As much as I’d love to call Cardinal Quest a roguelike, that’s a bit of a loaded term for those who know it well. It conjures up memories of arcane mechanics, hundred page instruction manuals and my 8 year old self desperately trying to get past the 3rd floor when he *should* have been studying for that important English test. Ok, so maybe that last bit might be exclusive to those of a certain age, but, without a doubt, it’s still a somewhat dubious moniker that I’m not surprised the developer is keen to shake off.
The Advent of Indies is a new site dedicated to the first 24 days of December, showcasing a new Indie developer each day until the 24th. Each developer will have two games featured; “Their most delicious bites of gingerbread free, sweetened with games prizes right next to them.” In other words, a free and a paid game, with a chance to win said paid game.
If you know anything about Reddit, you know that they’re a pretty big authority on games. Well now, they’ve decided to throw their hat in the ring.
It’s not often you see an indie bundle accepting Bitcoins as a viable payment option, but this is the brainchild of Reddit, after all. Introducing the GameDev Bundle. So, what we have here is your usual, run-of-the-mill indie bundle. Not much different from all the others: Six different developers, six games, a bonus title if you pay over $6 and a percentage of the final takings squirrelled away in a magic box for the charity-fairies to cart away afterwards. While none of these titles are available on Steam, you do get DRM-free downloads and a handy Desura activation code for the whole set. If you’ve been keeping up with the Indie Royales to date, you should have quite a collection there already.
