From Dust [Download]

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6101 in Digital Video Games
• Brand: Ubisoft
• Model: 40767From Dust1
• Released on: 2011-08-17
• ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP
• Format: Download

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Fun concept but clunky controls
By M. Crist
I used to LOVE playing the Populous games back in the day so when I saw this I picked it up right away. However beyond the ability to move earth and water around that is where the comparison to Populous ends. But even that shouldn't be enough to prevent you from buying this game. However, and I think others have said this, the controls on the PC version compared to the console version are a bit clunky. The main thing I noticed is that as you approach the edge of the screen it scrolls rather quickly away from the area you were pointing at which can be frustrating or make some levels almost impossible to complete. For example, lets say you have a limited amount of time in order to clear a path for the tribe, this can become tricky or nearly impossible because of the controls because of the scrolling problem.

PROs:

Graphics are nice
Music and Sound effects bring you into the game (the sound of waves crashing against your villages or volcanoes erupt ing)

CONs:

Near linear path to success with little or no way to "think outside the box" in some maps
Controls on the PC version are clunky
Obscene DRM (required internet connection to play)
No true "sandbox" feel to the game, more of a puzzle game than a "God Sim"

All in all I give this game a 3 Star because I like the concept and it was enjoyable up to a point but to give it more they would have to add a lot more features into the game. Such as the ability to edit maps or give you a literal sandbox map where you could manipulate the landscape to your hearts content.

43 of 54 people found the following review helpful.
Inexcusable DRM scheme attached to a lousy port
By M. Henry
EDIT: For what it's worth, UbiSoft has recently disclosed that they plan to patch the DRM out of the game within the next two weeks. However, it's worth noting that this is also a terrible port, riddled with graphical problems and user-interface issues; when playing with a mouse, the cursor has a prohibitively small deadzone. This, I believe, is because they simply mapped the mouse onto a virtual analog stick, making it difficult to "center" and keep the camera still. This is just one problem of many that I believe could have been fixed if they simply put the effort into it.

I have requested a refund from Steam. Everyone who's bought the game should strongly consider doing the same from their respective download services, and only buy PC games that conform to the accepted user-interface standards that come with porting to the PC platform. I certainly know I will from now on.

ORIGINAL REVIEW: This game has a draconian and unnecessary DRM scheme, which requires a login every time you play. This means I can't play if my internet connection cuts out, or if I'm traveling anywhere without a WiFi connection. For a singleplayer game, this is unacceptable.

This implementation is ostensibly to deter pirates, but this game is already being pirated (if you know where to look). This DRM isn't the case for all UbiSoft games, but I encourage all customers to pay attention to the DRM in the games you're interested in, and to not buy any of them if they require a login for singleplayer like this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
erm, half worth it.
By Cash H
Well I pre-purchased the game quite a while back on steam. At first I was iffy, but then at the beginning of August ubisoft said it wouldn't need internet after you activate the game ( was a lie D: ) I'm about 5/10 on this game simply because of a few issues. The game needs an initial internet connection which sometimes I do not have. ( although most of the times I do.... ) I have not had any graphical or gameplay issues like some others have stated. Aparently Ubisoft has a patch in the works to fix the internet issue, but I mean ... why even launch a game when it's like that. Ended up getting my money back for the game due to a couple of local Canadian laws ( act 17 of the sales act here in b.c. ). It was decent, but I mean... not really worth it.

Pros:

- Good graphics
- gameplay is good.
- Fairly fun if you can get over initial downsides.

cons:
- Internet thing.
- Control Scheme ( I ended up using a x-box controller f or this one. Otherwise it's unbearable )
- lack of control in graphic options, sound etc.
- Essentially a console port.