Mick Fraser

Northampton

Editor and Co-Founder at Loot Level Chill

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Articles

Revenge of the Savage Planet interview: “we have an idea for a third game that would be amazing”

4 days ago | lootlevelchill.com | Mick Fraser

If you read our review of Revenge of the Savage Planet (and you really should have!) you’ll know that we really, really liked it. Its mix of exploration, Metroidvania-like progression, and silly but fun comedy was an instant win for us. We like it so much in fact, that we sat down for a chat with Alex Hutchinson, Creative Director at Raccoon Logic to dig into the team’s inspirations, challenges, and future aspirations. Read on for all the details. What prompted the change from first to third person?
Hell Is Us demo available now until June 16

5 days ago | lootlevelchill.com | Mick Fraser

Rogue Factor and publisher Nacon have dropped a gameplay trailer for upcoming third person action adventure game, Hell Is Us, available on Steam until June 16. Set in alternate version of the 1990s, Hell Is Us takes place in a fictional European country called Hadea, where your protagonist Remi struggles to survive while trying to uncover his own mysterious origins.
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy coming from Rogue Trader dev Owlcat Games

2 weeks ago | lootlevelchill.com | Mick Fraser

During the Warhammer Skulls showcase, Owlcat games revealed their new upcoming CRPG set in the Warhammer 40K universe: Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. While still supporting their previous CRPG, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, Owlcat are busy working on Dark Heresy, another party-based adventure, this time exploring the brutal, unflinching bureaucracy of the Inquisition.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition announced during Warhammer Skulls | Loot Level Chill

2 weeks ago | lootlevelchill.com | Mick Fraser

One of the most interesting announcement that came out of the Warhammer Skulls event this week was that developer Sneaky Box is preparing to release Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – Master Crafted Edition, a 4K re-release of Relic Entertainment’s third-person classic. Originally released in 2011, Space Marine introduced the world to Captain Demetrian Titus, then played by Mark Strong.
Survive the Fall review

2 weeks ago | lootlevelchill.com | Mick Fraser

Pitching its ragged tent in the no man’s land between Stranded: Alien Dawn and State of Decay, Survive the Fall is a new post-apocalyptic tactical adventure that sees you guiding a bunch of beleaguered survivors through a dying world, one scavenged supply cache at a time. Developed by Angry Bull, it’s a survival game that doesn’t, for once, take place in the ruined husks of forgotten towns or endless canvas shanty camps, but out in the wilderness of middle America.
Blades of Fire review

2 weeks ago | lootlevelchill.com | Mick Fraser

One thing an action-adventure game needs above all else is conflict. The story needs stakes, the higher the better, to motivate the protagonist and, by extension, the player. We want to know we’re saving something worth saving, from a threat that no one else can stand up to, because we are the Hero. The central conceit in Blades of Fire fails to stoke quite the same flame in my belly.
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream preview: Stealth never looked so good

2 weeks ago | lootlevelchill.com | Mick Fraser

There was a moment while playing through the preview build of Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream from River End Games that I had to stop and look up the development team, just to try to understand the pedigree of the people behind it. It has come out of the clear blue sky, by all accounts, developed by undoubted industry veterans but with almost no pomp or circumstance. After playing it for just a few hours, these facts make little sense to me. For a start, Eriksholm is stunning.
Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer review

2 weeks ago | lootlevelchill.com | Mick Fraser

I couldn’t shake the feeling while playing Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer that having the game set in the 90s was somehow more important to the creators than making the story make sense. In the original game, set in 1995, protagonist Kathy Rain was a journalism major drawn into a cult conspiracy after the passing of her grandfather.
Turtle Beach Afterglow Wave wired controller review

2 weeks ago | lootlevelchill.com | Mick Fraser

Between myself and four teenage kids who play a hell of a lot games, my house has a tendency to burn through controllers like nobody’s business. It’s where gaming accessories go to die, and so I’m always on the lookout for affordable but dependable controllers like the Turtle Beach Afterglow Wave Wired Controller. I tend to go for solid brands with budget options, as they last a little longer and don’t break my heart when they inevitably develop problems.
8BitDo Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller review

3 weeks ago | lootlevelchill.com | Mick Fraser

I’ll admit I’m not a huge mobile gamer. I dip in and out of Diablo Immortal, and I’ve been losing half an hour here and there to Warhammer 40K: Tacticus for a while, but if I’m gaming on my phone it’s usually a crossword app or whatever match-3 game my favourite celebrity recently endorsed. But big hands and small screens don’t always go comfortably together, so the addition of the 8BitDo Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller to my life has been a bit of a net positive.