Comments on: God or Messiah Complex: Welcome To the World of From Dust

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On Writing - Bonx: Blog - IGN — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:46:23 +0000

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By: Nehemiah_1314

Nehemiah_1314 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:54:52 +0000

I tried the Dust demo about a week or so ago. It was very interesting. As you correctly point out, the player is not “God”. I would say that the player is more like a guardian angel; more powerful than the tribes people, but definitely not able to control events. I found it rather easy to connect to the tribesmen. At the beginning of the Demo, I was jazzed when I was able to rescue one lost tribeswoman. Later, I was pretty let down when I lost my entire tribe to a Tsunami. I like games that have an emotional impact upon the player. Dust hits the nail on the head as far as I’m concerned. Your article was a good read, and right on target.

By: BONZO

BONZO — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:42:59 +0000

Yes i did see elements of Black and White in it, and I love that game as well, I think i was hoping for more of those elements in From Dust. Like building up your tribe, and watching them evolve much as you do in Spore. There were things that reminded me of Spore, and Sim. Earth. I think the game was challenging enough just trying to get the tribe to survive. There was a particularly tough level where the tribe is literally inside the crater of a volcano. I think the limited number of your tribes members makes you care more though, when you play games like civilization you don’t feel anything about increasing your population just to send them to battle. I often built up my numbers just to use them as decoys, or build up defenses knowing a lot of them would be lost, but that was all in the strategy of the game. Its very detaching, i didn’t feel that with From Dust though, the numbers are so small that it makes it more imperative to ensure their survival in order to progress.

By: Gideon

Gideon — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:47:58 +0000

Welcome Bonzo! Thanks for looking at this game. I agree that the objective of “reach the other side” limited the game. I think this game could have been interesting with a one map world where you build your tribe up and work to discover and defend totems around the “globe”.

While playing the demo I got a destinctive “black and white” vibe. If you havent tried that game for the pc from a decade ago, google “black and white 2 demo” and check out what it has to offer.

By: Terra_Cide

Terra_Cide — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:11:59 +0000

Going solely on the images alone, this would be a game I’d consider, as I’m a sucker for sweeping, beautifully rendered landscapes.

This was a wonderful review; I got excited as soon as I read it, and couldn’t wait to see it posted. Very good first time effort!

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:32:43 +0000

Welcome to HSM Bonzo and good job on your first article. This game sounds very interesting, and the way you describe it makes it more so. The graphics look amazing as well. I may have to check it out sometime.