Star Trek Resurgence Xbox Assessment - A love letter to Star Trek Followers

We’ve had two Star Trek Video games inside the area of a 12 months?… Pinch me I’m dreaming!! and now we’ve got Star Trek Resurgence.

Oh, however it’s not a dream my fellow Star Trek followers. It’s very a lot actual.

The primary of the 2 video games I’m referring to was ‘Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova’ which was launched on the tail finish of final 12 months. It was a sport extra geared toward a youthful ‘Star Trek’ viewers. Nonetheless, for the extra old-school and die-hard ‘Star Trek’ followers on the market, I can safely say that ‘Star Trek Resurgence’ is the sport we’ve got all been ready for.

So, is it a love letter to followers, or ‘Telltale Video games’ homage?

Let’s discover out beneath.

In ‘Star Trek Resurgence’ you get to play as two characters. Each in distinctive roles that present the various views of engaged on a Starfleet ship. First off is Commander Jara Rydek a Human/Kobliad and a survivor of the Dominion conflict. You assume the position of Jara as she joins the USS Resolute because the ship’s new First officer (after their earlier first officer died in an accident).

You be taught shortly that the crew isn’t too eager on having new blood aboard the ship and would have most popular to have their new first officer promoted from inside. You meet with Captain Solano whereas the Resolute is docked awaiting to disembark after a prolonged refit.

You get the gist that the Captain is conscious that the accident (that value him the lives of his first officer and some crew) is impeding on his popularity and profession. He’s conscious that his crew doesn’t respect him as a lot as they as soon as did and is counting on you to be his eyes and ears and to agree together with his selections. For me, I agreed that I’d do that for him. I’d then be taught later what sort of a Captain he’s and my views in direction of him modified all through the sport, impacting the alternatives I’d make.

The second playable character is Petty Officer Carter Diaz. He works on the decrease decks of the ship within the engineering division. He’s loyal and superb at his job. In the event you’ve watched the present ‘Star Trek: Decrease Decks’ there are just a few references made right here when enjoying Diaz.

Out of the 2 I discovered him to be the extra likable character attributable to his character. He feels extra formidable whereas Rydek feels extra cautious, like she’s obtained one thing holding her again. She can be (at occasions) very by the e book with regards to Starfleet rules.

Diaz is as nicely however is extra relaxed in direction of it. It’s dynamic having the story instructed from two views. You might have the attitude of the senior workers and expertise what commanding a starship is like, after which you’ve the decrease workers of the ship’s crew which you then expertise the day-to-day workings of a starship. It actually does put you on this planet of ‘Star Trek’ and makes you are feeling at house on board the Resolute.

The story itself can be very ‘Star Trek’y’ in origin. The crooks of it are that you’re in your technique to meet a slightly legendary half-Vulcan, half-human ambassador to accompany him to dealer a peace treaty between two rival alien races on the verge of conflict. Alongside the way in which, you expertise first-hand the hazards of area with an interstellar freak storm virtually crippling the ship.

Issues then take a flip whenever you discover out that there’s extra occurring, on the planets of those two alien factions which is inflicting them to jeopardize peace in favor of conflict. I gained’t go an excessive amount of into element however the primary antagonist of this sport is the ‘Tkon Empire’.

For the common gamer that may go straight over your head, however to the ‘Star Trek’ followers desperate to play this sport, you’ll know that this can be a name again to the very first season of ‘The Subsequent Technology’ and the 4th episode ‘The Final Outpost’ during which the crew of the Enterprise D discovers an entity generally known as Portal 63 whereas making first contact with the Ferengi race.

(did I point out I’m a little bit of a Star Trek nerd)

It’s a pleasant callback to what some would see as a really obscure episode to attract inspiration from. Nonetheless, it’s additionally refreshing to have a ‘Star Trek’ sport the place the primary antagonist isn’t the favored dangerous guys of ‘Star Trek’ just like the Borg, Klingons or the Gorn.

As I stated, I gained’t say extra relating to the story however there’s quite a lot of good references and few twists that can hold you invested.

Now when it comes to gameplay ‘Star Trek Resurgence’ is basically a ‘Telltale’ sport, and that’s as a result of the developer’s Dramatic Labs’ is comprised of 20+ former workers of ‘Telltale Video games’. And what’s much more nice is that ‘Star Trek Resurgence’ is the developer’s first sport, and what a sport to start out out on. You possibly can actually see the eagerness behind the event of this sport. From the wealthy ‘Star Trek’ lore weaved so seamlessly into the video games world, to the traditional ‘Telltale Video games’ gameplay. And let’s discuss that iconic gameplay model that made ‘Telltale Video games’ such an ideal developer previously.

All of the point-and-click mechanics and the a number of selection dialogue that impacts the story from the video games of previous is current in ‘Star Trek Resurgence’, however they’re significantly improved upon and really feel refined. Motion feels fluid, the point-and-click feels clean and the graphics look insane for a ‘Telltale-style sport. The staff at ‘Dramatic Labs’ have actually poured their coronary heart and soul into this sport to provide their loyal followers a very fantastic expertise.

Not solely is there the standard point-and-click mechanics current on this sport however there are additionally distinctive stealth sections, puzzle sections involving using your tricorder, flying sections the place you get to pilot a shuttlecraft, and likewise elements the place you get to function the ship’s computer systems, most notably that of the transporter room controls.

The gameplay is enjoyable, nostalgic and user-friendly.

Voice performing is at all times one facet that I look out for in a sport. The gameplay could be actually good but when the voice performing falls quick it may be a make or break sort state of affairs on whether or not the sport is pleasant or not. Protected to say ‘Star Trek Resurgence’s’ voice performing is out of this world. Not solely do you’ve a veteran of the ‘Mass Impact’ franchise with Ali Hillis as Lieutenant Araxi Bedrosian however you even have Piotr Michael voicing Ambassador Spock with fairly frankly one of the best and most spot of Leonard Nimoy impression that I’ve ever heard. There have been truthfully occasions once I thought it was Mr. Nimoy because the voice is a lot like his.

The one draw back to this sport is the soundtrack. I used to be anticipating one thing harking back to ‘The Subsequent Technology’ or ‘Deep House 9’ provided that the sport is about round that point interval.

Nonetheless, I simply felt just like the music didn’t match a few of the scenes at occasions. Like there can be an motion scene the place the ship is in peril and the music had extra of a light-weight and breezy tone to it slightly than a tense musical rating.

That being stated it didn’t by any means detract me away from my immersion within the story of the sport.

I used to be enjoying it late one evening round 11 pm and thought, ‘Proper, yet one more scene after which mattress’, subsequent minute I knew it was 2am. The story had me so invested that I utterly misplaced monitor of the time.

So there you’ve it. If you’re a fan of ‘Telltale video games’ and have been dying for a brand new one then this sport is for you. If you’re a ‘Star Trek’ fan and have been wanting a sport with story that can get you hooked into the world of Trek, then that is the sport you’ve been ready for. It’s a love letter to ‘Star Trek’ followers and ‘Telltale Video games’ followers.

And that’s why it will get a ten out of 10!