You’ll scan with your tricorder, use all manner of maintenance tools to pry open compartments and fiddle with the insides, catch a falling data pad, twist, turn, and swipe all manner of interactive screens, adjust frequencies, and so much more. Telltale titles were typically about quicktime events and saying the right thing at the right time. Free of the previous engine and embracing both Unreal and their own proprietary tech called “Beanie”, the game emphasizes storytelling, but also interaction. With story being the primary focus, and ex-Telltale folks at the helm, you probably have an idea of how this game will play. Frankly, I’ve played dozens of games with teams 10x as big that didn’t play this well. If, like me, you were expecting a longer list of developers, then you can be as surprised as I am – this game was made by just five people. He’s joined by Brett Tosti who served as Executive Producer and Executive Director of 11 Telltale games, Kent Mudle who served as Cinematic Director on five Telltale titles, Dan Martin who served as writer for Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, and Batman, and Andrew Grant, Creative Director on Telltale’s Game of Thrones, Minecraft: Story Mode, as well as The Walking Dead and Batman: The Enemy Within. As we ride the shuttle to the Resolute we meet the other main character of the game, Petty Officer Carter Diaz, an Engineer assigned to work in the lower decks of the Resolute.Īt its heart, Star Trek: Resurgence is an interactive story, so it should come as no surprise that Dramatic Labs is headed by the prior CEO of Telltale Games, Kevin Bruner. Resolute has just been rebuilt after a horrific accident almost destroyed the ship, killing several crew members and shaking the crew’s resolve. You won’t be playing as Picard, Sisko, Janeway, or any other primary character, instead playing as a freshly-assigned XO for the U.S.S. There are dashes of The Cloud Minders and Symbiosis here as well as a heavy dose of Power Play.Star Trek: Resurgence takes place in the Star Trek: The Next Generation time frame, and represents a side story that thankfully doesn’t put you in the captain’s seat. As expected, the conflict you’re sent to resolve is far from simple, and there are more powers in play than what first appears.įans of the best Trek episodes will need multiple pairs of hands to count the Trek tropes and cliches here, but they play well to the story in a way that other games set in the franchise don’t. While Resurgence does offer a fair amount of gameplay variety, its story takes center stage. Each mechanic is as simple as possible, but they offer enough to make sure you’re never bored. While The Walking Dead is now over a decade old, its successful format is clearly still the blueprint for Dramatic Labs’ CG Trekisode At its core, it’s a rudimentary point-and-click game with light puzzles and dialogue choices, but there is at least some heavy variety here.Īs you investigate the Hotari and Alydian conflict, you’ll scan anomalies with your tricoder, fly through ion storms and stabilize transporter pattern data. + 4 Every panel in Resurgence is lovingly brough to life with not only superfluous details, but details that are lore-accurateĪs far as gameplay goes, Star Trek: Resurgence is quite basic. While Diaz also has his fair amount of action-packed scenes, his engineering work allows you to get down and dirty with the intricate details of how every Trek tool works However, Resurgence also takes kudos from the beloved animation show Lower Decks with your time as Resolute Engineer Carter Diaz. Between engaging in deep political disputes, you’ll be scanning anomalies, engaging in action set-pieces and phaser fuels and solving life-and-death bridge conditions. In these sections, you’re the badass First Officer you’d expect from the TNG era. One half puts you in the role of the Resolute’s new First Officer, Jara Rydek. From the toylike boxy shuttle-crafts to the sparkles of a Federation transporter, nearly everything is fully authentic. + 4 As is the Telltale formula, you're asked to make a number of story-altering decisions throughout your journey.įrom the opening seconds of Resurgence’s short-but-sweet campaign, you’re sweeped off your feet by TNG’s style of curved-UI panels and lavish plush hallways of cutting-edge Starfleet vessels.
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