Abstract: Mother Nature is a cruel mistress. She cooks up storms, gives birth to tsunamis, spreads fires and - in a rather unladylike fashion - belches red-hot lava from fissures in the earth. She wipes out entire villages on a whim, without a care in the world ...
Abstract: Playing god is a risky business; there are always unforeseen consequences. Case in point: my worshipers settle a new village upon an island -- only to find their homes washed away by regular tsunamis. I, as a godlike being known only as "The Breath," d...
Abstract: Its been far too long between decent "God Games" and just when you thought this genre has gone the way of the Roman Pantheon, UbiSoft Montpellier under the watchful eye of designer Eric Chahi have released From Dust for XBox Live that not only pays hom...
Abstract: When From Dust was first announced, it sounded like an interesting concept, but by the time we got round to playing it, we were skeptical. Although it had received decent reviews, it seemed like it was jumping on the indie sandbox bandwagon that Minecr...
Without doubt From Dust is a game with massive potential and a great many positives, but not without its self-induced limitations. If presented as a true sandbox, in which the player largely played on a whim, I'd be raving about it. Instead, because of a...
