Dust: An Elysian Tail ~Chapter 4~ Part 12
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Dust takes place in the fictional world of Falana, inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Gameplay is presented on a 2D side-scrolling plane. The player controls the titular main character, Dust (Lucien Dodge), as he tries to remember his past. Dust wields a sentient sword, the Blade of Ahrah (Edward Bosco), as his main weapon. Fidget (Kimlinh Tran), the sword's guardian, acts as a companion for Dust and can use magical attacks. As the player travels the world, they can acquire power-ups that permanently alter gameplay, such as the ability to double jump or climb to previously unreachable areas.
Developer(s): Humble Hearts
Publisher(s): Microsoft Studios
Distributor(s): Humble Hearts
Designer(s): Dean Dodrill
Writer(s): Dean Dodrill, Alex Kain
Composer(s): HyperDuck SoundWorks, Alexander Brandon
Platform(s): Xbox 360 (XBLA), Microsoft Windows, Linux, OS X
Release date(s):
XBLA
[WW] August 15 2012
Microsoft Windows
WW] May 24 2013
Linux
[WW] December 17 2013
OS X
[WW] December 17 2013
Genre(s): Action role-playing, beat 'em up
Language: English
Played on PC
The game begins with Dust awakening in a forest meadow, approached by a floating, sentient sword. Dust is joined by Fidget, a small flying creature and the sword's guardian, and sets out for a small town in search of answers.
Upon arriving in Aurora, the group find the town overrun with monsters. The mayor of the town asks Dust for his help, and he tracks down the leader of the enemies, Fuse. Just before he dies, Fuse reveals himself to be a Moonblood, creatures who are victims of a genocide perpetrated by a man known as General Gaius. Fuse also tells Dust that he played a role in the war at some point. Mayor Bram instructs Dust to speak to a woman in Aurora named Ginger, who may have more knowledge of the Moonbloods. She is revealed to be part of a group of Moonblood sympathizers, a group that was recently found and killed by General Gaius' soldiers.
After travelling into the northern mountains, Dust and Fidget come across an abandoned village, where Ginger and the leader of the Moonbloods, Elder Gray Eyes, are waiting. Gray Eyes reveals that Dust was created by the Moonbloods from two people who perished at the same time: Jin (Ginger's brother) and Cassius (an assassin employed by Gaius). These two were exact opposites, one purely evil and one completely innocent and good, combined together into what the Moonbloods call "Sen-Mithrarin." The group then heads to the Moonblood base in a volcanic region to the north named Everdawn Basin, where Dust assists the Moonbloods in fighting back Gaius' troops. Reaching the peak of a volcano, Dust fights General Gaius in a lengthy battle. Eventually, Gaius is hanging from an outcrop over a pool of lava, where he tells Dust that Cassius is no longer part of him, then throws himself into the lava. Collapsed from exhaustion, Fidget tries to get Dust back up, but he refuses, and is consumed by the volcano.
After the battle, Elder Gray Eyes gives a speech to the remaining Moonbloods, telling them that because of Dust's sacrifice, they can now rebuild and live at peace with the rest of the world. During his dialogue, Ginger and Fidget witness the Blade of Ahrah rising out of the volcano and flying off, suggesting Dust may still be alive.