{"name":"Loot River","url":"https://www.hodnoceniher.cz/en/game/loot-river","releaseDate":"2022-05-03","averageRating":88,"reviewsCount":2,"platforms":["PC","Xbox One","PS4","PS5","Xbox Series X|S"],"reviews":[{"server":"HardcoreGamer","url":"https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-loot-river/422014/","date":"2022-05-03","rating":4.5,"ratingBase":5,"ratingPercent":90,"abstract":"Even occasional bugs and minor inconsistencies on challenge do little to sully a terrific first try for straka.studio and the team’s own foray into the over-saturated realm of roguelite releases. To say Loot River is a game mechanically and visually enticing would be to downplay just what makes a game of this stature such a treat to repeatedly explore. Unusual a pitch it might’ve sounded, the eccentric implication that “Dark Souls meets Tetris” isn’t entirely unwarranted. In a game whose novel implementation of movement alone is one with a plentiful amount of offensive, defensive and tactical potential, let alone a mere tool for traversal that can be as equally costly as it is a helpful aid. Just like its technical niceties that add so much to the pixelated aesthetic, it’s what the game doesn’t reveal at the outset — and thus, that desire to figure out the true path to success — that is by far the most impressive thing about Loot River. One that not only justifies its quirky alternative to run-based progression, but through it transforms the game from that of a humble roguelite into one that, strangely enough, is just as much puzzle-platformer as it is grueling dungeon-crawler. That initial leftfield and admittedly attention-grabbing pitch was reason enough to ponder. It’s what Loot River slowly but inevitably drip-feeds further in that truly makes straka.studio’s creation a stand-out in 2022."},{"server":"Game Informer","url":"https://www.gameinformer.com/review/loot-river/pieces-sailing-into-place","date":"2022-05-03","rating":8.5,"ratingBase":10,"ratingPercent":85,"abstract":"Its roguelike structure can be taxing, but Loot River is a hard-to-put-down loop of puzzle-solving traversal and intense combat."}],"updatedAt":"2022-05-03"}