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Dust: An Elysian Tail |OT| Become the Storm
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Established during the furry craze. You didn't see this bullshit in regards to Sly though.
Hyperduck and I have been talking about this for a while. We'll DEFINITELY be doing an OST of sorts, but haven't made any final decisions. Admittedly it's been like driving a schoolbus with no brakes at 600mph for the last four months. A bus full of Fabergé eggs.
Take your time.
Haha, I can see that. Must feel nice (and slightly nerve-wracking) to be at the finish line and just have people play the game.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
My one and only issue with the art is that turquoise is an ugly-ass colour. And really doesn't work with everything else in the game looking so beautiful.
dust would of looked so much better in purple and gold or red and black.
but it's such a minor issue. This furry thing is just a internet term. Never heard it mentioned in the real world.
dust would of looked so much better in purple and gold or red and black.
but it's such a minor issue. This furry thing is just a internet term. Never heard it mentioned in the real world.
ChosenPredator
Banned
Anyways off the subject of furry
if you create a weapon will it visually appear on your character and does it only apply to weapons?
if you create a weapon will it visually appear on your character and does it only apply to weapons?
Noogy, do you have somekind of secret technique that somehow makes the animation so fluid? Maybe it's the fact that the game is running at 60fps, but this is the closest to playing an actual cartoon/anime I have ever seen.
And how the heck is the game so small in terms of size? Did you use Flash and somekind of alien technology to compress it? Amazing stuff going on here.
And how the heck is the game so small in terms of size? Did you use Flash and somekind of alien technology to compress it? Amazing stuff going on here.
All upgrades are non-cosmetic. Cosmetic upgrades wouldn't be possible with a hand animated character on this scale, and I wanted to keep the protagonist iconic. Also, the 360 only has 512mb of RAM and I use it all.
It was just a matter of creating a LOT of animation at a high frame rate. The reason you don't see many HD 2D games with 'true' traditional animation is that it's incredibly memory intensive (compared to a segmented or 3D character, which is basically just code and a texture). I do use a segmented system for enemies, but I spend most of my memory on Dust himself.
As for the file size, I honestly don't know why so many XBLA games are so big. I did try to keep the file small since I personally like when a dev respects my limited storage space, but yeah, I didn't do anything fancy. It definitely isn't a small game.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Noogy, I wonder what you could do with 2GBs of RAM...
NoirVisage
Banned
Because he's a raccoon and resembles a raccoon, much like disney and looney tunes characters, personally, once i see a human hairstyle on a mammal like creature, i tune out. not my cup, but i don't knock those who drink from it.
Main could use some stripes and wings. Maybe a horn or two.
toythatkills
Member
Maybe got a liiiiiiittle addicted
eso76
Member
nah, why would you need to wait for reviews. It's cheap, just buy it and support talent.
I don't even know anything about this game, except that it's a metroidvania and that it looks fabulous (from the couple short vids i watched) but it's at the top of my most wanted list for this year and a 3/10 metacritic average wouldn't keep me from getting this day 1. I'm sure even the art alone would be more than worth my money.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
I've been waiting on this game for years, since it first started off as some sort of XNA project (I think) for MS. Only developed by one person and that's impressive as hell, so Noogy deserves the support.
He was number one on nearly every Leaderboard for a while. It's okay, we'll let him have his moment
Everyone knows Sly Cooper is a furry though.
(last post about this, I promise. Sorry Noogy.)
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Why are some people even bothered by "furries", anyway?
only the really creepy kind. Eh, we should really drop this topic
eso76
Member
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Yeah, I've been avoiding that since I don't really care, but raised the question since people seemed bothered by it and wanted to know.
Anyway, is there an option for skippable scenes? Might come in handy in future playthroughs.
Most of the dialogue and cutscenes are skippable. But I will cry every time you do.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Speed run purposes, Noogy.
Btw Noogy, may I have permission to post boss battle videos and such on my YT channel? I'll be sure to link everyone to the Xbox Live Marketplace page for ya too.
Btw Noogy, may I have permission to post boss battle videos and such on my YT channel? I'll be sure to link everyone to the Xbox Live Marketplace page for ya too.
NoirVisage
Banned
Its not about whether or not he's a "furry", its about an aesthetic that screams "idealized animal version of an existing human", usually the artist. Sly cooper lacks that aesthetic, he's a racoon.
that was easy. Wise choice, you won't regret it
Should have put hair on the cow in your avatar, there are two humans with hair in my avatar by the way.
edit: your avatar spoof is actually growing on me, NPI, i think i'll use it every now and again.
Vinterbird
Member
I want to talk about this game so bad. It's going to occupy my entire weekend as of right now.
Messofanego
Banned
Really? Isn't that what "anthropomorphic" actually means? Sly Cooper isn't just a raccoon, he walks on two legs, talks human speak, wears clothes, looks pretty human. Doesn't furry just mean an actual human in an animal suit? I don't see the distinction if Dust is a furry to you and Sly Cooper isn't.
Looks like a "idealized animal version of an existing human".
This is a furry to me:
Witcher 2
Red Sutter
Banned
Having him be some dark and edgy color would have been even more "Deviantart" than making him blue, and this thread would be 20 pages of whining and posting Sonic fanart instead of 8
MightyHedgehog
Member
Can't you furry debaters take it outside already?
Game looks tons of fun and cool. Is the progression tied very heavily into excessive juggling in combat?
Game looks tons of fun and cool. Is the progression tied very heavily into excessive juggling in combat?
Hey, Chris Geehan here, I composed the music and did all the sound for Dust. And I also did everything you hear in that trailer, except the awesome voice acting.
That music was made purely for the trailer, Dean and I thought it'd be really cool to do a hollywood-esque style trailer. I plan on releasing the music without voice/sfx on it at some point in the near future though, will throw a link in here when I do, or watch me on ye olde twitter @hyperduckchris
Glad so many people enjoyed the trailer, was seriously fun to write/design for.
Family Fry
Member
Family Fry
Member
Too many people in this thread playing it and I am not, same with my bloody friends list too.
It's making the wait for Monday/Wednesday harder.
It's making the wait for Monday/Wednesday harder.
HoodWinked
Gold Member
yay noogy.
so you werent allowed to reveal the release date for a long time because ms wanted to reveal it officially for summer of arcade?
so you werent allowed to reveal the release date for a long time because ms wanted to reveal it officially for summer of arcade?
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Maybe. But looking at a blur of green snot at 60fps isnt my personal cup of tear either.
anyway like i said minor issue. the main thing is that the game sounds like its good.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Read the very first post.
Silvawuff
Member
I've watched the trailer about ten times. It gives me chills every time.
Whoever is giving this game the nose up because of character/art design is doing themselves a huge disservice. There's a reason for everything.
Noogy, I wish you a successful release with this sure-to-be-amazing game. I've been following you for a long, long time and it's nice to finally see one of your fantastic projects bearing fruit. Very, very, large fruit.
Whoever is giving this game the nose up because of character/art design is doing themselves a huge disservice. There's a reason for everything.
Noogy, I wish you a successful release with this sure-to-be-amazing game. I've been following you for a long, long time and it's nice to finally see one of your fantastic projects bearing fruit. Very, very, large fruit.