Ups & Downs From Star Trek: Resurgence

The Dramatic Labs Star Trek game has arrived and seeks to challenge fans to the edge of the frontier.
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[@Freddles279]

That handheld game that was shown at the very beginning... I have that. It's been opened and played with but it's still in fantastic shape.

[@Calveers]

I hope Trekculture makes more videos about or includes this game in their lists in the future. The more exposure to the fan base the more likely we can see more content for this fantastic Star Trek experience.

[@nulian]

Sadly their pc port was totally garbage. Didn't even have resolution above 1080p for me.

[@ModestlyAmazing]

I've played enough Telltale style games to not be surprised about voice syncing issues and dialog cutting out. I'm not sure I've played a game where it hasnt happened, and the fact that this was made by former Telltale Devs makes sense. However a bit annoying that they haven't figured out how to stop it by now.

[@GoodOldGamer]

The timed dialogue reminds me of Alpha Protocol. Glad to see it come back. I really appreciate story focused games like this. It gives a more genuine Trek feeling too.

[@simonbeech6073]

Oh wow. That was a very good game.

[@Ploppy17]

Man, Alpha Protocol was a great game.

[@IMDARKFIRE007]

You got me...I LOST it on the 3rd down🤣🤣🤣

[@micahnewby7964]

I love Sean but it's good to see someone else on an Ups And Downs, even if it is for a game and not a show

[@fuzzlemacfuzz]

Funnily enough I've just started a game of star trek adventures where the players chose the name USS Resolute, which in my head cannon is a predecessor to this one

[@lucascunningham1799]

If not half of my STA-Groupe were playing Resurgence, I would have adopted that game 1 to 1 to the RPG.

[@KalEL224]

Lmao that last down from Sean made me howl lol

[@Hoaxcast]

Man's stickin' to his guns on any more mentions of Kobayashi Maru. Crap, now this comment is going to get a down. :(

[@KalEL224]

@@Hoaxcast lol D’oh

[@TrekCulture]

*Kris

[@KalEL224]

@@TrekCulture my bad Kris I know Sean is on one about the Kobayashi Maru lol

[@TrekCulture]

@@KalEL224 We both are! 🖖

[@Ririten]

I turned down the romance that occurs early in the game and I remember my results page on the website said I was among 0.5% of people who did. Just like my first officer pick was 0.3% at the time. I really was accidentally a contrarian I guess. But I didn't want a romance, and I wanted a First Officer I knew would give me a hard time when I needed it.

[@ravendark667]

I thought the game was pushing a relationship with Ryder and Tylas, which is fine but nothing happens, and Diaz immediately is in a relationship. It felt strange

[@JL0ndon]

Ahhh i thought i was the only one who thought her and tylas were having flirty moments

[@xedalpha1]

Seriously. There was SO much chemistry there.

[@JL0ndon]

@@xedalpha1 literally! She damn near joined star fleet at the end to be close to Jara!

[@xedalpha1]

@@JL0ndon seriously, we need a sequel.

[@Schming]

this.

[@bryanabbott6169]

If I recall, Spock's mother's name was Amanda Grayson. So having the shuttle named the Grayson has special significance to him.

[@JoshC1977]

I bought this at release and held on playing it awhile until a patch came out, which mitigated many of more egregious sound issues. They're mainly fixed now and was good enough for me to binge the whole game in one day (about 10 hours for my playthrough). I'm both a gaming veteran and long-time Trek fan and I think this review is pretty spot-on. This game is NOT a technical masterpiece in terms of graphics; player animations and so on. However, this game really nails that TNG era vibe and the story is quite well done (and a huge amount of applause for taking a much more obscure piece of canon as the key focus vs just recycling the Borg or something like that). I also appreciated the many more subtle nods to Trek history, little details, and I found myself leveraging some of my own Trek knowledge in knowing what types of responses might be accepted by members of more established races/characters within canon. One other thing is that the game is pretty accessible to folks who may merely dabble in video games. You do have to be comfortable with where buttons are located on the controller without looking down at the controller, but the more rapid 'quick time events' tend to happen later in the game (even less experienced gamers should be relatively comfortable with knowing where 'R2' is on a PS4/PS5 controller, for example, by time the game gets to this point). Tutorials are also presented for each new mechanic AND are easily accessible at all times. So, IMO, if you are a Trek fan that would like to experience the story but are not much of a gamer, I think you will find the experience reasonable (and there is apparently a story mode option but I am not precisely sure what that entails). Overall, this was a very welcome addition to Trek gaming and I hope we another offering from this developer down the road (even if it is not a continuation of the Resolute story arc).

[@filmeditstudios3182]

My main problem with the game is that the timer that tells you how much time you have to decide doesn’t actually matter, if you let the timer go down, it just pauses the game and continues waiting for you to pick something Another issue I have is the lack of options when it comes to resolution, I have a 3440 x 1440 monitor and it’s really disorienting when it’s not all being used. It’s fine during cutscenes because I’m not controlling the character. But during gameplay, it can be disorientating Another issue, is the lack of graphics choices, the motion blur in this game is way too intense and kind of hurts my eyes when I’m looking at it, so I really wish there was the option to disable it

[@ShawnMM]

I just finished the game and really enjoyed it. I have played a wide variety of Star Trek games over the years going back to the Apple II. This feels the most like an episode of the show of any I played. The story is strong with many important decisions along the way. It really makes you think about what you are doing. The graphics are not triple AAA but did not bother me at all. The only audio problems I ran into was a few places the audio did not match the subtitles. I really hope we can get more Star Trek games like this in the future.

[@Trialwolf]

A Personal Down from me is that the game on PC is locked to the Epic Game Store, would have preferred more freedom in choosing where I could buy it such as GOG or Steam.

[@barbarossarotbart]

I completely agree.

[@ADMNtek]

Agreed but I can also understand why they did it, they had no idea if the game would sell so getting that bag of money from Epic as part of the minimum sales guarantee is huge for a small studio.

[@TrekkieBrie]

Couldn't agree more.

[@FZVideos9630]

@@ADMNtek Well that's because Dramatic Labs was partnered with Epic Games on Resurgence which is why the PC port was exclusive to Epic Games Store , that's what you get when you demand many things from Epic Games

[@benlinus9155]

Oh this is goin to be one of my highlights! Loved the game 🐙❤

[@benjohnson5332]

I got a hearty LOL out of the kobyashi maru down! I love the Trekculture channel!

[@kendoyle]

Holy crap. I had that star trek handheld when I was a kid. That's a blast from the past!

[@QuintusAntonious]

SPOILERS BELOW: One point to challenge in the video, this is not the first time in "any part of the franchise" the Tkon have been explored in depth--the awesome novel Q Continuum has a whole subplot about their last days and attempts to save their civilization, Star Trek Vanguard's novels explore their rise to dominance, and Star Trek Online also has a mission or two where you have to find some of their relics. The neat thing about Resurgence is that it fits nicely into Vanguard and Q Continuum's information about the Tkon. They really did their homework for this game.

[@seanmorgan2356]

I had "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" for the SNES and I played a TNG game on the same console. I can't remember what the games name was, but It's the ONLY console videogame I've ever seen my Mother really play and enjoy.

[@crazymammoth]

I love this game! I've played through the 10 hour story 3 times and am part way through a 4th run

[@chapterblaq]

4:08 Debra Wilson is a black queen and a black icon 😍 between this and the Jedi Fallen Order series she has really been killing it in these Sci-Fi roles. I still remember her from MadTV so it's a pleasant surprise

[@philly83]

This was definitely a game we all needed

[@Ploppy17]

Really glad to see a video on this game!

[@seanbirch9663]

"In the same vein as games such as heavy rain" Ooof, so poetic!

[@colonelquack]

Don't try to be a great game, just be a fun game, and let history make its own judgement. - Zeframe Cochrane, probably If the system requirements are low enough, I might check it out.

[@jpwphoenix1701]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I haven't played the game myself yet, partly because I've already got two games on the go at the moment (one of which is the aforementioned "Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova"!). I'm definitely hoping to get this game sometime in the near future, as I've been closely following its progress since it was first announced. I've also read the prequel comics for it too.

[@bonefactory1393]

I have a Xbox and PlayStation too, but Star Trek needs to give the Switch some love also

[@QuintusAntonious]

Resurgence is a bit clunky graphically and gameplay wise, but man-oh-man does it scratch that "90s Trek Game" itch I didn't know I had. The music reminds me of Star Trek Armada, the characters and setting remind me of Star Trek: Bridge Commander, and the gameplay and decision-making reminds me of Star Trek: Borg. The developers really took care to give us as much as they could in a limited package. I especially appreciate that the characters are complex and not like Mass Effect where you have to generally pick "Red" or "Blue" options predictably for each companion to approve. It felt like dealing with real people. For me, it's been a good example of how if you focus on the details and content, the graphics and traditional "flash" don't matter as much. I'd be totally down for more games like this, even if the graphics do look like someone remastered Elite Force II.

[@DavePlaysGaming]

Holy hell, that handheld lcd game in the opening triggered some core memories!

[@iKingdomTV]

We are long overdue for a AAA Star Trek game. I sometimes role play as starfleet when playing Mass Effect

[@TrekkieBrie]

Watch out Seán I'm coming for your job 💕

[@samuelbracking2270]

Loved this video! Agreed with everything.

[@j.rileyindependentproductions]

*SPOILERS* The "Choices" do NOT provide any real difference in gameplay, unlike the Mass Effect choices. Aside from the ONE CHOICE which will have your security chief getting a visor or not, and one later choice of pissing her off by SAVING (stored) LIVES, everything will happen the SAME EXACT WAY. Even the 1st officer choice doesn't change things as the exact same situation plays out but with just a different character. Now, had it each been different, just like the above, even if minor, THEN it would have been MUCH better.

[@kevincm]

Ah. Love the mention of "that" simulator and the instant down...

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

LoL, what if LJN made Star Trek games? There would probably be rocks randomly blowing out of the bridge consoles every 15-25 seconds. And any time an Oberth class ship appears, it would quickly explode for no apparent reason.... making it impossible to complete certain missions. 💥💥💥👽🖖

[@CrystalHickerson]

I really loved this game. Didn't notice the voice lags. I didn't like the romantic interest piece. I agree it wasn't needed. I watched this as a series by watching the full gameplay. I thought this should have been a movie or a series. I thought it was that good. I even stopped and went back to watch the TNG episode to refresh my memory and so glad I did. Great review.

[@xedalpha1]

Loved it. The characters alone were worth the price of admission. Personally loved Portal and the Alydiam major who was a total bro. Shame Rydek didnt get her big gay space gf. Like they totally had chemistry there

[@jeremydale4548]

OK, I SERIOUSLY need to disagree with the Kobyashi maru down. It's a part of the Academy, every cadet has gone through it. THEY ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT! It just makes sense. We shouldn't be downing something just because it's talked about a lot. Starfleet probably hears the term every day across all it's officers.

[@christopherg2347]

Dialogs are not timed. That would require a clearly indicated default. When the bar fills, the game just pauses. Waiting for input.

[@jimscarlett]

I enjoyed it! I played on PC with an Xbox controller, and it was fairly smooth - the minor jank didn't bother me much most of the time. I liked the story. "...the Kobyashi Mar-" "DOWN!" 😂

[@quoniam426]

The concept itself is worth mentioning despite the flaws in execution. Sounds like a very good format for a Star Trek game.

[@JohnPamplin]

Expanding on the scope of Ups & Downs... clever. And welcome.

[@simonptaylor79]

Not 100% what they were talking about with the glitches and audio/video issues, not a single issue on my two play throughs. I was playing on XBox Series X though, maybe the game works better on that console.

[@keysersoze8110]

I was going to say something similar. I didn’t notice any lip sync weirdness and I thought the graphics in the XSX were excellent. The controls took a bit of getting used to, but once I did, they were find too

[@KalEl44]

Elite Force anyone? I was obsesssssedddd when it came out. Wish I hadn’t missed Elite Force 2.

[@ShawnMM]

Good Old Games has Elite Force 2, along with other Star Trek games for sale and upgraded to work on current systems.

[@zooropa04]

LOVED the focus on NCOs. They're the ones who make ships run in the real Navy. I've always frowned upon Trek's insistence that most crewmembers are officers.

[@examinerian]

What game engine is this using? It has that annoying "dayglow teeth" thing, where shadows inside the character mouths don't get modelled so the rear teeth are as bright as the front at times...

[@ADMNtek]

It's unreal engine.

[@whitestar618]

hand phaser control on pc with a mouse is horrible (in my experience) Im currently stuck because trying to aim is so jank i get hit 2 times before i can even fire. ive tried not aiming and recklessly fired all over and almost survived but my companion didnt....anyone have suggestions on things i could try to improve the mouse control? other than this issue Ive been loving the story mode and while you tagged it for feeling like a ps2 game i think it adds to the flavor of the game since the writers and designers are pulling from old tng for building blocks.

[@shadesofslay]

Liked the video, but confused - there was a 7 min gameplay video revealed in March 2022 showing Spock. So it wasn't a surprise...

[@omegafolf]

Sean heard Kobayashi Maru mentioned so he had to crash into the recording booth to personally down it.

[@aaronwuyts2696]

Loved it, finally a new Star Trek-game that felt modern again. Good first attempt for this new studio. Listen to your community now for upgrades… - Clutchy controls or sometimes very slow handling. - Creepy facial sometimes. Miranda looks so horrible. - Tricorder most annoying but definitely needed for star trek. - Subtitles dont always match or sometimes just not appearing. - Holding hands not really needed but in this game its sometimes annoying you miss a codex entry cause accidentally forwarding the story. - 2 bugged achievements…

[@ronm6585]

Thanks.

[@levi2000a]

So far as the upside down ship in space dock, isn't it up to the ship its self to determine what "Up" is? I mean it's interior gravity generator says "up" is the upper part of the ship regardless of the ship's orientation to the rest of the universe.

[@Elvisbackpack]

Who could've seen Spock showing up in this game? Everyone who watched a trailer. That's who.

[@Raphmatic5000]

I really enjoyed the game, despite the bugs. I'm in the middle of my third playthrough. Try as I might, I always lose the support of my tactical officer.

[@EddieSheffield]

I was pretty happy with this one. It definitely felt like Star Trek rather than something else with a thin skin on it. Tho I played it on PC with mouse / keyboard which was...weird at times. It would still pop up things like the joystick icon when you need to do something, but overlay it with a key press. Sometimes. Other times you use the mouse for similar actions. Mostly it wasn't too annoying, other than the thing mentioned in the video about accidentally backing out to the main menu. I did that several times. Any game that doesn't use ESC to back up to where you were is maddening, and that's what happens here. I would unintentionally pop open the interaction screen, and reflexively hit ESC to go back, but instead get dropped to the main menu and lose progress! Argh! Also experienced at least some of the same sound issues, especially the echo with the last second or so of sound repeating at the end of a piece of dialog. Thought that was just something weird with my PC, but seems like it' endemic to the game regardless of platform. Overall tho I think this summary is spot on and I did really enjoy it, quirks notwithstanding. I probably wouldn't even count the romance subplot as a down. Not an up either, just kind of a thing that happened that didn't really affect me much one way or another.

[@zooropa04]

More video game reviews! Please? (The structure of this game reminded me in particular of the FMV games from the '90s, Borg and Klingon.)

[@samcarpenter_]

I'd love to play it but I'm so put off by the subpar animation and graphics. I feel like I need that to get immersed in a game these days.

[@dbransom]

Its nice to have a trek game again. I'm playing on Xbox X and I've had none of the sync issues, its been playing with no issues. The only issue I have is that its looks very last gen, I can handle the low visual quality as its not tripple A but the janky walk and body animations really take you out of the moment. Its not as bad as 'my face is tired' but it it feels hand animated rather than mocap. The stroy is great, bit slow at times but its like any of the teltale games or even the old twistaplot novels I read as a kid. Its enjoyable and nice not be be a live service or stuffed full of ingame shop microtransactions. Yeah space opera love needs to be left to Macross as well... this was so, nope.

[@levgoldiner3098]

Great game. Graphics and controls ok. Hate the limited save option

[@richardjames9923]

I had that game in the beginning of the video

[@twocvbloke]

I didn't even know it was a game, I thought it was just another CGI fanfic film frm the thumbnails I'd seen, was bugged about it cos commander lady seemed to hold her phaser very awkwardly in one scene and would need an extra long thumb to reach the fire button, I guess that's a part of the modelling and whatnot needing "tidying up"... :P

[@versutiagaming9401]

Was that a Cheyenne class i spied?

[@scancelado]

Its great

[@Dredhawk10]

There is no limit to choice I deiced to see what happens if you don't choice in the limit it just freezes in place until you choice.

[@jameszuniga7573]

This game looks like a throwback to Mass Effect. Also, shout out to Next Generation on SNES. Although, that stage to rescue the miners sucked.

[@M3PH11]

1:12 it's also an epic store exclusive and there are still many pc players out there that are disgusted by epic's business practices.

[@triforcegaming2678]

Looks like a PS1 game at times, wtf did you play it on?

[@DoomRaiden]

I do respect that this review is from a star trek point of view. But if your 1st down is legit, all the gameplay and bugs of a game ....... like for any game, thats a trellium down. I don't wanna buy a game if any gameplay will drive me crazy 😥

[@lordenz1666]

13:45 that happened to me way too often, idk who came up with that idea..

[@Peterkrack]

She said offers more replay value but how long is the game compaired to doing all the story in STO ? If it’s a quick game then you can go talk your ass off on STO and some of the voice overs are at least as good just a little dumb sometimes

[@scottkfilgo]

This game looks fun and a great member of the Tell Tale tradition. And apparently, some of my favorite Critical Role voice actors are in this game, Liam O'Brian and Robbie Daymond. Here's MY only down: what the hell is it with some Trekkies who somehow hate any reference to the Kobayashi Maru scenario? It's one of the coolest concepts to ever hit Star Trek, a test of mental strength and a litmus test for hubris. It's awesome. Hating on it is just another internet-hate gesture that some geeks use to show how "edgy" they are. Snore.

[@twocvbloke]

The Kobyashi Maru test issue is that it always seems to be used as a trope, like there were no other tests of judgement, character and command ever taken by starfleet cadets (Wesley Crusher and Troi having to send people to their deaths, for example), it's gotten a tad stale over the years with being over-used so much...

[@frankharr9466]

Hm. Good to know. Thank you.

[@Kisai_Yuki]

Visually, I'm not sold on what this game looks like. It might just be the video encoding used by TrekCulture, but it seems like the visuals flip between what looks like the original Mass Effect game, and then suddenly there's vaseline-on-thel-lens smear filters. I'm willing to overlook some visual quirks if there is consistancy, which apparently that is not what this game has. Now, "dev hat" on, I suspect that the game is actually three games glued together. I saw this with Star Trek Online as well. Where the developers shoe-horned one type of game into another game engine, so for example, in STO, when you are "flying a ship" what you're really doing moving a "ship" character like it were a human character, on a 2D plane. Not the worst way to do it, but it becomes immediately obvious that "walking around on the starbase/planet", "walking around the ship", and "flying the ship" are different "games" and thus it dials back graphical settings so that the second you see the sky or a star it doesn't grind to a halt, where as when you are inside the ship, "windows" to the outside an illusion and the ship isn't moving, the outside is.

[@JennFaeAge]

Part of me wants to play it...knowing my luck it won't run on my PC though

[@JKirkInTexas]

This is a very interesting game, and does feel very Star Trek, but leaves with some questions, what happens to the Tkon? Can it be reversed? I also think I made the most rough choices in the game (ouch). I would also prefer if your one of your main characters romance did not get immediately dashed to the rocks the moment it happens.

[@ThizzRyuko]

16:45 what's with the Hatd R voice,geez.

[@tellybuster]

Have I been playing too many fantasy RPGs or do those Hotari look familiar to anyone else?

[@AustinFan4Life]

It took me 3 play throughs, and 31 hours worth of game play, but I platinum'd the game.

[@ginsengaddict]

Will it come to PC?

[@drian1236]

Epic game store

[@davepusey]

Struggling to find this on Steam.

[@drian1236]

It's on epic 🙁

[@quinndrakon9468]

40 segments? Not 47? c.c

[@Chimpur]

Is this game better on one platform over the other? It seems to be cheaper on Xbox than it is on PlayStation.

[@MrAtarine]

i gotta wait till its not epic exclusive

[@charliec6020]

Nintendo Switch info?

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

🖖😎🖖🍁

[@Enterprise1701J]

Holy crap Armada was one of the best games 😊

[@emperorsean1]

I thought star trek legacy was a good game. Is it coming out on ps4?

[@choppercam01]

Looks cool, but a steep price tag, although i can see why its that price. I wonder if my misses would let me buy it....... probably

[@ADMNtek]

it is 16$ on Epic that is cheap.

[@0errab0]

The game looks to be decent, I'll give it a go.

[@julianjjz987]

2:30 jada?

[@Dredhawk10]

NP here considering the over priced triple a games have a day one patch because of corporate greed. This game way better at $40 dollars then some of the crap that come out the last few months.

[@R3D4X3]

star trek online anyone?

[@IanSandersonPhotography]

its just like the tell tale games. You don't really DO anything. and it looks pretty poor for a modern day game. St has always lacked when it comes to the extras like video games. Starfleet command was great, Star Trek online is good to if not VERy outdated at this point. but this is where we lag behind the other franchises!

[@BrendanHenry]

Yeah I'm not a fan of the games where you kind of just play through a story and walk between checkpoints

[@DegeneragentX]

The Audio issues I can look past, there are subtitles. The visuals I can live with. It's not a AAA title and I'm not a FPS snob. The frustrating phaser fight gameplay is thankfully mitigated by a generous checkpoint system. Even when the game decides to flip out and force me to restart the segment is not as annoying (again, checkpoints) WHAT grinds my gears is 2 achievements (playing on XB1) are currently unobtainable, and they're basic "Finish an Act" achievements (Act 1 and 2, but Act 3 pops)

[@ThisIsMeAndNotYou]

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[@Peterkrack]

So STO is still the best space shooter for Star Trek besides what was it ??? Armada or something for game cube or PlayStation 2? Still give a Xbox remaster if Starfleet command from old 2000s pc the galaxy was hexagon tiles and you fight for territory and it wasn’t total crap like fleet command

[@chryssmetzler2098]

I like the game but it needs updates.

[@jbuck8338]

An ups and downs not done by Shaun

[@ThizzRyuko]

Star Trek got left out in the cold lol Also resurgence story was good but the action scenes where you shoot suck Gagh