Posted on: January 6, 2013

SirAstral

Игр: 816 Отзывов: 32

Great Concept but Flawed

This game has a great game-play concept behind it, however 'arbitrary' difficulty mechanics prevent the game from really shining as it could or should. One example of the arbitrary difficulty is that your own weapons stop charging if an enemy ship cloaks, while they can continue to charge weapons and fire at you if they have the stealth weapon mod. This game is fun, but making a simple mistake can be punishing. Winning the game is not done by skill but by luck. You can make zero mistakes in a game and die quickly, and in other games you can make a lot of mistakes and still limp along far into the game. But to win, you have to get lucky as well as barely make any mistakes. I have played the game several times too many to count now and have only beat it 3 times. I am fairly certain my failure rate is over 80%. Most of the time I reset the game early because i was handed an absolutely bad wrap at first by visiting 3 systems in a row where nothing was there or that a shop was pointlessly place at the start of the 1st sector. This is the sort of game where you get the "I played FTL and survived" T-Shirt. If you are not the type of player that can tolerate inane/insane difficulty mechanics then I invite you to buy and play a copy of FTL - You will finally learn what a Love/Hate relationship is.

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Posted on: October 17, 2012

faction55

Игр: 11 Отзывов: 1

Not bad but not as good as the hype

By no means is this a bad game, but it's incredibly random. Rolling an 8 sided die is about the same as a session of FTL, since you can and will lose plenty of games purely because you don't happen upon things that you require. I've played many roguelikes but i've never played one anywhere near this random - I can win a game of nethack, dungeons of dredmor, tome4 etc 90% of the time but such a feat in FTL requires abuse of one of a few specific overpowered ship models. I'm guessing most of the hype comes from people who aren't roguelike players or people latching on to the "old school+space" tags. It's not anything special, although it does fill a niche that no other game really does right now, being a roguelike where you fly a spaceship around.

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Posted on: September 14, 2012

Ishbane

Владелец игры

Игр: 262 Отзывов: 2

Truly infinte replay value

No two playthrough have been the same for me, every new ship feels different, like Babylon 5 versus DS9 vs Firefly vs. Star Wars. The glorious feeling of leading a rag-tag-veteran-crew into the final battle, utilizing the techniques i learned on the way is unmatched. I boarded enemy vessels and teleported bombs into the unsuspecting enemy crews sickbay, i went full glasscannon with a stealth cruiser, swarmed the enemy with drones and cut ships in half with laser artillery. My men secured colonies, freed slaves, gazed into the endlessness of time itself and cut their way through subsytems in lifeless robotic ships. Even though i try not to lose sight of damage values and cooldowns dictating the gameplay, i can't help but feel immersed in FTL's universe, feel like being part of its history, time and time again.

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Posted on: April 6, 2014

dr_loove

Владелец игры

Игр: 336 Отзывов: 9

For Patient (Masochistic) Gamers

This game really will make you feel like a space captain and it was that feeling that really kept me playing this game as long as I did. I enjoyed building up my ship and my crew and battling it out against other ships across the galaxy. Ultimately though my patience for this game ran out. The game is not balanced at all and the randomness of each galaxy often pits you against impossible odds so that even if you manage to build a great ship and you have some winning strategies you still won't be able to win. The only way to win, ultimately, is to spend hours unlocking better and better starting ships. I don't like grinding and I don't like watching my ship that I spent so long building up get vaporized for no good reason at all. I just feel like there has to be a better way for this game to play out rather than constantly punishing you just for pushing the start button. I write all this only to warn you so that if you do get this game you are in the right mindset to play it. It will certainly train up your patience as a gamer.

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Posted on: June 19, 2022

jehuti_mecha

Владелец игры

Игр: 247 Отзывов: 23

A music relaxing rogue

It is a Rogue, that means the difficulty is off the charts even on easy for certain spaceships. The game is about learning how to attach to the best strategies to survive and learning the strong qualities about different ships, crews, weapons and devices. The quickest way is to see expert players for better understanding of the game mechanics because it can be frustrating to learn though constant personal failings. And is more enjoyable to share the struggle with others. But once mastered is very enjoyable and one of the best out there. There are also secrets and events (if you are impatient look how to get it) that can make your travels more spicy. Not recommended for people without patience, time or that can't stand a big learning curve. Afterall not everyone learns at the same pace or enjoys the thrill of randomness. The plot and ending is always the same the only difference is how you get to it and a lot can happen, that i know and quite of times, enjoy.

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