![]() I am sure Xbox fans would love to see something of that nature.Yukio Futatsugi has had a really strange career. He’s shown extremely impressive creativity, but he’s tended to stick around major gaming corps instead of going on his own. When he did help found a new company called Grounding Inc, they stuck to more humble download only titles instead of anything ambitious or costly. Panzer Dragon will remain his greatest accomplishment the way things are looking, but there are a few who would argue otherwise. If you want some full on Futatsugi, some real uncontrolled gaming strangeness, you need to look at the one game he directed for Microsoft before leaving to start Grounding. What you will find is truly unlike anything else out there unless you’re willing to dig in the deep mines of obscure PC indie gaming – and this got a full on remaster! This is Phantom Dust, a game that defies any clear genre, though the initial concept was something like a trading card game like Magic The Gathering meets the one-on-one action battle game Virtual-On. The concept here is that it is sometime after an unknown, Earth ruining apocalypse. The world is a massive desert and staying out above ground too long can be dangerous, the deadly dust in the air toxic to humans. However, some humans called espers can control the dust, granting them supernatural powers. Espers try to journey to the surface for short periods of time to explore mysterious ruins, wanting to discover what has happened to the Earth, and maybe regain their lost memories. All of humanity has suffered a mass memory loss event, even leaving basic history a complete enigma. Your character and a man named Edgar are found in capsules by a band of humans, and quickly get recruited upon showing esper potential. Your goal is the same as everyone else: Learn the truth of what happened to the world and who you really are. Hey, have you ever seen Neon Genesis Evangelion? How about The Big O? Maybe this list of several dozen NGE take-offs? Phantom Dust is very much a product of that era of narrative subverting existentialism core stories, with a late game reveal that is absolutely wild. It’s a perfect time capsule of the era, from the desert/crust punk look to the constant sense of confusion and oppressiveness. It also has a great sense of humor and character to it, including a wide range of wacky characters at your garbage dump of a base. What’s neat about these people, whom you have to talk to in order to find more missions, is that they all have names, clear personalities, and even their own battle styles. You can start taking them with you on some later missions, so you get a good idea of how everyone solves problems. Some are focused on melee brawling, some use distance tactics, and Chunky hides in the corner of the map because he is a coward. He is amazing but he is also very much a coward who really doesn’t want to go on the field, so maybe don’t take him. It’s a nice touch that gives the game a personality.Īctually playing the game is…strange. ![]() #PHANTOM DUST PC RELEASE DATE DOWNLOAD#.This content can be applied once per save profile.ĭownload the content again to apply to new save profiles. Skills are higher cost but powerful and versatile, and many can affect everyone in the environment, including the player. It’s best used for close to mid-range play styles and has many defensive options. The Nature school draws its powerful Skills from nature and the environment. Employ these Skills for effective long-range combat styles on larger stages. Optical defensive Skills don’t provide high protection but are low cost. These Skills provide many fast mid to long-range attacks. The Optical school uses the power of light. Attack power is high so these Skills are great for aggressive styles. The Psycho school provides telekinetic Skills to move objects with your mind and effective close to mid-range attacks. The Multiplayer Content Pack for Phantom Dust takes your multiplayer game to a new level with 3 copies of all Skills from the Psycho, Optical and Nature schools, as well as a 2-School Arsenal to create your deck! Includes 3 copies of every Skill from the Psycho, Optical, and Nature schools and a 2-School Arsenal.
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