Why FTL Is So Awesome

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  • Опубліковано 9 січ 2020
  • FTL (Faster Than Light) is a roguelike-like game where you travel across space and get destroyed every ten minutes by a ship that is way more powerful than it should be.... but it is still an AWESOME game!
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    On this channel I like to cover games that have failed, games that have died, nostalgic stuff, and games that are awesome. In today's video we talk about Faster Than Light and why it is such an amazing game.
    #FTL #RoboKast #FasterThanLight
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  • @robokast
    @robokast  4 роки тому +961

    So I guess I mixed up the federation and rebellion for some reason. Don't know how I managed to do that when I have been playing this game for hours. Probably because I never beat the flagship anyways so whoops.

    • @birdestbird4204
      @birdestbird4204 4 роки тому +17

      sad

    • @swagwizard4376
      @swagwizard4376 4 роки тому +38

      yeah, when i played this game, i unlocked almost every ship, as well as almost all of their variants but i never once beat the flagship

    • @Sampledcape5333
      @Sampledcape5333 4 роки тому +7

      @@swagwizard4376 flagship too op plz nerf

    • @lainhyugatha3762
      @lainhyugatha3762 4 роки тому +20

      I beat the flagship once and when I did it was so goddamn satisfying

    • @Sampledcape5333
      @Sampledcape5333 4 роки тому +1

      @@lainhyugatha3762 I hope it is

  • @kanate1444
    @kanate1444 4 роки тому +971

    I have to say it. You're being pursued by the Rebel fleet, you ARE the federation.
    (Unless something changed)

    • @Sampledcape5333
      @Sampledcape5333 4 роки тому +57

      No you are federation, rebels are chasing you, it's not gonna change.

    • @maximdebusschere1678
      @maximdebusschere1678 4 роки тому +19

      PLOT TWIST !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @MoutHero
      @MoutHero 4 роки тому +4

      I AM VERY TRIGGERED

    • @prismmind6219
      @prismmind6219 4 роки тому +8

      Thanks glad to know I didn't have to comment this.

    • @robertsmalls2293
      @robertsmalls2293 3 роки тому +11

      That’s because it’s implied that the Rebels are winning against the Federation. The Federation Fleet that helps you in the final sector is the last stand.

  • @Vindsay
    @Vindsay 4 роки тому +569

    found out about FTL years ago i never expected to see it in my youtube feed in 2020 tho

    • @toenee
      @toenee 4 роки тому +2

      Vindsay you just saying 2020 still feels weird

    • @NonstopRam
      @NonstopRam 4 роки тому

      It was recently added to Xbox game pass on PC.

    • @tntnyny
      @tntnyny 2 роки тому

      I just discovered this game. Some of the ship designs remind me of the old game Starflight

    • @Jesse-cb9cz
      @Jesse-cb9cz 2 місяці тому

      Imagine seeing it in 2024

  • @dominatordan3419
    @dominatordan3419 4 роки тому +342

    Not hating but watching* this man put out fire manually and not opening gr the air locks was painful

    • @stardustarcader9360
      @stardustarcader9360 4 роки тому +12

      It hurt mentally and physically

    • @franconunez925
      @franconunez925 4 роки тому +17

      Yeah, because you know? The secrets of the universe are IN THE DOORS!

    • @bobthebox2993
      @bobthebox2993 2 роки тому +4

      "Those who control the doors conrol space"
      -Kyle

  • @PattPlays
    @PattPlays 4 роки тому +343

    5:05
    OHHH MY GOD HE DOESN"T USE THE DOORS.
    SOMEONE TELL THEM ABOUT THE DOORS.
    Watch the door-monster video at the VERY LEAST! UUUSE THE DOOOOORS!!!

    • @renewincelestian5007
      @renewincelestian5007 4 роки тому +9

      The problem is that. The oxygen is down so he. Will be stuck there or atleast sacrifise 1 crew (sry non english native)

    • @PursuitSk8
      @PursuitSk8 4 роки тому +28

      @@renewincelestian5007 just repair it while they destroy the weapon system, and then empty all the oxygen except for the medical room

    • @therandomlaniusedward2140
      @therandomlaniusedward2140 4 роки тому +23

      "Who controls the doors controls the universe."

    • @benshaffer9915
      @benshaffer9915 4 роки тому

      He does use the doors tho

    • @sandropazdg8106
      @sandropazdg8106 4 роки тому +6

      After seen the whole video I can se that he has many times not even bother to upgrade doors

  • @endeyfire
    @endeyfire 4 роки тому +214

    2:35 yo, fact check here. YOU as the player ARE the federation. the REBELLION are the ones chasing you down. they dont call the end game boss a "rebellion" flagship for nothing.

    • @matthewwynn3025
      @matthewwynn3025 4 роки тому +5

      Facts, annoyed me too lol

    • @sosig6445
      @sosig6445 4 роки тому +16

      a suprising amount of people mix them up... but come fucking' on rebel fighters and rebel riggers are the most common enemies, how do you come to a conqlusion that YOU are the rebellion while constantly fighting the rebels....

    • @fbgdurkio4705
      @fbgdurkio4705 3 роки тому

      Who asked tho?

    • @Gooning312
      @Gooning312 3 роки тому +5

      @@fbgdurkio4705 Nobody asked. Not even you.

    • @Lonk0063
      @Lonk0063 2 роки тому

      More like 2:30

  • @ivanrpribeiro5725
    @ivanrpribeiro5725 4 роки тому +92

    I love the boardgame aspect of it. You spend a lot of time planning and playing on pause, and to me that cranks up the tension - watching your commands unfold and at the same time try to plan your next moves based on what the enemy did

    • @merk7721
      @merk7721 2 роки тому +2

      And then there's me:
      *THERE'S A PAUSE BUTTON?*

    • @randallflagg6271
      @randallflagg6271 Рік тому

      ​@@merk7721 That was like me with Shalnor: Legends--"What? There's a DASH button??!!!"

  • @Sampledcape5333
    @Sampledcape5333 4 роки тому +262

    Also here's a tip for you Robo, if you have intruders? Upgrade your doors and opens the air locks and let them suffocate, same with fire, you won't have to take damage just take the air out of the room

    • @hyperjohn6627
      @hyperjohn6627 4 роки тому +6

      It takes a lot of experience to pull it off correctly and efficiently, otherwise your crew dies along with them lol.

    • @blshouse
      @blshouse 4 роки тому +36

      @@hyperjohn6627 The experience being; learning to send your crew to med bay...

    • @hyperjohn6627
      @hyperjohn6627 4 роки тому +1

      We if you only have level 1 teleporters or leave your weapons on autofire, it really risky for an inexperienced player.

    • @Sampledcape5333
      @Sampledcape5333 4 роки тому +1

      @@hyperjohn6627 you know you could leave the weapons person in the weapon area, plus by the time intruders come you would at least have level two doors

    • @bobthebox2993
      @bobthebox2993 2 роки тому +7

      Don't even need upgraded doors, just send your crew to the medbay and open every single other door on the ship. The enemy will be forced to fight in the medbay (unless the boarders are Lumeris, fuck Lumeris boarders)
      Note: this is a tip that only really applies to the boarder event, when an enemy ship teleports their crew to you, you probably cannot afford for everyone to leave their situations

  • @baseupp12
    @baseupp12 4 роки тому +200

    FTL Remember the most important thing in this game is to know how to use the doors
    Bonus points if anyone knows where this reference is from

    • @damaskusseraph6046
      @damaskusseraph6046 4 роки тому +17

      baseupp12 control the doors you control space

    • @AstralDragn
      @AstralDragn 4 роки тому +16

      Control space, and you control the universe...~

    • @Lerndmina
      @Lerndmina 4 роки тому +3

      Yes
      ua-cam.com/video/RVHw5Hcat9s/v-deo.html

    • @diegokevin3824
      @diegokevin3824 4 роки тому +17

      Fire on board 101 / Boarders on board 101
      1 - All crew to medbay
      2 - Vent atmosphere
      3 - Is threta over?
      4.1 - If no, go to step 1
      4.2 - If yes close doors regain atmosphere
      5 - If O2 room is kaput, get crew to take turns running between repairing O2 and healing their asphixia on medbay
      Another sucessful jump away from the Rebellion!

    • @schematic2684
      @schematic2684 4 роки тому +2

      I didnt exactly know where this was from so I guessed Door Monster and was right!

  • @jose2226
    @jose2226 4 роки тому +154

    It's OST is amazing

    • @boris8515
      @boris8515 4 роки тому

      Yes, its awesome!

    • @zn4452
      @zn4452 4 роки тому +1

      favs are engi battle and colonial battle, oh and slug battle

    • @Marinealver
      @Marinealver 3 роки тому +2

      Ben Prutniy can join the ranks with Mick Gordon, Marty O'Donnell, Frank Keplacki, and Michael Salvatore as Video Game Music geniuses.

    • @dennisv1882
      @dennisv1882 3 роки тому

      I agree, I listen to it all the time!

    • @SyrupSnake
      @SyrupSnake 3 роки тому

      I love the slug battle theme

  • @vincentthendean7713
    @vincentthendean7713 4 роки тому +26

    In my opinion, FTL's design is near flawless. It rivals the likes of tetris and Mario lvl 1-1 in terms of intuitiveness and polish. The fact that it's a roguelike means all playthrough is always different, but you get the same feeling of experiencing everything the first time again every time.

  • @reversemudkip8798
    @reversemudkip8798 4 роки тому +61

    I had FTL installed on my school iPad and marked my flagship kills on the case

  • @maxkennedy8075
    @maxkennedy8075 4 роки тому +54

    I cannot say this enough GET THE CAPTAIN’S LOG MOD IF YOU ARE AN EXPERIENCED CAPTAIN
    That mod takes everything great about FTL to the max, fantastic detail, orders of magnitude more weapons and drones, as well as different types, swarm missiles, mine launchers, stealth missiles, focus beams with short track but shield piercing, chaff launchers to confuse defence drones as well as drones to match.
    The story is taken to the limit of what the text interface allows, new sectors like hazard sectors, industrial sectors and terrifying rebel auto production sectors are all concepts explored.
    Captain’s log is the best mod any game could hope for GET IT. I cannot recommend it enough. Hundreds of hours of entertainment in it.

    • @xlr8258
      @xlr8258 4 роки тому +12

      You mean captains edition not captains log

    • @dannadx3840
      @dannadx3840 4 роки тому +2

      I don't really like CE, my favorite one is arsenal+. It took all the good things and added a lot of new stuff

    • @Professor_Sex
      @Professor_Sex 3 роки тому +2

      Alright alright I'll get captains edition

    • @jckrielesq
      @jckrielesq 3 роки тому +9

      There is a new mod that I would say is much better than this one called multiverse, its a even larger expansion pack with lots of awsome features check it out

    • @clarktheavali3959
      @clarktheavali3959 2 роки тому

      Aren't Swarm missiles from Advanced Edition?

  • @_laserpants_2203
    @_laserpants_2203 2 роки тому +14

    I PLAYED THIS GAME IN 2014. I lost it to my young mind forgetting the name and have driven myself insane for years not knowing that it was anything more than a cool iPad game. I’m buying it on steam as we speak. Thankyou for bringing one of my favorite childhood games back to me & letting me enjoy it again

    • @Lardianyt
      @Lardianyt 8 місяців тому

      FTL is on the ipad?

  • @soundabyss
    @soundabyss 4 роки тому +34

    I find it funny that this got recommended to me right after i finally managed to beat the flagship, after owning the game for like 3 years and always dying to the last phase of it

    • @satsuryokoi7477
      @satsuryokoi7477 4 роки тому +3

      last phase can be easy if you killed some of their crewmembers during the first two phases, like first phase, instantly teleport to the missile controll room, kill the dude here and you'll be able de deactivate missile so fast for second and third phase

    • @fatcat1250
      @fatcat1250 4 роки тому +2

      Google, in extension youtube, is watching you. Hope you have your tin foil hats.

    • @packageolies510
      @packageolies510 4 роки тому +2

      @@satsuryokoi7477 That doesn't work on hard mode

    • @DD-is3ng
      @DD-is3ng 4 роки тому +1

      Have you tried taking all the air out of the rooms no one occupies?

    • @soundabyss
      @soundabyss 4 роки тому +2

      @@DD-is3ng nah it was always mainly just me getting super unlucky and not having enough firepower or hp for the flagship, i only managed to do it because i found out how broken flak is

  • @mrwyattloveall
    @mrwyattloveall 4 роки тому +16

    I never knew why I actually loved this game *so much*, whenever I of my UA-camrs would post a video on FTL, I would lose my shit just because of how I love this game

  • @TheRealToaster2
    @TheRealToaster2 4 роки тому +15

    I love this channel. There aren’t many that talk about game mechanics in general or what makes certain games great. I’m studying game design and this stuff fascinates me :)

  • @karlish8799
    @karlish8799 2 роки тому +22

    I had no idea FTL was made by two dudes, that makes it even cooler! My favourite playstyle is getting a massive boarding crew plus some of the anti personel weapons and basically scraping half the sectors ships to buy sweet weapons and upgrades to fight the boss with .

    • @fedoraman.
      @fedoraman. 2 роки тому

      Now imagine it was made by like an enitre company!

  • @Sir_Budginton
    @Sir_Budginton 4 роки тому +12

    9:07 The doors man, use the doors. Vent the air into space and suffocate the fire.

  • @Professor_Sex
    @Professor_Sex 3 роки тому +16

    My dad bought me this game when I was 9, I fell in love with it. 8 years later I'm still playing this game casually. Absolute banger.

    • @Professor_Sex
      @Professor_Sex 3 роки тому +1

      @@sneedmasters I have, briefly. I got busy with school and stuff.

    • @themultiverse5447
      @themultiverse5447 2 роки тому +1

      “Absolute Banger”…Isn’t normally how you’d describe your own dad! On the other hand your name checks out 😂

    • @Professor_Sex
      @Professor_Sex 2 роки тому +2

      @@themultiverse5447 I'm describing the game 😐

    • @niavellir7408
      @niavellir7408 2 роки тому +2

      @@themultiverse5447 wtf lol

  • @jerryh1895
    @jerryh1895 4 роки тому +30

    You did not even mention 2 important things.
    The Devs released a free major update that added a lot to it. (Ships, weapons, a new race, new sector types, etc) The cared about the game as much as we do.
    The other is the plethora of mods available. Want to beat the game with NCC-1701-D? You can. Want to add 200 more weapons? Do it!

  • @igvoopers8314
    @igvoopers8314 4 роки тому +1

    I remember when you first started Unturned, it was so fun watching your videos or even coming across you in servers, glad to see your channel is still booming

  • @michaelkocovic9005
    @michaelkocovic9005 4 роки тому +36

    The lore of this game is honestly astounding to me. You never know what's going on but that's the greatest part about it. Most people come to the conclusion that the Rebels are evil for attempting to destroy the Federation, but we are never told why they are trying to destroy the Federation. It's great being able to piece together the lore how you see fit!

    • @TheDubiousSalmon
      @TheDubiousSalmon 4 роки тому +17

      The Rebels are pretty explicitly racist though, while the Federation is pretty cool with all the alien species. Racist xenophobic human military empires are rarely the good guys unless it's Warhammer 40K

    • @atpsoldat6108
      @atpsoldat6108 4 роки тому +2

      @@TheDubiousSalmon Yeah, and human crewmembers kinda sucks anyway. They mostly exist as filler.

    • @franconunez925
      @franconunez925 4 роки тому +3

      In resume, the federation is a intergalactic NCR but puting out the incompetence and keeping the "by the big good" ideology, so we can see
      1_if you take the "moral route" of surviving at cost of others lifes(like just crushing pirate ships without hesitate, stealing resources from poor planets because they are suministrated by the rebellion and etc) would be the most "federation" being of playing(the moral choise is practically play being a correct human being or transform in what the rebellion say about you and the federation).
      2_ You can see they are not that bad(*THAT* bad) when they give supplies of medicines in some planets and even you can find a ship who say they just want to stop the killing streak of the federation(showing the federation is not that good)

    • @odeball22
      @odeball22 4 роки тому

      Lore?

    • @franconunez925
      @franconunez925 4 роки тому

      @@odeball22 you are asking a definition or you are surprised because this game has lore?

  • @spartan456
    @spartan456 4 роки тому +7

    FTL is one of my favorite games of all time. This is a game that's been around for almost 8 years, and yet despite all of the time that's passed, every time I fire up the game I can find myself sinking hours into it. It doesn't matter how much time has passed, the game is still just as fun 8 years later as it was when I first played it all those years ago in 2012. FTL is truly one of those "timeless classics" I think. There's plenty of games I've played over the years that I've certainly loved, but playing through them again just doesn't have the same feel that FTL does. I fully expect FTL to end up in a similar territory as something like Minecraft or Terraria. Minecraft is as old as 2009, Terraria is 2011, and both of these games still have bustling communities even now. People will be playing FTL years from now too.
    EDIT
    Also, Into the Breach is really good too. I don't think it has quite as much longevity as FTL does (as far as constant replayability), but the game is still super fun and absolutely worth playing. If you love FTL you'll love ITB. Also, the soundtrack is amazing. The soundtrack alone makes the game worth playing.

  • @johannfowl8653
    @johannfowl8653 4 роки тому +2

    A nice thing is that you create your own story while jumping from beacon to beacon. Crew members die, events give you game-changing equipment and so on.

  • @DarthSpock1
    @DarthSpock1 4 роки тому +5

    Over 600 hours logged in this beauty. Yes, it's a masterpiece.

  • @octosquidy4759
    @octosquidy4759 Рік тому +2

    Something I love about the game is the pause button. It makes managing an RTS type game way more casual, but you can also just opt not to use it if you really want to challenge yourself

  • @richardhamwi
    @richardhamwi 3 роки тому +7

    I appreciate how you use storytelling in your videos. It's clear you write and edit your scripts.
    I'm really over people just hitting record and yapping on for 25 minutes

  • @TheB0FH
    @TheB0FH 4 роки тому +1

    I’ve recently restarted playing it (yay achievements!) and love diving in to the mod scene (supported in so much as the official forums host mods and show you the best ways to patch them in to your game) - I’m currently working on unlocking each of the ship types and variants and just keep getting sucked in for hours at a time

  • @michaelbugner7011
    @michaelbugner7011 4 роки тому +2

    My experience is slowly getting better, until I finally made it all the way to the last sector. Then starting a new game and dying in the second sector. Then unlocking the second ship and constantly getting my ass kicked.

  • @adamleblanc1963
    @adamleblanc1963 Рік тому +1

    awesome video, really. just found FTL through a friend a few weeks ago and it is truly one of the best games ive played in a while. so simple yet so fun, as you said, easy to learn yet tough to master. 10/10

  • @adamdesouza6153
    @adamdesouza6153 3 роки тому +3

    My experience with FTL is, getting double glaive beamed by a tiny interceptor, trading with slugs... so, they take your fuel and leave you to die from the rebel fleet. 2 Terminator boarding drones gunning down your crew while you can’t pierce the enemy shields... Ooh there’s also missing every shot in your salvo on the boss, giving me severe PTSD...
    All around, a great game 👍

  • @tommytooter2895
    @tommytooter2895 4 роки тому +1

    As someone who doesn’t play games, FTL is the third or fourth game Ive played somewhat regularly in last 10-15 years... I cut way back cause I saw how good games were getting at stealing my time(oblivion) and only gonna get better. FTL is just enough of a strategic linear experience to make playing feel “meaningful”, while also being arcadey enough graphics to make it fairly easy to put down.

  • @karloslim
    @karloslim 4 роки тому +3

    One of my favourite games of all time. Wish there was a sequel with more depth. Need more!

  • @devnandannair2336
    @devnandannair2336 Рік тому +2

    FTL is honestly amazing, one of the things I find most fun is the Rebel Flagship fight, despite the fact that the journey still had a lot of attention put onto it, the destination is also amazing, first of all the feeling of chaos and the adrenaline as you try to send crew around to repair and have to prioritize systems over each other while fighting the guy that got mind controlled and trying to keep everyone alive, and hoping that your weapons charge up and you can destroy the triple missile is so fun. Due to how hard the game is when you win the game it always feels like an achievement if you play at the difficulty for you. The weaknesses of the final boss are amazing too, the fact that the artillery systems cannot be reached by the rest of the crew gives a weakness you can exploit, but not a weakness strong enough to make the game easy, to make the difficulty right, and also on hard difficulty disables the weakness.
    BUY IT IF YOU CAN, IT'S AMAZING.

  • @corvusgaming2379
    @corvusgaming2379 9 місяців тому

    My mums friend got me into FTL.
    Played it on my mums iPad, until I got my own computer and was able to buy it for myself on Steam.
    I don't really play it much now, but it's definitely a game where I'll be bored out of my mind, boot it up, play for around an hour or two, then hop off realising I have so many other projects I have to finish.
    10/10.

  • @mckringledingle2304
    @mckringledingle2304 4 роки тому +2

    My friend played FTL on iPad years ago, thinking it was a waste I closed my eyes to it. Years later it went on sale on steam. After buying I have nothing but regrets to not getting it as soon as I saw it all those years ago.

  • @Darkstare-vs4en
    @Darkstare-vs4en 4 роки тому +3

    I love this game. I got it on an iPad a long time ago and unlocked every ship, but recently decided to play it on PC and restart with only the Kestrel. Except this time, I wanted to unlock the Crystal Ship with the alt unlock method instead of going to the Hidden Sector. And I did it, and it was fun the whole time.

  • @daliusgalbraith1206
    @daliusgalbraith1206 4 роки тому +4

    Wow for once I'm early! Btw i knew about this game a while back, but it never seemed too fun to me, now that you reminded me of this game and have had a similar experience as me, and you still thought it was great, it's kinda tempting to buy it now. Thx for the recommendation!

  • @PigEqualsBakon
    @PigEqualsBakon 4 роки тому +2

    You've missed out my friend, FTL is one of my all time favorite games. I'm always coming back to it.

  • @Wambampy
    @Wambampy 2 роки тому +1

    I love this game so much that like 3 yrs ago i decided to build lego ftl ships. I didnt want to buy the mugbearers instructions for them, so i spent hours and hours looking at pictures of his ships and ships in game and built nearly every one, and i think they look really good. To this day i still kept them lol.

  • @terminazo
    @terminazo 4 роки тому +1

    I forgot this was on my wishlist. Thanks for reminding me and im happy i found this video cause i already clocked 10+ hours in 2 days already

  • @gokthetaxman6622
    @gokthetaxman6622 4 роки тому +3

    No, you're not being chased by the federation, you're the federation being chased by the rebellion

  • @mrbad9042
    @mrbad9042 4 роки тому +1

    It is really good to see someone make a video of FTL me and my brother would stay up all night and look up all of the different quests and we played it so much but we never got bored of it even when we unlocked all of the ships we then started with FTL captains edition that basically a massive mod that makes the game 10 times better. So even if you do got over the game moding it is like playing FTL2 and in my option that is what makes a game good even when you finally get over a game you can get back into it with mods 10/10 game.

  • @gielmarkbacus7368
    @gielmarkbacus7368 4 роки тому +1

    Trick with being boarded. Upgrade your doors to lvl 3 and when you get boarded, open all the doors to the airlock and suffocate the boarders, make sure you move your crew out of the vented rooms too.

  • @williamgilbert5982
    @williamgilbert5982 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing seeing FTL get some well deserved love. It's one of the best games out there, but the least talked about.
    Robo if you are looking for something cool to do with FTL, check out the modding scene, it's deep, well established, and full of some truly great content. I myself develop a mod, and can even show you the ropes if needed.
    Cheers!

  • @2kDVI
    @2kDVI Рік тому +1

    Don't forget about the insane number of mods that took years and months of development.
    Oh yes, and the soundtrack.

  • @sixpiecechickenmcnobody1730
    @sixpiecechickenmcnobody1730 4 роки тому +1

    I stayed up all night playing FTL and got some really good runs out. I unlocked all versions of the mantis cruiser in one night and got all of the achevements for it in a single run.

  • @ATATR20
    @ATATR20 4 роки тому +1

    Sorry for being late but theirs actually a series on FTL, Like a actual animated series on UA-cam, I believe it is called FTL adventures and I think it's pretty good so go give it a watch

    • @clauvyuga
      @clauvyuga 4 роки тому

      Hecc yeah, FTL Adventures needs more love, especially after the latest episode.

  • @bisharp5068
    @bisharp5068 4 роки тому +1

    There is a VR game called “From Other Suns” which plays literally EXACTLY what you described in the video. If you have any VR headset and like this game you should get it. Like seriously, every single thing about these games is almost identical except in the VR one you play as a ship member in first person. Pretty cool.
    Edit: From other suns is also multiplayer coop where you work as a team to get back to Earth which in my opinion is better than single player

    • @bisharp5068
      @bisharp5068 4 роки тому

      Watched a little more of the video and it is just kind of insane how alike these games are

    • @Wylie288
      @Wylie288 4 роки тому

      They hardly share anything in common in reality bud

  • @indigosteel5702
    @indigosteel5702 4 роки тому +1

    I LOVE this game! It really brings out your inner Picard. There's a lot of mods too, for ship designs, loot, and the like. There's even a big mod called Advanced Captain's Edition that adds all manner of stuff, but actually makes the game harder, lol

    • @merk7721
      @merk7721 2 роки тому +1

      Multiverse is better tho.....

  • @this0stupid
    @this0stupid 4 роки тому +2

    This game is so great even now it is still fun, especially if you play it with mods, there so much depth to the game. I really want it to be available on the smartphone

  • @foodfam7651
    @foodfam7651 2 роки тому +1

    Good video. Played this game a lot when it first came out. played it... A LOT. Havent played it in a long while but I have very fond memories of my runs. Regardless of my testimonial of this game, this game is truly one of the best games ever made whether anyone likes it or not.

    • @fish5645
      @fish5645 2 роки тому +1

      Looks cheap, filled with RNG, doesn't feel good to lose, expected to follow guides to win unless you spend hundreds of hours "learning", restrictions the AI doesn't face. No this game's success was strange and has died out, it is just difficulty and anti-player mechanics rolled into a pixelated spunk smear. Not the best game ever by hella far.

  • @fardgaming628
    @fardgaming628 Рік тому +1

    I found FTL trough my brother who played it on the family computer and once i got it for myself i absolutley loved it.

  • @latrell715
    @latrell715 4 роки тому +1

    seeing an FTL video in my reccs in 2020 makes me so happy

  • @xenxander
    @xenxander 3 роки тому +1

    My experience with FTL:
    Last time I youtubed it, I recorded in one full stream, my 'missile only run' and won.
    So yes it's a good game.

  • @lsswappedcessna
    @lsswappedcessna Рік тому +1

    I find it important to mention the glory of MODS. Because of FTL's rather simplistic nature, it's fairly easy to mod for people with the necessary talents in programming and art. Sometimes you get little mods that remove the rebel fleet, meaning you can visit every beacon in every sector, 1-7, or make the game harder while adding a few new and interesting weapons (Captain's Edition, for example), or even completely overhaul and convert the game to the point it's barely recognizable.
    One such conversion mod that's worth mentioning is Multiverse. I will never understand why I have only recently learned of Multiverse, because it takes the quality of the base game and ramps it up to 1000. It's more balanced than CE, contains more content than many other mods combined, and it has the absolute gigaslug trader, real OG, potential mini-boss himself, Sylvan. Oh, and speaking of Sylvan, there are alternate endings beyond "destroy le multiverse flagship," and thanks to the Hyperspace mod, which it relies on, you have more unlockable ships than you can count on all of your fingers and toes. The Multiverse ships are all pretty balanced, with the more gimmicky and fun ships locked away. Some of those gimmicky ships are just like base FTL, relying on, say, boarding, like Mantis B and C, or maybe having a massively upgraded artillery weapon but lacking a powerful weapon system, like Fed B. Some of them, like Merchant B, are just insanely op and satisfying to use, given you snowball them correctly. Some, like the Wrecked Bomber or Unoptimized Cruiser, are absolute garbage and meant to be challenge ships. The mod also encourages you to explore the alternate storylines instead of bum-rushing the flagship and finishing the game, by locking many of those shiny new ships behind completing certain events or quests.
    Now, because of the previously mentioned Hyperspace mod, Multiverse is a bit more convoluted to install than, say, Infinite Space. However, it does still use Slipstream Mod Manager to get Hyperspace running (don't forget to put the Hyperspace files into the game directory and use the downgrader batch first), and Multiverse has an installer you can use if you're on Windows. Either way, it's absolutely worth a try (read: playing FTL for several hundred more hours because it's even more addictive than unmodded FTL) if you ever have the time.

  • @bio2020
    @bio2020 2 роки тому +1

    There's a new game out that's basically FTL but with 3d space battles, called Between the Stars

  • @GateS3884
    @GateS3884 4 роки тому +2

    8:00 I notice that your crew naming convention is rather similar to mine...

  • @zeraton1722
    @zeraton1722 3 роки тому +2

    Definitely one of my favoite games. Realy hard though. Ive beaten it one on like 100 hours or something. (in easy mode too)

  • @TheAcesShow
    @TheAcesShow 4 роки тому +1

    F.T.L. is so good, even if you're bad at it, because you can see minimal progression and know you're doing better. You get further and further through a sector, and then you see the sector map. Then you start getting through two sectors, then three, etc. It's one of those games that you can track how you do, and even if you don't beat it, getting far consistently feels good, it's like bowling a great game but not bowling a perfect game ever (maybe that's a bad analogy, I dunno)

  • @CBQReview
    @CBQReview 4 роки тому

    This game and Spelunky put me on to roguelikes (in my top 3 of favorite sub genres for video games). I’m currently playing downwell 5 years late :) roguelikes are so brilliant when done right ♥️

    • @Wylie288
      @Wylie288 4 роки тому

      Unexplored. Best one imo.

  • @Maringana
    @Maringana 2 місяці тому

    FTL kept showing up or being mentioned in my vicinity, ever since I have been enthralled by the Breachway Demo. I proceeded to buy Crying Suns, which I am currently playing through, but people keep saying, that it reminds them a lot of FTL. Looking at just the Steam page gave me the same feeling as you: Doesn't look interesting. That's why I went looking for a video, to give me a quick, better look of what to expect. So thank you for making this. I have put FTL on my wishlist now. :) I think, it might be up my alley after all.

  • @pichelguy346
    @pichelguy346 4 роки тому

    Literally just got back into the game and here is this channel I haven’t watched in years coming back in my recommend about the 4 year old game

  • @eiite4578
    @eiite4578 2 роки тому

    As an FTL player, the base game is merely scratching the surface, once you get into playing mods it's even more fun, additional weapons and the ease of the slipstream mod menu make mixing this game up with community content a breeze, I've played modded for so long I struggle to play vanilla because I love all of the modded content, multiverse and CE are some of the most fun I've had with this game since I dumped hours into learning just the base game.

  • @thegreathornedrat1219
    @thegreathornedrat1219 4 роки тому +1

    ftl was my first ever steam game, its what got me into pc gaming and steam

    • @reasonableattempt1918
      @reasonableattempt1918 4 роки тому

      It's what got me to make this account and my first Let's Play. Game for ALL

  • @some_meme6707
    @some_meme6707 3 роки тому

    This. Even now I still play this from time to time.

  • @ChrisNinjaEagle
    @ChrisNinjaEagle Рік тому

    As soon as I heard him say you were being pursued by the Federation my brain immediately went into fight or flight mode.

  • @Mojavekight17
    @Mojavekight17 4 роки тому

    New logo and you're alive

  • @hungrydino51
    @hungrydino51 3 роки тому +1

    I love the game but I got kind of tired of dying over and over lol. Currently playing their next game Into The Breach and loving that too! I love these devs so much

  • @daddysempaichan
    @daddysempaichan 4 роки тому +1

    So I had a time where I was playing Mantis B, and one of my early game strategy to deal with boarders was to teleport my entier crew and open all the doors on my ship. Unfortunately, my O2 got shut down due to the fact that the boarder was in my O2, and since there wasn't any room on my ship that had O2, he just shot it to bits and all I had was Mantis at this point.
    Fortunately, i beat the enemy ship and my medbay was Lv. 2, so I could outheal space. Then, after making sure eveyones at full health, sent only ONE Mantis to stat repairs. Then i cycle the Mantises out between geting heals and reparing, taking advantage of the fact that you keep repair progress as long as someone is repairing. This fact helped me survive what many would consider a game over.
    Here another fact. Depowering Hacking and boarding drones stops them instantly. How is this useful, you may ask? Well, defence drones take movement into account and lead the target, so by depowering your drones just as the enemy's DD shoot will cause the shot to miss, then you immediately repower your drones which allows one to bypass defence drones.
    Note that combat drones retian inertia when you power them off, making this trick much less effective, your drones CAN still be shot down depending on the angle of your drone compared to theirs, and that hacking drone have a fixed, predetermined places for them to attach to on every ship, which make it VERY easy hack any ship, not counting Zoltans, regardless of defence.

  • @marxx7026
    @marxx7026 4 роки тому +13

    I wish there was an FTL on android

  • @TrinityBigT
    @TrinityBigT 4 роки тому

    I love FTL feels good that you made a video

  • @donovanbrockhausen9262
    @donovanbrockhausen9262 4 роки тому +1

    I have the IPad version and am on my 4th run of this game (each time I have been able to get all 28 ships) and am trying to get each ship by it’s event mission, not by win conditions. I am also trying to get all of the achievements (the only ones I miss every time are pacifist run and successful boarding action)

  • @bababooboo2057
    @bababooboo2057 4 роки тому +1

    was a F3 modder and modded the sh/t out of FTL... still waiting on FTL 2

    • @zoura_3025
      @zoura_3025 4 роки тому

      What kind of mods did you make? FTL forum username?

  • @withlovefromlightindust591
    @withlovefromlightindust591 4 роки тому +1

    And the web series here on UA-cam, FTL Kestrel Adventures, is just as awesome.

  • @Lardianyt
    @Lardianyt 8 місяців тому

    2:30 No! You are the federation, those are the rebels. Who... for some reason have a bigger presence than the federation.

  • @epicsandvich014
    @epicsandvich014 2 роки тому

    When I first got into this game, it was when I was discussing into the breach (another game by the FTL devs) with a friend. They talked about FTL and I got into it. Played only hard and sucked horribly. Had a blast, watched some tutorials and tips videos then I went back into the game and beat it 6 times and unlocked 9/10 different ships and a couple alternate layouts. Me and my other friends that play this game will just chill in a call and stream so we can check in on each others’ games and it’s super fun. I’ve beaten the game the most of all my FTL friends, they only just recently started winning (on easy for us all obviously lol).
    Mike Hopley is a super cool FTL UA-camr and guide maker. Check him out for tips

    • @epicsandvich014
      @epicsandvich014 2 роки тому

      This is hands down one of my all-time favorite games. Always a blast to play, and magically always seems to be on sale too

  • @niccolemanz
    @niccolemanz 4 роки тому

    A friend challenged me to putting together my all time top 10. FTL sits proud at my number 2, only behind the brilliance of Witcher 3.

  • @singlereedenjoyer
    @singlereedenjoyer 3 роки тому

    3:40 There are ten cruisers, each of which have 3 layouts (two cruisers have two layouts), totalling 28 ships.

  • @coda_7976
    @coda_7976 4 роки тому

    Once you get bored of FTL. Download captain’s edition. It’s basically a community created dlc

  • @Marthergunn
    @Marthergunn 4 роки тому

    I remember playing this in the 1980s on an Atari St. it was called Sundog. Great game

  • @Frusko
    @Frusko 4 роки тому +1

    God damn, I love this game so much

  • @inzhain
    @inzhain 4 роки тому

    And there is also the mods. Especially the Captain's Edition, that's amazing.

  • @overloader7900
    @overloader7900 4 роки тому +1

    "Focus on big crew and board" shows no teleport ship

  • @edsw1446
    @edsw1446 2 роки тому +1

    This game is great. It's horrifically difficult, but fun.

  • @mattroxursoul
    @mattroxursoul 4 роки тому

    FTL is one of those games I can not think about for 6 months then get the itch and play for a couple weeks straight.

  • @homoludens1736
    @homoludens1736 4 роки тому +1

    If you guys got split up by FTL, then Pulsar will bring you together! It's basically FTL but each player is one of the crew.

  • @PickledShark
    @PickledShark 2 роки тому

    Ok going out of your way to throw shade at star citizen made me lol

  • @tnh723
    @tnh723 4 роки тому

    311 hours later I'm still here playing it right now :-)

  • @Fjuron
    @Fjuron 4 роки тому

    When I first picked it up, I played it for 26 hours straight!

  • @toniodivichi5749
    @toniodivichi5749 3 роки тому

    Your cadence reminds me of hyperbithero. Great review.

  • @martinmyggestik292
    @martinmyggestik292 2 роки тому

    I really love games where your actions have consequences and where you can create your own story like FTL (and Crusader Kings 3). FTL is Ironman by default - some people might not like this at first, but it's an essential part of the experience and it forces you to experiment when you fail.

  • @kapone2k
    @kapone2k 3 роки тому

    You forgot that this is also a Quest game, I was seeking the quest's for a while and having the Crystal ship last to be unlocked was pretty painful quest.
    don't forget to check out modpacks (In to deeper space) I think it's called is my fav where you get a Space maggot that doesn't need any crew, and many more awesome ships, like the AI ship/drone and so on that cannot produce Co2 so any crew who joins is dead unless you have very strong medbay.
    Make sure to save your current save file somewhere else so you can unlock all thouse ships. MANY awesome quest's that made me laught a bunch of time in that modpack and I spent more time in modded FTL than the original (ofc once I unlocked all the ships and went for a few Hard lvl'd runs with my fav ships)
    And then there is the multiplayer mod/game.

  • @l.namedcomrade6568
    @l.namedcomrade6568 Рік тому

    I found out about this game in airplane, when my seat neighbour played FTL on his tablet, and only now I find the name of this game

  • @clanmeademagruder9692
    @clanmeademagruder9692 4 роки тому

    I have FTL on the iPad, and love it, I just so freaking love it.

  • @the_lich2417
    @the_lich2417 4 роки тому

    With the weapons and ships you can get even more with mods too

  • @lexico5447
    @lexico5447 4 роки тому +1

    Damn those giant alien spiders!

  • @zackdiazabiblio9592
    @zackdiazabiblio9592 3 роки тому

    Games so good you forgot you play as the federation racing toward the home system before the big bad rebel ship does and blow it up. You are the empire in this game.

  • @saxeladude
    @saxeladude 3 роки тому

    completely agree with your thought on issac I'm very bad at issac and don't have much fun I only bought the game to mod it and do challenges where I set all my starting items using the debug mode