Posted on: September 8, 2018

Paesino

Games: 35 Reviews: 4

I Was 100% SURE Wouldn't like it, boy...

I SAID TO MYSELF: Indie game? Very rarely good, Minecraft, Terraria - but that's it I GOOGLED WHAT ROGUELIKE IS, AND THOUGHT This is going to suck, I never played but I can see myself hating this I was so wrong! Premise: If you're reading the reviews, I'm pretty sure you read the specs - Indie, Roguelike (you probably didn't know what it was before googling, you got pretty convinced it wasn't your cup of tea at all), the unlock mechanics, among other elements-and yelled <<There's nothing attractive to it except for the "starship commander" novelty in it, which probably fades pretty quick, bah!>> That's pretty much what I thought, was sure that no review read would change it, too. That catered an unusual fanbase, that's liked by that group and that's it. I was sure of so for the circa 2 years I've known the existence of this game but not played. All I've to say after all these hours: I'm still not fatigated, and that those were the most efficient couple of bucks shelled - One of the reasons I bought it was because of price, the other was that I always try to try new things - to not root in stubborn behaviors. I won't enter that much in the concrete stuff of it, most reviews already do so. My max: the mechanics are genuinely well crafted, it's a gameplay focused game, so much so, that different ships do have very different vibes, comparable to different classes in rpgs (mage vs warrior) more than the in-class specialization - that's ship layout. "Nah, I won't try it, I get it exceeded your expectations, but I'm pretty sure it's not for me" THE WHOLE FUCKING POINT OF THIS REVIEW IS THAT I WAS PRETTY SURE, THAT IS A FAULTY ARGUMENT, 90% of you in this position of doubt would end up loving the game if purchased. My expectations were rating it a solid 5/10 after some hours of gameplay. Now after actually playing it, my real rating is 9,5/10. Since online services (amazon, uber,etc.) votes' philosophy is different from a critique, 5★ are the perfect choice

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Posted on: December 19, 2018

krasnij

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Games: 120 Reviews: 1

Great, addictive game.

Great game for spending countless hours in it. Sure, the RNG can be unforgiving but don't be mistaken - proper strategy will get you far. Absolute must have.

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Posted on: January 3, 2019

mathiastools

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Games: Reviews: 1

Masterpiece game in its genre

67+ hours and still lovin it! First few plays I thought stupid, that you can't save the state, as in classic RPG, but then I understood, that this game is NOT to win and never play again, but it focuses on replayability. I still have dozens of approches left, I am only playing on easy difficulty, so I expect this game will last long. Great is that you can play it for a few minutes of hours, you can pause it, you don't need long time to dive back in. Possibly this is the game with best replayability I ever played, far better than Diablo 2!

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Posted on: January 8, 2019

1sttomars

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Games: 202 Reviews: 3

Top 5 Best Games I've Ever Played

FTL is one of the best video games I've played. Its simplicity allows one to get a handle of the game relatively quickly and it's easy to play through a game without knocking out an entire evening. Perhaps this is the best part of FTL: being able to start and stop, jump in and jump out of the game without too much investment. Its soundtrack is top notch, the developers are independent and the game is fantastic. Highly recommend.

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Posted on: May 17, 2019

entroxseven

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Games: 63 Reviews: 1

Motivating simplistic space-adventure

I only discovered this game recently because I was looking for good space exploration games. I really like the concept of space exploration and managing your spaceship and I usually don't like rogue-likes or beeing forced to make choices due to time constraints, but in this case it is essential for the story and for ressource management. The difficulty of actually making it through the end is pretty high, but it is quite satisfying to see your strategy paying off at some point. You'll definitaly need a couple of runs to test out the possibilities and the essential features of your ship. I would highly recommend the advanced options as the vanilla options are a bit lacking. A bigger galaxy and more variation in the encounters is the only thing I would have liked to see to make it even better.

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