Posted on: February 13, 2016

BionicBull

Игр: 488 Отзывов: 36

Great, but not perfect

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a side scrolling, hack n' slash platformer with RPG elements and uses the metroidvania style format. What will captivate you are the graphics, audio and (maybe)story. They are all done very well. The animation is also fluid with great style and tone. The music is done well and complements the game style. The story may be great for some, but just good for others and will probably be interesting enough for all. There is also a lot of voice acting that may range from great to average. I particularly felt the voice actor for Dust was over-acting and his side-kick, Fidget, was annoying. If you explore enough you will find cameos from other indie game characters and the music and audio creator of the game, HyperDuck Soundwork's duck mascots (Not ducks from Ducktales!). Also it has a charming reference to the NES Castlevania 2 game...Can you spot it? The game has interesting play mechanics and elements, but are not done perfect. The controls are very responsive and tight, but at times could be hard to control for some players. There is a crafting system that allows the player to craft items by materials dropped from enemies, but it is easy to do and no strategy is necessary, so it feels meaningless to have it. Your character levels up by XP by killing enemies, finishing quests and talking to NPC. The level-up system feels unbalanced. At the beginning of the game it has a nice pace, but around 75% of the game you will level-up too quickly. Most of the enemy AI is very dull. Some enemies will dance around you or stand next to you for a moment before attacking. Some small unpolished things in the game are text going off the menu and unbalanced paragraph spacing. Also sometimes standing in a shrine to save and talking to the item vendor takes too long which is annoying. Overall, Dust: An Elysian Tail is a title worth playing despite it feeling unpolished. It is fun to look at, listen to, and play.

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Posted on: March 21, 2014

Gabby2

Владелец игры

Игр: 370 Отзывов: 14

Great fun !

The game is pretty, maybe to nice and shiny for some. But that's very pleasant, modern. In the "Metroidvania" genre, it's heavier on the fights - tons and tons of ennemies on each screen, a few sub-boss, very few bosses. The plateforming is simple, but present - traps, double jump, etc. And it's efficient, a lot of secrets to find here and there. The "skills" used to unlock new areas are scarce and come late in the game - new areas unlock with the story, not so much your abilities. That's a bit sad, and finally the game fells rather linear for the genre - fight your way to the next area. Fight is not very tactical - you get a lot of skills but can cut your way though with only a few, you get more powerful with XP so it's just a matter of grinding 10 minutes and coming back. It's more a beat-them-all most of the time., but aways fun. The story is about a war, an amnesiac soldier and so on - very standart JRPG stuff. And talking animals. Well, it's children friendly, as long as you don't expect anything else, it's correct. The UI is not perfect, but nothing awful either. In the end, even if I talked about some flaws to be honest, I actually had a lot of fun with this pretty, easy and very enjoyable game. And that's what matters.

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Posted on: June 18, 2014

adam1224

Игр: Отзывов: 1

THE action platformer for me

This game... after 57 hours of play on Steam , halfway though it on hardest difficulty;watching it numerous times, the trailer still gives me goosebumbs. The game starts a little cliché-ish, plus.. a talking, flying sword? But don't let the first minutes scare you away. The dialogues are great, and as it's hearable from the trailer, the voice-acting is phenomenal. The storyline could be easily described as epic , with a few surprising elements. (like Bopo's story - you'll find it) The characters are living, breathing, feeling : purely by voice-acting and the dialogues' graphic syle( used mostly in JRPGs) the characters are radiating their beliefs, insecurities, eagerness, fear, curiosity towards the player, making the story really intense and easy to live it though. Graphics are also wondorous (don't forget to watch the sketches after the finalee!). And speaking of the finalee: it's just ground-shattering. Two ideologies, two parts of the world fighting eachother. Just the final level of the game worth more than some games. It's a true gem, considering the game was a one-man project (besides music, and voices, ofc). If you like the genre, pick up this game, you won't regret it.

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Posted on: November 11, 2013

Kawalorn

Игр: 255 Отзывов: 1

Art

Truly a work of art. Last time I saw such beautiful backgrounds was in Rayman 1 and those were a masterpiece. The music is no worse and I keep listening to the soundtrack even today. Very gripping gameplay and even if I'd like some more attacks in melee it didn't bore me so far. I finished the game 3 times so far and I might go through it again soon. This game gave me platformer/metroidvania craze since I played it. :D

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Posted on: November 12, 2013

HippieHunterX

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Игр: 174 Отзывов: 6

Just... wow...

Bought this a while back, and I find myself unable to adequately describe just how much I enjoyed this game. They could invite me to go on Epic Meal Time, play roshambo with johnny knoxville, and go on an extended stay in the playboy mansion... and that may only be slightly better time than playing this game. But seriously, this is why indie games are so freaking great. One guy with volunteers (who I believe were later compensated) manages to put out a masterpiece that I honestly give more f**ks about than the recent AAA crapfests. How great is that? The artwork and environments are good and vary, combat is beautifully fluid, and the story actually engaged my jaded heart. I do wish there were more bosses, and a slightly expanded combo list... but this game is totally worth it, hands down.

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