FTL
A real-time spaceship management roguelike.
Where FTL comes up1 episode or test
What was said about FTL
FTL started from the fantasy of being a starship captain. The design aimed to make players feel like Captain Picard yelling at engineers to get the shields back online. The role the player lives came first, and the rest of the design followed from it.
Jay Ma's quote: "All we cared about was making the player feel like they were Captain Picard yelling at engineers to get the shields back online." The source cites it as an example of starting from a fantasy or theme, alongside Thronefall's power fantasy of building and defending a tiny kingdom.
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It aimed to make players feel like Captain Picard yelling at engineers to get the shields back online, an experience-first design.
FTL started from the fantasy of being a starship captain. The design aimed to make players feel like Captain Picard yelling at engineers to get the shields back online. The role the player lives came first, and the rest of the design followed from it.
Jay Ma's quote: "All we cared about was making the player feel like they were Captain Picard yelling at engineers to get the shields back online." The source cites it as an example of starting from a fantasy or theme, alongside Thronefall's power fantasy of building and defending a tiny kingdom.
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