Star Trek Prodigy: Supernova

Let's review before it leaves the store in about 2 weeks. This is slightly in the positive only. Controls are OK, it's best played with a controller, but opposite of what the devs said in a forum post (OK, it's an old post), this game is playable with mouse and keyboard too. And even though I'm a keyboard junkie, I switched to controller. 3 hours in, story seems OK so far. Nothing groundbreaking, nothing too deep like some stories from Old Trek, but keep in mind, it's primarily a kids game. More light-hearted (us adults would say "cringe" :D ), characters and their abilities are distinct, but from what I saw so far, you only ever play 2 characters (I'm only in level 3 and the 3rd char only appears as per request in the level and vanished again). Janeway doesn't feel like Janeway though, but I only know the VOY-series and not the titular Prodigy. Maybe she's portrayed there as in the game, then I haven't said anything. Gameplay seems to be a bit repetitive over time and for 100% you have to backtrack levels for unlocking areas with companions you find later in the story. At least for me I have to play the levels at least two times anyway, once to figure everything out (puzzles etc.) and get all available collectibles and a second time to meet the timelimit. Technically no complaints, the only thing not really working was the resolution. I'm playing in 4K and setting the resolution accordingly didn't really work. I ended up entering the resolution values in the userconfig file in your AppData folder, then it did play in 4K. No crashes so far, the intro video could be made skippable after having it seen once. Well, as a conclusion: I payed 2,49 € and that's a good price. 5 would still be fair, for a keen ST fan even a bit more. As mentioned in the forums, promotion was scarce, I myself only got awareness of this game by a curator tracking delists. Slightly recommended.

If you are reading this, I assume you either like the show the game is based on, or are looking for a family friendly title. The gameplay reminded me of a Lego game, just limited to only 2 playable characters. The combat can be a bit overwhelming sometimes, so consider lowering the difficulty. It stays true to the spirit of Prodigy, and from what I heard uses assets from the show in the game. The gameplay is ok, and there are some rough edges, but nothing game breaking during my time. From the limited time I played I did not encounter any crashes and it ran beautifully on proton. Cannot comment on the quality of the split screen co-op. This game was clearly designed to be played by two people, but switching between characters in single player is a single button press. Will update again once I play it with someone else.

Super gra do grania z dzieckiem. trochę strzelania trochę zagadek. Mały był zachwycony

Star Trek: Prodigy, Supernova est une très bonne surprise. Après seulement 4 heures de jeu, je peux dire que je suis conquis : c’est fun, fluide, agréable à l’œil, et surtout parfaitement calibré pour ce qu’il propose. Visuellement, c’est coloré, propre, lisible, avec un vrai soin dans les environnements, les effets de lumière et l’identité visuelle globale. Le style correspond bien à l’univers de Star Trek: Prodigy : un mélange de modernité et d’accessibilité, pensé pour un public jeune, mais sans jamais tomber dans le simplisme pur et lassant. Le gameplay est efficace : coopératif, rythmé, bien pensé pour deux joueurs, avec des énigmes simples mais agréables, un bon dosage entre action, exploration et réflexion légère. Techniquement, le jeu tourne parfaitement. Aucune instabilité, chargements rapides, interface intuitive : un vrai jeu “plug and play” qui ne se perd pas dans des menus ou des mécaniques superflues. Oui, c’est clairement un jeu à destination d’un public plus jeune, ou au moins familial. Mais c’est justement là qu’il brille : il modernise Star Trek en l’ouvrant à une nouvelle génération, sans renier ses codes. Et pour ceux qui ont des enfants ou qui souhaitent jouer en duo, c’est un excellent choix. (Ce n’est pas mon cas, childfree, et j’ai pourtant apprécié l’expérience en solo.) Bref, Star Trek: Prodigy – Supernova réussit ce qu’il entreprend : un bon petit jeu d’aventure coopératif, bien réalisé, rafraîchissant et respectueux de sa licence. Sans révolutionner quoi que ce soit, il remplit pleinement son rôle. Et ça fait du bien. À recommander sans hésitation, surtout si vous cherchez un jeu court, soigné, et qui respire l’envie de faire bien. Star Trek avait besoin d’un peu d’air frais : le voilà.

I'm finding this game really enjoyable to play.

I bought this for the TV show. Very nice to see Protostar in action

I wish there was an option to rate the game out of five stars or have a thumb in the middle for 'eh, maybe.' The plot of this is interesting and has some good world-building. The design of the planets is really nice, and whoever came up with the character voice lines is amazing (there are so many good jokes). However, the game is still quite glitchy. There are a number of times when pressing 'F' to trigger a character to do something doesn't work. Sometimes you'll press to pull/push a cube and it won't work no matter how many times you try, and because it's the only way to progress, you have to reset the entire level and it puts you right back to the start. This makes things tedious, especially if you've made a lot of progress only to be put back to the start. If you are going to buy this, I'd recommend only getting it when it's on sale. I don't think it's worth the full price, unfortunately.

Slow, boring, repetitive, and quite possibly the worst AI I have experienced in 26 years of gaming. Levels consist of the same gameplay loop - walk > push boxes > combat > exposition > repeat. You're expected to complete every level twice for 100% completion, and you can't save quit after grabbing a missed collectible and have to finish the entire thing. The AI helper is useless, they don't even attack until you swap to them at least once per level. If you activate a button you have to manually switch to the other character because the AI doesn't know what to do. There's a bit where you have to "push" a floating minecart which needs both characters, but the AI lags behind so you constantly have to switch characters to keep it moving. There are games from the 90s with better AI than this trash. Another garbage overpriced licenced game published by Outright Games.

Da pazzi, 50 euro per questo, da pazzi nel pazzissimi pazzi