Yep, I’m with you guys on this one. Always thought Mr House was kind of a sinister bad guy underneath it all. Wasn’t a big fan, and ended up killing him in the end IIRC.
Great to hear that you're thinking of picking up FTL -- it's so freakin' awesome! If I had to guess, those specs should be able to run FTL. My friend plays it on a really low spec laptop and it works fine. It's a pretty lo-fi indie game so it should run ok on those specs, but I can't promise anything. Don't use PCs that much these days. Hope that helps!
It has some great ideas and fascinating imagery but the gameplay lets it down. Definitely worth a look, as it’s an interesting curio, but maybe pick it up in a sale.