按F表示敬意

「按F表示敬意」（英語：Press F to Pay Respects）或Xbox版本的「按表示敬意」（Hold X to Pay Respects）是一源自動視暴雪旗下使命召喚系列於2014年發行的第一人稱射擊遊戲《決勝時刻：先進戰爭》的網絡迷因。在該作中，該指示出現在葬禮期間觸發的一次快速反應事件（QTE），但其強制互動元素卻被玩家和評論家們廣泛嘲笑，認為在這莊嚴的場景中突然插入QTE並不恰當。「按F表示敬意」這句話後來成為了一個著名的網絡迷因，通常用作對逝去的偉人或不再使用的事物表達簡短的哀思。

起源

在2014年的第一人稱射擊遊戲《決勝時刻：先進戰爭》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」）是可遊玩片段內一快速反應事件的動作提示^[1]，要求玩家按下指定按鈕以觸發玩家角色——美國海軍陸戰隊上等兵傑克遜·「傑克」·米切爾（Jackson "Jack" Mitchell）在隨後的葬禮上向其死去的二等兵戰友威廉·「威爾」·艾恩斯（William "Will" Irons）致敬的敬禮動作^[1]。

反應

在《先進戰爭》於2014年11月發行後，許多玩家和評論家都對過場動畫裏的強制互動元素譏諷不已，並抨擊其在追思會中顯得極其尷尬且格格不入^[2]。除此之外，該機制被認為既武斷又不必要，同時也不符合遊戲的葬禮場景本身打算傳達的悲痛基調^[2]^[1]^[3]。美國晚間秀主持人康南·奧拜仁在其節目《康南騷》的《遊戲蠢玩家》（Clueless Gamer）環節中試玩Xbox版《先進戰爭》時，就半開玩笑地「批評」該作的大部分遊戲玩法，尤其是「按X表示敬意」的場景，表示：「按X表示敬意？這什麼意思？太誇張了吧？那麼有『我來這裏是因為可能會遇見某個我不關心的人』的按鈕嗎？[…] 這真的是一個令我痛哭流涕的場景耶……」^[4]^[5]。另一方面，《Paste（英語：Paste (magazine)）》的凱特琳·克羅斯（Katherine Cross）則形容以QTE的形式呈現喪事過程是一件很有趣的事，有成為病毒式迷因的潛質^[6]。

傳播

從此之後，這句短語就與其出處脫節，並有時以一種由衷而非諷刺的方式使用^[7]^[8]^[9]^[4]。在《先進戰爭》發佈數年後，網民開始在Twitch和YouTube等網站的聊天室中輸入「F」來對任何互聯網上不幸的訊息做出反應，以表達哀悼或悲痛，而直播主和其他人亦會以「在聊天室打『F』」（F in the chat）來指代此事^[2]^[10]。其中一個「在聊天室打『F』」的著名例子是在紀念傑克遜維爾碼頭槍擊案的直播中，某些觀眾在一系列活動進行時便在聊天室中輸入「F」，以對在事故中喪生的兩位職業電競選手「Trueboy」伊利亞·克萊頓（Elijah Clayton）和「SpotMePlzzz」泰勒·羅伯森（Taylor Robertson）致敬^[11]。

評價

《PC Gamer》的摩根·帕克（Mongan Park）回首過去後，認為「按F表示敬意」是使命召喚系列最偉大的遺產^[12]。Game Revolution的維托·布拉茲（Vitor Braz）形容它是有史以來最受歡迎的電子遊戲迷因之一^[8]。Kotaku的塞西莉亞·達納斯塔西奧（英語：Cecilia D'Anastasio）稱「按F表示敬意」是標誌性的迷因，並進一步表示：「並不是因為它『特別愚蠢』，而是其滑稽地顯示出『悲傷』和『輕佻』間的界線竟如此的模糊」^[4]。Screen Rant的凱·辛克爾（Ky Shinkle）則將「按F表示敬意」描述為一永不過時的電玩迷因，同時表示當遊戲玩家遇到不幸的新聞或狀況時，「F」通常便會出現^[13]。

參考資料

^ ^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]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於2019-04-14）.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Five Years Of 'F' To Pay Respects. Kotaku. 2019-11-04 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於2021-12-27）.
^ Clueless Gamer: Conan Reviews "Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare" | CONAN on TBS. YouTube (Team Coco). 2014-11-04 [2022-12-12]. （原始內容存檔於2023-03-15）.
^ The QTE is Dead—Long Live the QTE!. Paste. 2015-02-26 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於2021-12-27）.
^ Why I Kind Of Love Ghost Of Tsushima's "Press F To Pay Respects". GameSpot. [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於2021-12-27）.
^ Chalk, Andy. Press F to pay respects: The final Flash update is live. PC Gamer. 2020-12-10 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於2021-12-27）.
^ Madden's Jacksonville tribute stream and a new language of digital mourning. 2018-09-07 [2019-02-11]. （原始內容存檔於2019-04-14）.
^ Park, Morgan. We're getting the wrong Call of Duty sequel in 2021. PC Gamer. 2021-05-20 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於2021-12-27）.
^ Video Game Memes That Will Never Get Old. Screen Rant. 2021-05-20 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於2021-12-27）.

延伸閱讀

Vestal, Andrew. All Due Respect: Press F for Farce. Gamasutra. 2014-11-05 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於2022-04-18）.
Hall, Charlie. Call of Duty: Press X to feel something. Polygon. 2014-11-04 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於2022-09-22）.
Tang, Dennis. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Features the Dumbest Interactive Moment in Gaming. GQ. 2014-11-03 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於2022-11-30）.
Priestman, Chris. Call Of Duty Doesn't Understand Grief—But Then, Who Does?. Kill Screen. 2014-11-06 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於2022-12-05）.
Fahey, Mike. Nothing Says Funeral Like a Quick Time Event. Kotaku. 2014-11-03 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於2023-02-03）.

外部連結

按F表示敬意——解釋各種網絡迷因和火紅現象的網站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]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於2023-03-15）.

[6] The QTE is Dead—Long Live the QTE!. Paste. 2015-02-26 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於2021-12-27）.

[7] Why I Kind Of Love Ghost Of Tsushima's "Press F To Pay Respects". GameSpot. [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於2021-12-27）.

[11] Madden's Jacksonville tribute stream and a new language of digital mourning. 2018-09-07 [2019-02-11]. （原始內容存檔於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]. （原始內容存檔於2021-12-27）.

[13] Video Game Memes That Will Never Get Old. Screen Rant. 2021-05-20 [2022-12-11]. （原始內容存檔於2021-12-27）.

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