I recently picked up and played through DLC Quest as part of the St. Patrick’s Day Bundle on Indie Royale. As I was progressing quickly through the very short story, I came upon a grindstone.
Main character standing next to the grindstone.
The purpose of the grindstone is to sharpen the sword given to you by the Blacksmith(the tombstone in the picture). Only problem is that it take 10,000 uses to fully sharpen. Can’t hold down the button, you have to press it. Ten thousand times. Here, I’ll let Total Biscuit demonstrate how this is supposed to work.
As I went to purchase the DLC, I realized that in other games I only get DLC for things I can’t earn through game play. So went back determined to not buy this DLC.
I sat for a while tapping the grind button. It got boring fairly quickly, but I wouldn’t let this game best me. Luckily, my controller is wireless and I had things that needed doing around the apartment. So, I did them while tapping away.
Make dinner: *tap* *tap* *tap*
Play with my cats: *tap* *tap* *tap*
Eat dinner: *tap* *tap* *tap*
“Process” Dinner: *tap* *tap* *tap*
I eventually heard the sound of the grindstone replaced by some other sort of “swish” sound. I had done it and proceeded through the game purchasing all but the “Time is Money Pack.”
The loneliest DLC
Was it worth it? No, but I’ll be damned if I’ll “pay” for something I can earn through regular game play.
The unearned Awardment
