Talk:From Dust

DRM Controversy
There is a problem with the DRM on this game. Ubisoft promised to release it with no DRM, but apparently released it with the DRM in place. They have since patched to remove the DRM, imperfectly. Here are some topics on Valve's Steam forums discussing the matter. (You can purchase the game via Steam.)

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2327958

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2266373

68.103.67.63 (talk) 03:25, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

There should probably be some mention in the article about the continued presence of many game-breaking bugs in the game. --89.212.119.45 (talk) 19:02, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

GDC Lecture
Eric Chahi presented at the GDC in 2010; I'd be interested in locating material on the lecture to assist in expanding the article. Thanks. Meph talk 22:58, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Expansion
Currently working on expanding the 'Mechanics' section. Meph talk 03:44, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Is this game the spiritual successor to Populous?
As Ubisoft are marketing this game, they are inherently biased.

I might make a home video, and describe it as the spiritual successor to Casablanca. It's the same deal here.

On the other hand, if Peter Molyneuax or Bullfrog were to describe the game as the spiritual successor to Populous, that would be reputable. Even a magazine review describing it as that would be sufficient.

InternetMeme (talk) 20:27, 22 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Check spiritual successor; copyright is not a prerequisite for a spiritual heir/successor. Numerous such cases exist throughout game industry alone, as that article indicates. Meph talk 20:33, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Ahh, I see. I'm not talking about copyright. I'm saying that Populous is a very highly regarded game, and to be a named spiritual successor to Populous is quite an accolade.

An impartial magazine would be a fine source for such a claim. But as Ubisoft have an inherent bias, they are not really a suitable source for such a high claim.

111.69.228.214 (talk) 22:53, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

After thinking about it, I realised that changing "the" to "a" is enough to neutralize the sentence.

InternetMeme (talk) 16:49, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Release date for PC will also be on Juli 27th as confirmed by Ubisoft.

86.80.199.19 (talk) 19:05, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Reception form gamers
The game broke the sales record for the release day sellings in ubisoft as it's mentioned here http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-08-05-from-dust-breaks-ubisoft-sales-record It should be added to the article.186.104.68.119 (talk) 04:34, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

Language
The natives language in the game seems very similar to Malay and Indonesian. For example, the word for water is "aiir", where in Malaysian it's "air"; "api" is fire; so on and so forth. Should this be included in the article?

Beaver225 (talk) 07:00, 23 August 2011 (UTC)