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Evocreo is a perfectly competent monster collecting game, but its lack of charm and derivative nature make it tough to recommend.

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Evocreo review | Loot Level Chill

Monster-catching time.

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January 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM

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Romeo is a Dead Man preview: Slicing and shooting with glee

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Romeo is a Dead Man preview: Slicing and shooting with glee | Loot Level Chill

Romeo is a Dead Man is the latest in a long weird line of games, and based on the first chapter it's going to be a delightful one.

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January 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM

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Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is a wonderful alternative to normal person football games, with all the anime nonsense you could ever want.

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Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road review | Loot Level Chill

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is wonderful alternative to normal person football games, with all the anime nonsense you could ever want.

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January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes is a solid, good-looking, well-paced standalone story that's well worth playing through for fans of the main game.

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes review | Loot Level Chill

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes is a solid, good-looking, well-paced standalone story that's well worth playing through for fans of the main game.

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January 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM

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Yu-Gi-Oh is introducing Extended art cards in Rarity Collection 5

Yu-Gi-Oh is introducing Extended art cards in Rarity Collection 5 | Loot Level Chill

Yu-Gi-Oh is introducing Extended art cards in Rarity Collection 5, and they look gorgeous.

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January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM

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Loot Level Chill Game of the Year 2025 Top Ten: Dispatch, Clair Obscur, Ball x Pit, and more

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Loot Level Chill Game of the Year 2025 Top Ten: Dispatch, Clair Obscur, Ball x Pit, and more | Loot Level Chill

It's already becoming a cliche to say "it's been an incredible year for games", yet despite so much negativity, it truly has been a banner year for that thing we love doing with a controller.

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December 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM

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Kieran Singh’s Top 10 Games of the Year.

Yes, Baby Steps made the list.
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Kieran Singh’s Top 10 Games of the Year | Loot Level Chill

Another downright fantastic year for gaming, 2025 had a bit of something for everyone and if you disagree then I simply do not believe you.

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December 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM

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Lyle Pendle’s Top 10 Games of the Year: It's been a good year, folks.

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Lyle Pendle’s Top 10 Games of the Year | Loot Level Chill

Every single year I think that gaming couldn't possibly get better, and every year I am proven wrong. 2025 has truly had something that everyone will enjoy.

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December 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a hugely entertaining experience with a gorgeous atmospheric world, but it just doesn't quite feel enough like Metroid.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond review | Loot Level Chill

Metroid Prime 4 has certainly proved to be a divisive branch of this long running series, but for its world alone it absolutely should be experienced.

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December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Playing with mouse control on the Switch 2 is so much more comfortable with the Imp Tech LED mouse adapters, and they're stylish too.

Imp Tech LED mouse adapter for Switch 2 review | Loot Level Chill

Playing with mouse control on the Switch 2 is so much more comfortable with the Imp Tech LED mouse adapters, and they're stylish too.

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December 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM

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The Snakebyte Gamepad Pro S2 is great quality controller that's let down by some significant connectivity and input lag issues which unfortunately make it hard to recommend.

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Snakebyte Gamepad Pro S2 review | Loot Level Chill

A great quality controller that's let down by some significant connectivity and input lag issues which unfortunately make it hard to recommend.

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December 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM

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Boxing Day boredom settled in?

Fear not, our final LLC Podcast Award is out now, and it's the big one: Game of the Year 2025!

Over two hours of us crafting the perfect list, which wasn't easy considering the year we've had. Let us know what you think!

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LLC Podcast 2025 Awards: Game of the Year Top 10

The finale of our week of 2025 celebrations is here, as we sum up all we've decided over the past week, and make a top ten games of 2025. Enjoy! Website: https://lootlevelchill.com/ Patreon:…

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December 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM

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Got a couple of hours spare after Christmas Dinner? Want to spend it watching us debate whether Clair Obscur or Baby Steps has a better story?

Grab your partner, kids, in-laws and pets and settle in for the LLC awards Best Story and Best Moment of 2025!

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LLC Podcast 2025 Awards: Best Story & Best Moment

This is a full on spoilercast for some of the biggest games of 2025, as we dissect the narratives and moments that made them so special. It's time for two categories: best moment, and first up, best…

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December 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM

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Merry Christmas everyone! Did Santa bring you any gaming goodies? 🧑🏻‍🎄🎮

December 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM

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Day 3 of the LLC Podcast 2025 Awards: Nicest Surprise and Best New Character!

Possibly our most contentious day of the entire week 👀

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LLC Podcast 2025 Awards: Nicest Surprise and Best New Character

We're starting to get a little spoiler-y now, as Best New Character means we have to talk about stories in games, but before that, what is the nicest surprise of a game in 2025? Our awards season…

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December 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM

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Btw if you want to treat yourself this Christmas then a few quid a month on our Patreon gets you early access to podcasts like our mega awards casts, exclusive Patreon-only pods, plus you'll join our cosy little Discord server ❤️

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December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM

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Continuing the LLC Podcast 2025 Awards today we're chatting through a pair of spectacles: Best Audio Spectacle and Best Video Spectacle!

What were your favourite looking/sounding games of the year?

Check back tomorrow for Day 3 where we get spicy 👀

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LLC Podcast 2025 Awards: Best Spectacle

Our best spectacle category is here, and we've split it into audio and visual, so we can coo over which games in 2025 looked and sounded the best. Top threes for these one, and no spoilers.…

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December 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM

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It's that time of year: time for us to get together for multiple hours at a time to decide our fave games of the year across several categories!

We kicked things off yesterday with Best Re-release/Best Multiplayer, how do our lists stack up to yours?

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LLC Podcast 2025 Awards: Best re-release & Best Multiplayer

It's time to talk about the best games of 2025, and what better way to do it than with lengthy podcast discussions. The first of our special run of episodes is about best re-release and best…

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December 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM

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While maybe not as spectacular as the main story, Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimensions adds loads of content and Pokémon to the game.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Mega Dimension DLC review | Loot Level Chill

While maybe not as spectacular as the main story, Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimensions adds loads of content and Pokémon to the game.

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December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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As a potential party piece or just something to do instead of the usual evening of AAA gaming, the G’aim’e Light Gun is a cool device.

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G’aim’e Light Gun review | Loot Level Chill

As a potential party piece or just something to do instead of the usual evening of AAA gaming, the G’aim’e Light Gun is a cool device.

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December 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM

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Dunjungle is a fun and familiar Roguelike with smooth combat, plenty of punishment, and loads of content for those who want to play forever.

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Dunjungle review | Loot Level Chill

Dunjungle is a fun and familiar Roguelike with smooth combat, plenty of punishment, and loads of content for those who want to play forever.

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December 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM

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There's not a whole lot wrong with Storm Lancers, but it really struggles to hang with its peers thanks to a lack of randomness and just okay combat.

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Storm Lancers review | Loot Level Chill

There's not a whole lot wrong with Storm Lancers, but it really struggles to hang with its peers thanks to a lack of randomness and just okay combat.

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December 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM

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The Department interview: “we literally wouldn’t be where we are now without Wales’ support”

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The Department interview: “we literally wouldn’t be where we are now without Wales’ support” | Loot Level Chill

We spoke to Producer on The Department, Connor Simmons, real-life experiences that go into the game, how important the Welsh dev scene is, and much more.

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December 16, 2025 at 9:23 AM

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Skate Story is a fantastic entry into the skating genre, not only by virtue of being unlike anything else we’ve seen before, but also because mechanically it’s just a very good skateboarding game.

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