Poll: Could BioWare make a good Star Trek RPG?

[Smiley Face]

In terms of what Bioware's capable of, Mass Effect is so close to what a Bioware Star Trek Game would be as to make little difference. A good Star Trek game would have less violence and more philosophical quandary over pre-determined moral choice, but those aren't things Bioware cares for.

Funny enough, the romance stuff makes some degree of sense - in a long-running serial, everyone briefly hooks up with everyone else.

In all honesty, I imagine a Star Trek Game as something between Mass Effect and L.A. Noire.

 

[rofltehcat]

I think they could. For the 6 or so hours that I played Star Trek Online, the ground mission/instance part of the game actually looked like it could be fun. If they'd actually invest into a quality game (as opposed to the newest trek game), a mass effect-styled 3rd person shooter rpg could work quite well.

Although, overall, I really don't expect much high quality stuff coming out of the Star Trek IPs.

 

[shrekfan246]

I think they could. For the 6 or so hours that I played Star Trek Online, the ground mission/instance part of the game actually looked like it could be fun. If they'd actually invest into a quality game (as opposed to the newest trek game), a mass effect-styled 3rd person shooter rpg could work quite well.

Although, overall, I really don't expect much high quality stuff coming out of the Star Trek IPs.

How and why did you necro this thread.

It doesn't help that the "They already did, it's called Mass Effect" joke -- my only response to this thread -- was stolen over a year ago.

*insert forum rage here over thread necromancy*

OT: Contrary to apparently everyone else on this website who played the game, I actually quite like Star Trek Online, and I'd absolutely adore a single-player Star Trek game that combined ship-to-ship space combat with third-person adventure exploration, gathering, research, diplomacy, and the occasional shooter segment. Something to maybe bridge the gap between Starfleet Command 3 and, well, Mass Effect.

 

[rofltehcat]

How and why did you necro this thread.

It doesn't help that the "They already did, it's called Mass Effect" joke -- my only response to this thread -- was stolen over a year ago.

*insert forum rage here over thread necromancy*

Woops, I was actually searching for the thread(s) about the new Star Trek game and somehow forgot to check the date on this one... thought this was a more contemporary discussion when replying... probably got carried away. Sorry

 

[shrekfan246]

How and why did you necro this thread.

It doesn't help that the "They already did, it's called Mass Effect" joke -- my only response to this thread -- was stolen over a year ago.

*insert forum rage here over thread necromancy*

Woops, I was actually searching for the thread(s) about the new Star Trek game and somehow forgot to check the date on this one... thought this was a more contemporary discussion when replying... probably got carried away. Sorry

It's understandable.

At least you're not somebody who found a three-year old thread in a Google search and decided to join up just to necro it. ¬_¬

It makes sense to want to look up info on the newest one, though, since it was released with absolutely zero fanfare and review copies weren't even sent out to gaming outlets.

 

[Windcaler]

I dont think so. Star trek revolves around the federation which is IMO the most boring "faction" in the entire setting. Its what people expect from a star wars game/show/movie. Knowing Bioware they would probably try to do something interesting with the federation and really theres just nothing you can do without painting the federation in a different light.

The other issue is Star trek tends to be surrounding a specific ship or adventure. Sure there are characters but the collective whole tends to be more important. I dont think their style fits with that

That said, if they bit the bullet and made something new like a new race being introduced or did something cool with the Romulans they could churn out a good game. I just dont think Trek fans would enjoy it

 

[Frotality]

im not sure bioware could make any good RPGs anymore. im sure they could make a decent star trek shooter; its not like star trek's expanded media has a high standard of quality as it is.

 

[Soundwave]

Not that I'd call myself an expert, but I have watched "All of the star trek" and played "all of the bioware games",
and manage to remain a strong fan of both. I even played all of my Shepards AS variations on captain kirk (or zapp brannigan from futurama, which is like the same thing anyways). I think it'd be pretty easy for bioware to make a compelling Trek game.

The whole "Shooting gallery with cutscenes" thing mass effect 2 had going would make perfect sense in a trek setting, as that's the format for a lot of their action sequences. The only real issue I can think of would be game-ifying the puzzle dynamic that the star trek episodes tended to be built around. Failing that shirtless kirk on spock gladiatorial combat makes for good bioware shennananigans.

 

[Requia]

Deep Space Nine:
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Odo and Kira
Dax and her ex for some lesbian lovin

Man, you weren't much of a DS9 fan were you.

Sisko/Kassidy
Kira had a couple other people besides Odo, and so did Odo.
Rom/Leeta
Ishka/Zek (ok, these two are pretty minor, but still repeat characters)
Dax/Worf
Dax/Bashier
Winn/Anjohl
Jake had a half dozen girlfriends, though I think all one shots.
Miles/Keiko, though that belongs as much to Next Gen

 

[Tom_green_day]

Bioware must be really sick of sci-fi by now- Mass Effect, Star Wars. I don't think we'd want to put all our sci-fi franchises in their hands. As much as I think they're great, Bioware is about characters. Star Trek is more about the story, I find.

 

[spartandude]

The real question is "Could Bioware make a good RPG?" fullstop. Im not so sure about that atm.

god damn ninjas ninjaing up in these threads

 

[Richard Jarke]

Possibly, but I'm inclined to say no.

I'm not sure Bioware's typically witty/snarky, anti-authoritarian, over-sexed characters would be a very good fit for the Star Trek universe, and if they didn't write them like that then they wouldn't be playing to their strengths.

I think you just described Kirk in a nutshell.

 

[WhiteFangofWhoa]

Probably the best team for the job I'd say. Most here agree that Bioware's greatest strength is writing good dialogue, and well over half the time in the series outside of the original whereas Kirk just beat the aliens up, the key to solving the cosmic dilemma of the day was talking the villain to death; hitting their vulnerable nerve, outsmarting them, or else convincing one of their minions to turn on them.

The rest of the time required ship-to-ship combat, which several games such as Star Trek Legacy have managed to make fun despite Trek ships' general lack of agility. For that I would like to see a customizable ship you get to name and reconfigure with whatever technology you've managed to procure. In the end your ship can look like whatever vessel from the series you felt was the coolest-looking.

If they were to focus entirely on creating an deep and engrossing single-player experience (one that most likely culminates in your crew saving the galaxy) with a diverse and interesting crew, that could be the first Trek game I'd ever buy. I wonder if John de Lancie would be willing to come back and provide voice work for Q?