Friday, June 9th 2023
Star Trek: Infinite Announced by Paradox Interactive
Paradox Interactive and developer Nimble Giant Entertainment, under license from Paramount Consumer Products, today revealed Star Trek: Infinite, a grand strategy game based on the iconic sci-fi franchise. Set a few decades before Star Trek: The Next Generation, players will run an entire fleet within the Star Trek universe, commanding one of four major powers in the galaxy: the United Federation of Planets, Romulan Star Empire, Cardassian Union, or Klingon Empire. Star Trek: Infinite is coming to PC and macOS this Fall.
Star Trek: Infinite puts players in command of one of four major powers in the galaxy, each with individualized traits, stories, quests, and more to make their play feel distinct. With stunning visuals, difficult choices, and unique gameplay, this game allows players to experience a beloved franchise in a new way as they navigate contact with other empires and worlds. "It is an honor to bring one of entertainment's most iconic properties to life for our players and Star Trek's multigenerational fanbase," said Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive. "We know how much this franchise means to fans all over the world, and we are working closely with Nimble Giant and Paramount Consumer Products to create a faithful and fulfilling game that lives up to their expectations."
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Paradox Interactive
Star Trek: Infinite puts players in command of one of four major powers in the galaxy, each with individualized traits, stories, quests, and more to make their play feel distinct. With stunning visuals, difficult choices, and unique gameplay, this game allows players to experience a beloved franchise in a new way as they navigate contact with other empires and worlds. "It is an honor to bring one of entertainment's most iconic properties to life for our players and Star Trek's multigenerational fanbase," said Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive. "We know how much this franchise means to fans all over the world, and we are working closely with Nimble Giant and Paramount Consumer Products to create a faithful and fulfilling game that lives up to their expectations."
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I'm actually really 'hopeful' for this game:
The mobile game Star Trek: Timelines was instrumental in my eventual divestment of interest in Star Trek as a franchise.
If this game can do the same for others, I'll count it as a good thing.
The entire Star Trek franchise reminds me of a Chimera that just wants to be put out of its misery.
An extreme-opposite of Roddenberry's demands on the writing of TNG.
(Roddenberry demanded that there be 0 inter-character conflict [read: "Intrigue"] on-board the Enterprise-D.)
BTW, I've come to realize that Berman(and company) largely 'saved' Star Trek after Roddenberry's passing. Since Berman's departure from the franchise, Parmount has made clear that it has its own agendas with the IP.
Sure, that's the right of the IP-holder; but like The Mouse and Star Wars, it doesn't mean the fans will like it.
IMO, Star Trek was at its best when "Intrigue" was moderate(d), and current events/pop culture were either ignored, or deeply-entwined (and barely face-recognizable) within the setting-believable story.
Ex.
-TOS' Klingons-Romulans were 'cold war allegorical characters', but it was only occasionally overt.
-The Cardassians (and eventually Dominion) were allegorical 'dark mirrors' to injustices and modern imperialism in reality; but it didn't feel preachy, hamfisted, or 'in your face'.
Even ST:VOY seems more 'Star Trek' than anything after Nemesis.
...and Nemesis looks like a 'symptom of the era' thematic-remake of Wrath of Khan, more than the nuTrek Into Darkness.
PS:
If anyone likes Star Trek and wants to invalidate my (potentially, controversial) opinions, I'll make it easy for 'em.
I actually really liked Enterprise, and thought it was canceled right as it was going from 'decent-good' to 'great'.
I guess we'll see how much more there is to it when we see actual gameplay.
Afaik, Enterprise was supposed to run for 7 seasons. But apparently some "bright" minds at Paramount moved the show from the traditional SciFi day/evening and then they started complaining about loss of audience. So instead of the last seasons depicting the birth of the Federation, everything got compressed into one :(
Ah well... JJ Abrams made sure I won't bother with it again.
I still love the intro.Great, I'll start watching season 1 this week. I usually wait until a show has 3 seasons to start watching it but I'll make an exemption. STD is upto 5 seasons, I stopped at the 1st season.
So... Star Trek amidst comedies. Someone thought of this and someone else thought it was a good idea...Did they make them vegans?