Into the Breach Review: Faster Than Sound
Review
Is Subset Games' latest effort faster than light, or is it relatively humdrum? Our review.
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Trying their collective hand at turn-based strategy gaming, the makers of FTL: Faster Than Light are out to challenge the conventions of both the strategy genre and popcorn flicks.
READ MORE >"I was already interested, but this got me excited. They really sound like they've put a lot of ..."
see all 21 commentsHow to transfer FTL: Advaced Edition save files between PC and iPad
FTL: Advanced Edition is now available on PC and iPad, giving the galactic roguelike new life. Unfortunately, save files can't be accessed both platforms, but according to a bold user, it does appear that there's a way to transfer save files from one platform to the other.
READ MORE >"Oh sweet. Not that I have anything useful on my PC save. Such as, ya know, a win."
see all 13 commentsPSA: FTL: Faster Than Light now on iPad
FTL: Faster Than Light is now out on iPad, with Advanced Edition content included.
READ MORE >"Died within 1 minute of playing the new content. Yes, this is FTL. "
see all 19 commentsFTL: Advanced Edition for iPad & PC releases April 3
FTL: Advanced Edition will hit PC and iPad on April 3.
READ MORE >"next week is good. Monday baseball starts, Tuesday new Steel Panther and now Thursday new FTL. :D"
see all 7 commentsFTL: Advanced Edition adding Hard Mode, Clone Bay
The stresses of FTL mean captains can become awfully attached to their crew, whether as individuals with their own names or simply as walking stat buffs, so their deaths can be tragic. Handily, the upcoming Enhanced Edition revamp will introduce a Clone Bay to bring lost cre...
READ MORE >"it's on by default. i've had a couple friends that the salvo thing was an ah-ha moment, they ..."
see all 41 commentsFTL: Advanced Edition adds new robotic race
FTL's "Advanced Edition" update will add a new robotic race called the Lanius, among other new features and adjustments.
READ MORE >"One time I had the transporter, cloak, AND preigniter. it was epic."
see all 18 commentsFTL: Advanced Edition coming early 2014 to PC and iPad
FTL: Faster Than Light will debut a new expansion in early 2014 dubbed FTL: Advanced Edition, expected to release concurrently with the long-awaited iPad port of the popular 2012 roguelike.
READ MORE >"Completely missed my point. The Dev is focusing on iOS first since there will be a greater ..."
see all 73 commentsFTL designer talks about tablet port, and why a new game won't happen any time soon
FTL: Faster Than Light was one of the big surprise hits of last year, earning a spot on our top 10 games of the year. We caught up with the game's designer, Justin Ma, who explained the appeal of the game, and plans for a tablet version.
READ MORE >"If they added an alternate control scheme that worked for that, or remote clients like Splashtop ..."
see all 4 commentsFTL devs on things they would change
FTL: Faster than Light has received quite a bit critical acclaim, from being one of our top games of 2012 to being a finalist for the top game at this year's Independent Games Festival. But developer Subset Games had to cut several features they had seriously talked about ad...
READ MORE >"make that rebel fleet, not federation ;) *No Rebel Fleet, No Rebel Boss, No hard stop end of ..."
see all 16 commentsCountdown to the IGF 2013: FTL - Faster Than Light
Every weekday, we'll be taking a look at a finalist for the IGF Seumas McNally Grand Prize. Today: FTL - Faster Than Light
READ MORE >"Don't feel bad. That is probably one of the nicest ways they could go. And believe me, they will ..."
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"I'm happy it won and I get to read Alice's writing. I finally won after 40 some odd hours."
see all 33 commentsFTL warping in on September 14
You've pumped all of this money into Kickstarter projects, and what do you have to show for it? Some "exclusive" desktop wallpapers, a t-shirt, perhaps even a playable alpha build, but mostly wishes and dreams. Proving these can turn into actual games, developer Subset Games...
READ MORE >"For the first wave of kickstarter offerings, I'm excited! FTL in particular"
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"Seems like a pretty fair review to me. I agree with a lot of the criticisms. Initially I ..."
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