Dust: An Elysian Tail

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Dust: An Elysian Tail is an action role-playing game. It was developed by the independent designer Dean Dodrill and published by Microsoft Studios. On August 15, 2012, first appeared on Xbox Live Arcade. On May 24, 2013 release for Microsoft Windows was followed by Steam.

Game mechanics

Dust is set in the fictional world Falana, which is inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. The game world consists of two-dimensional planes. The player takes control of the title character Dust, trying to remember his past. Dust has a living sword, the blade Aharah. Fidget, the guardian of the sword, acts as the consort of Dust and can fire projectiles.

The player can find throughout the game power-ups, constantly changing the game mechanics, such as the ability to perform a double jump or climb to a previously unattainable level. The game also contains elements of role-playing games; Dust can collect experience points by defeating opponents and so ascend level. Thus, different values ​​, such as hit points or magic points can be increased. The player can interact with non-player characters, buy or sell items and get quests.

Development

With the exception of synchronization, the soundtrack and parts of the story, Dust was entirely designed and programmed by Dodrill. An illustrator has, the earlier graphics for Jazz Jackrabbit 2 drawn by Epic Games. He calculated a development time of about three months, which was in effect for three and a half years. He had a Jump ' n' Run in 8- bit style originally planned, which should be similar to the early Castlevania titles. The inspirations for the final game came through titles such as Metroid, Golden Axe and Ys I & II, which Dodrill cites his favorite games.

The game was originally scheduled for the Xbox 360 Indie Games channel, however, won the 2009 Microsoft Dream.Build.Play Challenge and was rewarded with a release on Xbox Live Arcade. Dust: An Elysian Tail was originally scheduled for publication in late 2011, but was postponed to summer 2012.

Synchronization

The game is fully synchronized in English.

  • Lucien Dodge - Dust, Jin, Cassius
  • Kimlinh Tran - Fidget
  • Edward Bosco - Aharah
  • Amber Lee Connors - Ginger
  • Mick Lauer - Elder Gray Eyes
  • River Kanoff - general Gaius
  • Edwyn Tiong - Fuse
  • Eileen Montgomery - Lady Tethys
  • Joshua Tomar - Baron Kane
  • Anna Kingsley - Haley
  • Steven Kelly - Mayor Bram
  • Mike Varker - Avgustin
  • Michael Johnston - Reed
  • Nathaniel Arnold - shopkeeper Mordecai
  • Ty Konzak - Bean
  • John Mondelli - Calum
  • Karen Kahler - Oneida, FloHop
  • Kamran Nikhad - Geehan
  • Francine L. Farley - Cora
  • Stephen P. Lynch - Fale
  • Andy Dennis - Gianni
  • Amanda Gonzalez - Colleen
  • Erica Mendez - Corbin
  • Justin Briner - Moska
  • Miranda Gauvin - Sarahi
  • John Aponte - Matti
  • Elizabeth Freeman - Bopo
  • Kira Buckland - MaMop
  • David Dixon - Blop
  • Matthew Gafford - Old Gappy
  • Teresa Decher - SmoBop
  • Chris Guerrero - Commander
  • Curtis Arnott - Soldier
  • Xander Mobus - Dealers Sereth
  • Sean Chiplock - Sanjin
  • Chris Niosi - Mondblüter soldier A
  • Cody Coleman - Mondblüter Soldier B
  • Zach Holzman - Mondblüter soldier C
  • Blake Swift - Mondblüter soldier D
  • Noah Scammon - Mondblüter soldier E

Soundtrack

The official soundtrack was released on 1 October 2012. It was composed by Hyper Duck SoundWorks and contains 37 tracks with a total length of 1.79 hours.

Reception and sales

Dust: An Elysian Tail received mostly positive reviews from critics. The game received on the review websites Metacritic and GameRankings Reviews 83/100 and 84.20 %. Dust was over 45,000 sold in August 2012 and the end of 2012 times 83,000 times.

Official Xbox Magazine awarded a rating of 9.5 out of 10 and praised the highly detailed environments and animations. The combat system has also been advocated.

Vincent Ingenito IGN Entertainment gave the game a rating of 8.5 out of 10 and said ( loosely translated ): "The RPG elements could have been stronger, the boss battles are a little disappointing, but if these are the worst things in a game, is you pretty good about it. " He advocated the vibrant and varied backgrounds, the game mechanics and the price- performance ratio.

Toonami awarded a score of 8 out of 10 and described it as a beat ' em up, which occurs one, as you watch an animated film, the hand-drawn animations were praised. There was also ( freely translated ): "A bunch of side quests, many secret areas to explore and some really cool extras make Dust: An Elysian Tail better than the rest "

Tom McShea of GameSpot gave the game a rating of 7 out of 10, criticizing the combat system, the synchronization and the story. Other aspects, such as the diverse and lifelike backgrounds, the accessible controls and the side quests in the game have been praised.

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