Software: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
Hollow Ponds announced Loot Rascals for PC and PlayStation 4 on May 25, 2016, with a release date of early 2017.[2]
Reception
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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
- ↑ Campbell, Colin (2016-06-07), Watch cute alien indie game Loot Rascals in action, http://www.polygon.com/2016/6/7/11872616/loot-rascals-gameplay-preview, retrieved 2016-08-23
- ↑ Valdes, Giancarlo (25 May 2016). "Loot Rascals is a quirky alien-killing action game from ex-Hohokum developers". https://venturebeat.com/2016/05/25/loot-rascals-is-a-quirky-alien-killing-action-game-from-ex-hohokum-developers/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Loot Rascals for PC Reviews" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/loot-rascals/critic-reviews/?platform=pc.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Loot Rascals for PlayStation 4 Reviews" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/loot-rascals/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Valdez, Nick (2 March 2017). "Review: Loot Rascals" (in en-CA). https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-loot-rascals/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vazquez, Suriel (7 March 2017). "Loot Rascals Review - Delinquency By Chance" (in en). Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/games/loot_rascals/b/pc/archive/2017/03/07/loot-rascals-review.aspx. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 O'Connor, James (7 March 2017). "Loot Rascals Review". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/loot-rascals-review/1900-6416630/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Andersen, Kell (6 March 2017). "Review: Loot Rascals (PS4)". https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/loot_rascals.
- ↑ Mayhew, Lindsay (6 April 2017). "Review: Loot Rascals (Sony PlayStation 4)". http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2017/04/review-loot-rascals-sony-playstation-4.html.
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loot Rascals.
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