Do not, I repeat DO NOT buy From Dust

Why, you ask? Because Ubisoft has lied to all of us about their DRM.

EDIT: It is now the official word that the game only requires an Internet connection to launch the game, and not at all times. But still, a far cry from what they first announced.

Additionally, the game is horrendously optimized for PC, with everything and then some that you would expect from a bad port.

More on the story at Neoseeker...

Why, you ask? Because Ubisoft has lied to all of us about their DRM.

EDIT: It is now the official word that the game only requires an Internet connection to launch the game, and not at all times. But still, a far cry from what they first announced.

Additionally, the game is horrendously optimized for PC, with everything and then some that you would expect from a bad port.

More on the story at Neoseeker...

ravenguard90

Thanks for the heads up. This kind of looked Black and White 2ish and I was interested, guess not.

Man, this is soooo bad. Ubisoft is a terrible developer when it comes to the PC, but I thought they were doing good with there past few releases to the PC. I take that back with the release of From Dust. This game would be perfect on PC. Its a shame that didn't even bother to make the effort.

That's too bad because the game itself is actually pretty awesome.

That's too bad because the game itself is actually pretty awesome.

KillerJuan77

this ^^

I've played through most of the game now....it was a pain in BUTT to get it set up the first time though....*sigh*:?

I almost bought it too... Let us wait for Ubi to blame pirates about their stupid decisions.

Its not the best port thats forsure.

Kind of dissapointing after seeing how good Bastion port turned out around the same time.

The game itself is great though and I haven't encountered problems with it.

DRM you say?

Hmmmm...

*Goes off and buys From Dust*

[QUOTE="KillerJuan77"]

That's too bad because the game itself is actually pretty awesome.

rben21232

this ^^

I've played through most of the game now....it was a pain in BUTT to get it set up the first time though....*sigh*:?

I played the 360 version and to be honest it was pretty fun, the sound design is great, it looked pretty decent and the fluid effects (Water, lava, etc.) are astounding, how could Ubisoft mess an RTS (?) so much? (Stormrise still takes the cake, but at least it tried to innovate although to be fair RTS's on consoles have become fairly playable nowadays)

i already knew you were going to say the drm problem before i clicked. I'm sure if anyone isn't getting it just because of this they'll wait for a price drop atleast.. it looks fun nonethelessbluetadomonk

Believe me, I wanted to buy this game too. But the fact that Ubisoft lied about what type of DRM it was going to have, let alone put out a crappy port for the PC platform, really drives me away from wanting to support such practices.

Well all this DRM and its optimization, bad port routine!

I was deciding on whether to get this game (From Dust) or Bastion earlier.. Man I am so glad I went with Bastion. (the game is fantastic, had a little time to play with it, and I am enjoying it very much) I highly recommend that game to any one that is an indi game enthusiast or anyone that loves action RPG games.

Hopefully From Dust gets fixed and patched up. Wouldn't mind trying it during a major sale or something later on.

[QUOTE="KillerJuan77"]

That's too bad because the game itself is actually pretty awesome.

rben21232

this ^^

I've played through most of the game now....it was a pain in BUTT to get it set up the first time though....*sigh*:?

I dont know what you guys are talking about...

First of all the game isnt that good...i mean ived played about an hour or so...and it is very very repetitive...u can only do so little with the nature around you...

I dont know but for me its avery average/normal game...nothing new nothing oustanding...From Dust is still fun dont get me wrong...but nothing out of the ordinary...

And second of all...i dont know why u guys complain about the DRM scheme...I have a bunch of games from UBI with which i never had problems(regarding DRM)...I own AC1,AC2,Brotherhood the whole R6 collection,Conviction,From Dust...I never had any problems with those games(regarding the DRM)not a single problem....

I will wait until it's on sale at Xmas for £1.99 or something.

I was so hyped for it because it was made by Eric Chahi.

Played about an hour of it and wow, what a dissapointment. Definitely the worst port of the year, you really have to play it with a controller.It's baffling how little time was put into the PC version...

Or maybe I could since I couldn't care less about DRM like this. I don't mind if I have to always have internet. So I guess I will be able to enjoy the game on my PC.

Its a real shame. Ubisoft have really messed this one upJust-Breathe

Game has fantastic controls, runs better than Counter Strike, has a basketful of graphics features, and the DRM isn't half bad.

/sarcasm

Real Live Photo of Ubisoft Executive!

And his twin brother at EA

But...but...i already made a thread on this a few days ago *cries*kris9031998

damn and I really wanted this game too. I should have known though, the game is published from ubisoft afterall.

Looks like I'll get it on the Xbox instead.

I was really looking forward to buying this game but gonna hold off probably pick it up around holiday sale if the DRM is removed by then. I'm gonna be in tough spot when Anno 2070 comes out DRM or not don't think can miss out on that game.. damn the man

That's what you get for rushing out to buy a game before reviews come out. What's the rush? Especially if it's a Ubisoft game..F1_2004

+1

Ubi has been very unpredictable lately. The one thing clear is they do not have customers in mind as of late.

Ya not going to lie, I watched some console reviews and thought the game would be pretty fun. It is fun but lacks the pretty. Rather bare bones port.