I think FTL is a simple game at its core, although it quickly unravels to be a game of infinite possibilities and challenges. You have a small band of crew on a mostly bare-bones ship, and you must make a trek across a large and hostile galaxy, chased by rebel forces and hounded by a very politically divided galaxy.
You have to treasure every resource you have as a single crew member lost or a pile of scrap wasted can be a detriment to your crew. As you navigate these seemingly impossible odds, you start to gain a newfound appreciation of what few things you started with as you turn this seemingly unwinnable situation around and build your ship into a formidable juggernaut. When you finally reach the end, you’ll realize how far you’ve come to achieve your first victory.
FTL’s a top-down strategy game that slightly resembles Starfield in some circumstances (except this
game’s much older) and the Oregon Trail in others. You must carefully manage your crew and ship to
make sure that it can survive the long journey to your destination, upgrading your weapons, engines,
shields, and reactor to give you an edge against the various enemies you will encounter in the game. The
game is centered around strengthening your ship to make it stronger than the enemies you will encounter, which get much harder the further you progress. If your ship falls behind the very steep
difficulty curve, you will find it exceedingly difficult to win the game.
This is a game for many people. Whether you like the challenge, the surprisingly well-written story, or
simply want to jam to the awesome soundtrack by Ben Prunty, FTL makes for a fun, albeit frustrating
experience, for people trying out the game. The game’s difficulty will definitely put some people off, but with experience, the game gets fairly simple. The tutorial does a decent job of teaching you most aspects of the game, so you will not be left in the dark on how to play.
This game can be purchased on Steam for PC, Mac, and iPad, and there’s no ads or microtransactions. You buy the game once, you can play it anytime, offline. The story’s one of the strong spots of the game, as every jump gives you a sort of mini-text adventure, with choices of various moral immorality. Fool an alien to join you by convincing them you’re a God? Steal a settlement’s resources with a pirate? There are hundreds of unique mini stories that you can go through, making the game very re-playable.
In conclusion, FTL’s a good game! It may be difficult, but there’s much to like about
In conclusion, FTL’s a good game! It may be difficult, but there’s much to like about
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