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''[[Dust: An Elysian Tail]]'' is an indie, side-scrolling action RPG game by Dean Dodril (a.k.a. NoogyToad) and Humble Hearts for the [[Xbox 360]]. It stars a titular protagonist, [[Amnesiac Hero|who has no recollection of his memories]] and sets out on an adventure with his [[Fairy Companion|fairy side-kick]] Fidget and the [[Cool Sword|ancient sword Ahrah]] in hand to find the answers he's looking for while helping an oppressed village in need of a hero.

The game was first planned as an Xbox Live Indie Games title during its early developmental stages, although after the submission of the game at [[Microsoft]]'s Dream.Build.Play contest at PAX East of 2009, Dean Dodril won the grand prize of a contract with Microsoft to release the game as an [[Xbox Live Arcade]] title at the event.

''Dust: An Elysian Tail''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s story is based on an animated film titled ''Elysian Tail'' that is on indefinite hold.

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* [[Amnesiac Hero]]: Dust.
* [[Combos]]: Naturally, although players are free to mash their way to victory and enjoy the story rather fight with finese.
* [[Cool Sword]], [[Empathic Weapon]]: Ahrah.
* [[Fairy Companion]]: Fidget, to Dust.
* [[Homage]]: Of the developer's favorite side-scrolling action games.
* [[Metroidvania]]: The game consists of a couple of reasonably large maps with hidden secrets to find, and places that you need to return to once you have more abilities.
* [[Petting Zoo People]]
* [[Quest for Identity]]: One of the driving factors of the story.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: This game is up to par with [[Vanillaware]] in terms of beatifully detailed and hand-drawn scenary.
* [[Sidequest]]

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