this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2025
8 points (100.0% liked)
games
20936 readers
124 users here now
Tabletop, DnD, board games, and minecraft. Also Animal Crossing.
-
3rd International Volunteer Brigade (Hexbear gaming discord)
Rules
- No racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, or transphobia. Don't care if it's ironic don't post comments or content like that here.
- Mark spoilers
- No bad mouthing sonic games here :no-copyright:
- No gamers allowed :soviet-huff:
- No squabbling or petty arguments here. Remember to disengage and respect others choice to do so when an argument gets too much
founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
People are saying there's more emphasis on crew? Does it have an open sandbox type game mode or is it like FTL where you fight the boss and that's that?
A lot more emphasis on crew. They're easier to acquire but also more fragile and prone to dying if you're not careful.
Runs are still centered around defeating a final boss but the game is a lot more freeform/customizable and less punishing overall, at least on Torment 1 (compared to the "easiest" difficulty in FTL). You need to make your way to the final "ship" but there's less pressure since you aren't being hunted down by a pursuing fleet like in FTL.
This isn't to say Void War "beats" FTL nor does it need to. It just has its own identity which I found refreshing as opposed to just playing another copy.