Into the Breach, from the creators of FTL: Faster than Light

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TacMan: Aug 8, 2002; Vert used Hyperbeam,
It's super effective!

El Mole

FTL was easily one of my favorite games ever made, I think I bought a copy for everyone on my friends list that didn't already have one. Subset Games have been working on a project since FTL came out. It looks like some sort of combination of FTL and fire emblem, set in a world being invaded by aliens.

You control mechs that can be upgraded, and have multiple pilots, the trailer shows some cool attack abilities and transforming terrain and TIME TRAVEL. I'm so excited about this game holy poo poo.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJR1OpHNgzc

# ? Feb 10, 2017 22:13

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Frida Call Me: Sep 28, 2001; Boy, you gotta carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time

http://i.imgur.com/LVVB0Rt.gifv
Get over here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awHepFu-YBk
Ben Prunty's doing the soundtrack!

# ? Feb 10, 2017 22:28

katkillad2: Aug 30, 2004; Awake and unreal, off to nowhere

TacMan posted:

It looks like some sort of combination of FTL and fire emblem

FTL was amazing, they were going to get my money on their next game regardless of what it was, but this looks great.

# ? Feb 10, 2017 22:31

Prav: Oct 29, 2011

FTL was extremely good, so i'm excited.

# ? Feb 10, 2017 22:34

eonwe: Aug 11, 2008; Lipstick Apathy

looks good

# ? Feb 11, 2017 02:01

C-Euro: Mar 20, 2010; Soiled Meat

I've bounced off of every FE game I've played but I played the gently caress out of FTL so I will probably pick this up. Mechs are cool

# ? Feb 11, 2017 02:39

Ms Adequate: Oct 30, 2011; Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling

Fuckin FTL guys are making a tactical mech game with a loving alien invasion :swoon:

Holy poo poo it's like they wanted all my money and some genie gave them the power to learn how to most effectively get it.

# ? Feb 11, 2017 03:02

scuba school sucks: Aug 30, 2012; The brilliance of my posting illuminates the forums like a jar of shining gold when all around is dark

FTL was a very solid game, and though a bit RNG-dependent (gently caress legit getting the Crystal ship) well worth the tenbux. Gonna buy Into The Breach day one.

# ? Feb 11, 2017 15:55

Captain Foo: May 11, 2004; we vibin'
we slidin'
we breathin'
we dyin'

I'm really excited for this!

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:43

Psycho Landlord: Oct 10, 2012; What are you gonna do, dance with me?

Yoooo this looks fuckin great

# ? Feb 14, 2017 09:08

Noir89: Oct 9, 2012; I made a dumdum

Holy poo poo i had no idea they where making this. I loved FTL and still fire it up now and then. Definitely getting this.

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FreeKillB: May 13, 2009

There's an interesting and surprisingly detailed preview up on Rock Paper Shotgun

One part that stood out to me is how and why things are deterministic:

quote:

Many strategy games conceal information, forcing the player to work with an incomplete picture, and most use an element of randomness when the poo poo hits the fan and the bullets hit their target. Into the Breach ditches dice rolls and deception, relying instead on the abilities of units and terrain features to create emergent tactical situations that create chain reactions and unexpected, though predictable, outcomes.

Ma�s reasoning for this approach is two-fold. First of all, it allows for detailed planning as a response to information rather than a stab in the dark. As in Invisible, Inc., expect to spend minutes figuring out the permutations of moves before committing to them, and trying to figure out where a positive outcome might lie in a seemingly hopeless situation. This is also about AI though.

�In most strategy games you�re trying to play against a fake player. We don�t like making AI and in this system [the Vek] don�t have to be clever. You can make them hit each other, walk into fires, and do other things that seem stupid, but that make sense within the tactical structure of the turns. It�s not reliant on random chance or complex AI.�

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