What’s more, Dustforce also has a stunning soundtrack filled with great chiptune-based songs that will help alleviate some of the game’s annoyances, although not all of them. These obstacles, like the awkward controls or absurd unlocking system, are a shame, as the game has a great visual style which is certainly a breath of fresh air, as opposed to the conventional 8 or 16-bit platformers we’re seeing nowadays. As such, while the regular game has over 50 levels, you’ll barely be able to access half of them unless you’re really good or really dedicated. This might not be so bad but you need these perfect scores if you want to get keys that are used to unlock bonus levels. Although in the first couple of levels this isn’t that hard, once you start experiencing new ones, you may as well kiss your S ratings goodbye, especially if you don’t have the time to try out the levels time and time again before you get them right. In order to score S at Completion you need to dust every single piece of garbage/dust/leaf/sludge in the level in a continuous combo, while Finesse requires you to avoid dying or getting hit by enemies. As such, in case you missed it, prepare for a death or get ready for another attempt, both of which negatively impact your final rating in both categories. Unlike most games, where you can execute the second jump whenever you feel like it, Dustforce has only a tiny window in which the second jump can be achieved. Its support is a bit awkward, however, as you need to go into the settings menu and then map out each button to their function.ĭustforce also has issues with some of its actual mechanics, the most annoying being the double jump one. Unfortunately, the keyboard controls don’t exactly help players, so you might want to try the game out right from the get go with a controller. Sadly, Dustforce stays true to the classic platformer recipe, as its levels may seem relatively easy, in case you just try to complete them, but are actually extremely complex, if you try to ace them and get the ‘S’ rating in the two scoring categories, Completion and Finesse.Īs such, expect some levels to really get your blood boiling, requiring sharp muscle memory and split second reactions from players, much like classic titles including Sonic the Hedgehog or more recent ones like Super Meat Boy. Besides the actual debris, these levels are filled with enemies that will attack you so you need to fight back by using your brooms, dusters or vacuums with light or heavy attacks. You have four basic areas, a forest one, where you need to sweep leaves, a mansion one, where you need to sweep dust, a city one, where you need to collect garbage, and a laboratory, where sludge needs cleaning up. Once you actually start the game, you’re simply thrown into an overworld of sorts, called the Nexus, which you need to navigate in order to find levels you can tackle and levels you can unlock. While the aforementioned characters are definitely an odd bunch, they all have a variety of animations and moves that will help players throughout their cleaning adventures. The first is the blue janitor, a simple guy with a broom, followed by a red woman, with a slightly different broom, a purple little girl with two pompom-like feather dusters, and a green old guy with a vacuum cleaner on his back. Dustforce kicks off with a great cinematic showing off the acrobatic abilities of its four main characters.
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