What happens when DLC practices go too far? An indie developer makes a game that mocks the industry and its foibles, that's what! Defeat the bad guy, save the world and get the girl! But first you'll need to find coins to buy DLC to enable animation, sound and even pausing.

Thankfully this is just satire and all the DLC is purchased with in-game coins. But consider it a cautionary tale for the future...

Features:
- Platforming action! Coins to collect, a princess to save, a bad guy to defeat. You like that stuff, right?
- 16 different DLC packs, each providing quiet introspection on the state of the gaming industry
- 10 awardments to earn and make you feel reasonably satisfied with yourself

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18 comments by INtense! on Mar 15th, 2012

The Indie Royale game bundle site has announced its return with the St. Patrick's Day Bundle, featuring five leading independent games available for a bargain, fluctuating price for the next five days.


This Bundle is headlined by Flying Wild Hog's Hard Reset, an explosive FPS with a dark sci-fi, cyberpunk setting, available on Windows as a Steam key, Desura key and DRM-free download. Hard Reset aims to scratch the old-school shooter itch with fast-paced action, while it appeals to new school fans with gorgeous visuals and a deep, experience-based weapon upgrade system - a Hard but fulfilling namesake.

Next up is Brawsome's Jolly Rover, a jaunty Windows and Mac 2D point-and-click adventure, available on Steam/DRM-free for both formats, and as a Desura Windows key. The acclaimed adventure game offers a humorous piratical narrative voyage, featuring dozens of fully animated and voiced characters, and even has a fully integrated hint system for those walking the difficulty plank.

Also featured in the bundle is the mathematically stimulating, Steam-enabled Windows and Mac abstract RTS game Vertex Dispenser by Smestorp. Players learn how to manipulate vertices' colors on a geometric field, building color-coded powers for special abilities to defeat the opposition. Rounds can be played out solo or online with a friend across both Mac and Windows operating systems.

Rounding out the bundle is an Indie Royale exclusive Windows and Mac debut (DRM-free and Desura) with Going Loud Studios' acclaimed satirical platformer, DLC Quest. Dubbed the Xbox Live Indie Game of the Year in 2011 by Official Xbox Magazine, and now available outside of consoles, DLC Quest pokes fun at an industry seemingly obsessed with downloadable content. Before players can save the girl, they must play through 16 (faux!) DLC packs to enable animation, sound and even... pausing?

Two initial bonuses start out the Saint Patrick's Bundle, with more to come! Firstly, the creators of DLC Quest present the bonus DRM-free Windows RPG overhead shooter Lair of the Evildoer. In the amusingly scripted title, players collect over a score weapons and level up while battling hordes of monsters in randomly generated levels. Secondly, the creator of Vertex Dispenser has created Vertex Vortex Remix Cortex, a new puzzle re-imagining of Vertex Dispenser using just simple mouse controls, and exclusive to this Indie Royale bundle for DRM-free Windows & Mac download.

Those who pre-ordered or pay more than the minimum for this Bundle receive a retro bonus: the NES-inspired 15-track album O.S.T: Original Soundtrack from Daniel Capo, available in FLAC and MP3 file formats.


As always, generous purchasers keep the bundle price low and give more to developers, as Indie Royale runs on its familiar five-day model where the price will automatically increase as more people buy the bundle.

Grab it now at: Indieroyale.com

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g0ren
g0ren May 12 2012, 3:49am says:

Why no Linux version? I would certainly buy it if there was one.

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djnforce9
djnforce9 May 1 2012, 5:47pm says:

It's a very short and easy game alright but worth every penny just for the laughs and enjoyment I got from it alone. I love how it pokes fun at all the bad habits the games industry has gotten into (including one of the most notorious examples of stupid DLC ideas which I won't spoil). Gameplay itself is simple and controls are solid so no problems there.

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MadBadSniper
MadBadSniper Apr 20 2012, 12:00pm says:

Greatest (fail) Game EVER!!!! xD just buy it and you will see :)

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MisterGravity
MisterGravity Apr 13 2012, 9:31pm says:

I enjoyed playing this. SHORT. But enjoyable.

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SiHy_
SiHy_ Apr 11 2012, 4:27pm says:

Great piece of satire, very funny. Nice one!

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ExquisitExamplE
ExquisitExamplE Apr 4 2012, 10:20am says:

A link to a hopefully amusing commentary I did for this game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTwMaHwiS3I&list=UUPUdvmHYCKawJN3OtyvdoMw&index=1&feature=plcp

Overall, this game is actually a great buy for 2 bucks, thats the same price as a taco and I feel I get much more value from this game than from a taco; of course, I'm not hungry right now.... o.O

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melcator
melcator Apr 3 2012, 9:13pm says: Online

I like the concept but if I didn't get it in a bundle, and actually paid money for the game itself, I would be a bit ticked at how extremely short the game is.

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LinktersHD
LinktersHD Mar 29 2012, 2:36am says:

One of the best 8 bit games i have ever played. You deserve a at on the pack for this superb game.
Note: Next update can you please make it a bit easier :)

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mindtrixx
mindtrixx Mar 23 2012, 6:38pm says:

Desura says i have to buy DLC to buy the game?

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NoPall
NoPall Mar 23 2012, 7:37am says:

That's very funy game, but I think to short.

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