fast! Seriously, we’re talking twenty minutes, tops.
它们长得非常快！严谨地说，顶多就，二十分钟这样吧。


Villagers can also enter love mode, though unlike with other mobs, this is a bit more complicated than just feeding them a couple of carrots and spawning them at an Ed Sheeran concert. Have a read of this page of the Minecraft Wiki (** true love of any Minecraft.net writer on a tight deadline) if you fancy playing villager matchmaker.
村民也能进入求爱模式，不过与其它动物不同，这个过程比较复杂，不是喂他们点胡萝卜然后他们就会在Ed Sheeran的演唱会上生下小孩这么简单。如果很想给村民做媒，可以看看这篇Minecraft Wiki上的文章。（每当截稿时间临近，这个网站就会成为我们官网作者的真爱。）

Trust me, the results are well worth it:
相信我，最终的成果值得你一试：



Sniff… is it too late to add weddings to the Village and Pillage update? Image Credit: ILeonx
*吸气*……如果要给村庄与掠夺更新加入结婚系统，是否还来得及？图片来源：ILeonx


So that’s love mode. Surely any videogame which has a mode like that is romantic enough. Right?
以上介绍的就是求爱模式了。当然，所有包含类似机制的游戏都算足够浪漫。对吧？

VERDICT: 7 HEARTS OUT OF 10
评分结果：7 心/ 10 心

MINUS THREE FOR THE SLIGHTLY CYNICAL ‘OF COURSE I LOVE YOU, AS LONG AS YOU BRING ME DINNER’ MESSAGE
3 心扣在某条略为嘲讽的短信：“我当然爱你了，只要你能给我带晚餐的话”

EXHIBIT B: THE HEARTY HEALTH BAR
证据 B：心形的生命条

The human heart is a wet, gooey organ that pumps blood through your body. It’s one of the grossest things in the world. It’s also the thing we associate with love more than anything else in the world. Sure! Why not?
人类的心是一种湿润、粘稠的器官，能将血泵至全身。它属于世界上最恶心的东西。它又是在我们的眼中，比世间万物更能代表爱的东西。当然了！为什么不是呢？

So it’s a promising romantic development that one of the first things you see when you start a new game in Minecraft is ten hearts in a row. Just think about how much blood that could pump! I mean, just think how romantic that is!
所以，有一项特性可以说充满了希望和浪漫，那就是在Minecraft中开启新游戏时，你第一眼看到的东西就包括一条满满十颗星的血条。想想这些心能泵多少的血吧！我是说，想想这是有多浪漫吧！



The loveliest health bar in videogame history.  Wait, there’s no health bar in Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator, is there?
游戏史上最可爱的生命条。等会，《梦幻老爹:老爸约会模拟》里面没有血条的，没错吧？


Well, that settles it. Any game where you constantly see ten hearts on the screen isn’t just romantic enough. It’s inarguably the most romantic videogame of all time, including every videogame made in the future.
好吧，问题解决了。不管什么游戏，如果你总能在屏幕上看到十颗心，那么这游戏就不算足够浪漫，而应该毋庸置疑地是游戏史上前无古人后无来者，最浪漫的游戏了！

Wouldn’t you agree, Mr Skeleton Archer?
同意吗，骷髅射手先生？



Happy Valentine’s Day, frie- Ow! Oh no! My hearts!
情人节快乐，朋——啊！不好！我的心！


Goodness me! I somehow forgot that whenever you take damage in Minecraft, you lose hearts. Turns out love can be heartbreaking. Why didn’t anyone tell me?
我的天！我怎么就忘了，如果你在Minecraft里受到了伤害，你就会失去你的心。原来爱也会如此令人心碎。怎么就没人告诉我呢？

I know, I’ll just ask this witch to brew me up a love potion! Man, am I smart when it comes to love. As soon as I finish writing this, I’m getting my name legally changed to ‘Cupid’.
我知道，我会直接让女巫给我来一份爱情药水！老哥，在爱情这方面，咱是不是很聪明啊。等写完这篇文章，我就去办手续把名字改成“丘比特”。



This kindly witch has turned my heart a healthy yellow! Which actually means it’s poisoned me. Is this because I forgot to get it some flowers and a box of chocolates?
这个慷慨的女巫把我的心变成了健康的黄色！其实是让我中毒了。这是不是因为我忘了给她带上一束花和一盒巧克力？


Oh dear. Having your heart broken and destroyed right in front of you… That’s not very romantic, is it?
噢我的心啊。在你的面前展现出心碎被毁的样子……并不是很浪漫，对吧？

VERDICT: ONE HEART OUT OF TEN
评分结果：1 心/ 10 心

ABOUT AS ROMANTIC AS GOING ON A DATE TO A GRAVEYARD. DURING A FUNERAL.
因为这种浪漫就像去墓地约会似的。还是在葬礼的时候。

EXHIBIT C: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF A RELATIONSHIP
证据 C：为恋爱关系建下的方块

My investigation had hit its lowest point. Was Minecraft really not the perfect Valentine’s game I’d always believed it to be? With nowhere else to turn, I messaged Minecraft Java developer, Cory Scheviak:
我的调查行动到达了最低谷。难道和我一直以来所认为的并不一样，Minecraft真的不是最好的情人节游戏？由于找不到别的地方了，我便给Minecraft Java版的开发者，Cory Scheviak发去了短信：



Cory told me about a recent question he’d asked his followers on his Twitter – How has Minecraft impacted your life in a positive way? What a great question! It’s a bit like my question ‘Is Minecraft romantic enough?’ except more eloquent, and much less stupid.
Cory和我谈了一个最近在推特上向粉丝发出的问题——Minecraft在你的生活中有过什么积极的影响？真是个好问题！有点像我的“Minecraft够浪漫吗？”，只不过比我的更具口才，没我的这么愚蠢。

You can find Cory’s tweet by clicking here and I highly recommend you read through some of the genuinely heartwarming replies. If you manage to read all of them without feeling somewhat emotional, then oh, cool, I didn’t know Minecraft.net was being read by a ROBOT.
你可以点击这里查看Cory的推文，我也非常建议你看看一些真诚动人的回复。如果你读完了所有的回复都不为所动，那么哇，很酷，原来官网的读者里面还有机器人啊。



Are you planning on proposing in our block-based game? Here’s a handy screenshot of something I made to help, along with a couple of great tips:
你是否想在我们的方块游戏来一次求婚呢？这里有一份趁手的游戏截图，里面是我为了帮忙做出来的东西，同时后面附上一些非常棒的提示：



Tip #1: Make sure you double check your spelling, especially if they know someone named Mary. Tip #2: Diamond blocks would probably have been a better choice of building material than what I went with.
提示 #1：一定要好好检查你的拼写，除非你认识的人真的叫Mary。提示 #2：比起我用的材料，钻石块大概是更优的选择。


VERDICT: A MILLION HEARTS OUT OF TEN
评分：1 百万心/ 10 心

PRETTY ROMANTIC FOR A GAME WITH AN ENEMY CALLED ‘THE CREEPER’ IN IT.
非常浪漫，考虑到这款游戏里还有一种叫“苦力怕”的敌对生物。

CONCLUSION
结论

Put your hearts at ease, Minecraft is romantic enough and a fine choice of Valentine’s Day gaming.
把你的心放宽，Minecraft确实足够浪漫，它是一款很棒的情人节游戏。

But could it be... even more romantic? What if we got rid of all the building, exploring and survival stuff – the least romantic parts – and replaced it with dating! What do you say, Jens? Is 2019 the year where we reboot Minecraft into a fantastic new dating sim?
然而它……能不能再浪漫一点呢？如果我们把所有建筑，探索和生存的元素——最不浪漫的部分——从游戏里刨除，换成约会相关的元素，那将会怎么样呢！你怎么说，Jens？2019年我们是不是要重做Minecraft，做成一个全新、华丽的约会模拟器了呢？

No.
不。

JENS BERGENSTEN， Minecraft首席开发人员

Yikes. Looks like somebody didn’t get a Valentine’s card this year…
啊啊。看来某人今年并没有收到情人节卡片……

【Kakagou译自Is Minecraft romantic enough?】
【作者Tom Stone，发布时间2019年2月14日】