Dustforce Arrives for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita Today

Yeah, I had read some similar things. Knowing what I know of playing the PC version, framerate issues are probably the worst thing you could have to deal with in this game. I was all excited for double-dipping on a Vita version, but I think I'll be holding off for now.

Ok, but who wins in a fight: dust force or shovel knight?

My allergies started kicking in half way through that video. WAY too many puns there.

I want to get this on Vita but early adopters are saying there are framerate issues and slight gameplay tweaks that are making the game harder than it really needs to be. I didn't pick the game up on Steam because I was convinced it'd be this perfect portable pick-up-and-play speedrunning entertainment, but now I'm just wondering if I should keep waiting a bit longer for a patch to come out!

...That plus I gotta force myself to finish Ys because if I drop it now I just know I'll never finish it!

This is exactly what I came here to write, so thanks @ghostyTrickster and I second this statement. It's such a great game and soundtrack!

This game is a delight. The soundtrack is magical! So good.

I seem to remember that you pretty much had to S rank a level in order to get a key unlock more of them, it was really demanding in terms of progression. Also an S rank required you to get every bit of dust and carry a combo from the beginning to the end of a level, so disabling the mid-level checkpoints and doing a perfect run was pretty much the only way to progress.

Ah, but they did change this a bit later, now that I think about it. Your rank in a level would add to a bar that when filled up rewarded you with a key, so it was possible to progress from having a bunch of non-perfect scores.

Anyway, fun game. It's pretty and sounds good, though is not the most accessible. I played a good chunk of it, but will never finish it.

really awesome game, and one of my favorite soundtracks, ever.

If you're a perfectionist, this game will steal your soul.

I'll echo others and say that the game is fun but feels a bit off, not quite as tight as Super Meat Boy. I still enjoyed my time with it though thanks to the great look of the game, and the soundtrack is one of the best I've ever heard. It's still my go-to album when I'm writing/programming years later.

That was a great trailer.

Gives me an N+ vibe from the stage layouts. Curious.

I forgot how much I love this music track. Used to listen to it all the time. Think I'll do it right now while I download this on my Vita!

joining the chorus of people praising the soundtrack. So good. Never got around to playing it, though, so this is good news.

Everyone want's to be a salty janitor.

Just picked this up and played for a half hour - my Vita is getting some serious love this year between Olli Olli, Spellunky (finally picked this up recently) and now this.

Back to Dust Force - platforming is pretty awesome from the little time I spent with it. Definitely recommend using the dpad as opposed to the analog stick they reference in the tutorial.

The whole premise is refreshing as well - I'm a mother fucking janitor yo!

@iamterics said:

Don't worry, I felt exactly the same way. I think the window of time is far too short on literally every action you can perform: double jumps, dashes, wall jumps, wall slides, changing direction to initiate wall slides, ceiling slides, etc. Because of that, the gameplay is borderline unenjoyable until you sink literally a week or two of playtime into it. So sure, there are some positive Steam reviews from people with like 140+ hours of playtime, but I didn't enjoy my 10 hours with the game very much.

If you're able to obsess on one game, and one level at a time in that game, to the same degree as people who do AGDQ and SGDQ, then Dustforce is for you. It's a game for the speedrunner community. If you're any other person, I think you're better off with Super Meat Boy, where the game is fine with you merely finishing a level, instead of demanding that you pretty much perfect it.

tl;dr the music and art are fantastic, but I think Dustforce's brand of momentum-based platforming that encourages perfect runs isn't very good. Would not recommend.

Love this game <3Also, here's some music:

One of the few games on my Steam wishlist that has never gone on sale...Rohrer must've gotten to 'em.

If you have not played this game yet PLAY IT! It is amazing, the soundtrack and fluidity of control make this game really special. I would without a doubt say that this is one of the best games that I have played in my entire gaming career.

This is one of those games that's very clearly awesome, but I wasn't able to find time to get decent at. Didn't help that when games offer completion scores like this, I can't let myself move on from a stage until I get a perfect.

Ooh, might have to get this again for Vita!

Premium users have the ability to download the video files, so they can be watched locally in a working media player, we also have a couple of other player options, where progressive and HTML5 players work slightly better than the default (streaming) player, but not by much.

I think the new player they'll roll out soon-ish will be available for both premium and free users though, so the best option if you don't want to subscribe is probably to wait, and to catch whatever content they put up on their youtube channel instead. Trailers won't get uploaded there though, but usually these trailers are uploaded by other places as well if you want to see what they're about.

It works... ok, until my cursor brings up the control bar (pause/play/fullscreen thing) and then it goes straight to hell.

Also, seeing as you're responding, when I move it to full screen it re-starts the video AND kills the frame rate yet again.

Is there a fix for this or a workaround?

Looks great and the soundtrack is amazing. Probably gonna buy this for my Vita.

Still not done with OlliOlli, but give it to me.

Totally buying this for the Vita.

It's been kinda shitty since the site relaunch, and it's gotten worse in the past few weeks for some reason, for the most part the videos start getting scrambled and cut to green around halfway through for me nowadays. Apparently there is a new player in the works though, which hopefully will appear in the coming weeks.

Late to the party but SWEET! Dustforce is amazing!

This is the best (pure) 2d platformer I've ever played.

Cant wait for spire, if it rewards skill in the same way as dustforce it'll be amazing.

My favorite video game soundtrack of them all

Does the GB video player work like shit for anyone else? It works, but only in the most bare bones sense as it gives me 1fps and audio.

Most of the soundtrack was used for the Double Fine documentary :) Specifically "9 bit Expedition" and "Magnetic Tree".

Lifeformed is awesome.

Anyone know what's happening with Hitbox's next game Spire? It was like some Mirror's Edge + fantasy roguelike. Have heard nothing of it since January 2013.

Something about the animation and match your movements always felt off to me. I also didn't like the way the levels were organized, I couldn't find any obvious progression. Which sucks cause it took me longer to realize how momentum based it was. I remember getting stuck at a checkpoint because the jump was impossible to make if you lost your speed before hand. Or maybe I was just bad.

Such a neat game. Absolutely amazing soundtrack. Even if you don't check the game out, you should definitely give the soundtrack a listen.

I will totally buy this again for Vita. Extremely enjoyable movement controls.

Looks pretty cool. I hope someone plays this on Unprofessional Fridays.

Awesome!

Great game! Love the soundtrack.

A great little game ^_^

I guess it's time to dust off your Vita, because this game is a real tour de force.