So...who's played Dust: Elysian Tail?

[Gunner_Guardian]

I also got it in the humble bundle and I complete it. It was a really fun game and made me want to play a lot of metriodvania games.

 

[Mikeyfell]

I kind of felt like it was designed for furries,

Huh, interesting. What about Crash Bandicoot, Sly Cooper, Croc, and other similar games? Heck, what about disney? Antromorphic animals have been a thing for ages. O.O

Well the animal characters in those games aren't usually naked.

even though it is extremely small minded to say "Anthropomorphized animal characters! This is furry bate!"
Fidget is kind of naked through out the whole game.

But so was Daxter, and nobody accused Jak and Daxter of being for furries.

 

[Atmos Duality]

Well, it was much less "furry" than I was expecting, and more "Disney Afternoon".

People give the voice acting shit, but I honestly have heard much much worse far more frequently. It's fine if not campy.
(Fidget ranges from Navi levels of grating to hilarious. Though she has a tendency to break the fourth wall.)

The backgrounds and general art style are phenomenal; it reminds me of one of my favorite game series (Mana).

Combat is extremely fluid, but at the same time, completely spammy. Dust isn't quite Zero here, but he handles great.

I can see the ambition for something larger, especially with that ending, but if what I've heard about its development is true, that will never happen.

 

[EternallyBored]

Yeah, the thing was obviously made to pander to furries (...)

Bullshit. I hate it when someone singles out an aspect like that, makes a logical leap with it and then sates it as a matter of fact. Furries are a minority of a minority who sexualize human/animal hybrid characters. Saying that any game or show that features such characters is automatically pandering to furries is like saying that the Castlevania games pander to the BDSM demographics because the main character has a whip. Bull. Shit.

Dude, you are so wrong it hurts, I don't know where your getting this furry= sexualizing human/animal hybrids, but you have no idea what a furry is if that's what you think. Only a minority of people who identify as furries sexualize them, that's like saying MLP fanart can't be aimed at bronies because it isn't sexualizing the characters, or that nobody ever panders to trekkies unless it involves sex. Furry is a fandom, the only requirement is really liking anthropomorphic animals, no sex or sexualization is required.

The game features an entire cast of furry characters, and features a story typically darker than most games featuring a cast of talking animals, the game seems to have a very large fandom in furry communities. Perhaps the word pander is a bit strong, since I don't know the game creators explicit intentions, but the game is very squarely in the genre that furries enjoy, and is quite popular in their fandom.

You need to smack whoever gave you the idea that furries are only the people who sexualize humanistic animal characters it's a very large very old fandom, relatively speaking.

 

[Valkrex]

Yeah, the thing was obviously made to pander to furries (...)

Bullshit. I hate it when someone singles out an aspect like that, makes a logical leap with it and then sates it as a matter of fact. Furries are a minority of a minority who sexualize human/animal hybrid characters. Saying that any game or show that features such characters is automatically pandering to furries is like saying that the Castlevania games pander to the BDSM demographics because the main character has a whip. Bull. Shit.

Dude, you are so wrong it hurts, I don't know where your getting this furry= sexualizing human/animal hybrids, but you have no idea what a furry is if that's what you think. Only a minority of people who identify as furries sexualize them, that's like saying MLP fanart can't be aimed at bronies because it isn't sexualizing the characters, or that nobody ever panders to trekkies unless it involves sex. Furry is a fandom, the only requirement is really liking anthropomorphic animals, no sex or sexualization is required.

The game features an entire cast of furry characters, and features a story typically darker than most games featuring a cast of talking animals, the game seems to have a very large fandom in furry communities. Perhaps the word pander is a bit strong, since I don't know the game creators explicit intentions, but the game is very squarely in the genre that furries enjoy, and is quite popular in their fandom.

You need to smack whoever gave you the idea that furries are only the people who sexualize humanistic animal characters it's a very large very old fandom, relatively speaking.

This^

Thanks for talking sense, and not being another person to throw the furry community under the bus for very poor reasons. *offers internet high-five*

 

[Doomcat]

I mostly enjoyed it, I felt like the big 'twist' of the story was kind of ham-fisted, and the characters became a bit too steriotypical at times.

However, despite the times it made me cringe, the visuals were GREAT, the platforming was pretty good, the combat was fun. My BIGGEST gripe with it is how some of the platforming sections can be very frustrating, and envirionmental hazards are a bit...too much at times.

 

[Isalan]

Good game, great story, decent combat, nice bit of metroidvania backtracking. All in all, enjoyed the hell outta it.

And, of course, bunch of people lost their shit cos the cast was anthropomorphized animals, but then some people are addicted too losing their shit, and hell it gives them something to yell about for a week or two. Important to keep busy.

 

[Terminate421]

I think it's really funny how defensive people are getting about people calling the furry game a furry game. Because it's only fine to like the game where every character is an anthro if you're not, like, gay about it man.

I definitely liked Dust, despite it being easy. I really didn't like the main character's design though, nothing says badass mystery assassin like pastel blue.

Technically it's Teal but I think it's more of a mechanic thing that goes with the style.

His color scheme is the exact opposite of Fidget's, complementary colors work well together.

That and teal is easier to see on the battlefield amidst all the hacky slashy stuff. If a shadow the hedgehog colorscheme were employed, he'd look like edgemaster number 8 and you couldn't have sympathy for him being a "good" guy due to his negative colorscheme.

Animation major, I tend to pick out these things too easily.

That and the whole "Furry" style to characters actually makes it better, everyone is more memorable and for Dust himself it works well too (His tail flows with his cape, his teal fur goes with the clothes, the ears flow with the hat tears.)

 

[Doomcat]

I kind of felt like it was designed for furries,

Huh, interesting. What about Crash Bandicoot, Sly Cooper, Croc, and other similar games? Heck, what about disney? Antromorphic animals have been a thing for ages. O.O

Well the animal characters in those games aren't usually naked.

even though it is extremely small minded to say "Anthropomorphized animal characters! This is furry bate!"
Fidget is kind of naked through out the whole game.

But so was Daxter, and nobody accused Jak and Daxter of being for furries.

Uhh...sorry, but you do realize Fidget has fur, yes? Granted so do all the other characters, but when you already have a 'coat' per-se you might not really want any clothes.

Besides the fact that fidget is flying...wearing things might really mess with her flight ability.

Capcha: Filthy Dirty Mess. Okay Capcha, I see your opinion but...

 

[Mikeyfell]

I kind of felt like it was designed for furries,

Huh, interesting. What about Crash Bandicoot, Sly Cooper, Croc, and other similar games? Heck, what about disney? Antromorphic animals have been a thing for ages. O.O

Well the animal characters in those games aren't usually naked.

even though it is extremely small minded to say "Anthropomorphized animal characters! This is furry bate!"
Fidget is kind of naked through out the whole game.

But so was Daxter, and nobody accused Jak and Daxter of being for furries.

Uhh...sorry, but you do realize Fidget has fur, yes? Granted so do all the other characters, but when you already have a 'coat' per-se you might not really want any clothes.

Besides the fact that fidget is flying...wearing things might really mess with her flight ability.

Capcha: Filthy Dirty Mess. Okay Capcha, I see your opinion but...

Fur isn't clothes.
all the other characters are wearing clothes and have fur.
that's as naked as she can get. you wouldn't see somebody walking around with a bush of pubes and say they weren't naked.
I mean I'm not fussed by it. she's just the outlier. if all the characters were just in their fur it wouldn't stand out.
but it does, like Donald Duck wearing a towel after he gets out of the shower or in Ed, Edd n' Eddie when Plank is wearing swim trunks when they go to the pool. What's up with that?

 

[Asita]

It was pretty fun, but it irked me that they ended up bringing Dust's identity crisis to a point twice with the exact same revelation in the calm before the climax and then during the climax again. It felt like a redundancy in the script that should have been cut in post production, or at least heavily edited to make it feel more organic instead of the eponymous character being apparently floored by the revelation both times.

 

[Riot3000]

Dust was one of the most fun games I have ever played. I even adored Fidget and her being hilarious "MASH THE BUTTONS DO SOMETHING" and become so OP later in the game was just fantastic.

That this could come from like one man minus music and voice work is great.

 

[Treeinthewoods]

I quite liked it, but I never got around to finishing it. Should see about doing that really, it was a good game.

I kind of felt like it was designed for furries,

Huh, interesting. What about Crash Bandicoot, Sly Cooper, Croc, and other similar games? Heck, what about disney? Antromorphic animals have been a thing for ages. O.O

Anthropomorphic animals are good for kids (since kids like animals) and adults who are into anthropomorphic animals (furries).

Dust wasn't much of a kids game, therefore it was designed for older people who would enjoy the character design. You know, furries.

For everyone getting bent out of shape I wasn't implying that the game is for fur perverts to fap to, just for people who like anthropomorphic animal characters. Furries aren't all people who jack off to Sonic the Hedgehog porn after all. Furry isn't an insult any more than music lover, Trekkie or art enthusiast.

And not everyone who liked the game is a furry either, it's just a game that furries are naturally going to like because of the character design.

And honestly, I don't much care for anthropomorphic animals and the art style just kind of turned me off because I found it too cutsie wootsie. Even discounting that I was also put off by the voice acting, the gameplay and the level design so the game was just never going to be right for me.

I do think it's kind of sad that people have such a negative view of furries that they get defensive if it's pointed out that something they like just might appeal to furries as well. The fur perverts appear to have tainted it for the plain old furries I guess.

 

[Treeinthewoods]

Woops, double post. Thanks captcha!

 

[Maximum Bert]

Bought it in a sale on GOG played it and finished it I had pretty damn low expectations going in but I did actually enjoy it and the game even made me laugh a little. Thought Fidget was going to be extremely annoying but surprisingly she turned out to be my favourite character.

I was put off a bit by the anthropomorphic characters but gotta say it suited the game well, If I wasnt so closed minded on character design choice I could have enjoyed it earlier I guess.

 

[Michael Tabbut]

I just beat it a few hours ago and I have to say it's a good game. Hell I'd play it again for a LP or something (have some friends who have an LP channel and have a chance to join them anytime). Beautiful visuals, good (if not shallow) combat, decent story. My only real issue with the game was while I liked the story, they could have fleshed out some of the characters more (I.E. General Gaius). Still a great game though.

 

[Vegosiux]

The Sorrowing Meadows. Stop and just listen to the music. It is beautiful. I beat it three times, got all achievements, and have saves for my favorite scenes so I can replay them all over again.

Anthropomorphic animals are good for kids (since kids like animals) and adults who are into anthropomorphic animals (furries).

?Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.?

― C.S. Lewis

 

[Treeinthewoods]

The Sorrowing Meadows. Stop and just listen to the music. It is beautiful. I beat it three times, got all achievements, and have saves for my favorite scenes so I can replay them all over again.

Anthropomorphic animals are good for kids (since kids like animals) and adults who are into anthropomorphic animals (furries).

?Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.?

― C.S. Lewis

Aside from quote mining the first paragraph I am not really sure what you are driving at here. Did I imply that something being for kids or furries is a bad thing or somehow indicate my disapproval? I personally didn't like the game on any level, I am not sure what C.S. Lewis has to do with any of that. There are plenty of other things (movies, books, other games) that are kid friendly and enjoyed by me.

If you are implying I am childish for not digging the game, all I can really say is that the flip side of the coin is that I don't have to pretend to enjoy things designed specifically for kids just to appear more "adult." I prefer Saints Row or Gears of War to Dust and that doesn't make me some kind of overgrown kid trying to be grown up, it's a taste thing pure and simple.

 

[Vegosiux]

Aside from quote mining the first paragraph I am not really sure what you are driving at here. Did I imply that something being for kids or furries is a bad thing or somehow indicate my disapproval? I personally didn't like the game on any level, I am not sure what C.S. Lewis has to do with any of that. There are plenty of other things (movies, books, other games) that are kid friendly and enjoyed by me.

If you are implying I am childish for not digging the game, all I can really say is that the flip side of the coin is that I don't have to pretend to enjoy things designed specifically for kids just to appear more "adult." I prefer Saints Row or Gears of War to Dust and that doesn't make me some kind of overgrown kid trying to be grown up, it's a taste thing pure and simple.

The issue I'm taking with what you said is, mostly, that from the context of your post it came across as if you used "furries" as a label for deviant behavior, behavior not befitting an adult person.

I might have misunderstood that or read too much into it. If that's the case, apologies.

 

[SweetShark]

Fidget RULE!!!!!!!!
Sorry.....
Yeah, I finished the game as well and I EXTREMELY enjoy it. 10/10 score for me!!!
I wish I could find the first animation base for the game and watched.....

DOes anyone know where I can find it? Pleeeaaseeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!