Loot Rascals

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.

Loot Rascals
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
ReleaseMarch 7, 2017
Genre(s)Roguelike, turn-based strategy
Mode(s)Single-player

Development

Hollow Ponds announced Loot Rascals for PC and PlayStation 4 on May 25, 2016, with a release date of early 2017.[2]

Reception

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
  1. Campbell, Colin (2016-06-07), Watch cute alien indie game Loot Rascals in action, retrieved 2016-08-23
  2. Valdes, Giancarlo (25 May 2016). "Loot Rascals is a quirky alien-killing action game from ex-Hohokum developers". VentureBeat. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. "Loot Rascals for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. "Loot Rascals for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. Valdez, Nick (2 March 2017). "Review: Loot Rascals". Destructoid. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. Vazquez, Suriel (7 March 2017). "Loot Rascals Review - Delinquency By Chance". Game Informer. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. O'Connor, James (7 March 2017). "Loot Rascals Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  8. Andersen, Kell (6 March 2017). "Review: Loot Rascals (PS4)". Push Square. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  9. Mayhew, Lindsay (6 April 2017). "Review: Loot Rascals (Sony PlayStation 4)". Digitally Downloaded. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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