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Into the Breach |OT| FTL: Fighting Tactical Leviathans
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its cheaper in €
12.49 vs 14.99 on steam. and has the 10% discount from monthly on top
It's 40p cheaper in £ in the UK too. £11.39 on Steam while it's £10.99 on Humble. Save yourself 40p and buy a couple of Fredo! Or are they 50p each now or something?
Oh man, the synergy. All the skill synergies. The starting team alone...once people start mixing and matching custom squads, the footage is going be amazing
I paid $8.74. I had the Monthly discount and some credit earned from past purchases. Can't wait to play it tonight.
Buying it in Humble Bundle also nets you a Steam key for FTL. I'll be giving that away to a friend.
Waypoint and RPS wax poetic about Into The Breach
https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/art...reach-turns-mech-combat-into-a-tactical-dance
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/02/27/into-the-breach-ftl-sequel-review/
https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/art...reach-turns-mech-combat-into-a-tactical-dance
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/02/27/into-the-breach-ftl-sequel-review/
This is a good beautiful perfect game
Except it would be even better on iPad and that's not yet an option.
Go
Except it would be even better on iPad and that's not yet an option.
Go
Slightly harder than I was expecting with people saying it was easier than FTL (though guess it still being a rouge like I shouldn't be that surprised).
managed to clear the first island but died on the first mission of the 2nd as didn't realise one of the enemies martyrdom when died.
managed to clear the first island but died on the first mission of the 2nd as didn't realise one of the enemies martyrdom when died.
Well I've beaten it on Easy. Took me about ~90 minutes. Unlocked quite a bit of heroes, achievements, and other stuff. It was moderately challenging in the beginning but as I progressed it become a cakewalk as I gained mech upgrade, weapons, and XP. I'm sure moving up to Normal and Hard will provide me with the challenge I want. It's really good!
The biggest advice I can give is that finishing a level with a 1 HP mech or a 5 HP mech doesn't make a difference. And so using that information it's nearly always worth it to block incoming reinforcements that are tunneling in since they'll only do 1 HP of damage. Of course you can use enemies to block reinforcements as well but putting your mech on top of a spot and killing a Vek is a really good turn for that unit. There are certain bonus objectives for killing enough enemies in a mission but that's the only situation where I wouldn't apply this tactic.
And for the Rift Walkers getting the upgrade that allows your Artillery to fire on buildings and not damage them is quite useful. That and of course anything that gives +movement. Movement is always the key in strategy games.
The biggest advice I can give is that finishing a level with a 1 HP mech or a 5 HP mech doesn't make a difference. And so using that information it's nearly always worth it to block incoming reinforcements that are tunneling in since they'll only do 1 HP of damage. Of course you can use enemies to block reinforcements as well but putting your mech on top of a spot and killing a Vek is a really good turn for that unit. There are certain bonus objectives for killing enough enemies in a mission but that's the only situation where I wouldn't apply this tactic.
And for the Rift Walkers getting the upgrade that allows your Artillery to fire on buildings and not damage them is quite useful. That and of course anything that gives +movement. Movement is always the key in strategy games.
What's the extent of the rogue-lite features? I'm having trouble teasing out precisely what is meant by "there is no randomization" (which I think applies only to hit/miss chances?) and the roguelike comments.
Is the campaign somewhat randomized every time like FTL, or is it the same campaign and you simply choose a different team each time?
Is the campaign somewhat randomized every time like FTL, or is it the same campaign and you simply choose a different team each time?
Every ability and weapon always does exactly what it says. But the maps, islands, and objectives change. There is a lot of customization. Choosing your 3 Mechs and 1 pilot. It has a lot of replayability.
Have the devs mentioned anything about mod support? FTL had amazing mods, so I suspect ITB might have it too, but was unsure if the devs said anything.
Well, this game certainly is easier to beat than FTL. I actually managed to beat the game once after only three hours of playing. It's a really fun game. Seems like there is more depth to the gameplay than in FTL. I wish there was more stuff to do outside the combat though. Feels a bit light on that front and also seems to be missing a lot of the flavour in the writing department.
There doesn't seem to bee that much RNG. When enemies attack your buildings there's a chance that the building will shield the damage. And you can increase that chance with upgrades. Haven't seen much more so far.
My review went up after a lot of the other reviews, but in case you're somehow doubting what others have said: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018...ust-play-fusion-of-tactics-chaos-and-triumph/ -- this all came after roughly 3 months of testing the game, if you're wondering. Part of my conclusion:
Very interested, but hope the game isn't as insanely hard as FTL, especially how getting a bad start can totally fuck you over.
That's a bit disappointing. Maybe they'll spice things up with patches or an Advanced Edition/expansion eventually.
Yeah, two different currencies. The lightning bolts are only for a current campaign. The coins are a permanent currency based on the game's Achievements system. You can mouse over a bunch of icons in the starting menus to see available achievements.
Did 3 runs. Got to the 3rd island twice and the 4th island once with the Rift Walkers. Playing around with the Rusted Hulks, and they feel so incredibly different. In the confines of this game, I think the unlockable squads feel more different than the unlockable ships in FTL, but maybe it's pointless to make such a comparison.
Maybe I'll just try to go for a 2-island victory.
Maybe I'll just try to go for a 2-island victory.