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I Got Dust and I Got Dusted

What is Dust: An Elysian Tail? I'm not really quite sure, but it sure looks pretty.

Ok, this might be old news to some of you out there, but it's pretty fresh to me and I wanted to bring it to the surface it in case anyone else has missed it. So, with that being said, check out this video:
 
 

  
 
As little as I know about it, it looks like it's being submitted for Microsoft's Dream-Build-Play Challenge. If so, I hope this makes its way to XBL in the near future, even though furries with swords might not be my favorite thing in the world, this game certainly looks beautiful, much in the style of Odin's Sphere and Muramasa: The Demon Blade. You can find out more about the project from http://www.noogy.com, which also makes it look like an animated feature is in the works. I would love to know more, but for now, I've got to finish TANG!
 
Thanks to Mr. Gallup for sending this my way.
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game looks soo nice

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I am not a humongous fan of the ANIMEZ myself. But this game looks so damn gorgeous.

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@End_Boss said:

" @PureRok said:

" @Seedofpower said:
" Furrie animals killing other furrie animals. Meh, I'll pass. "
I think the proper term is anthropomorphic, not "furrie" (sic). "
No, it's furrie. "
"Furry" (not "furrie") typically refers to furry fans, people who like these anthropomorphic depictions of people. It's not the same as anthropomorphism itself; it just refers to the fans. 
 
There's nothing inherently wrong with anthropomorphism, but most people's exposure to the culture focuses primarily on the sexual aspects (such as yiffing). A study on the subject revealed that only 2% had an interest in zoophilia/bestiality, and less than 1% have an interest in plushophilia; so it's actually uncommon among furries. I find it unlikely that the game's creators fall into either category.
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Furry-phobia in this community.

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@PureRok said:
" @Seedofpower said:
" Furrie animals killing other furrie animals. Meh, I'll pass. "
I think the proper term is anthropomorphic, not "furrie" (sic). "
No, it's furrie.
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Furry weirdness or not, it looks damn good.

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I don't know why so much bashing is going on if the gameplay turns out good why does it matter if it has a furry ?

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Hooray for the Rich Gallup mention! Also this game looks AMAZING, just goes to show you what a powerful console like the 360/ps3 can do with 2d graphics, just wished that it came out as XBLA and not XNA (lack of achievements)

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Ugh,  furries but the gameplay does look fun. 

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Looking interesting indeed.

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@aButton: 
So you never played Twilight Princess or Okami either?
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Burn it. Hudda!

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Knowing it's made to appeal to the furry audience let's me know this game will be lacking  in an original story. Furries tend to copy and paste everything they think is cool and just put anthropomorphic characters instead of humans. Which would be fine but like the majority of furries I'm sure they will put some love interest and sexual themes among this which I would not be able to relate to considering the characters. Thus breaking the immersion and leaving the game flat and uninteresting.
 
But that's my personal opinion.

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Looks pretty  cool, didn't expect it t the start of the video for some reason. I'll pass though, for some reason it reminded me I wanted to get Trine when its out on PSN

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"Hey this looks interesting wow this looks like vanillaware that's pretty cool he's overusing the spinny move hey wait a second OH GOD FURRY GAME RUN"
 
...was my reaction, in real time.

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They should rename it Fatal Furry.

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I though of Odin's Sphere right at the beggining. The sprites/models and the world looks great, but the UI (shop and dialog boxes) and character portraits don't look that great. I'm also worried that the game will be HARD. It certainly won't be another Braid, but it looks solid enough to be a hit.

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Looks fucking RAD. Let's see it on XBLA.

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@phatcat said:
" Man, I hope furry fetishists don't ruin this.  who am I kidding, their pens are probably scribbling away pr0n right now :( "
Spoiler alert:
I managed to work in Klonoa, Tails, and that girl fox from StarFox.
 
 
I mean they. Whoever they are. Those sickos.
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@VisariLoyalist said:
" it kind of just looks like advanced flash or something "
Aye I thought that.
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Man, I hope furry fetishists don't ruin this.
 
who am I kidding, their pens are probably scribbling away pr0n right now :(

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This game actually looks fun to play, unlike Odin Sphere, which was very pretty garbage.

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Great visual style and action; looks fun as well! Good luck on the Dream Build Play :)
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As long as there's no yiffing it looks okay so far. Possibly hard, but okay.

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WOW!  This looks awesome!  I would totally pay some MS Spacebucks for this!

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I want it :p

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Not a fan of the furry character design, or this type of gameplay as i find it gets old fast for my tastes. But i love to see a game that has such beautifully drawn animations. I like the 2D look and when its all done snazzy like with what we can do today with our tech it blows my mind how smooth it looks.

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Looks fun. Beautiful artwork too.

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It looks sweet, very Muramasa like in twitch gameplay.

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So it's Odin Sphere but with Furries? Pass.

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Fuck yeah, that looked great.

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Make new friends...  or run past them.
 
Looks pretty, but in the end it's a brawler, right?  I'm interested in learning what distinguish it from other brawlers, I guess.

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Looks fantastic, it really does. I'm up for buying this if it gets a release

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WORST. RUNNING. ANIMATION. EVER. DIE. Also furries.

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@Mordi said:
" The running animation for the main character is just not right. Look at it! "
That's my main impression of the video, yes. The art is cool, but that run loop is all wrong.
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I thought the art style, mostly the illustrations, looked like some Japanese anime reject.
 
Title screen had it in Korean.

Not surprised.

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looks like one of those weird GBA platformers with improved gameplay and graphics.

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@PureRok said:
" @Seedofpower said:
" Furrie animals killing other furrie animals. Meh, I'll pass. "
I think the proper term is anthropomorphic, not "furrie" (sic). "

I was qouting vinny on "furrie."
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Holy flip, this looks beautiful. Too bad i'll never get to see it on the PSN.
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@PureRok said:
" @Seedofpower said:
" Furrie animals killing other furrie animals. Meh, I'll pass. "
I think the proper term is anthropomorphic, not "furrie" (sic). "
Listen, uh. I think you should probably go. I mean, it's been cool and everything, it's just that I have work in the morning and uh. Yeah. Just leave. I'll move my car if it's in the way.
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Maybe if this came out years ago, people wouldnt see it as "Furrys with swords." Sad to say, but true...
 
But again, Dean worked on the intro to Jazz Jackrabbit 2. If you look at the movie stills on Dean's site, looks kinda similar, doesnt it?

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I was going to say "in b4 furry hatred" but damned if I'm not way too late. Just because something has anthropomorphic characters in it makes it immediately susceptible to internet fur-phobes. Didn't any of you read Redwall or watch the Secret of Nimh as kids?
 
Anyway, the game looks pretty awesome from a graphical standpoint. I'm just not sure if the seemingly hack and slash side-scroller gameplay is going to be enough for me, but I'll obviously reserve judgment until I see more of the game.

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Looks friggin sweet

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Should be called Furry Fantasy.

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Oh lord, I need this

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Flavored dirt!

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I am part of the xna creators club and this is in playtest on xna.com sooon to be on community/indie games on xboxlive.