Given that Star Trek shines best when stories focus on navigating the webs of diplomacy and relationships over brute force, designing a game that relies on the power of words feels like a perfect fit. In my demo, we saw an example of the stakes at play, which put me in Jara’s boots. She attends a trade negotiation between two alien races on the brink of war. Accompanying her is Captain Zachary Solano, an ambitious veteran officer, and Ambassador Spock – yes, that Spock. Although Star Trek: Resurgence predominantly features a new cast, expect to see a few familiar faces sprinkled in. We meet with the Hotari, a rough and tumble race who reside on a moon dense in dilithium, a precious resource. Despite sitting on a figurative gold mine, the Hotari has never been able to fully reap the benefits. That’s because mining dilithium requires technology owned by the Alydians, a strict militaristic civilization that has traded in the mineral for decades and hopes to continue this arrangement. The Hotari have served as the Alydian’s labor force but now seek independence. That would threaten the Alydian’s access to dilithium and, in turn, its galactic strength. Jade and Co.'s presence can soothe or agitate the situation depending on your choices. In meeting the Hotari Queen, I chose to display strength instead of shrinking in fealty, which may have helped position the Federation as a player rather than a pawn. I say 'may' because Resurgence doesn't indicate important decisions with a “They will remember this” style prompt, so you won’t always know how significant your actions can be. You’re better off assuming that everything you say and do can result in significant consequences, good or bad. The Queen grills Jara, probing her with questions such as my feelings on the Kobloid’s less-than-stellar history with the Alydian’s and how I’d address that. While I tried to be as neutral as possible – as far as I was concerned, we're attending to tackle our own problems, not to take on someone else's – being put on the spot gets trickier when diplomatic answers disappear, and you must make a hard choice on who to side with. In Jara’s case, I had to declare which race the Federation should support in this trade dispute.

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