LazerRanger
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Brought! Very excited to play in a few hours 
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Dust: An Elysian Tail |OT| Become the Storm
- Thread starter toythatkills
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boredofcanada
Member
anyone playing on the tough difficulty? is it significantly ramped up????
Just got up, I apologize that I can't respond to everyone, but I'm glad most of you are enjoying the game
I have been compiling a list of technical issues, so I read everything. And regarding the 'less-than-pristine' nature of character portraits, it was strictly a memory issue. I'd love nothing more than to provide all artwork uncompressed, but I use a LOT of massive spritesheets and it just wasn't feasable.
Toy, how you doing on tokens? Thanks for handling those while I was away.
Also, I've just been notified that the remaining Avatar items are now on the marketplace! Note that the Dust 'head + hat' combo is a bit spoilery, so dont click on that thumbnail unless you've beaten the game.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Dust-An-Elysian-Tail/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410a67
They are all out.
Didn't got one sadly.
I was waiting for the game's release before posting in this thread. Picked it up today and played the demo then purchased it right away. I like how smooth everything is.
Still on the first level but I'll have plenty of free time the rest of the week to try and finish my first play-through. Playing on the second highest difficulty and it feels good so far.
Still on the first level but I'll have plenty of free time the rest of the week to try and finish my first play-through. Playing on the second highest difficulty and it feels good so far.
Ahh, didn't know that was up, going to get it now. The Redlynx guys actually contacted me and I gushed over how awesome the video of that track looked.
BTW, my cowriter Alex Kain going hand tokens out for a while at his twitter: https://twitter.com/tdcpresents
toythatkills
Member
Yeah, it's a fair bit harder. You will die a lot if you're not really good at parrying, etc.
I need to teach my avatar Dust Storm
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Hardcore is pretty damn... hardcore. You get one-shotted by regular enemies if you're not careful.
Mind if I have you give out more? You've been doing a great job, I'm so busy I just dump them into my messages like this:
WKTPF-Y6X9G-JXHGT-XXWP9-33YQZ
Y7F9T-YV9YR-3X379-YXMTM-3CDHZ
3MHDQ-9YYF3-PFK4H-G3VCF-RWV7Z
And people walk away sad.
Wohooa took the 2nd one can't wait to play Dust and hope Sales are going well for ya Noogy. And apologies that I'm so cheap lol.
Absoludacrous
Member
Damn, so close
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I knew I should have went for the second code first. Too slow.
The Wizard
Member
Nabbed the first one, thank you soo much! Congrats on launching your game dude, hope it gets all the sales it deserves.
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Deleted member 13876
Unconfirmed Member
Awww I was watching that twitter account with the eye of a hawk rather than keep my attention focused on this thread like before.
RPGCrazied
Member
Don't kill me. I'm just wondering. Is this coming to PC at all in the near or distant future?
Deputy Dangle
Member
I was stuck on the part where
until I realized that
This whole level is very cool aesthetically. It's pretty clear what it is paying homage to.
you are being chased by the ghost of the house Master inside the Haunted Mansion
you had to slide under the pillar haha. It's kinda tricky to see that little spot with the lights flickering.
This whole level is very cool aesthetically. It's pretty clear what it is paying homage to.
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Deleted member 13876
Unconfirmed Member
I was the first one to @reply to the twitter account, but I don't think that'll count for much as he's gonna give them out randomly. Hope the game does well, are early leaderboard indications good so far?
Hispanicguy
Member
Downloaded the trial..played for no more than 2 minutes and stopped. I gotta get this game..but I can't see that happening anytime soon. My girlfriends bday is tomorrow and whatever money I have will be used to spoil her.
In due time, I will purchase this game. No doubt about that. Maybe I'll get lucky and get one of the codes you guys are posting up but DAMN you guys are quick, lol.
In due time, I will purchase this game. No doubt about that. Maybe I'll get lucky and get one of the codes you guys are posting up but DAMN you guys are quick, lol.
Absoludacrous
Member
Damn how are you guys so fast?
Grabbed the first one!
Thank you, you are awesome!!
If I get another from Twitter I will give it here.
brandonh83
Banned
demo made me blow my load. can't wait until I get money.
Got the second code; thank you so much!
I remember when I saw the very first trailer for this years ago, way back when, and was agonizing over the fact that I never knew when I would get to play it, and now that day is finally here. Really looking forward to everything the game has to offer. I'll definitely be badgering some of my friends who have never heard of Dust to pick up a copy in my stead. Thanks again!
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Deleted member 13876
Unconfirmed Member
When I pasted the codes the entry field didn't clear completely so I had to ctrl A + delete it twice. Valuable seconds wasted.
Noogy, I haven't been this impressed with a game, not just an XBLA game, but any game in quite a while. And that is before even thinking about the fact that you did most of this on your own.
I'm only in Chapter 1 still, but I've been messing around with the abilities I've had so far, and getting XP and items, and the combat engine is pretty slick so far, with so few things unlocked.
I haven't found the character portraits that blocky whatsoever, but i never have aliasing problems regardless with my HD CRT monitor, which I use specifically to avoid that problem plus everything is vibrant and sharp in all of my games - it may probably show up more on people's TV's that are already rough on the edges, but no problems here.
No slowdowns at all yet either, and the quality of the voice acting was great - I don't get the complaints at all, especially given the light-hearted tone you've set for the game.
HyperDuck, I've really, really been enjoying the music so far, sets a great tone for the game as well.
So impressed really, and the game has Metroidvania elements, sidequests and challenges, and who knows what else. I know that I still have plenty more to do.
Bravo.
I'm only in Chapter 1 still, but I've been messing around with the abilities I've had so far, and getting XP and items, and the combat engine is pretty slick so far, with so few things unlocked.
I haven't found the character portraits that blocky whatsoever, but i never have aliasing problems regardless with my HD CRT monitor, which I use specifically to avoid that problem plus everything is vibrant and sharp in all of my games - it may probably show up more on people's TV's that are already rough on the edges, but no problems here.
No slowdowns at all yet either, and the quality of the voice acting was great - I don't get the complaints at all, especially given the light-hearted tone you've set for the game.
HyperDuck, I've really, really been enjoying the music so far, sets a great tone for the game as well.
So impressed really, and the game has Metroidvania elements, sidequests and challenges, and who knows what else. I know that I still have plenty more to do.
Bravo.
You've been banned for so long, at the very least accept this.
CRJ4J-FRRF9-QK4K9-4JW3Q-TTK3Z
Edit: Doh, that was supposed to be a PM hah.. check your PM Wario.
Angel Abaddon
Member
Noogy, Toys, thank you so much for the code. Spent most of this evening on the game, and its utterly stunning. Definitely going to have to hone up my parry skills though, keep getting one-shotted by the blob/jelly/slime things.
i'll take his pm code, lol
brandonh83
Banned
I can echo this sentiment just from the demo. Games that truly impress and excite me seem to get fewer and fewer lately... I don't know why, I think it's because of a lot of various reasons that conflict with my personal needs/wants from gaming, but this feels like an actual videogame, no strings attached, no boring tutorials or long winded conversations, just pure game.
But one of the best things about the game from what I played is that it doesn't try to be "funny" in that horrible kind of way that say Deathspank and some other indie games try to be, where the humor falls flat because it's just trying so hard. The writing here feels more natural and instead of trying to make the player laugh, it tries to make the player smirk in a harmless kind of way. I have to appreciate that.
disclaimer: I liked Deathspank
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
⌘R, ⌘R, ⌘R, ⌘R...
Thank you, honestly that first paragraph sort of echoes how I feel these days as well. I just like video games. And I don't get that sense of 'magic' as often these days.
Speaking of magic, look what fell out of my ear:
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39R9T-WYK3K-632DJ-HJM9W-HRFRZ
F9QCV-4WCKW-V9R4G-7HC6M-THK6Z
Thanks, got the first one!
Absoludacrous
Member
Haha, seriously, how am I so slow
Hispanicguy
Member
Thank you!!! I took the 3rd one! OMGGG lol. Jesus..I never refreshed a page so much before
GarthVaderUK
Banned
You guys are too damn fast!