These guys aren't stupid. The new timeline is for kids growing up now. The core fan base for this MMO are going to be generations who grew up with both the old movies and, most importantly, TNG (and its spinoffs.) We want the real, canonical Trek universe, not something set in the new dumbed down and shined up Tiger Beat Time Travel Trek.
New Trek has all the quality and gravitas of New Star Wars. Both of which are their franchises' respective New Coke.
I liked the new Trek movie, a lot. I guess I'd be upset if I was really into the old story lines, and honestly I think they could have done the movie just as good if they followed the old story lines. I liked the action and look, I liked how it was more of a return to Trek beginnings. I loved the movie so much it did make me wonder where the game would be.
Again, I liked the movie because it seemed like a return to what the beginning Treks were supposed to be about, exciting action and fistfights as well as gun fights, Kirk wanting to hump various alien girls. I assume it's disappointing to some people that they went off storyline, and I do really believe they could have made it with the same action and excitement if they followed the normal timeline.
I have to wonder if the people who grew up with the old Trek are too old to be that much into video games where they would want to pay monthly to play and keep the game going.
Please don't compare it to the newer Star Wars. If they put a blithering idiot cartoon looking goofball sticking his cartoon fake looking tongue between some conduits and getting shocked, running around squeaking and making an ass of himself the whole movie in the new Star Trek, then you could compare the two.
I didn't see a bunch of fake looking cartoonish CGI characters in the new Trek, and it was a very violent return to the old style of Trek rather than the kinder gentler "New Generation". Sure, it was flashy and nice looking in the battles, but the new Star Wars weren't, they were fake looking and light hearted.
Anyway I just want cool action and to be able to Pilot my own ships. I really don't care which timeline it follows. The new movie to me was exciting, but the planetary exploration of the older shows to me was very interesting, so I'd play no matter which it was. I guess the game isn't being made for casual players like me tho.
Reader Comments (2)
Posted: Jun 14th 2009 12:50AM (Unverified) said
New Trek has all the quality and gravitas of New Star Wars. Both of which are their franchises' respective New Coke.
Posted: Jun 14th 2009 7:27AM MewmewGrrl said
Again, I liked the movie because it seemed like a return to what the beginning Treks were supposed to be about, exciting action and fistfights as well as gun fights, Kirk wanting to hump various alien girls. I assume it's disappointing to some people that they went off storyline, and I do really believe they could have made it with the same action and excitement if they followed the normal timeline.
I have to wonder if the people who grew up with the old Trek are too old to be that much into video games where they would want to pay monthly to play and keep the game going.
Please don't compare it to the newer Star Wars. If they put a blithering idiot cartoon looking goofball sticking his cartoon fake looking tongue between some conduits and getting shocked, running around squeaking and making an ass of himself the whole movie in the new Star Trek, then you could compare the two.
I didn't see a bunch of fake looking cartoonish CGI characters in the new Trek, and it was a very violent return to the old style of Trek rather than the kinder gentler "New Generation". Sure, it was flashy and nice looking in the battles, but the new Star Wars weren't, they were fake looking and light hearted.
Anyway I just want cool action and to be able to Pilot my own ships. I really don't care which timeline it follows. The new movie to me was exciting, but the planetary exploration of the older shows to me was very interesting, so I'd play no matter which it was. I guess the game isn't being made for casual players like me tho.