“I love you”からの“I hate you”のコンボは朝からダメージが大きすぎますよ…となんとなく感想を残しておきますが、2021年の連載は今回が最後となりました。というわけで第85回は今年のゲームや出来事を振り返りつつ英語リーディングテストを行います。読めた上で調べが必要なものもありますが、ちょっとした暇つぶしにでも挑戦してみてください。
Answer the questions.
1：Koichi Sugiyama, the composer of Dragon Quest and popular songs, passed away in September. How old was when he died?
2：At the opening ceremony of the TOKYO2020 Olympic Games, which company did NOT play any music?
A, SQUARE-ENIX B, BANDAI NAMCO C, NINTENDO D, KONAMI
3：Sort the following games of this year in order of release date.
Tales of ARISE, Bravely Default II, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, R-Type FINAL 2
4：Which game won the Game of the Year award this year?
A,DEATHLOOP B,It Takes Two C,Resident Evil Village D,Metroid Dread
5：How many songs were played for Parade of Nations?
6：How many people are required to play It Takes Two?
7：Who is the actor starring in Lost Judgement?
8：What is the format of services such as Xbox game pass and EA Play?
9：Choose the different one from the following and give the reason.
A,Resident Evil Village B,Battlefield 2042 C,FAR CRY 6 D,Returnal
10：In the plot of NEO:The World Ends with You, Where is the place the conductor of reapers came from?
11：How many targets Colt must kill to end the loop in DEATHLOOP?
12：What is the thing that MONO is wearing on his head in Little Nightmare II?
13：The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition was released in 2021/11/11. How many years have passed since the original version was released?
14：The arranged music of the game was nominated for the Grammy award this year. What is the game?
15：What is the name of the tribe which is good at working with wood in Timberborn?
Read the passages and answer the questions.
Long ago, a young girl went with her mother to pick berries for her father who was hard at work.
But the forest greeted them with a dark, cold silence, the bushe was empty.
Yet, determined to find the berries, the rascal broke free from mother’s grasp and vanished into the trees.
16：Who was with the girl?
17：Why did they go to the dark forest?
18：Why did the girl rush into the forest?
19：What is this game?
Its face exudes a fearsome malice, and its hide is as tough as armor, as if it were the physical manifestation of the grudges of fallen warriors.
The purple gas that rises from its body when it eats other monsters is called "Hellfire," and it makes -----'s already ferocious attacks even more destructive.
20：When does “Hellfire” appear?
A,Hunt B,Rage C,Fear D, Be exhausted
21：What is the nature of this monster?
A,Fearful B,Passive C,Contrary D,Aggressive
23：What does this monster look like?
A.Brutal B,Brilliant C,Gentle D,Gorgeous
24：What is this game?
Answer the question.
25：What is the most favorite game you played this year? Give the reason.
検定の問題は頭が痛くなるけれど、ゲームのトピックだったら読める気がする、そんな人も多いのではないでしょうか。海外のゲーム記事も同じように、知っているタイトルの話だったらある程度ついて行けるはずです。
年末の仕事が終わって一息ついたら、こたつでゴロゴロしているときにでもSNSで海外タイトル名で検索してみましょう。国内には回ってこない意外な裏話が見つかるかもしれませんよ。
※UPDATE（2021/12/27 10:50）：一問目の問題文の内容と、文中の誤字を修正しました。コメント欄でのご指摘ありがとうございます。
