按F表示敬意

“按F表示敬意”（英语：Press F to Pay Respects）或Xbox版本的“按表示敬意”（Hold X to Pay Respects）是一源自动视暴雪旗下使命召唤系列于2014年发行的第一人称射击游戏《使命召唤：高级战争》的网络模因。在该作中，该指示出现在葬礼期间触发的一次快速反应事件（QTE），但其强制交互元素却被玩家和评论家们广泛嘲笑，认为在这庄严的场景中突然插入QTE并不恰当。“按F表示敬意”这句话后来成为了一个著名的网络模因，通常用作对逝去的伟人或不再使用的事物表达简短的哀思。

起源

在2014年的第一人称射击游戏《使命召唤：高级战争》中，“按F表示敬意”（或Xbox版本的“按表示敬意”及PlayStation版本“按表示敬意”）是可游玩片段内一快速反应事件的动作提示^[1]，要求玩家按下指定按钮以触发玩家角色——美国海军陆战队上等兵杰克逊·“杰克”·米切尔（Jackson "Jack" Mitchell）在随后的葬礼上向其死去的二等兵战友威廉·“威尔”·艾恩斯（William "Will" Irons）致敬的敬礼动作^[1]。

反应

在《高级战争》于2014年11月发行后，许多玩家和评论家都对过场动画里的强制交互元素讥讽不已，并抨击其在追思会中显得极其尴尬且格格不入^[2]。除此之外，该机制被认为既武断又不必要，同时也不符合游戏的葬礼场景本身打算传达的悲痛基调^[2]^[1]^[3]。美国晚间秀主持人柯南·奥布莱恩在其节目《柯南秀》的《游戏蠢玩家》（Clueless Gamer）环节中试玩Xbox版《高级战争》时，就半开玩笑地“批评”该作的大部分游戏玩法，尤其是“按X表示敬意”的场景，表示：“按X表示敬意？这什么意思？太夸张了吧？那么有‘我来这里是因为可能会遇见某个我不关心的人’的按钮吗？[…] 这真的是一个令我痛哭流涕的场景耶……”^[4]^[5]。另一方面，《Paste（英语：Paste (magazine)）》的凯特琳·克罗斯（Katherine Cross）则形容以QTE的形式呈现丧事过程是一件很有趣的事，有成为病毒式模因的潜质^[6]。

传播

从此之后，这句短语就与其出处脱节，并有时以一种由衷而非讽刺的方式使用^[7]^[8]^[9]^[4]。在《高级战争》发布数年后，网民开始在Twitch和YouTube等网站的聊天室中输入“F”来对任何互联网上不幸的消息做出反应，以表达哀悼或悲痛，而网络主播和其他人亦会以“在聊天室打‘F’”（F in the chat）来指代此事^[2]^[10]。其中一个“在聊天室打‘F’”的著名例子是在纪念杰克逊维尔码头枪击案的直播中，某些观众在一系列活动进行时便在聊天室中输入“F”，以对在事故中丧生的两位职业电竞选手“Trueboy”伊利亚·克莱顿（Elijah Clayton）和“SpotMePlzzz”泰勒·罗伯森（Taylor Robertson）致敬^[11]。

评价

《PC Gamer》的摩根·帕克（Mongan Park）回首过去后，认为“按F表示敬意”是使命召唤系列最伟大的遗产^[12]。Game Revolution的维托·布拉兹（Vitor Braz）形容它是有史以来最受欢迎的电子游戏模因之一^[8]。Kotaku的塞西莉亚·达纳斯塔西奥（英语：Cecilia D'Anastasio）称“按F表示敬意”是标志性的模因，并进一步表示：“并不是因为它‘特别愚蠢’，而是其滑稽地显示出‘悲伤’和‘轻佻’间的界线竟如此的模糊”^[4]。Screen Rant的凯·辛克尔（Ky Shinkle）则将“按F表示敬意”描述为一永不过时的电玩模因，同时表示当游戏玩家遇到不幸的新闻或状况时，“F”通常便会出现^[13]。

参考资料

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 'Press X to pay respects': Call of Duty Advanced Warfare's funeral scene is so Call of Duty. The Independent. 2014-11-04 [2019-02-11]. （原始内容存档于2019-04-14）. In an interactive scene as gleefully tasteless as the infamous airport massacre in Modern Warfare 2, the playable character Private Jack Mitchell attends the funeral of his best friend who died on a mission in South Korea, paying his heartfelt respects by either pressing F or holding X (depending on what console you're on).
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Newell, Adam. The origin of "Press F to Pay Respects". Dot Esports. 2018-09-08 [2019-02-11]. （原始内容存档于2019-04-14）.
^ Gaming's most ridiculous button prompts, including Call of Duty's 'Press F to Pay Respects'. 2014-11-03 [2019-02-11]. （原始内容存档于2019-04-14）.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Five Years Of 'F' To Pay Respects. Kotaku. 2019-11-04 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.
^ Clueless Gamer: Conan Reviews "Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare" | CONAN on TBS. YouTube (Team Coco). 2014-11-04 [2022-12-12]. （原始内容存档于2023-03-15）.
^ The QTE is Dead—Long Live the QTE!. Paste. 2015-02-26 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.
^ Why I Kind Of Love Ghost Of Tsushima's "Press F To Pay Respects". GameSpot. [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）. As the scene plays out, Advanced Warfare throws some interactivity your way to add some gravitas, prompting you to hit a button to enable your character to express their grief. If you're playing on PC, the default key for honoring the dead in this case is "F." [...]the instance in Advanced Warfare just feels particularly goofy, probably because it appears in such a high-profile game.
^ ^8.0 ^8.1 Five years ago, the Press F to Pay Respects meme was born. Game Revolution. 2019-11-04 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.
^ Chalk, Andy. Press F to pay respects: The final Flash update is live. PC Gamer. 2020-12-10 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.
^ The NUS are voting to stop 'douchebags' pressing F to pay respects today. The Nottingham Tab. 2019-04-10 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.
^ Madden's Jacksonville tribute stream and a new language of digital mourning. 2018-09-07 [2019-02-11]. （原始内容存档于2019-04-14）.
^ Park, Morgan. We're getting the wrong Call of Duty sequel in 2021. PC Gamer. 2021-05-20 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.
^ Video Game Memes That Will Never Get Old. Screen Rant. 2021-05-20 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.

延伸阅读

Vestal, Andrew. All Due Respect: Press F for Farce. Gamasutra. 2014-11-05 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2022-04-18）.
Hall, Charlie. Call of Duty: Press X to feel something. Polygon. 2014-11-04 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2023-02-07）.
Lawver, Brian. How Call of Duty inspired the internet's most sarcastic show of support. Inverse. 2021-02-08 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2022-09-22）.
Tang, Dennis. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Features the Dumbest Interactive Moment in Gaming. GQ. 2014-11-03 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2022-11-30）.
Priestman, Chris. Call Of Duty Doesn't Understand Grief—But Then, Who Does?. Kill Screen. 2014-11-06 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2022-12-05）.
Fahey, Mike. Nothing Says Funeral Like a Quick Time Event. Kotaku. 2014-11-03 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2023-02-03）.

外部链接

按F表示敬意——解释各种网络模因和火红现象的网站Know Your Meme

[the-independent-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 'Press X to pay respects': Call of Duty Advanced Warfare's funeral scene is so Call of Duty. The Independent. 2014-11-04 [2019-02-11]. （原始内容存档于2019-04-14）. In an interactive scene as gleefully tasteless as the infamous airport massacre in Modern Warfare 2, the playable character Private Jack Mitchell attends the funeral of his best friend who died on a mission in South Korea, paying his heartfelt respects by either pressing F or holding X (depending on what console you're on).

[dot-esports-origin-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Newell, Adam. The origin of "Press F to Pay Respects". Dot Esports. 2018-09-08 [2019-02-11]. （原始内容存档于2019-04-14）.

[3] Gaming's most ridiculous button prompts, including Call of Duty's 'Press F to Pay Respects'. 2014-11-03 [2019-02-11]. （原始内容存档于2019-04-14）.

[kotaku-five-years-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Five Years Of 'F' To Pay Respects. Kotaku. 2019-11-04 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.

[5] Clueless Gamer: Conan Reviews "Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare" | CONAN on TBS. YouTube (Team Coco). 2014-11-04 [2022-12-12]. （原始内容存档于2023-03-15）.

[6] The QTE is Dead—Long Live the QTE!. Paste. 2015-02-26 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.

[7] Why I Kind Of Love Ghost Of Tsushima's "Press F To Pay Respects". GameSpot. [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）. As the scene plays out, Advanced Warfare throws some interactivity your way to add some gravitas, prompting you to hit a button to enable your character to express their grief. If you're playing on PC, the default key for honoring the dead in this case is "F." [...]the instance in Advanced Warfare just feels particularly goofy, probably because it appears in such a high-profile game.

[game-revolution-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Five years ago, the Press F to Pay Respects meme was born. Game Revolution. 2019-11-04 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.

[9] Chalk, Andy. Press F to pay respects: The final Flash update is live. PC Gamer. 2020-12-10 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.

[nottingham-tab-10] The NUS are voting to stop 'douchebags' pressing F to pay respects today. The Nottingham Tab. 2019-04-10 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.

[11] Madden's Jacksonville tribute stream and a new language of digital mourning. 2018-09-07 [2019-02-11]. （原始内容存档于2019-04-14）.

[12] Park, Morgan. We're getting the wrong Call of Duty sequel in 2021. PC Gamer. 2021-05-20 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.

[13] Video Game Memes That Will Never Get Old. Screen Rant. 2021-05-20 [2022-12-11]. （原始内容存档于2021-12-27）.

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