Why FTL Is So Awesome

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.

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[robokast]

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.

[kanate]

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

[ivanrpribeiro]

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

[Vindsay]

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

[PattPlays]

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 <3

[dominatordan]

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

[Sampledcape]

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

[endeyfire]

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.

[vincentthendean]

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.

[baseupp]

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

[TheRealToaster]

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 :)

[reversemudkip]

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

[Sir_Budginton]

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

[jerryh]

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!

[adamleblanc]

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

[spartan]

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.

[soundabyss]

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

[_laserpants_]

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

[igvoopers]

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

[TheBFH]

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