I don’t think a 4x strategy game is the best approach to the franchise. What’s more, this game used the Stellaris engine, and there’s already an excellent, total-conversion Star Trek mod for Stellaris.
I’d love to see a Trek game by a competent adventure dev like Wadget Eye. Hopefully Resurgence will be good, but I’ll not be holding my breath; most recent Trek games have been low quality cash-grabs, bulging with microtransactions.
Another crossover I didn’t know I needed! If this post sparked some Car Talk nostalgia for anyone else, might I recommend the excellent podcast Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone. No overt connection, just vibes-based.
Oh I dunno, they get so much screen time in Voyager that anyone who’s watched the series can’t help but remember them. Usually what people remember is how badly written they are as major antagonists. Having read a bit about their origin story, it was a real shit show from start to finish. Uninspired, reactionary garbage.
Ayy, I do that a lot, too. Usually because I don’t feel like it contributes anything, nobody else would give a shit, and/or it’s just negativity that I don’t want to be putting out there. It’s tough, because although I think these feelings are valid, they can also prevent me from expressing myself creatively.
Yeah, that’s frustrating. I hope they step up and promote the last season like they’ve said they will. I feel like their publicity efforts have really been all over the map.
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Case in point, like what the heck is this whole Kid Cudi brand collab stuff? I’ve seen several teaser sort of things about it, and I have no idea what it is or who it’s supposed to be for. This suggests to me that it’s aimed at younger audiences, but is Kid Cudi even relevant to them? Dude’s my age, and I’m only really familiar with him from his time on Comedy Bang! Bang!
You just sent me down this rabbit hole, so I thought I’d share this Vulture article about the genesis of the Dr. Zaius parody. Pretty great.
it’s not really representative of the tone of SNW. The screenshots are from an episode where two characters from Lower Decks (the animated series) end up in the live-action SNW universe.
Lmao. I hope he was writing off his weed purchases as a business expense.
I’ve heard that white people smell like bologna. Could never stand the stuff myself, but I can’t vouch for my scent! Tangentially, I think my dogs’ paws smell like salami. “Ol’ salami paws”, I’ve been known to call them.
Interesting, I always thought Maria Bello was hat cop.
Was Jeffrey Combs playing her all along? Intriguing!
I’m happy that it introduced some new people to Star Trek. I think the diversity and representation on the show really resonated with some people, and made them feel more seen. I think these positive things it did probably outweigh any weaknesses the show had, in a larger perspective.
Personally, many elements of the writing, directing, and cinematography of the show really rubbed me the wrong way. It is, in my view, more akin to a Young Adult series than any previous iterations of Trek. It’s definitely an intentional appeal to younger viewers, and I feel like it probably succeeded in that. It’s not for me, but that’s ok.
I’m reminded of the old aphorism that would crop up occasionally in the military, particularly when discussing hypothetical scenarios w/r/t The Law of Land Warfareand rules of engagement: it’s better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6. I’m not endorsing this sentiment; it’s kind of repellent, really. Same energy though, I thought.
No soap—radio!
Make it snow!
No, not like that!
See, this is the kind of joke I like to tell, but I’ll add a ton of extraneous detail, and go on for like 5 minutes before arriving at the punchline. It’s too bad memes aren’t really a good medium for shaggy dog stories. I guess you could do like a series of them. But at that point maybe you’re crossing into webcomic territory.
Up is no!
The trouble with Arsenal is, they always try and walk it in!
Aww, this is the gif I was looking for earlier. Classic candle ghost sex.
Newman sweating intensifies
It’s crazy that Wayne Knight never had a role in any Star Trek property.
Thank you for the correction, I remember reading about the Epic exclusivity now. I look forward to picking it up when it goes on sale! Such is my way. I knew there was a solid Star Trek Stellaris scene, but I’m just a dabbler in 4x games. My favorite Trek games are probably A Final Unity and the Interplay TOS adventures from 30 years ago.
Edited to add, Bridge Crew is moderately fun as a single player game. Would probably be a blast with a group of friends.