Also on the games front with all the recent news dropping like Shadow Frontier and Outposts Unknown, a short but interesting interview with the person in charge of Paramount’s Games Group.
What sick person gets the license to make a Star Trek game, and decides survival horror is the best genre fit? Have they seen a single episode?
See “The Deadly Years”, “Obsession”, “Genesis”, “Empok Nor”, and “Impluse” among examples.
Horror episodes do exist, but they’re rare, and not generally representative of the series as a whole.
“Star Trek isn’t this, except when it is” is a pretty shaky foundation for an argument, though.
Also see “Identity Crisis”, “Aquiel” and every Borg episode which is horror.
I’d argue it’s no better a fit than, say, FPS, but people loved Elite Force.
I’m happy they’re experimenting with different genres to focus on different aspects of Trek.
why do gamers™ always assume everything is created for them
let people enjoy things
It seems like they don’t mean “bolder” so much as “more mainstream”.
I’m not necessarily opposed to that, but I also like the oddball, niche games of the last few years (short-lived as they’ve been).
Action Star Trek games are fun, let’s be honest. Most of us enjoyed Elite Force and that certainly had some scifi horror elements, maybe without going too hard. I hope this game is good and wish them well.
But personally I keep telling myself the perfect Star Trek game is an away mission based walking/tricorder simulator with LA Noire style interactions with characters and Myst-ish styled puzzles. Maybe something closer to the new Indiana Jones game but in spaaaace.
I keep waiting to see that game. I have no idea if it would work though. I thought Resurgence came close, but it definitely wasn’t perfect.
FTL is the best Star Trek game.
