Loot Crate June 2016 unboxing and review: Dystopia

The good kind of dystopia, we guess?

Going strictly by its dictionary definition, we really shouldn’t look forward to a dystopia of any kind, no matter what the cause. Yet we seem to keep going back to images of messed up futures over and over in pop culture anyway.

And hey, some of those dark futures end up being pretty damn cool as long as we’re only watching or playing in them. Thus, it makes perfect sense for the Loot Crate June 2016 shipment to sport a “Dystopia” theme.

We can ponder later what it means that we think we’re doomed. For now, let’s see what’s inside this box, shall we?

Loot Crate June 2016 – Dystopia

Three items peek out at you right away. We’ll start with the most instantly identifiable one …

Fallout 4 Power Armor Dorbz (from Funko)

I admit to having a soft spot in my heart for these little guys, so I was happy to see one of the Dorbz in this box. The only downside? No way to tell if the person inside the Power Armor is smiling like all the rest of them. We’ll just go ahead and assume he is.

Exclusive The Matrix Puzzle (from Cardinal Games)

Yes kids, before we had the internet, we had to amuse ourselves in other ways. Sometimes that meant breaking a picture into a ton of pieces and then trying to put them all back together. Jokes aside, this is a cool item, is just the right size/challenge level at 300 pieces, and wisely focuses on the original movie instead of one of the sequels.

Exclusive RoboCop T-Shirt (from Grey Matter Art)

It’s easy to forget that Loot Crate didn’t originally start out with a t-shirt in every box, adapting that practice after it became the geek subscription service norm (which is odd since Loot Crate was the pioneer, but I digress). Anyway, while it’s not fair to say the shirts have been afterthoughts so far, this is the first one that I unrolled and thought, “Wow.” It’s a really awesome graphic that will make an impression on anyone who sees it. Good on both Grey Matter Art and Loot Crate for this one.

Everything Else

Kind of a mixed bag here in the second layer of goodies. The Exclusive Bioshock Infinite Key Blank is both cool and useful, as you can actually get it cut to be a real key if you so desire. Not so much for Terminator 2 Metal Print, which is one of those things that you get, look at and still aren’t really sure what it’s supposed to be. It almost seems like it should be the lid to some kind of tin. Also, my kids saw it and had no idea what it was from, which made me feel both sad and old.

Value Proposition

As usual, no qualms here. The shirt and the Dorbz figure easily get you your money’s worth, even with shipping factored in. The Terminator 2 thingie is probably a little more than I figure, the puzzle is a few bucks, and while normal key blanks are really cheap, this one is a collectible too. Solid value all around.

For what it’s worth, I liked the “Dystopia” theme more than last month’s “Power,” and the assortment was put over the top by the really cool shirt. Plus nothing in this crate stands out as an item that will be recalled, which is always a plus.

Disclosure: FanSided was provided with a free Loot Crate June 2016 box for the purposes of this review.

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