FTL: Advanced Edition

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7.9

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  1. Positive: 35 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 50
  3. Negative: 6 out of 50

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  1. Sh4ft3r
    Apr 4, 2014
    2
    I have 400 hours logged in FTL - One of the best games I've ever played.

    Unfortunately the best thing about Advanced (the free addon) is being able to disable it. It dies from unbalanced over content that ruins the original formula, this in itself was one of the major issues the designers were worried about, so why do it? The only additions to this game should have been extra ships    I have 400 hours logged in FTL - One of the best games I've ever played.

    Unfortunately the best thing about Advanced (the free addon) is being able to disable it. It dies from unbalanced over content that ruins the original formula, this in itself was one of the major issues the designers were worried about, so why do it?

    The only additions to this game should have been extra ships (one is present and welcome) and a variety of Co-op and Vs multiplayer modes. Advanced has neither. Hopefully there will be a cluster of balance patches in the future. Such a shame.

    TL;DR FTL is amazing - FTL: AE currently ruins the original balance and design.    … Expand
  2. CriticalStrike
    Apr 13, 2014
    0
    Wow. What a disappointment. Having played the original FTL for almost 100 hours, I recommended it highly. Sadly the Advanced Edition is a broken patch, even for free. First understand that this is not a sequel to FTL. It is a patch which adds a few more graphics, systems, and one new ship. On the outside this may appear like a deal. Unfortunately, the devs increased the complexity of theWow. What a disappointment. Having played the original FTL for almost 100 hours, I recommended it highly. Sadly the Advanced Edition is a broken patch, even for free. First understand that this is not a sequel to FTL. It is a patch which adds a few more graphics, systems, and one new ship. On the outside this may appear like a deal. Unfortunately, the devs increased the complexity of the game without accounting for its RNG issues. This completely ruined the original formula, creating an unbalanced game that is near impossible even easy mode. While the original FTL was difficult, the Advanced Edition is narcissistic. Be prepared to watch your ship blow up on almost every play-through. The only good part of the Advanced Edition is the fact you can turn it off in game.… Expand

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  1. Eurogamer Italy
    May 8, 2014
    90
    FTL: Advanced Edition is an excellent expansion that makes a brilliant game even more enjoyable. And if you don’t like the new content, you can just switch it off and enjoy the spectacular vanilla version.
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  2. IGN
    Apr 25, 2014
    96
    FTL: Advanced Edition is an incredibly replayable game, and each run gives me something memorable and rewarding – even the ones that end with my entire crew dead.
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  3. Critical Hit
    Apr 9, 2014
    90
    There was a hell of a lot of game in the normal edition, and the Advanced Edition only adds more of the good stuff - and for free too! There’s never been a better time to get into FTL.
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