You think this is the worst Star Trek game? Then you haven't played Away Team yet. Prepare to be frustrated more than a Klingon cleaning up a tribble infested ship.
@@catintheoven I'm playing through Away Team right now... it certainly has it's quirks... but after 4 missions in, I find it far more playable than HE... we'll see how it progresses.
I've noticed a sort of trend with Star Trek adventure games- they all started to feature mazed.... Generations had a maze for every level, Harbingers seconds half was a maze, honor guard was 'find the keycard in the maze' and this game had the Romulan station and the weird engine deck maze.
Funny coincidence you put this up cause on this exact day 25 years ago, December 17th 1999, i got this for my birthday alongside Quake 3 Arena. Couldve been a lot better game there was potential
I remember liking enough the game back then when I was a kid but not as much as the other even the likes of Away Team. I installed it back on my Steam Deck, would be curious to try the controls here. Regarding the story and the romulans, I wonder if this game doesn't have them because of the first draft of the movie that included the Romulans.
Hey, I asked for this one a while back, nice to see it again after so long. Seems like I really don't remember it that much. I remember that bit with the steam bridge that I could never get past as a kid, but nice to see the graphics and design is still pretty nice, at least the people working on that were awake at the wheel.
I remember enjoying it for what it was, but that it never really felt like a 'full game'. I seem to recall Activision saying at the time that Hidden Evil was meant to be part of a sub genre of Star Trek titles that might RRP for a lower price but be comparatively stripped back in terms of content. Cheaper to buy and faster to market. And then Hidden Evil ended up being the only one, lol
If a game is really unfun to play it might as well be short. Ironically that might lead to more people trying it out since they know the agony can only last so long. $15 is a bit steep for that experience though, there are more enjoyable free flash games that last longer.
As some one who adores the Journeyman Project trillogy & Myst III Presto studios was capable of so much better than this. I often imagine what could have been made if this wasn't bound to a rushed production schedule or Insurrection.
You think this is the worst Star Trek game? Then you haven't played Away Team yet. Prepare to be frustrated more than a Klingon cleaning up a tribble infested ship.
I’ve actually never played Away Team but I really want to… might look into it soon!
I loved Away Team, it got a few replays, this game however was borderline unplayable to me
@@catintheoven I'm playing through Away Team right now... it certainly has it's quirks... but after 4 missions in, I find it far more playable than HE... we'll see how it progresses.
I've noticed a sort of trend with Star Trek adventure games- they all started to feature mazed.... Generations had a maze for every level, Harbingers seconds half was a maze, honor guard was 'find the keycard in the maze' and this game had the Romulan station and the weird engine deck maze.
Funny coincidence you put this up cause on this exact day 25 years ago, December 17th 1999, i got this for my birthday alongside Quake 3 Arena. Couldve been a lot better game there was potential
There you go! I know which one I would have spent more time playing 🤩
I don't think this game would have been as bad if it weren't for tank controls..... It would be shorter too.
Presto studios was a great developer, I'd recommend 'The journey man project' games and "myst 3" exile to anyone. But this did miss the mark.
I’ve heard good things about the journeyman project… might need to check it out!
What if the "Hidden Evil" was the friends we made along the way?
I remember liking enough the game back then when I was a kid but not as much as the other even the likes of Away Team. I installed it back on my Steam Deck, would be curious to try the controls here. Regarding the story and the romulans, I wonder if this game doesn't have them because of the first draft of the movie that included the Romulans.
The Azorview TV screen border is a good way to mask the four by three ratio, and also conveys that you are talking about what is on screen
Hey, I asked for this one a while back, nice to see it again after so long. Seems like I really don't remember it that much. I remember that bit with the steam bridge that I could never get past as a kid, but nice to see the graphics and design is still pretty nice, at least the people working on that were awake at the wheel.
Oh yeah there was no way I would have solved that as a kid!
Star Trek: Insurrection is unironically my favorite Trek movie. But I still do not feel compelled to play this game.
I remember enjoying it for what it was, but that it never really felt like a 'full game'. I seem to recall Activision saying at the time that Hidden Evil was meant to be part of a sub genre of Star Trek titles that might RRP for a lower price but be comparatively stripped back in terms of content. Cheaper to buy and faster to market. And then Hidden Evil ended up being the only one, lol
If a game is really unfun to play it might as well be short. Ironically that might lead to more people trying it out since they know the agony can only last so long. $15 is a bit steep for that experience though, there are more enjoyable free flash games that last longer.
star trek insurrection doesn't have an original script, its essentially the TNG Episode "Journey's End' but Picard makes a different choice.
Great video and what an interesting game!
Cheers for the kind words! It's certainly an interesting one!
As some one who adores the Journeyman Project trillogy & Myst III Presto studios was capable of so much better than this.
I often imagine what could have been made if this wasn't bound to a rushed production schedule or Insurrection.
I completed it back then, i don't remember much about the game except the title and that it was ok enough, yeah that was long long time ago...
far and few between