https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dust-neon/id1622720173 Been looking forward to this one launching as it looked pretty great and I do love a good twin stick shooter. Dust & Neon Netflix, Inc. Available exclusively for Netflix members. Load 'em up, Gunslinger. Find the loot, kill the boss. You're a Wild West cy… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsAvailable exclusively for Netflix members. Load 'em up, Gunslinger. Find the loot, kill the boss. You're a Wild West cyborg fighting an army of robots in this futuristic, action-packed shooter. In a futuristic Wild West, robots that were once designed to help with life have taken over the planet, threatening humans. You play as the Gunslinger, the baddest in the Old West, cloned back to life by a mad human scientist to fight off the robot oppression. Dust & Neon is a classic top-down, twin-stick shooter with RPG progression and influences from the roguelite and looter shooter genres. Features: • Shoot, kill, reload, repeat. Enjoy twin-stick action in this shoot 'em up where players spawn at home base, gear-up, upgrade and then pick a mission to fight. • Death is only the beginning. Power-up your character across countless runs (and deaths). • Choose from a variety of different mission types, including: Kill All, Train Heist and Sabotage Objective. Always be on the lookout for cash and better weapons — the search for better loot drives mission progress. • Experience unique boss fights. As you progress through the game, rank up and upgrade, move closer toward going head-to-head with the next boss in line! - Game by David Marquardt Studios and Rogue Games. Information Seller:Netflix, Inc. Genre:Action, Role Playing Release:Feb 16, 2023 Updated:Mar 12, 2024 Version:1.3.1 Size:562.6 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel agreen437 Well-Known Member Jun 12, 2014 1,700 221 63 #2 agreen437, Feb 16, 2023 This looks great twin stick shooter nice controller support? It looks good though Netflix is on a roll anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,124 703 113 #3 anthony78, Feb 16, 2023 Tomb Raider may have the big name but this is the best release of the week. Great twin-stick rogue like with a Borderlands-esque feel. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #4 macplash, Feb 16, 2023 Thanks for bringing this to our attention. This one looks great! It has this Space Marshals feel. Plays very similarly so far. There’s progression, skill tree, a lot to collect. I like it a lot. We’ll see about the difficulty and how it holds up throughout the campaign. But so far so good. Just the heads up. It’s quite choppy at first launch thanks to 30 fps being set by default. To get 60 you need to enable it manually in options. @agreen437 dunno if it was a question but controllers are supported. I tried with a dualshock and it worked just fine. ste86uk and houseofg like this. sakara214ever Well-Known Member May 10, 2012 1,262 168 63 #5 sakara214ever, Feb 16, 2023 This looks amazing. Half an hour in and i am amazed kenken11 Well-Known Member Sep 29, 2012 1,808 5 38 #6 kenken11, Feb 16, 2023 This look awesome, downloading now Chq Well-Known Member Jul 20, 2013 441 60 28 #7 Chq, Feb 17, 2023 Is it possible to abort aiming? How? Greetz Chris macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #8 macplash, Feb 17, 2023 Unfortunately, once again with game under the Netflix subscription, it doesn’t sync progress between devices. Which is unfortunate. On the plus side even though unrelated to syncing, it supports 120fps. Alex DeLargest likes this. Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,574 1,131 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #9 Anotherkellydown, Feb 18, 2023 Great pick and story as usual from Jared: TouchArcade Game of the Week: ‘Dust & Neon’ ste86uk likes this. Havelcek Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Apr 30, 2013 588 62 28 #10 Havelcek, Feb 19, 2023 Im surprised this game is so well perceived, the actual combat mechanics are pretty horrendous. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,714 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #11 squarezero, Feb 19, 2023 It’s an interesting psychological phenomena with the technical term people-have-different-tastes-and-not-everyone-agrees-with-you. It’s a difficult conditions but most people learn to live with it. macplash likes this. anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,124 703 113 #12 anthony78, Feb 19, 2023 This isn’t a run and gun so that’s probably why it may not be your style. It’s a more strategic game having to use cover and know when to reload, etc. Controls are far from horrendous when playing the game correctly. May not be your thing but it is for many others. Havelcek Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Apr 30, 2013 588 62 28 #13 Havelcek, Feb 19, 2023 What I don’t like is how the game puts this emphasis on aiming but then mobs just swarm into your body at such a fast rate. The sensitivity of the aiming stick and the small area of the UI for the stick (on iPad) makes me constantly overcorrect on the aim and then have a dead stick when you are slightly off center of the touch area. Just doesn’t feel well tuned and missing a lot of the QOL customizations for the UI that you see in this genre. Compounding the above I feel that there are issues with the hit boxes when the mobs are on top of you as well. Feels like you frequently miss shots on the shorter mobs when they are on your body. Talbs likes this. Havelcek Well-Known Member Patreon Bronze Apr 30, 2013 588 62 28 #14 Havelcek, Feb 19, 2023 it’s all good, I’m no calling out anyone particularly. I feel like the Netflix published games are high on graphics and low on quality but that’s just me. Maybe since they are “free“ they get more of a pass. squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,714 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #15 squarezero, Feb 19, 2023 That’s a perfectly acceptable opinion. Keep in mind, though, that several of the games they’ve released came out originally in other platforms to great reviews (see Kentucky Road Zero and TMNT as cases in point). To be clear, my reaction was not directed at your take on the game, but the “surprise” at it being well received. The fact that people disagree with you (or anyone) shouldn’t come as a surprise. Talbs Well-Known Member May 1, 2011 2,615 377 83 #16 Talbs, Feb 19, 2023 I actually agree with this. I played for a couple of hours but just couldn’t get past how finicky the touch controls feel. even when trying my best to use cover and kite tactics rather than run and gun, you eventually get swarmed and I just couldn’t get the controls to target enemies effectively enough in the heat of the moment. It’s wayyy to easy to slightly miss enemies, and I also couldn’t find a way to cancel a shot hence you waste a bullet. I feel a hand controller would have this all sorted, but that’s not how I want to play this game. I feel this game will be great for those using hand controller, but for me at least using touch, it’s way to jank. Chq Well-Known Member Jul 20, 2013 441 60 28 #17 Chq, Feb 20, 2023 Game reminds me, how good the Space Marshals series really is. Greetz Chris orangecan Well-Known Member Aug 9, 2011 2,000 150 63 #18 orangecan, Feb 20, 2023 completely agree, really wanted to like this but it just doesn’t work for me for the reasons outlined above and in earlier posts. Might work with a controller but not with a touchscreen Wall Jump Games Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2020 169 88 28 Male #19 Wall Jump Games, Feb 20, 2023 While I wouldn’t bash anyone for liking and I get why they do, my main issue with the game is actually the graphics. I don’t think it plays as well as Space Marshals, graphics aside, but the roguelike-ish structure is enough to grab me since it doesn’t play bad, but it all just felt too unclear and cluttered on an iPhone X, whilst Space Marshals 2 is very clear and looks gorgeous. But that’s just imo, please prove me wrong! Anotherkellydown Moderator Staff Member Patreon Bronze Feb 10, 2014 4,574 1,131 113 Male CAD Technician I Upstate NY https://youtube.com/channel/UCcvu9xhE7xT-mZrXUZQJr5g #20 Anotherkellydown, Feb 21, 2023 It’s too bad about the touch controls. I haven’t tried them myself but it’s a bummer to read about the folks that aren’t liking them. I had a feeling this would be a “controller game”, so I’ve been using my old Mad Catz controller since the start. Although I’m not that far in, I’m personally enjoying Dust & Neon. Let’s hope they tighten up the controls for those that don’t use controllers. I’m still fascinated that this is a $30 game on pc and consoles. I found a review from a site called WayTooManyGames that seems pretty fair and well thought-out (6.5/10). There was also a tip for the skill tree upgrades that I think I’ll try out. He makes some good points about the shortcomings of the game (having to manually reload in the heat of battle and the lack of the ability to vault over cover), as well as what he liked about the game. Just keep in mind it was reviewed on PC. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
This looks great twin stick shooter nice controller support? It looks good though Netflix is on a roll
Tomb Raider may have the big name but this is the best release of the week. Great twin-stick rogue like with a Borderlands-esque feel.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention. This one looks great! It has this Space Marshals feel. Plays very similarly so far. There’s progression, skill tree, a lot to collect. I like it a lot. We’ll see about the difficulty and how it holds up throughout the campaign. But so far so good. Just the heads up. It’s quite choppy at first launch thanks to 30 fps being set by default. To get 60 you need to enable it manually in options. @agreen437 dunno if it was a question but controllers are supported. I tried with a dualshock and it worked just fine.
Unfortunately, once again with game under the Netflix subscription, it doesn’t sync progress between devices. Which is unfortunate. On the plus side even though unrelated to syncing, it supports 120fps.
It’s an interesting psychological phenomena with the technical term people-have-different-tastes-and-not-everyone-agrees-with-you. It’s a difficult conditions but most people learn to live with it.
This isn’t a run and gun so that’s probably why it may not be your style. It’s a more strategic game having to use cover and know when to reload, etc. Controls are far from horrendous when playing the game correctly. May not be your thing but it is for many others.
What I don’t like is how the game puts this emphasis on aiming but then mobs just swarm into your body at such a fast rate. The sensitivity of the aiming stick and the small area of the UI for the stick (on iPad) makes me constantly overcorrect on the aim and then have a dead stick when you are slightly off center of the touch area. Just doesn’t feel well tuned and missing a lot of the QOL customizations for the UI that you see in this genre. Compounding the above I feel that there are issues with the hit boxes when the mobs are on top of you as well. Feels like you frequently miss shots on the shorter mobs when they are on your body.
it’s all good, I’m no calling out anyone particularly. I feel like the Netflix published games are high on graphics and low on quality but that’s just me. Maybe since they are “free“ they get more of a pass.
That’s a perfectly acceptable opinion. Keep in mind, though, that several of the games they’ve released came out originally in other platforms to great reviews (see Kentucky Road Zero and TMNT as cases in point). To be clear, my reaction was not directed at your take on the game, but the “surprise” at it being well received. The fact that people disagree with you (or anyone) shouldn’t come as a surprise.
I actually agree with this. I played for a couple of hours but just couldn’t get past how finicky the touch controls feel. even when trying my best to use cover and kite tactics rather than run and gun, you eventually get swarmed and I just couldn’t get the controls to target enemies effectively enough in the heat of the moment. It’s wayyy to easy to slightly miss enemies, and I also couldn’t find a way to cancel a shot hence you waste a bullet. I feel a hand controller would have this all sorted, but that’s not how I want to play this game. I feel this game will be great for those using hand controller, but for me at least using touch, it’s way to jank.
completely agree, really wanted to like this but it just doesn’t work for me for the reasons outlined above and in earlier posts. Might work with a controller but not with a touchscreen
While I wouldn’t bash anyone for liking and I get why they do, my main issue with the game is actually the graphics. I don’t think it plays as well as Space Marshals, graphics aside, but the roguelike-ish structure is enough to grab me since it doesn’t play bad, but it all just felt too unclear and cluttered on an iPhone X, whilst Space Marshals 2 is very clear and looks gorgeous. But that’s just imo, please prove me wrong!
It’s too bad about the touch controls. I haven’t tried them myself but it’s a bummer to read about the folks that aren’t liking them. I had a feeling this would be a “controller game”, so I’ve been using my old Mad Catz controller since the start. Although I’m not that far in, I’m personally enjoying Dust & Neon. Let’s hope they tighten up the controls for those that don’t use controllers. I’m still fascinated that this is a $30 game on pc and consoles. I found a review from a site called WayTooManyGames that seems pretty fair and well thought-out (6.5/10). There was also a tip for the skill tree upgrades that I think I’ll try out. He makes some good points about the shortcomings of the game (having to manually reload in the heat of battle and the lack of the ability to vault over cover), as well as what he liked about the game. Just keep in mind it was reviewed on PC.
