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Message ID: 12
#12, These are the voyages...
Posted by BeardedFerret on Jan-25-10 at 03:59 AM
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So I got access to the beta over the weekend. I'm having a lot of fun with it.

First of all, the atmosphere in the game is really great. The developers have really nailed the Trek vibe, especially in the sound design department. Everything just feels right - especially since the latest series of patches added Leonard Nemoy as the narrator (a little odd as he admits in the opening that yup, he's now back in time in a different dimension but hey, Spock still seems to know what's going down). Likewise, the graphics are really sweet, especially the explosions.

The gameplay is pretty strong. Space is definitely the game's strong suit. I never played SWG or very much of EVE but the space combat and exploration feels really great. It's kind of a cross between the naval battles in Sid Meyer's Pirates! and the resource management of TIE Fighter and thoroughly enjoyable. I probably won't get the time to sink my teeth into higher tier combat, which is a shame because some of the bigger ships look really fun. I ran into a Constitution Class last night - the rewards for ranking up seem very cool.

On the ground, the game feels a bit more generic. Sure there are commando rolls and some pretty unresponsive kung-fu but otherwise it feels pretty familiar. On the plus side, your bridge crew also serve as your away team if you're playing solo, which essentially lets you tackle instances by yourself. It certainly beats hanging around in warp space for half an hour spamming chat until a healer takes pity on you.

I'm having a lot of fun with it. Captain Crichton of the USS Protector and his loyal first officer Span have been a lot of fun to play, and if I had some more free time lined up in the next few months I'd probably drop the money to keep doing it.