The level layout is very much set up like a Metroid game or the later handheld Castlevania games, where you will have to backtrack throughout the levels to make it to your destination. You can also gain stat boosts to your health, attack, and etc. There are some small RPG elements, like side quests where you go through different villages, and talk to the townsfolk there. Fidget can also learn other magical spells that will make the combat a bit more interesting if you are tired of wiping out a horde of enemies using the gigantic-bullet-hell-spirit attack thing. You can basically turn the game into a bullet hell-shooter by swarming the screen with those little things your flying friend spits out of her mouth. Your little flying friend can also shoot these little spirit things that you can multiply into a million little spirit things by performing a specific move. You take control of Dust as you perform a small, but sturdy set of sword moves. The gameplay featured in this title is of a 2D action side-scroller that is really set up like the Vanillaware classics mixed with a bit of Metroid, or if you prefer, Symphony of the Night. If you have seen any flash films or shorts, then you would have probably heard their voices in one place or another. There are no big named people doing the voicework, but instead are people that do voicework for flash animations and all sorts of internet entertainment. The characters are memorable and the voicework is well done. The story can also be dark with some rather grim moments out of a world that is filled with furry humanized animals. While the story might not be fully unique since we have seen this kind of story before, it is done well. The sword’s guardian is this little flying animal thing named Fidget that accompanies Dust on his quest to find uncover his past, and stop an evil force from taking over the land. You play as a cat guy named Dust, who has lost his memories, but comes upon a magical talking sword, which looks more like an awesome version of that singing sword from the Bugs Bunny cartoons. Let us get started then! The story takes place in a place called Falana, a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Before I move on though, has anyone noticed that the word dust is used a lot in recent game titles? Am I the only one who sees this? I REALLY MEAN IT! This game is like Odin Sphere 2, if there was one! Today’s review is Dust: An Elysian Tail. However, if you look beyond that, you get one of the best 2D-action games on Xbox Live. I mean, I hope I am not the only one thinking this. I always joked to myself about this game being as if Don Bluth actually made an action movie using his anthropomorphic animal-animated characters. This is one game I REALLY wanted to review due to its awesome gameplay and its amazingly beautiful 2D-animated art style. Games like Outland, Joe Danger, Gatling Gears, and today’s downloadable gem were on my work schedule, but got pushed back or didn’t get written up at all. There happen to be a lot of games that came out for the Xbox Live and PSN that I wanted to cover, but for some reason or another, got buried under the workload. As we come to the end of the last console generation, I have been thinking of what kind of games to cover.
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