![]() It won countless awards and plaudits within the games industry, as well as having the developers recognised by non-gaming entities, such as Forbes. It was highly praised for its gameplay and design, offering one of the most balanced procedurally generated, rogue-like experiences in modern gaming. Originally a well-received Kickstarter project by Subset Games, FTL: Faster Than Light was a runaway success when it was released at the tail end of 2012. The young man looked confused and handed me the piece of paper. The last war cost me more than I can put into words. I’m too fucking old and too fucking tired. “ Former Captain ToffChops of the starship GamingLives XXXXXIIII,” I told him, eyeing the Federation insignia on his jacket. He raced over, waving a piece of paper, bellowing as loud as he could: “ Are you Captain ToffChops? Sir, you have to come with me!” He couldn’t have been more than eighteen years old. As if on cue, the bar doors burst open and a young human male ran towards me. The fight to carry on living was enough of a battle for me. I’d got my whiskey, I’d got my Rockman that looked like he’d just had a Zoltan shoved up his ass I didn’t need no Federation and I didn’t need no fight. ![]() Not for all the scrap on the Engi homeworld. For some higher-up to turn around and go “ Captain ToffChops, he who saved the Federation and brought peace to the universe. ![]() Unfortunately, former starship captains and war heroes don’t have much to do except drink away their success and wait for the next big thing to occur. I’d rather sit in a Mantis prison with a rotting Slug than have to look at his mug again. I forget his name, but christ was he ugly. The constant threat of defeat adds importance and tension to every action.I was sitting at the bar when it happened, shot glass in hand, counting down the minutes until that ugly-as-hell Rockman returned with my dinner. Permadeath means when you die, there's no coming back. No two play-throughs will be quite the same. Each play-through will feature different enemies, events, and results to your decisions. Hundreds of text based encounters will force you to make tough decisions. Upgrade your ship and unlock new ones with the help of seven diverse alien races. Pause the game mid-combat to evaluate your strategy and give orders. Give orders to your crew, manage ship power distribution and choose weapon targets in the heat of battle. What will you do if a heavy missile barrage shuts down your shields? Reroute all power to the engines in an attempt to escape, power up additional weapons to blow your enemy out of the sky, or take the fight to them with a boarding party? This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat. It's a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. In FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. Game Developers Choice Awards 2013 - Best Debut: Subset Games Indie Game Festival 2013 - Audience Award Indie Game Festival 2013 - Excellence in Design The award winning PC spaceship simulation game from Subset Games comes to iPad! Includes the free expansion, FTL: Advanced Edition, which adds new ships, enemies, events, weapons, and more!
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