Star Trek Online is a textbook example of a decent game that simply doesn’t do justice to its source material. It’s by no means a bad MMO, and in fact brings a handful of welcome new ideas that are just begging to be polished, but it simply isn’t Star Trek.
…9Mar/101
Star Trek Online: It goes boldly, but not very wellStar Trek Online is a textbook example of a decent game that simply doesn’t do justice to its source material. It’s by no means a bad MMO, and in fact brings a handful of welcome new ideas that are just begging to be polished, but it simply isn’t Star Trek. Were it not for the Paramount pedigree, STO might have even be seen as a pretty good niche sci-fi MMO, perhaps a spiritual successor to Earth and Beyond, or a more casual-friendly competitor to EVE Online. With the Star Trek license dragging behind it like a chain, though, the game only feels like wasted potential.
It’s clear that Cryptic Studios is full of Star Trek fans, and that these fans put a lot of effort into the game. Unfortunately, the effort was misdirected, and the end result is a fanfic playground that fails to capture any of the charm of any of the shows. The technology’s there, the settings are there, even some of the characters are there, but it all feels so lifeless. The ships…
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Star Trek Online Review: It goes boldly, but not very well
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