![]() This is disappointing as there were more voice-overs in the Japanese version, and also because all of the characters are so interesting. Sadly, except for in cutscenes, all of the dialogue is written with no voice-overs. One character that really stands out is the baroness, who is in fact a male bar tender who’s always looking for new recipes. The characters are quirky, and they are all fun to talk to. The leader of the city is called Leader, and it is through him and his spokesman that the story is told. Hence, names like Cuff Button and Know prevail. No one in the city can recall how they got there or what their real names were. Mission based in structure, Phantom Dust revolves around a city, which acts as a hub from which you can take on missions and learn about the happenings in this sci-fi society. The other is you, a voiceless character who you name soon after the game starts. One person, Edgar, holds a locket with a picture of a girl in it. As the tale begins, a group of elite warriors, known as the Espers, find two chambers in the Dust, each holding a person. Phantom Dust takes place on a futuristic earth, where the remains of humanity live miles below the surface - a requirement now that a mysterious dust covers the landscape, erasing the memories of those who stay out in it long enough. Microsoft’s genre-bending hybrid also weaves a horrific tapestry of intrigue, love, friendship, and ultimately, betrayal. Phantom Dust masters both of these requirements while adding such unique elements a real-time combat on destructible 3D battlefields. It’s important in games like Phantom Dust that battles are both fun to play, and rewarding once completed. The variability in skill casting requirements adds a layer of depth to the game. One skill, for example, can only be cast once you have less than 3 life, while others can only be cast after you have used most of the skills in your arsenal. With enough energy, and by meeting the skill’s conditions, your character can “cast” skills ranging from melee skills, to long-range snipers. Like in other Pokemon-esque games, Phantom Dust’s skills require you to collect energy, here called Aura Capsules. Similar to card based games like Pokemon, Phantom Dust tasks you with winning matches against computer or human opponents, using hundreds of skills across nearly a half dozen categories. Phantom Dust is a third person action/strategy hybrid unlike anything you will play on the Xbox. She falls, and the ground shimmers a bright yellow before returning to the stagnant blue that sets the ethereal tone in this, one of the many battles that you will engage throughout the course of Phantom Dust. ![]() She nears, and you lunge forward, striking her with your flame sword. You ready yourself, muscles tensing, preparing to strike that moment before she slashes you with her psycho blade. Her awkward movement and painfully malformed figure prove with dreadful clarity that she has been taken by the Dust’s evil powers. Just in time you see one of the Gyne sisters charging towards you. After inhaling the pure energy of an Aura Capsule, you vault over to a gleaming crimson Attack Capsule and let the energy engulf you. You stride over to one, aware that in moments you could be engaged in the fight of a lifetime. The Phantom Dust swirls around you, formulating itself into three distinct capsules. Your eyes dart around, but the town is empty, haunted by a ghostly silence. A blue toned hue pervades throughout the landscape and in the background you can hear children laughing. You appear, shaken, to a nightmarish town.
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