I spent the last three hours laying awake in bed. Instead of continuing to do so I decided to be productive and post something.
Lately I have been very busy with classes and all the homework that comes with college. Somewhere amidst everything I managed to find the time to play some of the indie games I bought a while back, one of which is called Dust. When I started playing I really did not know what to expect; most indie games are ok at best. What I got was an experience unlike anything I had before from a video game. If you would like to experience the game for yourself please skip the next paragraph, in which I will give a quick summary of the game.
You awake in a forest with no recollection of who you are. You are told that your name is Dust and you set out with a talking sword and a little flying cat companion. For the most part you follow the classic RPG game style of completing side quests to level up along with advancing you closer to the end of the story. In the end comes the plot twist; you are not who you think you are, you where the right hand man for the villain. There's the identity crisis but in the end the good in you allows you to do what is right and destroy the evil that is conquering the world.
Dust: An Elysian Tail contains an ideas that is similar to Christianity. Dust, the main character is created by the combining of two souls. One of a fighter, and one from a young boy with a strong sense of justice. Individually they could not accomplish the tasks set before them throughout the game, but together it is possible. In the Christian faith the same idea applies to the Holy Spirit. By ourselves we are not capable of doing what is necessary to bring G-d's kingdom to this world, but with it inside us we are armed with a force more powerful then anything we will face in this world. The extra soul that Dust contains is not the only gift he has received. A sword called Ahrah along with a companion called Fidget. Ahrah contains a spirit with vast amounts of knowledge and it applies it to the situation Dust finds himself in much like how the Bible is used to guide Christian in our walk. Fidget counters Ahrah, she is light hearted and funny. Fidget brings out the best in Dust and also presses him to make the right decision when things become tough for him. She is his conscious.
There are so many more little things that I'm noticing now about the game. The only reason why I started thinking this way about the game is because in the credits was the phrase; "Made for the glory of G-d". I researched the creator and discovered that he is a Christian. I was surprised that I had played a game made by a christian and heavily coated with christian views that I had not even noticed playing through the first time.
