http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.SummerOfArcade-From-Dust

Microsoft Store.com is selling the game right now. It also includes a copy of "The Maw"

I am downloading this as I type!

a few people already mentioned this in another thread, i already bought points so i cant partake.

If you bought a points card I think you can redeem your card on the website.

are you downloading From Dust right now?

Oh fucking great, US only!! Goddamnit

Nope.

I've never downloaded anything from the MS store... how do I get it onto my 360? Or does it just give you a redeem code that you then use on your 360?

To those who used this method, do you get to download/play it upon purchase or do you have to wait until tomorrow like everyone else?

hahahah NO i'll get it for the pc thank you

hahahah NO i'll get it for the pc thank you

When you purchase the game you receive a download code. So far its i've been playing it. I really enjoy it!

No you cannot use your MS points to purchase the game through Microsoft store which is really crazy. I talked to a rep and they say no only credit/debit.

Microsoft creates this crazy ass currency and then will not accept them in their very own Microsoft Store, I am sorry that just seems insane to me. 

Microsoft creates this crazy ass currency and then will not accept them in their very own Microsoft Store, I am sorry that just seems insane to me. 

How big of a download is From Dust?

@Redbullet685: a little over 1GB

Out of curiosity, has anyone tried Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet or Fruit Ninja Kinect to see if those codes are going out yet? They both have buttons to let you buy them, but I'm not willing to spend $15 finding out.

Shame its not on steam, i enjoyed the QL.

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet works too. 577MB, downloading now.,

God damn it! I hate having to be patient for these games to go up on the Australian store...

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet works too. 577MB, downloading now.,

@iDarktread said:

@MagikOvenMit said:

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet works too. 577MB, downloading now.,

Wait, really? Er, if that's true, mind telling us if it ends up playing?

I'm downloading it now. If no one else chimes in before it's done, I'll let you know.

@iDarktread: It totally works!

after someone's played a little Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, I'd really like to hear some impressions. I'm split between this and From Dust. Choices!

@Sayishere said:

Shame its not on steam, i enjoyed the QL.

It's coming, just later as usual. Aug 17th.

Definitely works. As to impressions, I've hardly begun - I'll probably make a post tomorrow on its own board, if nobody else does before me. Comparing it to From Dust will be apples and oranges, though.

Dammit it doesn't work anymore. No Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet for me.

Shouldn't this be out on the regular XBLA by now? :(

Yeah it should be out by now, as of 20 minutes ago. Been refreshing the marketplace website and the xbox store as well, to no avail. I'll post when I find a way to get it.

I'm tempted, but I would have been a little happier if I would have actually gotten The Maw for free when I purchased Bastion. I got screwed over there. From Dust's $15 price tag has me in limbo at the moment.

@iDarktread said:

@MagikOvenMit said:

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet works too. 577MB, downloading now.,

Wait, really? Er, if that's true, mind telling us if it ends up playing?

Yeah, heard very optimistic things about it. Hope it's turned out well. Would be great to hear first hand impressions though.

Thank you, but I'll wait for the PC version.

When the fuck is this comming to xbla? I hate waiting for shit to turn up there.

The From Dust page on xbox.com just got updated with a "Buy - 1200p" button, however it only reloads the page when I click it. :/

Available now, for anyone wondering

@PufferFiz said:

hahahah NO i'll get it for the pc thank you

This.

Just poopsocked From Dust after getting it a few hours early through the store trick. Kinda disappointed! A little more sandbox-y and a little less puzzle-y than I had hoped. Perhaps the challenges will be better for that. The fire tree stage also made me nearly delete the game. It's way too hard to make use of water plants.

I tried the demo. The camera controls are so bad. Really, really bad. 
 
Might have to wait for the PC version.

@Aishan said:

I tried the demo. The camera controls are so bad. Really, really bad.

This is definitely the biggest problem I am having with the game so far. Other than that, I enjoy the gameplay, art style, and the overall game design, but man, that camera needs to be a bit more fluid.

@sirdesmond said:

@Aishan said:

I tried the demo. The camera controls are so bad. Really, really bad.

This is definitely the biggest problem I am having with the game so far. Other than that, I enjoy the gameplay, art style, and the overall game design, but man, that camera needs to be a bit more fluid.

Some options in between "really close and low to the ground" and "view from orbit" would be my request. My TV isn't especially large so the super zoomed view wasn't as useful as I'd like.

Just finished demo, unlocked game and now have to complete demo levels again! Weak! But oh well.

Like people have previously mentioned: the camera control is kinda bad and I'm having trouble with my villagers getting stuck and unable to move them, tried everything :/

Other than that the game's been great so far, being God is fun!

@TimFReilly said:

Some options in between "really close and low to the ground" and "view from orbit" would be my request. My TV isn't especially large so the super zoomed view wasn't as useful as I'd like.

I'm having the same issue. I have found that I play mostly in the "from orbit" view so I don't feel so closed in and then switch to the closer view when I need to do some detailed material placement (like lava need a village or something).

@Vegsen said:

Other than that the game's been great so far, being God is fun!

Being God is indeed quite fun! I hope this game does well so we can see a resurgence of the God game genre which has been almost entirely dead for quite some time now.

I'm having no problems with the camera. Just swapping between orbit view and down to earth, or down to dust if you will (harr harr).

played every level except the last 4 by now I believe. Lovin' it.

@Matfei90 said:

@Swoxx: Control fidelity giving you grief? I love god games, so close to picking this up.

Not me but apparently a lot of other people. You should get it. It's really fun. After I'm done with everything on a map I just dick around to get 100% vegetation, creating rivers, lakes and so forth. The way the elements react to each other are so smooth. Water tears away earth slowly and so forth!

Where is the ps3 version ?

Where is the version that has normal load times and more than two levels?
 
I don't see it anywhere... :(