A digital collectible card game combining third-person action and strategy elements is called Phantom Dust. The anonymous player-character must communicate with the few amnesic human outposts that still exist in a post-apocalyptic Earth in order to find out what has happened to the planet.
Imagine having no memory of who you are or how you ended yourself in a completely different world. Based on this idea, Code Mystics resurrected Phantom Dust and released it for Xbox One and PC. You take on the role of Alpha, who was discovered with your colleague Edgar fast asleep in a pair of caskets suspended high in the air.
When you are found and removed from your sarcophagi, you will be sent to a world that has been ravaged by a cloud of strange dust and is now populated solely by monsters. Because spending more than 15 minutes on the surface causes memory loss, humankind now lives underground in bunkers. Certain humans have become known as Espers as a result of the dust, and they have evolved powers that allow them to use some part of the dust and transform concentrations of it into weapons or defenses.
The greatest of them, known as scouts, are sent out to explore the globe, bringing back relics and contributing to the expansion of knowledge about the past. As both Edgar and Alpha have the ability to become Espers and scouts, the plot hinges around what happens next.
Yukio Futatsugi has had an unusual career path. He’s demonstrated incredible ingenuity, but instead of branching out on his own, he’s stayed with huge game companies. When he did help create Grounding Inc, they focused on more modest download-only products rather than anything grandiose or expensive.
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As a result, when you start up and log in, the entire vibe of the startup screens is unabashedly retro. The screen is in 4:3 format, with simulated screen-roll only in the central half, giving the impression of being in the early 2000s. Once you’ve made it through the cutscenes which include some of the most amusing dubbing I’ve ever heard – we’re talking 1970s martial arts film type here, the screen fills up again, and you’re in command of Alpha.
You’ve arrived in the underground world, which serves as a central centre for all of the people and businesses you’ll encounter. It’s a fundamental layout to memorise, with a variety of levels and destinations to visit. The premise is that it is just after an unknown, Earth-destroying disaster has occurred. The globe is a vast desert, and spending too much time above ground can be perilous due to the lethal dust in the air, which is poisonous to people.
Some people, known as espers, can control the dust, giving them magical abilities. Espers attempt to travel to the surface for brief periods of time to investigate intriguing ruins to learn more about what has happened to the Earth and maybe reclaim their memories.
Humanity as a whole has had a mass memory loss event, rendering entire history a complete mystery. A group of humans discovers your character and a guy called Edgar in capsules, and your character is promptly hired after demonstrating esper potential. Like everyone else’s, you aim to discover the truth about what happened to the planet and who you indeed are.
To put it another way, you’re playing a complex card battle game while also playing an action game with randomised moves that require you to consider the map around you so that a given activity doesn’t just hit part of the world – or does because you can damage structures and even end up making enemies fall a great distance or be hit by rubble, both of which cause significant damage.
It takes some getting used to, especially the concept that you can’t just spam excellent techniques and instead need to study how your opponent defends and strikes in order to figure out what strategies you have that might potentially counter their skill choices. Phantom Dust also supports multiplayer on the same platform through split-screen, System Link, or Xbox Live, enabling up to four players to battle with an Arsenal depending on their game accomplishments.
Marvelous Gamer’s Review
Phantom Dust takes some time to get into, but it is definitely worth the effort. It’s a one-of-a-kind, weird, and unforgettable experience. It was a beautiful picture of a period when Microsoft attempted to get into the console industry with whatever they could think of. On the other hand, Microsoft had little trust in it; therefore, it was dropped, only to be taken up by Majesco as a budget release.
The missions are fast-paced, tactical, and, most all, enjoyable to play, with various approaches. So, while the free-to-play remaster on PC and Xbox One is still available, take advantage of it since you never know when Microsoft could decide to remove it.
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