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Recreational Forums => Trek Discussion => Games => Topic started by: 086gf on June 03, 2011, 03:35:40 PM
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Takes place after the last movie and you either play as Kirk or Spock.
This morning Paramount Digital Entertainment announced they developing a new video game titled "Star Trek" for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC in 2012. The game, due in 2012, promises an original story and "unprecedented co-op experience," with players taking on the roles of Kirk and Spock.
The new Star Trek game features an original stand alone story which "continues the adventure" of the 2009 Star Trek movie. According tot he release the game is "filled with action-packed combat as Kirk and Spock must work together to stop a legendary enemy race bent on conquering the galaxy." The story is being developed by BAFTA award winner and God of War writer, Marianne Krawczyk, in collaboration with the writer/producers of the new Star Trek films, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.
Star Trek challenges the boundaries of co-op gameplay with a galactic adventure that gamers and fans have never experienced. Working closely with the Star Trek filmmaking team throughout development, the game is sure to deliver AAA production values, a wide variety of gameplay and all the action you would expect from the hit franchise. This will be the definitive Star Trek gaming experience.
The game is under development by acclaimed Ontario-based developers Digital Extremes (Bioshock 2, Unreal Tournament, Dark Sector, The Darkness II), working closely with Bad Robot, K/O Paper Products and Damon Lindelof and published by Paramount Digital Entertainment through a license with CBS Consumer Products.
(http://img.trekmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/trekgame.jpg)
http://trekmovie.com/2011/06/03/videogame-set-in-star-trek-movie-universe-coming-in-2012/
I just might have to check it out since its for PC too.
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Sounds like a triple-A title to me.
It's about friggin' time! I hope it's something we can get swept up in. Might not be the best fodder for modding communities like ours, but we need a decent story driven Trek game that lives up to modern gaming standards.
Hopefully the touted coop combat will make sense within the story, and will be supported by logical and fun non-combat gameplay. I also hope flying the Enterprise is on the feature list at launch!
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Or it could be an expanded version of something like a BC/EF Hybrid, where you get to command and fight through the ship?
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It could well be the new Final unity?
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Not by the sounds of "Coop combat"... I'm thinking it'll be something along the lines of Army of Two. The concept art image supports the idea of this being a shooter.
We can but hope that it's more than that.
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Hmmm...while Kirk has a standard phaser, Spock seems to have ripped off a Covenant Plasma Pistol. :eek
Honestly, I'm not big on shooters, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt once E3 hits.
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Spock seems to have ripped off a Covenant Plasma Pistol.
Plasma rifle, but yeah, I know what you mean.
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Sweet, looks like it'll be Elite Force but with actual main characters as protagonists! :yay:
Personally, though it looks to be as much of an FPS as Star Trek looked like a flashy action movie (which was a lot), I'm quite excited. The graphics look awesome too!
And, since Kirk and Spock will most definitely have to be voice acted, we get to hear more of their trademark banter than we got in Star Trek (2011)!
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Sweet, looks like it'll be Elite Force but with actual main characters as protagonists! :yay:
Personally, though it looks to be as much of an FPS as Star Trek looked like a flashy action movie (which was a lot), I'm quite excited. The graphics look awesome too!
And, since Kirk and Spock will most definitely have to be voice acted, we get to hear more of their trademark banter than we got in Star Trek (2011)!
Graphics? What graphics? We're not seeing any graphics, and won't until the game premieres at E3 next week.
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That screenshot looks like it's in some sort of game engine. I happen to think that the final product will look like that.
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Ehhh, looks more like concept art to me.
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I'm pretty sure that's concept art, it looks aliased because it was resized badly.
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Spock's helmet and back have visible polygon edges, and the tube thingies on his back look like someone turned anisotropic filtering off. Pretty sure that's at least rendered in 3d.
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I'm having a really hard time NOT seeing that weapon Spock is holding as a Covenant plasma rifle . . . please, for the love of all things Trek, do NOT let this game be a crossover of Halo and Trek. That would ruin my trust in game designers of this generation. :eek :facepalm:
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If its a shooter, it'll probably be third person.
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I'm having a really hard time NOT seeing that weapon Spock is holding as a Covenant plasma rifle . . . please, for the love of all things Trek, do NOT let this game be a crossover of Halo and Trek. That would ruin my trust in game designers of this generation. :eek :facepalm:
Yeah thought that too. Let's hope we won't have a meet and greet with the spartan.
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I'm having a really hard time NOT seeing that weapon Spock is holding as a Covenant plasma rifle . . . please, for the love of all things Trek, do NOT let this game be a crossover of Halo and Trek. That would ruin my trust in game designers of this generation. :eek :facepalm:
That's why I think that's merely concept art. Because I don't play Halo and the first thing I noticed was that looked like a Covenant Plasma Rifle. I don't think they could get away with that. Especially since this isn't being made by Microsoft or Bungie.
HUGE EDIT!!!
http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/06/06/e3-2011-star-trek-trailer TRAILER!!! AWESOMENESS!!!
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here is a Trailer from E3
LOL didn't see the edit.
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Told you it was from the game engine. :P
Also, doesn't this room look TOS-ish? Possible universe crossover?
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I dunno, but I hope for Kirk and Spock's sakes that the ol' 1701's helm console is bolted down more securely than the 1701-E's was. :p
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Also, doesn't this room look TOS-ish?
Nope, that is just the sickbay of the JJ-1701.
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BTW, that shot of them space diving towards the airlock on the side of the engineering hull...how big were those doors figured to be considering how big the Enterprise was supposed to be? It seems to me like they realized their goof and shrunk the ship...at least, that's how it looks to me.
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Smaller than that of the refit/A since thats for one man escape pods and not for dozen person shuttles. Though the new 1701 is only a few dozen meters larger(366) than the refit/A(305).
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I thought that of the size issue too, does that mean the shuttle bay would look more like a shuttle bay? What if there's fighting in engineering? Arrr too much variables. :hithead:
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i wont mind minor size issues... just as long as we dont have a MASSIVE one like in ST:5.... 96 decks?
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96 decks? whered they pull that number from, and how does that even wokr considering 1701-E had 40 something decks?.....if thats the case then NX-01 should have had 114 decks. ugh im confused.... :idk:
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you mean Ent D :P
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96 decks? whered they pull that number from, and how does that even wokr considering 1701-E had 40 something decks?.....if thats the case then NX-01 should have had 114 decks. ugh im confused.... :idk:
the 1701E had 29 decks
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i could swear in FC picard says it has 42 decks.....
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i could swear in FC picard says it has 42 decks.....
Picard told Lily in First Contact, that the ship has 24 decks. In a later scene during the SAME movie, a security officer says "The Borg control decks 26 upto 11", and in Nemesis, the ship all of a sudden had 29+ decks, while maintaining relatively the same outward appearance.
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oh yeah, welli was close to 24 in terms of numbers, just in the wrong order, and WHAT A CONTINUITY ERROR, im surprised that show on BBC three(brits will know what im on about) called the Greates Movie Mistakes or something similar didnt cover that.....
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"There are over 24 decks." is the exact quote from FC.
Also it was more like 78 in STV.
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I thought the STV Deck thing was just a joke/comic relief wait that was the entire movie!!!
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"There are over 24 decks." is the exact quote from FC.
Also it was more like 78 in STV.
"There are 24 decks. Almost 700 meters long."
THAT, is the exact quote: &t=1m27s
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We are really off topic...
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NO ! not 24 ! There are four lights !!! :funny j/k
got mixed feelings ... last 3 ST games were way below my expectations ... infact the last ST game I consider quite good was EF2, I wonder if this one can finally stand up to the level EF or EF2 presented...
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I liked Star Trek Encounters. I also like STO, but I haven't played it much...mainly cause I get ticked off when I can't pause a game and it kicks me out if my attention wanders or something.
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Legacy on Xbox 360 was really good, it sucked on the PC.
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IGN apparently got some hands on time with a build of the game: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/117/1175617p1.html
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It will tie in with the second movie so playing this game will make watching the second movie even better just like reading countdown did for the first. Also Bob Orci explains how this could easily be considered canon much like Countdown.
Kat: We?re both Star Trek fans. What do you think goes into the perfect Trek story?
Orci: I think all fans know that one of the perfect stories is Wrath of Kahn . It was a perfect Trek story because it had a great science fiction plot but it also maximized the friendship and the family feeling among all the characters.
That was the first movie I saw. It was the perfect Trek story because, to meet everyone at the height of their friendship, and the height of their knowing each other and loving each other. To me the perfect story has a great sci-fi concept, but also covers the personality of the characters that we know in the most real way. Whether it?s Spock as Mr. Logic, Kirk as Mister Leader, or Sulu as Mr. Help the Crew, everyone is their best self. It?s good sci-fi and good family.
Kat: So if Wrath of Khan is the perfect Trek story, does this mean that you?re going to kill Spock in the game?
Orci: In the game? Maybe. Both in the game and in the sequel that we?re doing ? and by the way we consider them both very seriously together ? we know that audiences are thinking of it as Star Trek II of the new universe, so we are aware that of preconceptions about who might die and what the sacrifices are. And we?re aware of those things as we generate the story for both the game and the movie.
Orci: So I would say that what?s going to be different about this game is that it?s going to fit into our new universe. It?s going to fit into the Star Trek that we were lucky enough to generate, and it?s going to be a story that happens within that universe and that story is not going to be fan fiction. It?s going to be a story that fits into our movies, and fits into between the first two movies. The things that we are thinking about for this game very much fall into what can happen between the two movies, and that?s exciting for me as a fan.
Kat: So when I watch the second movie. will I be rewarded in some way for having played the game?
Orci: Absolutely, that?s exactly the point. We would not allow a game to go out if it was not somehow a part of the continuity.
Orci: True fans will tell you that canon is only what?s filmed. I?m not an authority on what is canon. However, I will tell you that this may be the first game that falls within the parameters of the people who are in charge of canon for now; the ?supreme court,? as we call ourselves because we are the ones in charge of Star Trek for now. We won?t be in charge forever, but for right now we?re deciding what canon is, so I can tell you this is the first time where the game itself is generated by the people who are deciding canon and we generated the game to fit within canon.
http://trekmovie.com/2011/07/01/roberto-orci-explains-how-star-trek-videogame-fits-with-2012-sequel/
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soooooooo noone is addressing the shuttle to the bridge??? I was freaking out when I saw that. There is never a good reason to ram the Enterprise!! EVER! I really want to play this game, the trailer looked intense.
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soooooooo noone is addressing the shuttle to the bridge??? I was freaking out when I saw that. There is never a good reason to ram the Enterprise!! EVER! I really want to play this game, the trailer looked intense.
I mentioned it. Whoever was piloting that shuttle was nuts. I just hope that the 1701's helm console is bolted down more securely than the Enterprise-E's.
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Maybe there was an Mutiny on the Bigger-E?
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The red shirts got tired of dying so they commandeer the ship. That would make a great story. :P
Seriously, though, it's good to know that the 2012 Star Trek production crew are in on the game. I hate video games that are just an adaptation of a movie's plot, those are the worst.
Which reminds me, if you make a video game and a movie side by side, then perhaps you can saturate the game with action and allow the movie a bit more breathing room for the characters and story. If I ever make a movie, I'd keep that in mind.
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I just wish we didn't have to wait until next year for the game and the movie. :(
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While it is all well and good that we are getting at least a half-decent Trek game (ST: Online blew chunks, and ST: Legacy blew klingon balls :eek ), I'm hoping that it'll have something for older fans of pre-J.J. Abrams Trek.
For example:
Some form of preorder DLC, relating back to the ENT, TOS, TNG, DS9 or even VOY eras would make a lot of fans happy, but that may be asking too much.
STBC is still the greatest Trek game of all time, followed closely by EF. Lets hope that this new game takes third place in the best Trek games catagory. ;)
(PS: I wonder if Spock used the Vulcan Nerve Pinch on the Grunt before stealing its Covenant plasma pistol. ;) )
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I hope this'll be good. It definitely has promise, with gameplay like Mass Effect. Hopefully a good story to go with it. I just hope that the free PSN "demo" thing will be in early 2012.
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Ahh, shut up! I got news!
The game, like the movie, has been delayed to 2013, but is now going to be co-produced and distributed by Namco-Bandai. This is very good news since that sounds like more of a "buy it in the store" game than a download game. And it says for "all major home consoles and PC", so hopefully that means that they're looking at a release for the Wii U as well.
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Consoles and pc? Guess I'll be giving that one a miss then unless something changes.
I don't want to play something that's just a rough port of something coded for 6 year old consoles! If I did I already have ST legacy anyway.
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Just because a game is avaliable on both consoles and PC doesn't mean it will DEFINITELY be a crappy port.
I mean... chances are it WILL be, but it's not set in stone.
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Just because a game is avaliable on both consoles and PC doesn't mean it will DEFINITELY be a crappy port.
I mean... chances are it WILL be, but it's not set in stone.
Yeah, for all we know, it might be in development for PC primarily and the consoles will get the crappy port. :P
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Just because a game is avaliable on both consoles and PC doesn't mean it will DEFINITELY be a crappy port.
I mean... chances are it WILL be, but it's not set in stone.
Yeah, for all we know, it might be in development for PC primarily and the consoles will get the crappy port. :P
I hope so but I wouldn't put money on it. It looks good but so did legacy before it came out!
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Either way, I'm disappointed that they pushed the game back to next year.
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It looks good but so did legacy before it came out!
I have to agree; I have Legacy for the 360, and I admit I'm not all that impressed. Graphics are okay, gameplay is...meh.
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I have to agree; I have Legacy for the 360, and I admit I'm not all that impressed. Graphics are okay, gameplay is...meh.
I had it for pc nearly from the outset. Something had to be wrong with it seeing as my friend sold it to me for ?5 when it cost him nearly ?40 2 days before :/
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NEW TRAILER!
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Won't let me embed but check it out!
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Looks good still. Still seeing a Mass Effect vibe from it, but they should've changed Spock's weapon, still looks like a Halo weapon.
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Looks like a mass effect clone. I think I'm going to give this a miss.
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Looks like a mass effect clone. I think I'm going to give this a miss.
Funny. I'm going to give it a go BECAUSE it looks like a Mass Effect "clone". I put that in quotes because Mass Effect riffs off of Star Trek so much anyways.
Besides...I'm sure they'll give us a better ending than our choice of colored explosions. :funny
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Besides...I'm sure they'll give us a better ending than our choice of colored explosions. :funny
You have a point :funny
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Huh, game isn't out until next year but Steam already has registry entries for it as of the 18th
http://marlamin.com/cdr/view.php?pagenum=2&type=app
I'm assuming thats it.
Could be another Star Trek game, but the entries are usually specific about the name.
Heh maybe the game is done but they're waiting for next year to release it with the movie.
The game has been known for almost a year while and the first trailer came out around a year ago as well.
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Well, supposedly the PSN was going to get a "prologue" of some kind, maybe they decided to not make it just PSN-exclusive and the prologue'll be out by the end of the year?
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Spock uses whats called a Combat Mind Meld that allows him to control a baddie and make him do the fighting.
Also some new concept art and ingame pics.
"Action sans enemies: The sun, explosions, and time are the threat."
http://www.ign.com/images/games/star-trek-the-game-xbox-360-110387
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Just read this in a preview of the game: "Tangible support also arrived from Paramount Pictures, who supplied the team with film assets, a full sound library and a full spec sheet for the USS Enterprise.
The latter is of particular interest because in letting us amble around freely aboard the Enterprise, Digital Extremes has the opportunity to show us the grand old girl from never-before seen angles."
Source: www.computerandvideogames.com/349350/previews/e3-2012s-most-anticipated-star-trek
If that means free roaming the corridors of the JJ-verse Big-E, I'm in. Here's hoping!
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I hope then they fit the engine room in then. :P
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I hope then they fit the engine room in then. :P
Can you imagine a fire-fight in that mess? At least there'd be no lack for cover.
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Can you imagine a fire-fight in that mess? At least there'd be no lack for cover.
This may though mean we get to see a new engine room for the new movie.
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I wonder if we'll be able to blow up the ship like in EF2...
What?!
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I wonder if we'll be able to blow up the ship like in EF2...
What?!
:roll Well, according to that, the part from the first trailer where the shuttle crashes into the bridge IS Kirk's idea, so I guess kinda. lol
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:roll Well, according to that, the part from the first trailer where the shuttle crashes into the bridge IS Kirk's idea, so I guess kinda. lol
Meh. I was hoping it would be "let the bad guys shoot the warp core" ala EF2..
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Too bad Elite Force 2 and Jedi Knight 2 never got another game (both were my favs back in 2002/2003)
p.s. I never count Jedi Academy as a true sequel to JK2JO as it was a simple, flat, buggy game with lame characters ... even Kyle was dumbed down ...
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The multiplayer was much better though, which redeems it in my opinion. And the story wasn't that bad. One feature I liked was the chance to choose where you were going. And Kyle's lack of depth can be explained that he's not a main character anymore.
But on topic, I'm not going to be too picky about this game. We should be thankful that CBS/Paramount does anything with Star Trek these days.
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I do have to say, I am so glad that Paramount has given them stuff to use and the writers are on board. Plus the basic action gameplay really reminds me of Mass Effect in a really good way.
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Apologies for double post. News from E3! The villains have been revealed to be the Gorn! The game's official website (http://www.startrekgame.com) has new screenshots and a link to their forum, so check it out!
(http://www.startrekgame.com/images/gallery/image8.jpg)
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Screens looks really good, indeed the gameplay reminds the one from Mass Effect :) this ought to be awesome game :D
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Screens looks really good, indeed the gameplay reminds the one from Mass Effect :) this ought to be awesome game :D
Indeed, though I'm sure Trek's ending won't be a choice between 3 different colored laser beams. :P Yes, I did like ME3's ending, but that doesn't mean I can't make fun of it.
Also, I have to say that the screenshot of Kirk on the bridge really captures how Kirk sits in the big chair. They definitely know what they're doing in that regard.
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That shot looks kind of...meh. Graphically speaking. I think it's going to be massively constrained by being a console game and as such the pc version will look meh at best.
I do hope it's reasonably moddable and not like the ME games*!
*They were a capital PITA to mod.
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Video
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WOW
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sweeeet
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Yet again, really reminded of Mass Effect's gameplay, and considering that Kirk and Spock heading to the turbolift is in-game and not a cutscene, that could definitely mean some free-roaming around the Enterprise interior.
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Alright, this is officially is on my to-get list for next year! People who played the demo at E3 are saying that it is just as awesome to watch as it is to play. I've only been seeing postives about this game so high hopes for sure.
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I'm really not sure what to think. The voice acting sounds a bit off, the graphics seem underwhelming, the gameplay seems ME3 like (no bad thing) but most of all...
The bridge looks like it's suffering from a case of STO-itis.
I'll probably be waiting a while before I get this one!
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I'm really not sure what to think. The voice acting sounds a bit off, the graphics seem underwhelming, the gameplay seems ME3 like (no bad thing) but most of all...
The bridge looks like it's suffering from a case of STO-itis.
I'll probably be waiting a while before I get this one!
STO-itis? That's what the bridge looks like. As for the voice acting, how can it sound off? It's the actual actors.
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I don't normally do this for trek games but......
FANBOY SQUEAL!
As for it sounding off, I think that it's simply because us old timers are used to Shatner, Nemoy, Takai, and Doohan providing the voices.
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(http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/Shaun55555/trekclappgqmd.gif)
I'm liking this game!
You know what's brilliant about that bridge screenshot? You can actually see the bridge. The lighting is dimmed and all the detail pops out! I sure hope we get to see softer lighting like that in the next movie.
As long as the game has a strong art style I don't really mind if it's a little lower-res than the hardcore graphical games. Mind you guys they have until next year to polish everything up. And we already got an amazing shot that wraps around the enterprise and goes into the bridge just like the movie, that impressed me.
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Have to say, I agree with ShaunKL 100%. The lens flares in the movie certainly detracted somewhat from the aesthetics of the bridge, but I rather liked the design. And this co-op game look really cool I think. Not sure about the revamped "Gorn" look thou.
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It's better than the old. I also imagine there will be different classes of Gorn. These fast and furious ones are probably going to turn into the cannon fodder. I expect there will be large two meter tall ones that move slowly and will throw extremely large crap at you. Think like STO.
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You got it FarShot, they've stated there'll be multiple classes of Gorn. And hey, at least they don't have visible zippers now lol
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STO-itis? That's what the bridge looks like.
It seems far bigger than what I remember. Must watch that film again..
As for the voice acting, how can it sound off? It's the actual actors.
To be honest it sounds like they're just reading lines from a script, bored out of their wits.
The wrap around shot of the ent which then zoomed in on the bridge impressed me though. I hope they dump the nasty sounding "ping" noise you hear as you go around the ship..
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In perspective, the Enterprise is checking out New Vulcan. Nothing interesting really. I'd be all like, "We're in orbit of... eh you know... *yawn*," as well. :P
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In perspective, the Enterprise is checking out New Vulcan. Nothing interesting really. I'd be all like, "We're in orbit of... eh you know... *yawn*," as well. :P
But they do mention that something is up. I think it's Spock that remarks that they haven't received any signals.
Forgive my attitude towards this game, but you all know what happened with Legacy!
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Legacy!
:argh: Terrible game.
This one looks good. Legacy was generic space ship shooter and even then the bugs took out all the fun in mindless shooting. The developer for this one isn't using the Armada engine to make a 360 game.
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This looks great.
Reminds me a bit to Elite Force but with better graphics.
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:argh: Terrible game.
This one looks good. Legacy was generic space ship shooter and even then the bugs took out all the fun in mindless shooting. The developer for this one isn't using the Armada engine to make a 360 game.
And unlike DAC, this one is being done by a developer with a pedigree.
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And unlike DAC, this one is being done by a developer with a pedigree.
That much is certain
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It seems far bigger than what I remember. Must watch that film again..
To be honest it sounds like they're just reading lines from a script, bored out of their wits.
The wrap around shot of the ent which then zoomed in on the bridge impressed me though. I hope they dump the nasty sounding "ping" noise you hear as you go around the ship..
If the actor is completely new to voice-acting or actually phoning it in that can degrade the performance.
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Wait, they can phone it in?
Huzzah for quality workmanship :lol:
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I didn't really notice anything wrong with the performances voice-wise. In fact, I thought Quinto sounded a bit more like Spock than he did in the movie.
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New trailer.
Still reminds me of Mass Effect (not a bad thing as it's possibly my favourite game franchise).
The music also sounds like Mass Effect music.
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Yep, I can feel ME influence here, in music and gameplay dynamics - at least judging by the bits from all the trailers ;) can't wait :D
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I definitely like the Mass Effect influences.
EDIT: Very nice high-res screenshots here: http://ironhammers.org/?p=10902 Don't mind the guy's lackluster attention to anything sway you, these are seriously nice pics. My favorite is the shot of the Enterprise. Resized it and it's now my background. ^_^
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Sorry for double post. Seriously, I hate having the last word in these threads. :hithead:
New interview: http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/wg8slm/star-trek-gc-2012--gorn-and-enterprise-interview
Reveals a lot of nice tidbits including space combat controlling the Enterprise herself and calling down an airstrike while on the ground. Definitely cementing that the biggest and best weapon in a Starfleet captain's arsenal is his ship.
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"Airstrikes" in the form of a phaser blast from the orbiting starship is super cool. But I hope it's restricted to OUTDOOR environments only. Nothing worse than the "Orbital flashlight" (Orbital Strike) in STO, breaking immersion by having it function INDOORS. Honestly, I rather look forward to this game (and the movie)
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Nothing worse than the "Orbital flashlight" (Orbital Strike) in STO, breaking immersion by having it function INDOORS.
As useful as I find the thing at times, I have to agree...what the hell are we doing, blowing through the hull of a starbase or the roof of a building to get the shot?
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As useful as I find the thing at times, I have to agree...what the hell are we doing, blowing through the hull of a starbase or the roof of a building to get the shot?
Well we're engineers, maybe we developed a way to phase our phasers through shields....and hull....and several kilometers of earth.....to hit a specific floor....and emerge from a point blank shot completely unscathed.
That said, I do love calling down the thunder regardless of whether or not it's the USS Enterprise or the USS Queen Clarion taking the shot. Maybe it will be like the Hammer of Dawn from Gears of War where it's only available for certain parts so it never looses its appeal. (and never fires indoors)
Who knows, maybe we'll finally see a starship execute general order 24 or at least get close to executing it.
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Star Trek The Game will be released April 23, 2013. Here (http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/12/20/star-trek-the-game-release-date-announced) is the announcement, as well as pre-order incentives.
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I don't ever Recall seeing the 'Kelvin' or "Academy' Phasers in XI, must be something designed for the Game, or maybe based off concept art.
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Actually, the Kelvin phaser WAS created as a prop, but never seen on-screen, at least not noticeably.
(http://kleigh.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/props101.jpg)
With the Kelvin communicator to the right of it.
The Academy phaser though, that's just something they made up. lol
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that interview they talk like they expect the game to be a blockbuster, they havn't looked at history i guess, but no Trek game has ever been a block buster, the closest was Elite Force but it didn't even blockbuster lol. I hope there ready for disappointment
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Can't possibly be any worse than most movie tie-in games. Heck, it's only been recently that superhero tie-in games have started being really good again thanks to the Arkham games. Definitely better than Superman 64.
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that interview they talk like they expect the game to be a blockbuster, they havn't looked at history i guess, but no Trek game has ever been a block buster, the closest was Elite Force but it didn't even blockbuster lol. I hope there ready for disappointment
Games are always talked about like that. Does anyone have a clue as to where the game fits in between the movies and comics?
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Nope, we sure don't.
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Sometime last year it was mentioned that playing this helps your viewing experience for Into Darkness. Though recent news seems to have gone back on that but im sure there will be something directly connected.
Isn't the station in the game Starfleet built and operated? Maybe they find Carol Marcus there and that shot of here screaming in the trailers is a flashback? Makes since due to how horrific it seems. It clearly isn't a normal kind of scream but more of a "holy freaking $#!% im about to get eaten" kind of scream. Shes gotta be witnessing people getting owned by Gorn.
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So, I'm thinking maybe the North American PC release of this game will be Steam only, Amazon.ca and Amazon.com don't carry it, yet the European Amazon's do.
Also when ever I got to the games site 'startrekgame.com' it takes me to the UK site http://www.startrekgame.com//intl/uk/
Also the composer for the film has done the music for the game as well.
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Yes... Michael Giacchino! This is excellent news. Not only is he one of my personal favorite movie/TV composers, but he started out in the video game industry! I cannot wait to hear the game's soundtrack!
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New trailer
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Gotta say, i'm really looking forward to this new Star Trek game. Just hope it isn't a horrible console port (like most console ports usually are).
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I'm looking forward to it too. But I wish the phasers were continuous beam weapons like the kind we've always been used to instead of pulses.
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Old trailer is old. That's the exact same as the Gamescom trailer from August of last year.
Link Fixed - Nebula
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Making of Part 1
(Mods if you can view edit history, laugh as I failed the YouTube tags 5 times)
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Now THERE'S some new footage. I really like the idea that we can walk around the Enterprise, I just hope that they'll incorporate a way to see the outside of the ship as well when you're not in missions.
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They definitely have the look down. Beaming and warp outs look and feel just right.
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Those graphics are rather... "meh" :/
Damned consoles.
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I'd rather see how it truly looks before I play it rather than see some hypercharged graphics only for trailer (Aliens Colonial Marines) and then be VERY dissappointed or even shocked ;)
This game looks really promissing :) and you can actually fire big-E phasers at space junks :D Cool :D
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Hopefully it plays well, but I'm going to reserve judgement until this actually comes out and has had a month or two to stew.
Who knows? Maybe it'll be just about moddable enough to put in better textures or the devs might do a bethesda and give us PC gamers a high res pack?
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Textures don't look that low-res to me. The uniforms could be better, but as long as everything feels solid and locked down I don't think you'll notice much while you're trying to neck-pinch a gorn.
(It's been pointed out to me that if a game is good (Halo 4 for example), reviews will be released early. If the game is middling or bad (ACIII or Colonial Marines), the reviews come out the same day as the game. Let's hope Star Trek comes out with early reviews.)
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I just hope for quiet moments in between missions to enjoy being aboard the flagship of Starfleet.
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I just hope for quiet moments in between missions to enjoy being aboard the flagship of Starfleet.
Indeed :) that's what I loved about Mass Effect, you could just hang around on Citadel or aboard the Normandy between usual combat missions :)
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Textures don't look that low-res to me. The uniforms could be better, but as long as everything feels solid and locked down I don't think you'll notice much while you're trying to neck-pinch a gorn.
Well, it's not the textures themselves, it's just that the whole thing looks a bit naff to be honest. I only mooted the high res texture pack as an idea, as being a console port it will likely have had to be squashed down to fit on consoles. Take skyrim for example, the stock textures for the game range from as low as 256x256 (Approx) up to around 1024x1024. Add the high res pack on the pc version and it will take pretty much everything up to 2048. Okay, so I've been spoiled by PC gaming and mods!
I think that this upcoming game doesn't look great due to quite a few moments of the footage we've seen where I literally went "urgh". I think they're going to use a lot of the whizzbang flashy effects to try and cover for that.
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Too be fair, from what I understand Skyrim had bad texturing in several places (because of such a large open world probably). Console games like Halo, Mass Effect 1 and 2, and Red Dead Redemption show that you can have good high-res textures in a console game.
I will agree that Star Trek looks a little loosey goosey. I'm still going to have fun with it though. :D
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I'm still going to have fun with it though. :D
IF it is a decent game then I'm sure I'll have a giggle with it too. Hell, it's got Gorn in it after all.
I wonder what JJ did with the Andorians?
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Probably moved the antennae so far forward that they're where their eyes used to be.
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http://trekcore.com/blog/2013/02/star-trek-the-game-new-screenshots-design-images-information/
Lots of screenshots and info. Someone here needs to get the PC version so we can rip the Enterprise and shuttlecraft models out. :funny I like the shot with the shuttlebay, definitely shows that they remember that there ARE two shuttle types on the Enterprise in this universe.
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I noticed the name of the shuttle up close in that shot: Galileo. Nice homage to The Original Series :)
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I would have thought the other shuttle type would have been a better Galileo, but at least they got it in there.
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I would have thought the other shuttle type would have been a better Galileo, but at least they got it in there.
Agreed, BUT that kind of shuttle was the Galileo in the comic version of "The Galileo Seven" so it actually makes sense.
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Actually, from those screens it doesn't look bad at all. Probably supersampled like what bethesda did with the skyrim promo shots xD
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No, they don't look bad at all. I really hope the game is good, Trek deserves a good game on the store shelves. Plus, it'll be nice to walk around the Enterprise in between missions, assuming that they take a Mass Effect approach to it. And I hope that we can actually fly the Enterprise outside of the space battle missions. I doubt it, but I can always hope.
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The flight model will likely be horrible. At best, I think it will be more like STO than BC.
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It can't be as bad as Star Trek DAC.
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It can't be as bad as Star Trek DAC.
Never played it. In fact, I've never seen it for sale anywhere.
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It can't be as bad as Star Trek DAC.
Star Trek DAC was fun, but got old REAL quickly.
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Star Trek DAC was fun, but got old REAL quickly.
Not to mention the "Romulan" ships looked like crap, the Enterprise was poorly represented...but there were SOME good designs.
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Short gameplay video
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Okay, that vid makes the gfx seem mediocre at best. Hopefully it's just bad compression (had it set to 1080 still looked poor). I also noticed some stuttering/jerkiness around the time the gorn was beamed about the E and went crazy.
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Captain Obvious... this might have been the Console version they were showing... so of course the gfx is going to look dated :P
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Captain Obvious... this might have been the Console version they were showing... so of course the gfx is going to look dated :P
Even so, the gfx won't be that much better on a pc given that this is likely to be a console port rather than a purpose built pc game. Just look at (unmodded) skyrim!
Compare that vid to the promo screens and tell me which looks better. When I saw those last promo screens I thought "hey that's actually rather nice". Cynical me thinks the devs took those on a top end pc and crazy high res and downsampled the images to whatever res those shots are.
With any luck however, we'll be able to get *some* kind of modability out of this one. At the very least, the pc should run this better than a console!
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console you may be limited to 30 frames per second while on the pc you should be getting more around 60.
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console you may be limited to 30 frames per second while on the pc you should be getting more around 60.
Exactly. Hell, that's if they even get 30fps.
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Here is a video about the Gorn. You will face 15 different types of Gorn.
19 new images here. http://trekmovie.com/2013/03/19/video-details-different-gorn-in-star-trek-game-19-new-screenshots/
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The game has been posted on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/203250?snr=1_41_4__42), and with it, the list of achievements (http://steamcommunity.com/stats/StarTrek/achievements). Gives out some hints to gameplay and story.
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Glad that there's a Spock achievement called "I have been, and always shall be, your friend."
Also, new trailer for the game starring the ORIGINAL James Tiberius Kirk.
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Hah! Awesome trailer xD
I think it'd be awesome if they had prime time line skins in there lol
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Wasn't expecting much. Didn't get much. Probably 3/4ths or more through the game with a friend. It does have its moments though. I don't think it'd be nearly as fun to play alone.
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... and I thought ACM graphics are pathetic ... Enterprise caught by Gorn in space with those yellow beams is probably the lowest quality scene I've seen, damage on E looks awful, just look at Dead Space space flight scenes and compare them to this.
Still waiting to play it though ;)
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acm?
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acm?
Aliens: Colonial Marines
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Aliens Colonial Marines ;)
I've just played through some missions solo and in co-op and it's pretty damn fun game if you ask me :) a proper Star Trek game finally, graphics are cool tho space fights are tedious and shallow, at some point you don't even know what's happening and for me space battles are a bit too colorful, just too vivid for my taste :P
AI is plain stupid, not even remotely as good as in Mass Effect 3 or Far Cry 3, I would rather compare AI to Aliens Colonial Marines.
Playing solo isn't that bad, tho AI controlled player is what you woul expect from it - stupid - get's stuck behing objects, takes sweet time to get into ordered location, sometimes even runs straight to the enemy and get shot :D So co-op with friend is the best option ;)
I'm not too fond of some levels designs too, I got stuck in one mission because I took ladder down, while holding power cell, couldn't get back with it to upper level (ladders only) and that lead me to restart whole mission (wasn't too long tho)
All in all, so far it's the best Trek game since Elite Force II :) even feels like this could be EF3
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It's the weapon charging stations and tricorder minigames, isn't it?
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Been reading some of the reviews. They don't look good!
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It's the weapon charging stations and tricorder minigames, isn't it?
Indeed ;) also, some rooms look similiar in design, even those black/grey/white suits look like hazard suits
Been playing some more time and the voice acting is strange, sometimes it's good but then there are dialogs that are plainly boring and so are the voices... not to mention mouth animations, they look a little bit '05-'06
but those are all technicall details and little bits, overall it's a really nice Trek game ;)
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The best Trek moment I had was when the first you-know-what came at us out of the turbolift. My buddy and I both fired at it with stun by instinct instead of kill, then incapacitated it with a nerve pinch. Good times.
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My copy should be here Monday, but that's D&D night so won't be able to play it til Tuesday...
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I can't really recommend playing it solo, because it's Daikatana all over again, instead of a help from the other player, I had to constantly watch over him, takes all the fun from the gameplay ... but then again a random co-op player isn't fun at all because some players minds do not work as you would think :funny sometimes they are dumber than AI (which brings back memories of a co-op mission in Battlefield 3 - fire from sky or something like that - when I got gunners seat in Viper and the pilot was a total noob and couldn't even fly straight :funny )
apart from those small quirks and bugs, this game is really growing on me :)
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Mine arrived today. I don't know about this game. The controls are a little clunky and seem to have a mind of there own sometimes. The story seems interesting, the Vulcan female is hot and the voice acting is great.
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My copy should be here Monday, but that's D&D night so won't be able to play it til Tuesday...
Just realized that I made an unintentional Generations joke...
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Just realized that I made an unintentional Generations joke...
that's a good one :funny
I've finished the game and I'm not sure what to think, I could compare it to the most recent Mass Effect 3 DLC (the Citadel), ST is just a little bit longer but still too short, nevertheless it was fun, just felt like a good action packed episode in a series.
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I finished this yesterday, and I loved it. I thought the plot was great (one of the things is a bit overused but it let them be much more creative with enemy variations), and the dialoge was mostly great (Urban didn't seem too bothered, but Pine, Quinto and Pegg were great). I thought the gameplay was pretty decent. The rooms had multiple routes that can be used if you wanted to be stealthy (which was immensely difficult, but fine as it was optional), I thought the levels were nice and varies - the cave level was a nice break in the action, plus it isn't Star Trel without the cave. I also loved the arena part - with nods to the classic series and controlling a certain fight.
There were some bugs, but they were occasional. 12 hours was also a decent length for an action game (it's also pretty cool how the game length matched the story length). I loved seeing various sections of the ship, too. Sickbay was nicely designed and massive, the turbolift section was great, and I liked the engineering they had in it (speaking of that, I wonder if it's the design for Into Darkness - it's much better than the Budwiser Bottling Plant). It actually felt like a massive ship designed for spending a lot of time on it's own.
Even if you weren't a Star Trek fan, this is far from being a terrible game (like some sites are saying it is).
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Yeah, IGN absolutely hated it, but then, they also liked Sonic Unleashed, so we can't all agree on everything. :P
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Yeah, IGN absolutely hated it, but then, they also liked Sonic Unleashed, so we can't all agree on everything. :P
And the general consensus I heard for Unleashed, from Sonic fans no less, was that it sucked. "Professional" critics are odd.
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I believe it's called "bribery".
The ending was super abrupt. It was like, "Okay we wo-"*cut to black*. Are we posting spoilers yet?
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I believe it's called "bribery".
The ending was super abrupt. It was like, "Okay we wo-"*cut to black*. Are we posting spoilers yet?
I thought it was just me :D glad you noticed that too, it was indeed one of the biggest disappointments I had with this game, thus it felt like a two part episode ;)
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And the general consensus I heard for Unleashed, from Sonic fans no less, was that it sucked. "Professional" critics are odd.
Half of it was kinda good. The other half was f-ing abysmal.
EDIT: Got my copy from GameStop today, along with a free KREO TOS Enterprise.
EDIT 2: Well, liking it for the most part, kind of disappointed in the whole "explore never before seen parts of the Enterprise" promise. I was kind of hoping for something like Mass Effect where you could walk around parts of the ship in between missions. Did like the shuttlebay interior and someone needs to get the Steam version and try to rip those shuttles.
EDIT 3: GODDAMN THIS STUPID STARBASE!! I have been stuck here forever! Damn glitch got me while trying to find Bones, then Spock got stuck and I had to kill myself...
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Let me guess, you failed at some point and when reloaded in a last checkpoint, nav point is stuck on that checkpoint ? :funny I had this issue with not being able to progress because of those damn navoints getting stuck ;)
....and when played solo, Spock frequently couldn't get to the other side of the console to help me hack it = going back to the last checkpoint :hithead:
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No, I didn't fail a damn thing, but the nav point never changed, I got completely lost. And when I reloaded, I couldn't change weapons which was a problem cause I couldn't stun the infected red-shirts, and when it DID finally change, Kirk wasn't holding a weapon at all. :banghead:
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I doubt there's much chance of an unofficial patch coming out for this game (a la skyrim) xD
Btw, the new tomb raider is 50% off on steam atm!
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I doubt there's much chance of an unofficial patch coming out for this game (a la skyrim) xD
Btw, the new tomb raider is 50% off on steam atm!
:bitch: how nice ... I bought TR last month ... oh well, could've wait a lil bit longer :banghead:
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:bitch: how nice ... I bought TR last month ... oh well, could've wait a lil bit longer :banghead:
:D
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Meh, when I get Tomb Raider, I'm going to try to nab the Collector's Edition.
EDIT: So, just did the part with the officer's quarters on the Enterprise. Not only do we know their location(the rounded area just below the bridge), we can see just how swank this new ship is. My goodness, I don't think even the D had a crew area that large and nice.
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Ah, I finished that section yesterday. I really liked that area, though it was placed in an odd location on the ship.
The Turbo-balls were weird, though. Again, that was another great section.
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Ah, I finished that section yesterday. I really liked that area, though it was placed in an odd location on the ship.
The Turbo-balls were weird, though. Again, that was another great section.
Really? I thought it was a great place for officer's quarters. They don't have to run the entire saucer section to get to their post, especially if any of them are on the bridge. Now SPOCK'S quarters...that was oddly placed.
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Simple solution to the Gorn/other galaxy thing is that the Gorn in TOS and STO are only one of the many Gorn species we see in the game, and that one had developed a niche in our galaxy a long time ago. The alternate universe Gorn are the modern descendants of the Gorn empire talked about in STO's backstory. Just my theory.
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Good theory FarShot.
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Really? I thought it was a great place for officer's quarters. They don't have to run the entire saucer section to get to their post, especially if any of them are on the bridge. Now SPOCK'S quarters...that was oddly placed.
I'm not saying it was badly placed, it does make sense. Just wasn't expecting it to be where the rec room should be. :p
We see Spock's quarters?
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Thinking about downloading this for PS3, is it any good? Would you guys recommend it? Sorry but I don't have time to read 10 pages of comments.
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I'd give it a 6 or 7 out of 10. If you enjoyed Kirk and Spock in the new movie, that might be enough for you to enjoy it. The gameplay leaves a bit to be desired, but otherwise the story, cast, and music is all pretty good.
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Wow, thank goodness the warp core didn't just look like beer vats this time. :funny
Ran into ANOTHER f***ing glitch, this time while trying to get Chekov's sorry butt to Sickbay. One of the infected red-shirts was INVINCIBLE. I couldn't stun him, couldn't kill him, couldn't do anything. Kirk should remember that man for the next landing party.I'm not saying it was badly placed, it does make sense. Just wasn't expecting it to be where the rec room should be. :p
We see Spock's quarters?
The rec room on the refit Enterprise was in the saucer rim, the officer's quarters were well above that. And yes, Spock's quarters are where he and Jim are having their match of 3D Chess when the game begins.
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Ah, I forgot about that in the opening.
Isn't the rec room that structure directly under the bridge on the refit? So the crew quarters would have been below that.
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On the new Enterprise, the officer's lounge (which is what you're remembering) is behind the bridge, not below it.
http://movies.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/xihd/trekxihd1006.jpg
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Just finished...what an abrupt ending lol. Still, not a bad game for what it is. It could've used some more polish and a bit more exploration of the Enterprise herself(the way it sounded in previews, I thought the ship would be like a hub between missions like the SSV Normandy), but all in all, pretty decent for a licensed game. The glitches and uninspired gameplay(seriously, it wouldn't have hurt to borrow a BIT more from Mass Effect) keep it from being great. Ranks around the same as the Ghostbusters game in my book, maybe slightly lower.
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So it's the bit above where it says USS Enterprise? (Never noticed that marking was there before.)
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Now SPOCK'S quarters...that was oddly placed.
It also lacked a bed.
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It also lacked a bed.
But it did have a lyre. ;)
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But it did have a lyre. ;)
Rockin'! :D
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What's your final verdict on this then guys? Steam has it on sale for ?10 so I thought I might give it a shot. Did any of the issues get patched in the end?
If not, I can deal with Skyrim being a buggy mess so I can probably deal with this
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Crappy game. Fun if you're a Star Trek fan. Devilishly funny with a co-op partner.
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What's your final verdict on this then guys? Steam has it on sale for ?10 so I thought I might give it a shot. Did any of the issues get patched in the end?
If not, I can deal with Skyrim being a buggy mess so I can probably deal with this
Played it once, haven't really gone back through. It's alright. The AI sucks and the glitches are annoying. Especially that one I had with the immortal red-shirt.
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Haven't finished it yet. It's not the greatest game. Just a bit of fun. Story seems good, graphics could have been better. Gameplay could have done with just an extra bit of work. I'd give it about a 7/10.
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Boom ?4.99! Seems about right :D
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I bought it for about ?2 something from steam not long ago. Only just installed it and have made it to the segment on new vulcan.
Weird thing is, every now and then when I stun and take down an enemy, I get a really weird black screen popping up with the words "STAR TREK" (sic) in really low resolution, looking rather like something fresh from a commodore 64.
Any ideas?
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Blow on the cartridge? :P
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Maybe you've somehow opened the games console?
I played through the game this past week. Really enjoyed it, especially seeing the inside of the Enterprise (even if it didn't really make sense window wise). Thought the story was good too.
Didn't run into many glitches, but I do think the hacking mini games were used waaayyyyy too much.
Not sure why the game has gotten so much flak to be honest :idk:
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Maybe you've somehow opened the games console?
No, it's not that. I can hear the game still going on around me as this pop up is interrupting the visuals. It's bloody annoying, but it tends to go away if I pause and un-pause the game.
I played through the game this past week. Really enjoyed it, especially seeing the inside of the Enterprise (even if it didn't really make sense window wise). Thought the story was good too.
Didn't run into many glitches, but I do think the hacking mini games were used waaayyyyy too much.
Not sure why the game has gotten so much flak to be honest :idk:
Tbh, I don't think much of the story so far, but I haven't gotten too far into the game yet.
That said, I can definitely see why it's taken so much flak. The game just doesn't seem very polished. You can tell it's a quick 'rush job' to get a product out of the door. Game play wise it's almost exactly like mass effect, but lacks the polish that game seemingly received.
Graphically, it's been a real let down. Just like I thought it would be when I saw those screenshots someone posted in here a while back. Again, it's just a lack of polish and the devs tried to hide it behind a mass of flashy effects, lens flares and over exaggerated DOF effects. Everything just seems a bit rough...
Btw, how the hell do you do the hacking minigames? It doesn't explain them at all. There's no real hint at how to do it that I can see. I generally just tell spock to do it, but there are parts where you don't want to do that as he will blindly charge into the firing line of a turret to hack it, instead of doing it from cover.
That's a big issue with the game, it doesn't really explain much outside of one or two things in the tutorials.
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Mass Effect and polish aren't two words I'd keep in the same sentence. I wonder what the game would've been like if it'd been launched on its original release date... a year earlier than when it did end up launching.
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Mass Effect are polish aren't two words I'd keep in the same sentence. I wonder what the game would've been like if it'd been launched on its original release date... a year earlier than when it did end up launching.
You have a point, but at least those games look and feel well put together. I'm going to give ST a chance by running it to the end though.
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It's much better with a friend I assure you.
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To each their own, I tend to be fairly easy going on games as long as I have fun but I can see where you're coming from ;)
Personally, the graphics of a game never bother me as long as I can see what's going on. Though I was very impressed with the likeness of Chris Pine and to a lesser extent the other crew members. The Enterprise was pretty as well. That's always a plus in my eyes.
Damn right about the lack of instructions for hacking. Took me bloody ages to get through the first door on New Vulcan lol!
Have to say, the soundtrack is brilliant, definitely the best thing about the game. I loved the new variations on the main theme and the way it popped in for some of the more heroic moments.
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https://soundcloud.com/chadseiter
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I've haven't gotten to play it again since my first go-round(currently lent to a friend). I do agree that the music in the game was really great, listening to Seiter's soundcloud up there it really does put me back into the game. Michael Giachinno's early work was in video games, so that helps explain how he and his team could take the themes from the movie and work them into the game really well.
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Does anybody know where steam puts the saves for the game? Going to un-install to free up some space, but want to back up my progress in case I ever decide to re-install.
No sign of it in 'my games' :idk:
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No idea. I uninstalled it after I got frustrated once too often by the game. Wish I could get a refund to be honest.
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Sorry, can't help. I got it on PS3. :idk:
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Does anybody know where steam puts the saves for the game? Going to un-install to free up some space, but want to back up my progress in case I ever decide to re-install.
No sign of it in 'my games' :idk:
its in appdata in users - will try and get full location for you later
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I've been playing on Hard to grab achievements, not that difficult at all but playing with a friend is definitely the best experience. The AI partner is hilarious.