Cardinal Quest

Games

roguelike game

SHOW HN2011

97points
52comments
#114of 1,097 in 2011
Top 11%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

6 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 8 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.

Design: 1 for, 5 againstPricing: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Streamlined gameplay with auto-sell and auto-equip

    From 2 comments
    • Cute, I like it. My feedback: * I love the streamlined nature - auto-sell duplicate items, auto-equip. There's a couple of little niggles that go against this when moving, such…
      moconnor on HN
    • I just spent one hour playing your game, love it ! (will play again) The casual fast-paced rogue-like style is very neat ! I've never seen something quite similar Not having to…
      acavailhez on HN
  • Retro aesthetic and sound

    From 2 comments
    • I like the fact that the visual and musical aesthetic forced on early game designers by hardware limitations is now a desirable attribute in a new game. From the video the game…
      fuzzix on HN
    • I love games like this, brings back fond memories. Congratulations on your launch! I just purchased a copy :) I'm looking forward to playing it!
      b14ck on HN
  • Clean one-page website

    From 1 comment
    • Great website. You have a one pager with all the information required including a video and screenshots and two BUY NOW links. Nothing more is needed, and nothing less would do.…
      grannyg00se on HN

Objections

  • No save or resume option

    From 3 comments
    • Cute, I like it. My feedback: * I love the streamlined nature - auto-sell duplicate items, auto-equip. There's a couple of little niggles that go against this when moving, such…
      moconnor on HN
    • I just spent one hour playing your game, love it ! (will play again) The casual fast-paced rogue-like style is very neat ! I've never seen something quite similar Not having to…
      acavailhez on HN
    • Thanks for making this, it's awesome to play! :-) One major thing, though: it sucks that there is no way to save or at least resume a game.
      Udo on HN
  • PayPal payments failing at checkout

    From 2 comments
    • Paypal payments just aren't working, I tried twice. Might want to look into that. Do you deliberately hide the price on the front page?
      moconnor on HN
    • Couldn't purchase with paypal - first time the paypal site showed a generic "we don't know" error (didn't note it, sorry), the next time after signing in to paypal I got further,…
      moconnor on HN
  • Website design and fonts look dated

    From 3 comments
    • Looks pretty good to me! The only thing I would say is that whatever font you're using on the front page (Times New Roman?) looks a little tacky.
      LukeFitz on HN
    • You need a web designer asap. I actually had to read around to find out how to buy the game, that is terrible.
      3pt14159 on HN
    • Why do I have to horizontal scroll on a 1024px wide browser window? Need some margin: 0 auto; somewhere. (webpage is based on 1300px width??)
      ck2 on HN
  • Linux version is experimental with no demo

    From 1 comment
    • I find it a little strange that you say I should buy "at my own risk" the experimental linux version. Just a little demo, so I can check it at least works, would add some…
      CJefferson on HN

Requests

  • Add a demo

    From 2 comments
    • I don't know how feasible this is, but a demo would be totally awesome. I am guilty of just having a demo video myself, and I think that it really cuts into my sales in a ton of…
      jonbro on HN
    • I find it a little strange that you say I should buy "at my own risk" the experimental linux version. Just a little demo, so I can check it at least works, would add some…
      CJefferson on HN
  • Add save and resume

    From 2 comments
    • Thanks for making this, it's awesome to play! :-) One major thing, though: it sucks that there is no way to save or at least resume a game.
      Udo on HN
    • I just spent one hour playing your game, love it ! (will play again) The casual fast-paced rogue-like style is very neat ! I've never seen something quite similar Not having to…
      acavailhez on HN
  • Stable Linux version

    From 1 comment
    • A "Send me a mail as soon as the Linux version is stable" would be nice.
      felixhummel on HN

Questions

  • What tools were used to develop it

    From 1 comment
  • Can the HaXe code target other platforms

    From 2 comments
    • Wait, so can you now generate JS, Flash and C++ versiond of the game automatically (or, at least, easily?).
      StavrosK on HN
    • Could you go into a bit more details? I'd find it very interesting to hear about a fresh real-world experience with converting a HaXe game to another platform. Are there many…
      aparadja on HN

Alternatives named

  • Humble Bundle

    From 1 comment
    • Congrats! I don't know exactly how it works, but maybe you might want to contact the Humble Bundle people and see if you could get in on that somehow?
      MicahWedemeyer on HN
  • Flash game portals

    From 1 comment
    • Do a version in Flash! Flash games can spread all over the internet and do insane traffic which you can use to promote the full/paid version.
      benologist on HN

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