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Dust: An Elysian Tail

=== ( 🎯 Difficulty ) ===
☐ No Difficulty
☑ Easy
☐ Standard
☐ Big Learning Curve
☐ Hard
☐ Impossible
=== ( 👪 Audience ) ===
☑ Everyone
☐ Kids
☐ Teens
☐ Adults
☐ Mature
=== ( 👀 Graphics ) ===
☐ What Is This?
☐ Bad
☑ Acceptable
☐ Good
☐ Great
☐ Stylistic
☐ Beautiful
☐ Masterpiece
=== ( Sound/Music ) ===
☐ Bad
☐ Nothing Special
☐ Good
☐ Great
☑ Beautiful
☐ I´m Gonna Cry
=== ( 🌏 Story ) ===
☐ This Game Has No Story
☐ Nothing Special
☐ It´s Alright
☐ Well Written
☑ Epic Story
☐ Thinking About It, When I Sleep
=== ( Grinding ) ===
☐ Nothing To Grind
☐ Isn't Necessary To Progress
☑ Average Grind Level (If you're achievement hunting)
☐ A Lot Of Grinding
☐ You‘ll Need A Second Life For Grinding
=== ( 💎 Price ) ===
☐ Free
☐ Underpriced
☑ Perfect Price (Still worth the asking price)
☐ Could Be Cheaper
☐ Overpriced
=== ( ☣ Requirments ) ===
☑ A Toaster Could Run This
☐ Low
☐ Average
☐ Above Average
☐ High End
☐ NASA Computer
=== ( ⏰ Game time/length ) ===
☐ Really short ( 0 - 4 hours)
☐ Short ( 4 - 12 hours)
☑ Average ( 12 - 24 hours)
☐ Long ( 24+ hours)
☐ Multiplayer/Neverending
=== ( 🐞 Bugs ) ===
☐ Game itself is a bug
☐ Lot of bugs
☐ Few Bugs
☑ Nothing
=== ( Controller Support ) ===
☑ Yes
☐ no
=== ( Enjoyment ) ===
☐ I´d Rather Watch Grass Grow
☐ Hard To Enjoy
☐ Repetitive
☐ It's Okay
☑ Fun To Be Had For Sure
☐ The Kind Of Fun You Will Remember
☐ Life Changing
=== ( Replayability ) ===
☐ One-Time Experience
☐ Only For Achievements
☑ If You Wait A Few Months/Years
☐ Definitely
☐ Infinitely Replayable/Multiplayer
=== ( Worth Playing ) ===
☐ No
☐ Wait For A Sale
☐ Yes
☑ I Can´t Recommend It Enough
TOP FUN THINGS TO DO:
⭐️Hitting high combos.
⭐️Doing main/side quests.
⭐️Finding all the hidden chests.
THE UNIQUES:
💎Memorable story.
💎Finding characters from other games.
PLAYER GAMING REQUIREMENTS:
💼Platformer.
💼Action.
💼RPG.
VERDICT:
I've always been aware of this game but never had the interest to play it.... until now, it's another game that I wished I played when I was a lot younger because the story would have stuck with me all the way to adulthood. The game is clearly dated just from the gameplay/combat but the story line is top notch and is undoubtedly the main reason why the game was so popular and remembered to this day.
What's more remarkable is this game was designed by one man alone, going by the name of Dodrill, he was only aided for the soundtracks and voice acting. Well done to you Dodrill!
Total Score = 93/100.
SIMILAR GAME LIKE THIS? / REVIEWER PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, Ori and the Will of Wisps.
GAMEPLAY:
Dust takes place in a world populated by anthropomorphic creatures, where the main character, Dust, comes upon a sentient sword, the Blade of Ahrah, and its guardian Fidget. Without memories of his past, Dust follows Fidget's advice and aids the population of the world against forces led by General Gaius. The game is an action-adventure game with Metroidvania-style exploration, requiring the player to gain power-ups to allow Dust to reach new areas. Combat is based on brawler-like mechanics, where Dust can use a combination of swordplay and magic from Fidget to defeat enemies.
■■■■■■■■■□ 9 / 10
Shocked that this hasn't been turned into a series/movie.