Will I like this game?

[Alienslayer2406]

Just bought this game but haven't installed it yet. I'm wondering if this might be a mistake, so I came here before I reached the two-hour mark.

FYI, I'm a huge sci-fi fan, and love the idea of flying through the galaxy with a ragtag crew of aliens.

[dyra55]

Game is hard and you probably need to do a few runs before you understand what you're doing but Space pause button during combat is your best friend

[Ray Robertson]

Chances are pretty good.

[Mike]

Originally posted by Alienslayer2406:

FYI, I'm a huge sci-fi fan, and love the idea of flying through the galaxy with a ragtag crew of aliens.

Personally, I'd say FTL is not a good game in terms of "role-playing adventure of a starship captain and their ragtag crew".

It has great atmosphere, setting, and writing; but the role-playing and story elements are minimal. They are very much in service of the gameplay, and the gameplay is quite challenging.

That being said, I know some people enjoy it just for the "sci-fi adventure" feeling, and don't mind repeatedly losing while doing that.

Where FTL really shines is it's wonderful, challenging, endlessly replayable gameplay. It's the most fascinating game I've ever played. It seems simple, but is extremely deep. It seems highly luck-dependent, but the best players have win rates of ~98% on Hard.

FTL is very much a thinking person's game. You can play it as a casual space adventure, and that might be fun for a while; but that completely misses its true beauty.

Anyway, it's cheap as chips, so I think you might as well play it. You're not risking much money, and it's one of the greatest games ever made. Hopefully you'll like it.

[SYSTEM GLITCH]

This is one of the best games ever made. Real good chance you will love it, but some people hate it for the challenge it brings.

[Alienslayer2406]

UPDATE: Played it for a couple hours last night. Pretty hard, but I love it.

[SYSTEM GLITCH]

Originally posted by Alienslayer2406:

UPDATE: Played it for a couple hours last night. Pretty hard, but I love it.

Welcome to the fold!

[Typha]

Not an RPG.

I think it would be easy to make it into a card game of sorts.

[Caramel_Clown]

Nobody can answer that question based only on "I like sci-fi". Games are more than the sum of their parts. Like setting, and having crew of aliens. Could at least give some pointers as to what games you like to play. Even then it's a shot in the dark. The game is deceptively simple and RNG-based in the beginning, like most rogue-likes. However, the more you play and understand game's systems the more depth will become apparent, and the ability to tip the randomness scale in your favor. That's how I would sum it up.

[Alienslayer2406]

Originally posted by Caramel_Clown:

Nobody can answer that question based only on "I like sci-fi". Games are more than the sum of their parts. Like setting, and having crew of aliens. Could at least give some pointers as to what games you like to play. Even then it's a shot in the dark. The game is deceptively simple and RNG-based in the beginning, like most rogue-likes. However, the more you play and understand game's systems the more depth will become apparent, and the ability to tip the randomness scale in your favor. That's how I would sum it up.

I've been playing for a few days now. This game is so unfair. I love it.

[Mr B.]

This game, although not my favourite, might be my most played.

It's utterly perfect for a quick blast and not getting to into something (though I often play far longer than intended).

Personally, I think it's an absoloute gem.

[Alienslayer2406]

Originally posted by Mr B.:

This game, although not my favourite, might be my most played.

It's utterly perfect for a quick blast and not getting to into something (though I often play far longer than intended).

Personally, I think it's an absoloute gem.

I've already got several hours in it lol.

[ZeroAffex]

I mean I like FTL enough and logged 100's of hours on an ipad that I was given for a job years ago but it got pretty stale for me, especially when I re-bought in on PC back in 2015. Just couldn't get back into it.

The game I fell in love with and in my opinion is superior would be Shortest Trip to Earth which is insanely underrated. I never beat FTL in all my hours and within my 2nd run on STE beat it. I really like random encounters and you'll see most of FTL's events in a few runs where as STE you can play over 100 hours and still come across something new.

I don't know. That game just clicks for how I want to play a coffee break space roguelike. Lots of ships, lots of upgrades, customization of crew and loadouts. Has much more focus on exploration and crew/ship management all in a whimsical universe full of strange aliens and subpar jokes.

Reminds me a lot of the universe from the anime Space Dandy tbh. If you ever feel like maybe FTL is missing something for you, check it out. Might like it. I know a lot of people who say STE is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ but to each their own. Just thought its worth mentioning that if FTL isn't your cup of tea, try STE :P

[Alienslayer2406]

Originally posted by ZeroAffex:

Reminds me a lot of the universe from the anime Space Dandy tbh.

At first you had my curiosity; now you have my attention.