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Genre:Metroidvania, Hack-and-Slash, Action RPG, IndieProtagonist:DustFidgetPlatforms:Xbox 360Microsoft WindowsMac OS XLinuxPlayStation 4iOSNintendo SwitchRelease Date:Xbox 360:August 15, 2012Microsoft Windows:May 24, 2013Mac OS X, Linux:December 17, 2013PS4:October 7, 2014 (North America)October 8, 2014 (Europe)iOS:October 8, 2015Nintendo Switch:September 11, 2018Developer:Humble HeartsLimited Run Games (Nintendo Switch port)Publisher:Microsoft StudiosFranchise:N/APrevious Game:N/ANext Game:N/ADust: An Elysian Tail is a hack and slash game developed by Humble Hearts and published by Microsoft. Contents.PlotThe game begins with Dust awakening in a forest meadow, approached by a floating, sentient sword known as the Blade of Ahrah. Dust is joined by Fidget, a small flying creature called a Nimbat, who just so happens to be 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.
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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's soldiers. After traveling 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: Cassius was pure evil but of great skill with the sword, and Jin was completely innocent and good but incapable of defeating Gaius.
Their combination together became the Moonblood's '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's troops. Reaching the peak of the volcano, Dust fights General Gaius in a lengthy battle.
Eventually, Gaius hangs 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. Fidget tries to get the exhausted 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.
At its core, Dust: An Elysian Tail is a hack-and-slash game. Its protagonist, Dust, is able to perform combos using his talking sword of Ahrah and his sidekick Fidget (who is a 'nimbat,' a flying creature similar to a mongoose or a ferret, and an oft-parodied aspect in some portions of the game). Dust is able to acquire more abilities as the.
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