Dustborn (PS5)

Dustborn hätte den Fokus auf den wirklich charmanten Charakteren und dem interessanten, wenn auch etwas verworrenem, Setting lassen sollen, denn da glänzt es wirklich. Die Beziehungen und Entscheidungen haben eine Tragweite durch das gesamte Spiel und es macht Spaß sich per Tourbus durch die Welt zu bewegen.

Warmherziger Roadtrip in einer ebenso dystopischen wie optimistischen Zukunft, dessen große Stärke sehr lebendige und vielseitige Dialoge sind.

While some of its gameplay diversions miss the mark, Dustborn is an excellent example of how to craft engaging characters and wrap a story around them. The game is filled with surprisingly natural sounding conversations, whether they’re serious and detailed or funny and light. It’s very rare that I encounter characters that are so believable in a game. Quite the achievement considering one of those characters is a gruff, bearded New Yorker with dwarfism who heals people by reciting poetry, who I honestly wish I got to spend more time with.

Red Thread Games' Telltale-like adventure introduces an interesting world, but its cast of misfits can't match it with their own intrigue.

Once you warm up to its cast, Dustborn's unique twist on a super-power adventure in an alternate-future America makes for an engrossingly great time, even if some of its gameplay leaves more to be desired.