[Dust: An Elysian Tail] Gorgeous XBLA Metroidvania made by one guy
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Figured I'd make a thread about this game since it's going to be releasing in less that a week.
That, and the launch trailer came out today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg81GcutanQ&feature=youtu.be&hd=1
For those of you who don't know, this is a platformer/Metroidvania with crafting and hack & slash elements. Oh and it looks almost as good as a Vanillaware game, but runs smoother, which is surprising considering it's made by one guy. And it's 1200 spacebux, which is not too bad considering some reports have put the game at like 10 hours (obviously skepticism should apply here).
Hopefully the game plays as good as it looks.
That, and the launch trailer came out today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg81GcutanQ&feature=youtu.be&hd=1For those of you who don't know, this is a platformer/Metroidvania with crafting and hack & slash elements. Oh and it looks almost as good as a Vanillaware game, but runs smoother, which is surprising considering it's made by one guy. And it's 1200 spacebux, which is not too bad considering some reports have put the game at like 10 hours (obviously skepticism should apply here).
Hopefully the game plays as good as it looks.
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Well I think that JSRHD is going to make it all better no matter what, but hopefully this helps too.
I blame the rest of the Summer of Arcade for people not talking about it more
Any chance it'lll be on Steam eventually?
An X-Box is pretty much the only thing I don't have. Hopefully we'll see it somewhere else - it usually doesn't take very long for indie games to multiply like a Tribble to every platform in existence if it gets to be successful on its initial offering.
The game is published by Microsoft, is the highlight of this year's Summer of Arcade, and was developed primarily by one guy. Ports are unlikely.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Hasn't EVERY game that's been an SoA "exclusive" ended up on Steam? Plus everyone knows he'd make a ass load more money with a Steam release.
But is it 85 on Metacritic good?!
These are the important questions that you have to ask!
Not every game but most of them. If there is a PC port, I wouldn't expect it anytime soon for various reasons.
In any case, if you own a 360, you should definitely pick it up. Besides being a fantastic game, you're helping to support future game development by Dean Dodrill.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Nah, looks great but I'll hold out for PC.
That said, I must remember to amble down the city tomorrow and buy some MS points.
IGN - 8.5/10
Destructoid - 8.5/10
Official XBox Magazine - 9.5/10
Game Revolution - 4/5
Gamer Limit - 9.5/10
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Good for sales.
3DS: 0473-8507-2652
Switch: SW-5185-4991-5118
PSN: AbEntropy
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And if you want to get a better sense of the game, IGN has a video up with developer commentary on the first ten minutes
You missed the joke, and I am sadpanda.
All right, people. It is not a gerbil. It is not a hamster. It is not a guinea pig. It is a death rabbit. Death. Rabbit. Say it with me, now.
Dust won Dream Build Play in 2009 but it was little more than a demo at that point (and was never publicly released).
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Same
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Except for more hard drive space, easier and more patches, mods if I want them, almost certainly cheaper, not giving money to that terrible Microsoft purchase system that's hacked constantly... well, everything really. So you must not be trying very hard to think of reasons. The only advantage it has is portability; I can take my hard drive to someone else's house and play the game.
The game's not very big so size shouldn't be an issue. It doesn't need patches (haven't run into any bugs or glitches) and I doubt it would get mods even if it was on the PC given the kind of game it is. Aside from a few FIFA-related hacks (which were never proven to be a MS issue; they were probably a case of people getting people's passwords from other services), MS's system is as secure as anything out there. So basically it boils down to being cheap.
I just think it's sad when a high quality 10-20 hour game with gorgeous graphics & music in a genre that people say they want more of isn't deemed worthy of $15. Especially when the thing was made by a single person and so sales directly impact whether or not he can keep making the games he wants to make or if he needs to go find a job elsewhere.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Wow, there is simply no way you can be this thick. Size IS an issue, my drive is full. You can say it doesn't need patches and that's crap, every damn game I have on the 360 needs patches and the damn thing can only store about 3 or 4 of them max; yet ANOTHER reason to go PC because my fucking patch is permanent. You can doubt mods all you want; it's completely idiotic but go for it. The FIFA hacks were absolutely an MS issue, did they pay you to say they weren't? Because that's the only reason anyone would say that unless they were completely unaware what was happening in regards to it.
And so now all you can do is throw insults with no literally no base. I'm cheap. That's really pathetic. You know what, smart guy? I'll happily pay 20$ for the fucking game on PC. If your shit attitude hadn't soured me on the whole game that is.
I just don't like playing on the 360 anymore and am only playing games on my prefered platform from now on: PC. I'd cancel my XBL sub and sell the thing but for watching Netflix in the living room with the wife.
The embargo is over so to give some more details about the game.
General structure is an Action/RPG/Metroidvania. It's closer to something like Order of Ecclesia or Zelda 2 in that the game consists of several smaller levels as opposed to one big level (like say Shadow Complex). Most levels are mostly linear but have various branches for secrets and the like.
When you gain enough XP, you LV-Up and can upgrade your Health, Attack, Defense or Magic. There are also several types of equipment you can use that boost your stats in various ways. Oh and there's a crafting system that you can use to make more powerful equipment.
Your main character is highly mobile. You're fast, can dodge in either direction (on land and in the air) and can also do a tornado thing that lets you sort of fly.
In addition to the regular Metroidvania-esque stuff where you explore, fight, gain new abilities, etc., there are also battle arenas where you try to get as many points as possible in a limited amount of time and can gain treasure and XP from doing so. Online leaderboards, of course.
The music is just as good as the visuals.
Very similar in tone to Working Designs' old stuff in that the plot is pretty serious but will occasionally throw out a silly reference or joke.
Haven't completed the game, but I've heard it's about 10 hours to beat and around double that if you want to do everything.
Steam ID : rwb36, Twitter : Werezompire,
Wrong. You're supposed to buy it on the initial system so that it's a success and he ports it to the system that you want it on, so that you can buy it again and play it there.
Don't you know how these things work?
Except maybe you can buy XBOX stuff through a normal Internet browser.
But, yeah, the Microsoft hacks have been way overhyped. And no, Microsoft didn't pay me, nor am I a fanboi (own all three systems, am not a gibbering moron).
You'll have to try harder to convince me of that last one :P
At worst, I'm a gibbering doofus.
My body is ready
http://www.gamercide.org/dust-an-elysian-tail-launch-trailer/
Haven't used the 360 in forever, it's probably dead anyways by now. And even when I did, I never even plugged it in online. Probably why I stopped using it, since the number of games that need patching after launch seem to have become the majority. Standards for consoles have gone to hell from what I've seen lately.
Anyways, hope it comes out for PC. Not going to cry if it doesn't, but it would be nice.