It's a TV reunion special. I think it accomplished everything it set out to do - reunite the cast, bring back an old bad guy for another thrashing, and show that the TNG crew's lives and adventures have continuing impact on the Star Trek world. Also heaping some disses on the first two PIC seasons. And the new characters seem cool.
I wish it had set out to tell an original story instead.
The fact that you can say "rougelike card games", and we all know exactly what you mean, is precisely why we should name that genre. There are plenty of folks who want to seek out roguelikes and not be inundated with Slay The Spire clones. (I like them just fine, personally.)
FTL is what I'd call an Action Rogue, even though it's pausable (and actually a lot, maybe all, Action Rogues are pausable).
I haven't played The PIT - I need to look it up.
The idea of classifying based on progression is one of the most important ideas here, you're right about that. But I also want to capture the idea that the core gameplay itself - grid combat, real-time, cards, JRPG-style battle screens, whatever - is important.
It's a TV reunion special. I think it accomplished everything it set out to do - reunite the cast, bring back an old bad guy for another thrashing, and show that the TNG crew's lives and adventures have continuing impact on the Star Trek world. Also heaping some disses on the first two PIC seasons. And the new characters seem cool.
I wish it had set out to tell an original story instead.