History YMMV / DustAnElysianTail

* GoodBadBug: Naturally, items that you sell to a merchant are normally removed from your inventory, but if you sell a stock of items within the multiples of 256 (256, 512, 768, 1024, etc.), the game glitches out, you keep the items ''and'' you make money off of them.

* MemeticMutation: From Creator/{{Toonami}}'s review of it, TOM complaining "Man, my thumb hurts..."

* WatchItForTheMeme: Admit it. You played this game after [[Creator/{{Toonami}} TOM]] complained that his thumb was sore.

** Only a couple of enemies can attack Dust while he is [[AerialSpin spinning through the air]] spewing Fidget's projectiles, simultaneously attacking, defending himself, and sending out a cloud of enemy-tracking death which puts them in hitstun, allowing Dust to attack them normally, which recharges his magic meter and cools down his spin attack, allowing him to rinse and repeat indefinitely until the enemy is dead. Even the enemies which can hit Dust out of this attack are still best dealt with in this manner, because the projectiles put them into hitstun, preventing them from attacking - you just have to make sure you get them in hitstun before you move in, whereas against many enemies you can simply fly over them recklessly. This strategy is also effective against all the bosses, including the final one - indeed, it is fairly easy to avoid being struck by the final boss at all the first couple times you fight him, and even when he throws magic at you, it is still not terribly difficult to avoid and he is still best dealt with via projectile spam.

* {{Lawfull Stupid}}: [[spoiler: Given that Fidget and Ginger could've thrown the rope to Dust, yet him rather getting engulfed by lava after all is said and done really doesn't really make his decision seem all that smart.]]

* {{LawfullStupid}}: [[spoiler: Given that Fidget and Ginger could've thrown the rope to Dust, yet him rather getting engulfed by lava after all is said and done really doesn't really make his decision seem all that smart.]]

* AwesomeArt: The game looks gorgeous, even during its development it looked amazing.

* ClicheStorm: Expect to hear about "souls" a lot. Expect to hear about one's "essence" in the "Life Thread." Expect to hear about "the forces of good and evil" and about how "your choices make you who you are." Don't expect the story to evolve into anything more than a straightforward battle of good versus evil. Don't expect the hero's morals to be challenged.

* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: General consensus is that the plot is lackluster, but the gameplay (and polished graphics) make playing ''Dust'' worth it. There is also an option to skip cutscenes and dialogue altogether.

** In at least the Xbox version, it's possible, with the right timing of two air hits while facing one direction followed by an air dash in the opposite direction, end up ''very'' slightly higher than when you started. If you do it again immediately (turning back around to air attack in the same direction as you did the first time), you end up very slightly higher still. Sufficient spamming of this allows you to, albeit very slowly, SequenceBreak to places that you are ''intended'' to need the climbing, double jump, or super jump power-ups to reach.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: What with [[spoiler:Cassius and Jin's warring souls, the implied scope of Falana (remember that we never see where Gaius was marching from, or anything about the monarchs he served), the plotting of Ahrah and Gray Eyes, the return of [[{{Magitek}} technology]], and the obvious SequelHook]], the stage was perfectly set for an epic, morally grey story about Dust resolving all those plot threads and kicking ass. Instead, see the ClicheStorm listing above.
** To be fair, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen there were plans]] for a sixth part, as well as the king being more prominent in the plot. This was cut due to time constraints[[note]]The game was going to be released later as part of the XBLA Indie title, but Microsoft liked it so much they wanted it to be in the XBLA Summer of Arcade. The developer felt that it would have been stupid to say no[[/note]].
* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: General consensus is that the plot is lacklustre, but the gameplay (and polished graphics) make playing ''Dust'' worth it. There is also an option to skip cutscenes and dialogue.

** [[spoiler: At the end of the final boss battle, when General Gaius is dangling from a ledge in the volcano; what's so Narm-y about it is the way he keeps screaming "CASSIUS!" Even given the circumstances, it sounds overacted.]]
* PolishedPort: The creator of the game said that he wanted to make sure the PC port was top notch, being a primary PC gamer. According to [[Creator/TheCynicalBrit Totalbiscuit]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taRJkbnEgK4 he succeeded.]]

** Getting a one thousand hit combo isn't hard on paper-- the problem is carrying it over enemies and avoiding getting hit. [[note]]For high level characters, using the Ugly Pendant is a must to earn this as even the toughest enemies will die rather quickly.[[/note]]

** Getting a one thousand hit combo isn't hard on paper- the problem is carrying it over enemies and avoiding getting hit.

** To be fair, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen there were plans]] for a sixth part, as well as the king being more prominent in the plot. This was cut due to time constraints[[note]]The game was going to be released later as part an XBLA Indie title, but Microsoft liked it so much they wanted it to be in the XBLA Summer of Arcade. The developer felt that it would have been stupid to say no[[/note]].

* To be fair, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen there were plans]] for a sixth part, as well as the king being more prominent in the plot. This was cut due to time constraints[[note]]The game was going to be released later as part an XBLA Indie title, but Microsoft liked it so much they wanted it to be in the XBLA Summer of Arcade. The developer felt that it would have been stupid to say no[[/note]].
** PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: General consensus is that the plot is lacklustre, but the gameplay (and polished graphics) make playing ''Dust'' worth it. There is also an option to skip cutscenes and dialogue.

* BestLevelEver: Everdown Basin. [[spoiler: Where the Moonbloods are preparing for their LastStand against General Gaius and his army. The entire level has Dust fighting through Gaius' army and destroy his warfare weapons so the Moonblood can advance; [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbvJ6cdKn38&list=FL_FHhKYnmQvSFLykEzC5kJQ&index=59 the awesome music also helps quite a bit]]]].

** The occasional yeti encounter in the Blackmoor Mountains. They carry a hammer and use wide swings that can easily connect, they aren't stunned by parrying, and they're incredibly tough. The flying Dust Storm is really the only the reliable way to stop them, and they can even knock you out of that if you're not careful.

* ThatOneAchievement: ''The Stuff of Legends'', which requires earning four star rank in all Arena Challenges, some of the arenas requires VERY precise jumps and even to be overleveled to hack through waves of monsters and make to the finish line in time.

** The wizard in the Sorrowing Meadows, especially if you've focused on upgrading your own attack power instead of Fidget's. The wizard teleports to avoid your strikes while constantly summoning zombies, including exploding zombies that can easily be beamed right on top of you. Only Fidget's attacks can cause any harm, so you have to spam it constantly.

* PolishedPort: The creator of the game said that he wanted to make sure the PC port was top notch, being a primary PC gamer. According to [[CynicalBrit Totalbiscuit]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taRJkbnEgK4 he succeeded.]]

* SpoiledByTheFormat: One of the Steam cards shows off [[spoiler: Jin and Cassius]].

** The wasp monsters in the Sorrowing Meadows. While not overly tough, they appear in groups, their nests regularly span more unless under constant attack, and destroying the nest produces four more. Add onto that their quick attack which can easily catch you when you're trying to take out them or others out.

* PolishedPort: The creator of the game said that he wanted to make sure the PC port was top notch, being a primary PC gamer. According to [[CynicalBrit Totalbiscuit]], he succeeded.

* AnticlimaxBoss: [[spoiler:General Gaius]].
* BestLevelEver: Everdown Basin. [[spoiler: Where the Moonbloods are preparing for their LastStand against General Gaius and his army. The entire level has Dust fighting through Gaius' army and destroy his warfare weapons so the Moonblood can advance, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbvJ6cdKn38&list=FL_FHhKYnmQvSFLykEzC5kJQ&index=59 the awesome music also helps quite a bit]]]].

* GoddamnBats: The wasp monsters in the Sorrowing Meadows. While not overly tough, they appear in groups, their nests regularly span more unless under constant attack, and destroying the nest produces four more. Add onto that their quick attack which can easily catch you when you're trying to take out them or others out.

* GameBreaker: The Fidget stat eventually becomes this. Unlike with the other stats, there are numerous items that will ''multiply'' the Fidget stat rather than add to it, and they all stack. By the end of the game, the Fidget stat could be four times the second-highest stat. This makes the room-clearing Dust Storm attacks obscenely powerful.