Cardinal Quest
Games
roguelike game
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
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
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
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 HNI 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 HNI 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 HNI 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 HNThanks 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 HNCouldn'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 HNYou need a web designer asap. I actually had to read around to find out how to buy the game, that is terrible.
3pt14159 on HNWhy 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 HNI 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 HNI 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
Looks pretty.What tools you used to develop it?
amourgh on HN
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 HNCould 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