It's easy to get bogged down in all the politics going around the industry right now, but let's not forget what we're here for: The Games. Let's talk about 'em.
I picked up Dust: An Elysian Tail on PC a couple days ago. It's been XBox exclusive for a while, but now and I finally got my mitts on it and, it's pretty good! The combat, which is the meat and potatoes, holds up pretty well, balancing difficulty and skill. It avoids the pitfalls of a lot of Beat-Em-Up style games, the fights don't usually feel homogenous pr plodding, even though an single area may be limited to three or four enemy types, and it also avoids making you tired by sprinkling RPG-esque side quests and character interactions liberally throughout the game.
On the plot side, I find the characters and story to be endearing, if a little cheesy and unoriginal. Fans of games in the 90's will recognize plot elements and tropes brought back from the dead without a hint of irony, but the writing style and full voice acting makes them seem much more believable than they would be otherwise.
Art and Animation is pretty swanky. Pretty swanky indeed.
The game does have a few bugs on PC, mostly dealing with context sensitive actions, and ledge clipping issues can make platforming very annoying, but all in all I'd recommend this to anyone looking for something fun to get into for a weekend.
So what are you guy's up to?
I picked up Dust: An Elysian Tail on PC a couple days ago. It's been XBox exclusive for a while, but now and I finally got my mitts on it and, it's pretty good! The combat, which is the meat and potatoes, holds up pretty well, balancing difficulty and skill. It avoids the pitfalls of a lot of Beat-Em-Up style games, the fights don't usually feel homogenous pr plodding, even though an single area may be limited to three or four enemy types, and it also avoids making you tired by sprinkling RPG-esque side quests and character interactions liberally throughout the game.
On the plot side, I find the characters and story to be endearing, if a little cheesy and unoriginal. Fans of games in the 90's will recognize plot elements and tropes brought back from the dead without a hint of irony, but the writing style and full voice acting makes them seem much more believable than they would be otherwise.
Art and Animation is pretty swanky. Pretty swanky indeed.
The game does have a few bugs on PC, mostly dealing with context sensitive actions, and ledge clipping issues can make platforming very annoying, but all in all I'd recommend this to anyone looking for something fun to get into for a weekend.
So what are you guy's up to?
