From Dust - Downloadable Review - Platform32

[TheCartographer89]

Shaw men not shame men. And tea's bloody awesome.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@TheCartographer89 Tea ruuuuuules!

[junkrat1]

that thing at the end about doing what u want to the island sold the game for me. Im buying it NOAW!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@junkrat1 Awesome! Enjoy!

[xPredatorBirdx]

just bought :) cant wait your review made me feel good about buying thanks !!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@xPredatorBirdx Sweet! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

[cheatcodechamp]

@xPredatorBirdx same here, as soon as i bought it i then remembered it might have been a good idea to find out if it was worth 1200 points

[Wezi82]

Have to agree with you, it's a great game and definitely worth it.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Wezi82 Nice one :)

[mrlordpancakes2]

for some reason the reviewer reminds me of david mitchell

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@mrlordpancakes2 He actually went to school in the town next to mine :D

[daveKoRnfan]

Great review as always Ian, im the same as you ive never really played God games or whatever you wana call them lol but this really unique although I dont like the sound of waisting all my precious cups of tea :o

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@daveKoRnfan Losing tea makes me sad :( Cheers Dave!

[daveKoRnfan]

@PlatformThirtyTwo Yes tea is the lifeblood of my existence whenever i drop a cup i must whip myself for 12 hours and pray to the god of tea for forgiveness all hail lord Lub Lub bringer of tea!!!!!

[Lazybucket]

Top notch review. I can't wait to download this on Steam.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Lazybucket Awesome! Thanks chap, hope you enjoy the game :)

[exsodea]

@PlatformThirtyTwo can i buy it at a store in real life not online?

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@exsodea No, it has to be online sadly. Maybe in the future they may include it on a retail disk but nothing has been announced.

[quicksaund]

I instantly thought FAR CRY 2 EDITOR xD. Looks great though! No PSN release?

Also Populous is on PSN for a couple of pounds. It's one on my favourite PS1 games; well worth playing.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@quicksaund Far Cry 2 level editor was also made by Ubisoft so they must have used some of the same tech in it! Populous is on the PSN? Gonna have to buy that now, thanks for the heads up!

Oh and sadly, no From Dust for the PSN. It will be out on the P.C in a couple of weeks though :)

[quicksaund]

@PlatformThirtyTwo My PC will probably be too crappy :( For Downloadable game Xbox is definitely better. Can't wait for Street Fighter 3 Third Strike: Online Edition :D

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@quicksaund HADOUKEN!

[quicksaund]

@PlatformThirtyTwo Exactly.

[TheyAreHere2]

@PlatformThirtyTwo awesome, I'm downloading fd now and using the time to watch them. :p

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@TheyAreHere2 Sweet! Hope you enjoy the game!

[TheyAreHere2]

What were their worm things? Btw great vid and I hope you keep puttings stuff out like this.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@TheyAreHere2 The worm things are wildlife that appears once you have a lot of vegetation on your island! When they appear I think it means you are doing good!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@TheyAreHere2 Also, we have about 100 videos so far with loads of cool stuff, it should keep you occupied for a whille when you are bored :D

[ito2789]

VERY good review, mate!!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@ito2789 Thanks my friend :D

[ito2789]

@PlatformThirtyTwo thank YOU :P

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@ito2789 :DDD

[HDShadow]

So this review went up before embargo was lifted... =|

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@HDShadow The European embargo dates were wrongly announced as the 25th. A few reviews over this way went up before they did in the U.S. but by the time anyone realised a mistake had been made it was already too late...

[TWOCentHo]

:( it's the 27th...where's my from dust??...fine so what if its just 1:25 AM, that doesn't make it any less the 27th right?

[bitbat9]

@TWOCentHo I think it should be out anywhere from 4am to 6 am

[TWOCentHo]

@bitbat9 honestly for the US i think it's like 3-4 am cause the people on the west coast (where microsoft is hq'd) should get it at the same time as everyone else instead of having to wait.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@TWOCentHo In the UK games are released at about midday, hope you don't have to wait for long!

[TWOCentHo]

@PlatformThirtyTwo downloading right now! lol Thanks for such a great review!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@TWOCentHo No probs! Hope you find it as good as I did :)

[lala5559]

Very informative keep up the good work

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@lala5559 Cheers!

[tristan1584]

most informative review i have found thanks i wasn't sure if i should buy it or not but it sounds pretty fun

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@tristan1584 Cheers mate, as I said in the review it's worth a download of the free trial, even if you don't want to buy it but are curious about how it plays :)

[KimCheeHuu]

Really great review. I subscribed!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@KimCheeHuu Thanks dude!

[narutoninja2007]

This was a very good and informing review thank you.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@narutoninja2007 Your welcome sir :)

[SgtSpotty]

YAY ANOTHER BRITISH PERSON ON THE INTERNET

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@SgtSpotty Representing the UK yo!

[SenoirMeow]

oh yeah and care to tell me..? how the FUCK did you get this early?!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@SenoirMeow Ubisoft gave me an early review code because I do this show :)

[SenoirMeow]

@PlatformThirtyTwo what the? this has enticed me to perhaps start up a channel of my own.. hmm.. nah too hard. but yeah thanks for letting me know :)

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@SenoirMeow It does take a bit of work to get noticed by PR companies ;)

[SenoirMeow]

oh yeah it comes out tomorrow, tomorrows Wednesday... huh? time flies buy when your on summer vacation!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@SenoirMeow I wish I was on summer vacation :) Yep, it's out tomorrow!

[Spinn0rz]

Thanx I loved your review!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Spinn0rz Awesome, glad you liked it :)

[Spinn0rz]

Is there a free mode?

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Spinn0rz There is a kind of sandbox mode, but it  only opens up once you have completed the main game.

[gallant5k]

@PlatformThirtyTwo Hi there i have a question, after u've completed the game, is it possible to choose to play the game without any time limits?

Cause to me the time limit thing in any type of strategy game is a real turn off for me.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@gallant5k Oh, there are no time limits for the actual levels, only for your totem powers. If you complete the whole game you can then play a level which lets you create a whole world from scratch with no time limits to bother you :)

[gallant5k]

@PlatformThirtyTwo Ok thats it!

I'm sold, gonna get this as soon as it comes out.

Thanks =)

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@gallant5k Cool! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did :)

[sduhguitar]

@Spinn0rz you can replay levels and do what ever you like without losing or being timed

[Ohmyani]

@Spinn0rz When you get to the last level, you get a full sandbox from scratch.

[seismic94]

@Spinn0rz like he said,the final mission is a sandbox mode,where you can do whatever you want

[shakenmikeg14]

@Spinn0rz yeah but its the last level :/

[roosterofjustice]

@shakenmikeg14 so dont wanna give u sandbox and have a full arsenal of powers and no idea how to use that wouldve killed it for many.

[shakenmikeg14]

@roosterofjustice whaaaaaa? im sorry but i dont understand you. the last level IS a sondbox. so yeah.

[roosterofjustice]

@shakenmikeg14 im saying they made the last level is sandbox other wise you would be raging because you wouldn't understand the iccelicty, so yeah gtfo

[shakenmikeg14]

@roosterofjustice the last level IS a sandbox but you dont have jellify, evaporate, etc.

[roosterofjustice]

@shakenmikeg14 i've done it and the last ritual lol and im saying don't give someone too much power which is what ubi said and read my comments i've never said it doesnt have sandbox so yeah.

btw by powers i mean the fact you can make tsunamis etc

[roosterofjustice]

@shakenmikeg14 i just said that lolz

[masterquadbiker]

your review is better than IGN's and Machinimas plus your voice keeps reminding me of mr gilbert out of the inbetweeners i was constantly laughing all the way through

Great Review!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@masterquadbiker HAHA! Mr Gilbert! Brilliant! Thanks for the kind words dude :)

[masterquadbiker]

@PlatformThirtyTwo lol no problem it was epic :) do you know how much from dust is going to be?

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@masterquadbiker Yes, it will be 1200MS points :)

[masterquadbiker]

@PlatformThirtyTwo ah i have enough ready :) its all worth it , stayin on till midnight to see if it get released on time :)

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@masterquadbiker Cool! Hope you don't have to wait for long - in the UK XBLA games don't normally get released on the XBLA before midday. :(

[masterquadbiker]

@PlatformThirtyTwo yeah its 1:15am and its not on...ill look again at 12 or so...ahwell worth the wait aye :)

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@masterquadbiker Yeah worth the wait :) Night dude!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Lucksen23 Yeah I got my prices mixed up! Sorry!

[Kingsizenerd56]

and watch everything buuurn' hahahah that made me laugh, im subbing

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Kingsizenerd56 If you sub to P32 we will love you forever :D

[DeanGetYourWings]

Hoping this game is £15 on Steam on the 17th a week after my birthday actually.

I'd happily pay the much for it, maybe even £20. I'll be non-hasty to pay £30 but still i'd get it. Looks great overall and the physics just make my jaw drop :)

You should play Black and White 2 and Populous: The beginning, 32. they are great games. I heard 13 levels, that sounds reasonable, just wondering how big would you say the replay value is? due to the nature of the game, im saying somewhat high correct?

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@DeanGetYourWings Hmm, I think on steam it will be at the most £15 - I don't have steam but the price is normally cheaper on PC than it is Xbox right? I really should play B+W2 and Populous seeing as I enjoyed the hell out of From Dust!

To be honest I don't think the replay value is that great, you get a sandbox world and can play any level you want again, but once you have completed the game 100% there isn't too much to keep you going back. Fingers crossed for extra levels DLC!

[DeanGetYourWings]

@PlatformThirtyTwo

Yeah those are two great games. Black and White 2 is also a amazing looking game. Lionhead really know how to make Simulation games that are 'different'. I'm hoping the levels have me playing them twice, but the sandbox mode will keep my happy for ages if not. Again i agree, DLC will be great for this game.

I may say, the new game From Dust im hoping they add elements from B+W2 like been able to build what you want ect, but thats just me.

You got a sub, well deserved :D

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@DeanGetYourWings Yes, thank you very much for the sub dude, they are very much appreciated! We do loads of videos and competitions and there are quite a few goodies to giveaway on the horizon so keep an eye on our vids! It looks like you are a God Sim fan, so I am sure you will get a lot of enjoyment from From Dust - if an FPS player like me loved it then you will too :D

[DeanGetYourWings]

@PlatformThirtyTwo

Cheers, i look forward to all your videos =3

There are only a handful of GodSim games out there but i seem to love them all. I am a FPS fan but i prefer my 3rdPS personally but im a weird gamer and seem to like the less popular styles of games not including RPG games. But glad you liked this game, made me even more anxious to play it actually haha but hopefully i'll have some money to but it. Thanks for the replys btw, i love Tubers who are this pro, but actually relply :)

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@DeanGetYourWings Haha! Thanks dude :) I try to replay to all the commenters (except for trolls!) because I just love talking about games, and i'm always really grateful that people watch my videos! I grew up on FPS games - DOOM, Duke 3D, Golden Eye, Dark forces etc so they are really close to my heart!!!

[NeedaBettrName]

Good review!! Wait, sooo...if you got an early review code (not trying to be stupid), but does that mean you got the game already? If you didnt, will you still get this game?

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@NeedaBettrName Yes, I got the game approx 2 weeks early so I could complete it and review it before it was released :) But it's definitely worth a buy if you have the MS points spare!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@dBeauch92 They are indeed awesome! The environmental physics too are amazing!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Lucksen23 Apologies, I just got a press release saying the game will be 1200MP

[DeathScytheBR]

They delayed the PC version to August 17th... enough of this bullshit Ubisoft, I'm pirating it.

Why do they think we will like having our game delayed 20 days just to have it "polished"? WE JUST WANT TO PLAY THE DAMN GAME!!!!! Did Ubishit ever hear of fucking patches????

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@DeathScytheBR That sucks that it has been delayed. Pirate shit games though, not good ones like this - other wise they might stop making good games!

[Dajkiman]

How did you get the game early ?? BTW great review :)

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Dajkiman I got an early review code, one of the benefits of being a gaming journo :)

[Dajkiman]

@PlatformThirtyTwo Another question, is this really 800 ms points ?? Thats really cheap...

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Dajkiman It was originally listed as 800MP but I received a press release literally 1 hour ago saying it was 1200mp. My mistake! Sorry!

[Dajkiman]

@PlatformThirtyTwo No problem :)

[BromeoGaming]

Awesome review dude!

Im so exited to download it tonight! Or if it will be released tomorrow during the day

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@BromeoGaming Thanks buddy! Yes it will be released tomorrow I think. Normally in the UK they come out at about midday :)

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Lucksen23 I think it's actually 800 ms points! Even better!!!

[BrainWashingSociety]

Buy 400 MP then 800MP dont make the mistake buying 1600MP

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@BrainWashingSociety Good tip! Think it only costs 800mp though :)

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@BrainWashingSociety Apologies, I just got a press release saying the game will be 1200MP

[BrainWashingSociety]

@PlatformThirtyTwo Its alright still getting this!

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@BrainWashingSociety Awesome!

[IIIGR1Z]

great review, and how many ms points ill it be?

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@IIIGR1Z 800 ms points :)

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@IIIGR1Z Apologies, I just got a press release saying the game will be 1200MP

[blowenfuse]

Is it planned for the PC? If you are interested in trying out more God games try out Black and White 2. The best game Lionhead ever made. Pretty much the best God game ever made. I will definitely picking this up though, I just would prefer it on PC. Game that use mouse style controls are always played best with a mouse not a joystick.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@blowenfuse Yes it is planned for the PC, I forgot to add that to the graphics though. It's been delayed atm but totally grab it when it is released. The control scheme for the xbox joypad works perfectly :)

[bluestBALLZ]

Nice review. I'll be sure to pick it up tomorrow.. The wife really wants this one.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@bluestBALLZ It's fun for all the family :D

[bluestBALLZ]

@PlatformThirtyTwo You know my wife, actually. It's TIny.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@bluestBALLZ Haha! I sure do! Say hi for me :D

[PytoX]

this looks cool but so many things coming out :/

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@PytoX Yeah, the last half of this year is going to be tough on the old wallet...

[Galaxy360]

You remind me of Wheatley from Portal 2.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Galaxy360 I'm waaaay more evil than Wheatley though ;)

[Galaxy360]

@PlatformThirtyTwo Haha, great review by the way. Been waiting for this game since the first announcement.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Galaxy360 Cheers, I was worried that I would find it boring when I first got it but boy was I wrong, I was gutted when I finished it :)

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Noobalata Yes, XBOX only for now i'm afraid, although the P.C version is somewhere on the horizon.

[MVGmatt]

nice review, with this, Bastion and the 3 Fallout DLC's I'm sorted for the next month. Also, I often forget to drink my cup of tea while i'm gaming, nice to know i'm not the only one who does it.

Keep up the good work Ian.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@MVGmatt It's always a tragedy when a nice brew is wasted :( !! I have only played the demo version of Bastion but I thoroughly enjoyed it, this years Summer of Arcade is looking pretty damn awesome atm.

[p4inmaker]

Looks like fun.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@p4inmaker It really is, definitely give it a try if you can.

[p4inmaker]

@PlatformThirtyTwo Too bad the PC version is still a while off, dont even have my 360 hooked up anymore heh.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@p4inmaker Yeah, I heard the P.C version had been delayed for a while...maybe this is an excuse to hook the 360 up again!

[Deltasparkz]

Great Review

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@Deltasparkz Thanks dude!

[thehuntill]

This game is just a notch above for xbla.

[PlatformThirtyTwo]

@thehuntill It really is. So much better than ANOTHER twin stick shooter :)