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    FTL: Faster Than Light

    Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Sep 14, 2012

    In this roguelike space sim, players are tasked with commanding a customized starship on an important mission through a randomized universe, with vile rebels nipping at their heels.

    FTL is a perfect endurance run game

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    GERALTITUDE

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    #1  Edited By GERALTITUDE

    I hope you and the bombcrew have been playing this game half as much as I have. It'd make a perfect E Run because each "game" is usually only 10 to 120 minutes. Who's with me!!

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    #2  Edited By FluxWaveZ

    Oh no...

    What have you wrought?

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    #3  Edited By Shaka999

    No, you know what would make a great endurance run? New Super Mario Bros. U Think about it- potentially 5 players, the game can't be that long, they could rotate in who is playing so you don't have the same 5 guys in every episode so if someone needs to get work done, they can invite someone else in for the day. It would be amazing!

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    #4  Edited By The_Laughing_Man
    @GERALTITUDE said:

    @Jeff I hope you and the bombcrew have been playing this game half as much as I have. It'd make a perfect E Run because each "game" is usually only 10 to 120 minutes. Who's with me!!

    No. 
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    #5  Edited By PillClinton

    Too late, they're already re-enduring an Endurance Run for DP:DC.

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    #6  Edited By MaxxS

    @Shaka999 said:

    No, you know what would make a great endurance run? New Super Mario Bros. U Think about it- potentially 5 players, the game can't be that long, they could rotate in who is playing so you don't have the same 5 guys in every episode so if someone needs to get work done, they can invite someone else in for the day. It would be amazing!

    I would absolutely watch Giant Bomb stumble their way through a New Super Mario Bros game.

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    #7  Edited By AngelN7

    Here...we ...go.

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    no. it would not.

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    #9  Edited By Pabba

    Operation: Endurance Run Everything?

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    #10  Edited By fox01313

    Another option would be running this on TNT along with something else though I could easily see this as a single go through video of it.

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    #11  Edited By Shaka999

    @MaxxS: Right? It could totally work and it would be enjoyable if the Wii version's quick look is any indication

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    #12  Edited By Poppduder

    No. Stop it. All of you hush.

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    #13  Edited By InsidiousBliss

    @GERALTITUDE: I love this game, but I like games with more interesting stories for the endurance runs. Don't get me wrong, each FTL run has its own story based on what the player adds from their imagination; however, I am not sure it is going to have the same impact if I am watching someone else play. Maybe if they did more with FTL it could be in a feature like Breaking Brad. Then again, I feel like I have seen everything FTL has to offer.

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    #14  Edited By Wraith1

    *sigh* this thread again

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    #15  Edited By TheHumanDove

    This is a bad idea and in turn you should feel bad for thinking it.

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    #16  Edited By konig_kei

    God damn it you scared them away! Never mention endurance runs they'll do it by themselves.

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    #17  Edited By AndrewB

    @PillClinton said:

    Too late, they're already re-enduring an Endurance Run for DP:DC.

    Rendurance Run: Persona 4 - The Golden and Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut and the DS version of Chrono Trigger, simultaneously.

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    #18  Edited By ViciousReiven

    It'd make a good Breaking Brad game, but that kind of game just doesn't fit with the spirit of the ER.

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    #19  Edited By Peanut

    It's not even close to ER material.

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    #20  Edited By Ramone

    If it hasn't got a story it's probably going to be a boring ER game.

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    #21  Edited By ch3burashka

    ...No, it's not.

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    #22  Edited By GERALTITUDE

    Yeaaaaaaah. I just wasn't sure if it was Breaking Brad material. There are internal achievements I suppose. And I never really associated Endurance Run with story actually, just enduring.

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    #23  Edited By FluxWaveZ

    @GERALTITUDE said:

    And I never really associated Endurance Run with story actually, just enduring.

    Have you watched the Persona 4 and Deadly Premonition Endurance Runs?

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    #24  Edited By GERALTITUDE

    @FluxWaveZ: Yeah, all of P4. Missed 1 or 2 DP videos though (knowwhatimsayin!).

    I dunno, maybe I'm crazy but it never occurred to me that Endurance Runs would have to exclusively be story heavy games. I just feel FTL is good recurrent Giant Bomb Video material.

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    #26  Edited By The_Nubster

    @GERALTITUDE said:

    @FluxWaveZ: Yeah, all of P4. Missed 1 or 2 DP videos though (knowwhatimsayin!).

    I dunno, maybe I'm crazy but it never occurred to me that Endurance Runs would have to exclusively be story heavy games. I just feel FTL is good recurrent Giant Bomb Video material.

    I think a lot of the focus is on unique games, which leave a lot of room for commenting and fun. FTL is kind of a static screen of a ship with text. I don't think I'd want to watch it over and over again. Amazing to play, but there isn't much going on for a viewer.

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    #27  Edited By GERALTITUDE

    Fair enough about the static screen, but I feel the game is really different and dynamic during every play through. The text is short, so it's easy to read aloud, and the game is mad hard. Just imagine all the burning ships and hilarity that would ensue.

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    #28  Edited By bucifer

    Maybe Dave could do this Endurance Run, think about it it makes total sense. The Dwarf Fortress videos were pretty cool, an no story in that game either.

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    #29  Edited By yellownumber5

    @fox01313: I agree. Endurance runs are supposed to be epically long games, Although a single run-through of FTL with good luck can feel a little epic, there are no guarantee's that an endurance run of FTL could replicate that. A secondary TNT run would be perfect though. This game deserves exposure.

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    #30  Edited By Terramagi

    Oh yeah, blow the one Endurance Run every 2 years on a 1 hour long game.

    The game could literally be beaten in a Quick Look if they got lucky enough.

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    #31  Edited By granderojo

    @Wraith1 said:

    *le sigh* this thread again

    fixed.

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