It's exactly that...there is no human looking characters in the game,none,all of them have rabbit ears or a bear face or a fox look or whatever but it didnt bother me at all because it looks nice,the voice acting is good, and when the action starts and you get quests and you explore and reach places that you can't get to right away because you will learn something new later on etc etc,it's pretty awesome for a XBLA/15 dollars game...
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Dust: An Elysian Tail coming to Steam
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It's exactly that...there is no human looking characters in the game,none,all of them have rabbit ears or a bear face or a fox look or whatever but it didnt bother me at all because it looks nice,the voice acting is good, and when the action starts and you get quests and you explore and reach places that you can't get to right away because you will learn something new later on etc etc,it's pretty awesome for a XBLA/15 dollars game...
not sure. I think it just debuts on PC or something
No worries. And I now realize that my avatar was drawn by the same guy, lol, whatever that says about my statements...
I have yet to see a real argument as to why this art style could turn anybody off a game that is otherwise regarded as excellent. Not saying your opinion is wrong or anything, just wondering why you feel that way.
It was only a matter of time.
GREAT now that I know this doesnt happen why else would I want to play it
give the fursonas what they want
It's basically a combo focused metroidvania. My main criticism of the game is that the combat gets a little repetitive nearing the end once you've figured out combos that work well for you.
Baconsammy
Banned
Minecraft 360 at 5 million sold and counting. Ask again if XBLA is dead.
Another thing I forgot: this game does a masterful job of celebrating other fantastic XBLA games. Please don't highlight if you want to go into the game fresh. (side quest spoiler)
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There is a side quest that requires you to gather mascots of many XBLA games. This includes Meat Boy, Castle Crashers, etc... and some other mascots I did not recognize. The section where you find/recruit the Bastion kid was incredible, I was so overjoyed hahahah. The way Dust pays homage to Bastion's world building style was very neat
chickdigger802
Banned
Am I missing something? Don't see anything offensive about the art.... Unless I miss the busty fox and loli cats and w/e
Mr.Wreckless
Banned
None of those games compare to the XBLA games that were later ported to Steam.
It's hilarious to me that a platform can be dead when it continuously gets games people port beg for.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Who gives a fuck? This is literally the dumbest, most irrelevant shit you could possibly have dumped in this thread.
Time to bail out of this thread.
Baconsammy
Banned
I'd rather they focused on making SC2 for nextBox.
ramoisdead
Member
Awesome. I didn't get it for XBLA but I might just purchase it on Steam.
Freezasaurus
Member
I had a blast with it. The visuals are gorgeous, and Fidget is sickeningly adorable. As the gameplay goes, it's quite a good 2D action-RPG. It was $15 on XBL, and it was more than worth the price, considering how much playtime I got out of it. I think it was somewhere around 30 hours.
Epic doesn't give a fuck, they're too busy with Infinity Blade
razgriz417
Member
First casualty of the thread? I'm glad its coming to steam, I own a 360 but with rumors saying psn and xbla games having no BC on nextgen consoles, I'd rather get it on a platform where itd be more readily accessible a few years down the road
He and a few others were banned in this thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=528633
I wonder when/if Noogy will show up.
PsychoSoldier
Banned
Loved it on XBLA, will likely double dip.
Hope it does well.
Hope it does well.
Nabs
Member
Steam trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tMMbAXhCNU
PixyJunket
Member
I'd rather they just focus on making Shadow Complex 2, I couldn't care what platform it's on, just that the game exists.
Great trailer. Buying it day 1.
Too bad not every game can be titled 'Minecraft' or 'Trials'. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=512729
A game like Fez not getting to 170,000 copies in 8 months. Dust doing a shy above 80k in 2012.
I'm sorta expecting an announcement for both games after launch: 'In X days it made more money that the XBLA version LTD'.
The new Behemoth game ought to do great, though.
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
Sorry, I actually meant GFWL.
But I guess it can apply to both!
But I guess it can apply to both!
Of All Trades
Member
It's not that it's explicitly furry but it and other elements of the visual design (and VA, see below) send out signals that the game is going to be weeaboo/fanfic-level in its tone. I'm about 1/3 of the way through and it's pretty much playing out like what I imagine most fanfics would play out. It's not that I find it gross or it makes me uncomfortable, but the elements combine to basically broadcast "this game is trite but thinks it's not". It's not a bad game but I really wouldn't call it excellent unless it seriously improves. It's just good.
Also, the VA: it's fucking terrible and there's no way to turn it off. I don't know how to quantify this but every voice seems to be trying to hit a target (that vaguely reminds me of dubbed childrens' cartoons from the 90s) and missing. Noogy, if you are reading this, please release the PC version with a toggle for VA.
thechristoph
Sir!
The only thing about the art style that bothers me is that the cutscene art is just really bad. It looks like amateur flash cartoons. The in-game art is fantastic. They don't match each other at all.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
I might double dip! I have one cheevo left to get for this on the XBox version. Glad more people can experience this great game. Amazing job Noogy!
Edit: Still surprised at the rating the ESRB gave it considering the story. It's actually pretty dark.
Edit: Still surprised at the rating the ESRB gave it considering the story. It's actually pretty dark.
Rhomega Beta
Member
Checked out the GameTrailers review. Looks cool.
I absolutely loathe the DA-branded teenager-ish serious furry artwork used in the cutscenes and official
If the PC version has skipable cutscenes and toggleable VA (or if those can be modded out), I might bite.
Papa and Yo is being released on Steam
We have had Stranger's Wrath HD for a long time.
Nice trailer...a little spoilery though since they show a quick glimpse of a lot of zones but nothing major...
ambientmystic
Member
Day 1.
Keep 'em great XBLA ports comin' folks!
You port 'em, we'll buy 'em.
Keep 'em great XBLA ports comin' folks!
You port 'em, we'll buy 'em.
MegaKungFuRadio
Member
Finally! I honestly want to never turn on a current gen console again if I have the choice.
Rodney McKay
Member
N was originally on PC and N+ came to DS and I think PSP as well.