Hungarian Review / Magyar nyelvű ismertető:

Elegáns kombinációja a metroidvania és hack 'n' slash elemeknek. Az irányítás mind a platforming, mind a harc során kitűnő. Normál nehézségen kicsit könnyebbnek tűnt a kelleténél, főleg miután kitapasztaltam a crafting rendszert, s így a statisztikáim minden újonnan megnyílt pályán a lehetséges maximumon álltak, amiért cserébe alig kellett grindolnom az alapanyagokért. Mivel nem próbáltam a játékot "Tough" és "Hardcore" fokozaton, nem tudom, hogy mennyiben módosul mindez. Sajnos így az RPG-elemek kiegyensúlyozottságáról sem tudok nyilatkozni: érzésem szerint normál nehézségen minimális statisztikai eltéréseken kívül nem befolyásolja túlzottan, hogy éppen mit upgrade-elek a szintlépések után.

A vizuális és hang dizájn lenyűgőző annak tudatában hogy egyetlen fejlesztő munkájának az eredménye, s bár nagyon távol áll tőlem az amatőr Disney-anthro (furry) stílus, még a történet is egész jól lekötött a végigjátszás idejére. Későbbi végigjátszások során azonban szinte biztos, hogy áttekerek minden átvezetőt, annyira nem voltak jók... Na jó, Fidget egész szórakoztató karakter/kabala.

A normál nehézség alacsony kihívás-értékén felül fontosabb hibáként az idegesítő kapaszkodó-mechanizmust (játék 3/4-e után elérhető skill) és a mágikus képességek látszólagos véletlenyszerűségét emelném ki (a Fireball teljesen kiszámíthatlan, hogy épp melyik ellenfeleket lobbantja lángra). Az sem egészen világos, hogy egyes kombók miért működnek bizonyos szituációkban, máskor pedig nem (főleg az erős légáramlatok során), de annyira nem bántam, hogy időnként más taktikákra kényszerít a játék.

Összességében nagyon tetszett. Ha csak egyetlen 2D akció-platformert próbálnál ki, ez legyen az.

☑ well polished .
☑ A story that keep you amerge with interesting characters .
☑ the side quest are good . they worth doing
☑ you get rewarded for exploring (even sometime you need to get some ability to enter some areas)
☑ the combo system are simple but need time to be mastered
☑ the atmosphere of this game are so gorgeous

Nagyon egyszerű és könnyen fogyasztható játék. A harcrendszer elég érdekes, főleg a repülő ellenfeleknél. Viszont ennek ellenére eszméletlenül látványos, könnyen megtanulható és szórakoztató. A látványvilág csillagos ötös, a platformos részekkel sem tapasztaltam semmi problémát.

Legnagyobb hibája hogy a játék rövid és keveset mutat a világból, amit a történet köré készítettek. Szerencsére kevés van az átvezető videókból, mert borzalmas minőségűek és a voice acting is hagy némi kívánni valót maga után.

Before I start, I have to say something, if you're looking for some short review of this game, this is probably not the right place to search but I'd like to encourage you to read those "few" words I have in my mind for quite some time.

The game itself is a work of art, a masterpiece, practically made by one man who just wanted to show and share his story, it took him almost 4 years to make it real. It's not just a simple platform/slasher game with a pinch of RPG. This game gives you what AAA games don't, when you play it, it stays in your mind and your heart for a long time, you just can't stop thinking about the main characters and their quest until you turn this game on again. Then, after 15-20 hours of playing which is a very long time for an indie game, the end comes leaving us with emptiness and one thought in mind... why it had to end so "quickly"?

But that's enough of my jabbering, lets talk about the structure of this game.

The playthrough gives you a lot of pleasure, both of fighting hundreds of enemies and of finding well-hidden secrets or collecting your "friends". You can reach some of them only before the final bossfight, which is a great opportunity to backtrack a little and find out what we missed during our journey. Exploring the world isn't something that the game force you to do, you just want to do it yourself. Why? Because the environment is just marvelous.

A hand-made graphics and backgrounds are one of the biggest advantages of this production because it looks like a fairy tale that you can live in. You can explore it and admire such a fantastic and well-planned world. Every single location has its own charm and atmospfere without any unneccessary elements that could distruct us. Literally, every little piece of it is in the right place.

Of course this game has some flaws and bugs but it just doesn't matter when you're experiencing such a wonderful adventure.

And lets say something about it. You can't say a bad word about the main plot, if that was a movie, the author would definitely receive an oscar for it. The enjoyable mixture of both main and side quests gives you a wide range of every known and unknown feelings human ever had. I'd like to say it that way... from happines to sadness with sorrow and anger along the way in only 10 seconds.

Let me say something about soundtrack too. Maybe while beating opponents to death, it's hard to pay attention to music playing in the background but when we stop slaughtering everything around, it's nice to hold on for a second, watch the view and listen to those wonderful tracks. This music is magic and it fits perfectly but listening to it without playing Dust is as much pleasurable. Ideal for a quiet, alone night with a cup of tea...

And at the end... what about the fighting system? At the beginning you might think that simple sword-swinging combined with jumping isn't going to drag your interest for long, even if it looks astonishing, but during the game we can find various of unique moves and techniques that can provide new ways of making incredible hit-combos up to 1000 hits!

There's much more I would like to say about this game but no amount of simple words can express the way I feel after playing this, for me, perfect in any aspect, game. I hope my review will give you a proper answer to the question: "Is this game worth playing?"

And one last thing, you may think that 15 euro for this game is a little too much and you may be right, you can just buy it in a bundle or wait for a discount but... this game is worth much more... 15 euro is nothing for such an experience like this that not many games can give you, really, honestly.

Thanks for your time and have fun, you'll have it, that's for sure.

Mindenkinek ajánlom, hogy adjon neki esélyt!
Csodálatos grafika, zene és szinkronhangok. Nem gyerekes, komoly, néhol szomorú történet veszteségekről, árulásról, önfeláldozásról, de nem maradnak el a könnyfakasztó poénok sem.
A harcrendszer pörgős, könnyen kezelhető. Sokaknak a Devil May Cry-t idézheti.
Kellően hosszú, kényelmesen végigjátszható.
A platformjátékok néhány apró hibája felfedezhető benne, de szinte észrevehetetlen.

Csak jót tudok mondani róla. Az egyik örök kedvencem. Értékelésem: 10/10

Dust is an impressive game considering it was made by a single person. It's not only longer than most games (especially at this price range,) but more polished as well. While the game does have some rough edges, it remains very high quality overall, much more so than many games produced by larger teams.

The game is made in classic metroidvania style with maps made from sizable rooms and areas you can return to later for secrets once you have obtained new abilities. While the game is split up into a number of different maps, fast travel is very limited, only allowing up to 2 entrance points for most maps. This makes backtracking rather tedious, though you can buy an item from the shop that lets you exit the current map from any save point to get out faster. It's worth going back and searching for all the easter egg characters though.

Dust features some fantastic art and while I'm not really a fan of the anime-style characters, they are very well-made. The larger-sized characters shown in dialogues are obviously low resolution though for some reason which makes them stand out from the rest of the game. The game world and the different graphical effects for combat abilities are just as well done, some of the best I've ever seen even.

The story is also very well-written with a good variety of characters and excellent voice acting. It's not just another cliche "save the girl" story which is a nice change of pace. I don't quite understand why every character seems to have a different accent while living in the same village though.

The combat system is where the one-man development team shows its weakness however. While the combat looks and feels good, the controls aren't terribly responsive. Executing combos requires you to press the attack buttons much faster than the animations play so I frequently found myself attacking several times after defeating a group of enemies due to queued up actions. The main problem though is that the combat is just too easy. Dust feels like a god, able to stunlock the majority of enemies in large groups with basic attacks and block almost any attack, even from bosses, though blocking it's pretty unnecessary for most of the time. The game tries to compensate for this by making enemies hit very hard, which is a poor design choice shared by most modern games. In addition, airborne attacks will lock on and dash towards any nearby targets so it's not really necessary to aim and you also have a very powerful airborne spinning attack which helps you dodge attacks as well as doing heavy damage.

The combat system starts to show more balanced and challenging combat near the end of the game when enemies start using more varied attacks and dodge your attacks more. Unfortunately by this time you will have obtained snowballing gear and a full-screen stun attack which when combined, makes quick work of any enemies short of the last level. The only actual challenging part is the final boss fight which makes for a very sudden change from the rest of the game.

The other big weakness of the game is the loot system. The items themselves are well thought-out, though mostly direct upgrades. Some of the late-game items are ridiculously powerful though, causing a massive snowball effect which can be enjoyable, but just makes the game even easier. Where the item system really shows its weakness, however, is in the drops. I have never had such a big case of "what the hell do I do with all this money" in an RPG. Gold and crafting materials drop nonstop, and by selling a crafting material to the shop, you cause it to be stocked, gaining one in the store every couple minutes. By the end of the game there were more than 200 copies of half the crafting materials stocked. What could I possibly do with them? Later in the game, you will also find tons of blacksmithing blueprints, the vast majority of which will be useless or not craftable until after you can already buy the item.

Despite having a lot to say about the weaknesses of the game, they are only very small marks against it. The game is still fantastic overall and one I would not hesitate to recommend. Even though the combat is very easy and the controls a bit unresponsive, it's still fun. Overabundant loot and useless blacksmithing recipes don't affect the game much, though it makes me wonder how much better the game could have been if these things were improved.

As a last note I did run into a few bugs in the game. There's a persistent stutter every couple seconds while playing that seems to pop up whenever you enter a new map and clears up after a couple minutes. It's a bit annoying. The game also crashed trying to play the ending cinematic which is a first for me.

Action filled high fantasy side-scroller at it's finest! No bullsh*t.

Ez egy nagyon ötletes és aranyos kis játék egyszerű RPG elemekkel és nem túl változtos de mindenképp látványos játékmenettel. Mindenkinek ajánlom! Jó időtöltés egy jó sztorival.

This is everything an action rpg sidescroller can offer! Fluid combat, gripping story and characters, nice music, good voice actors and a good gear system for upgrades and armor.

This is a game that I highly recommend to anyone. It's major selling point is actually it's combat that is so fluid, smooth and makes you feel like a total badass when chopping up your foes.

Worth mentioning is also that only one guy made this game (not counting voice actors and artists working on music) in only four years!

Hazudnék, ha azt mondanám, hogy a végén nem morzsoltam el pár könnycseppet... :')