Loot Rascals
| Loot Rascals | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Hollow Ponds |
| Publisher(s) | Hollow Ponds |
| Director(s) | Ricky Haggett |
| Producer(s) | Pat Ashe |
| Designer(s) | Ricky Haggett Jonathan Whiting Max Foster |
| Programmer(s) | Max Foster |
| Artist(s) | Swatpaz Meowza Jon Boam Maki Yoshikura |
| Composer(s) | Grandmaster Gareth Cassini Sound |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
| Release | March 7, 2017 |
| Genre(s) | Roguelike, turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Loot Rascals is a turn-based strategy roguelike video game developed and published by British independent game studio Hollow Ponds.[1] The game released on March 7, 2017, for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4. Loot Rascals received mixed reviews from critics.
Development[edit]
Hollow Ponds announced Loot Rascals for PC and PlayStation 4 on May 25, 2016, with a release date of early 2017.[2]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PC: 71/100[3] PS4: 71/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Destructoid | 8.5/10[5] |
| Game Informer | 7.75/10[6] |
| GameSpot | 5/10[7] |
| Push Square |   [8] |
| Digitally Downloaded |   [9] |
Loot Rascals received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[3][4]
Push Square's Kell Andersen rated the game 6/10 stars, calling it an "intriguing" and an "infectiously charming" roguelike. Andersen praised the central mechanics of the game, but criticized the card-based stat system as offering "little strategic variety". He also felt that the game's procedural generation could be "frustrating".[8]
Nick Valdez of Destructoid rated the game 8.5/10.[5]
Reviewing for Game Informer, Suriel Vazquez wrote that the game's deck-building was "smart", the combat was "breezy", and the strategy layer was "interesting". Vazquez felt that the combination of procedural generation and the game's difficulty made him feel like a "victim of chance" instead of a "mastermind".[6]
GameSpot's James O'Connor gave the game a 5/10, praising the visuals and monster design, but believed that the game did not have "enough narrative substance to create long-term investment".[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Campbell, Colin (2016-06-07), Watch cute alien indie game Loot Rascals in action, retrieved 2016-08-23
- ^ Valdes, Giancarlo (25 May 2016). "Loot Rascals is a quirky alien-killing action game from ex-Hohokum developers". VentureBeat. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Loot Rascals for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Loot Rascals for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b Valdez, Nick (2 March 2017). "Review: Loot Rascals". Destructoid. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ a b Vazquez, Suriel (7 March 2017). "Loot Rascals Review - Delinquency By Chance". Game Informer. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ a b O'Connor, James (7 March 2017). "Loot Rascals Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ a b Andersen, Kell (6 March 2017). "Review: Loot Rascals (PS4)". Push Square. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Mayhew, Lindsay (6 April 2017). "Review: Loot Rascals (Sony PlayStation 4)". Digitally Downloaded. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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