Dr Who episodic game coming - For free!

[stemot]

Broken Sword creator Charles Cecil and Sheffield-based studio Sumo Digital have been signed up to make Doctor Who: The Adventure Games.

The episodic, PC/Mac games are billed as an extra four episodes for the new 13-show series five run which began in the UK during the Easter weekend.

But most importantly: the games are made in very close collaboration with the show's new production team - and they are completely free.

The Adventure Games consist of four downloads of around 250MB featuring the eponymous Doctor and his companion Amy in encounters with iconic enemies - actors Matt Smith and Karen Gillan have supplied their likeness and voices to the game.

http://www.develop-online.net/news/34416/BBC-signs-Cecil-and-Sumo-for-Doctor-Who-game

A few more shots on the official Dr Who website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_100408_01/adventure_games

 

[TheOneFreeMan]

Cybermen? Seriously? Give me a Dalek, for god's sake.

But seriously, I'm just hoping it's not as boring as the last two Broken Sword games were (not that I have anything to complain about, it being free and all, but it's still the first Doctor Who game and it deserves to be good).

 

[ríomhaire]

THAT CYBERMAN DOESN'T HAVE A CYBRUS INDUSTRIES LOGO ON HIS CHEST! YES!

Looks like it could be good. Will see.

 

[Dalamari]

Matt Smith?

**** it

 

[Asknoone]

Nice, now Doctor Who can blow in another medium! Even free, I refuse.

 

[hot564231]

I'm guessing point & click games?

 

[Barnz]

Charles Cecil lol

 

[Lucid]

Well, that's cool I guess.

I still need to check out the series.

 

[Paulaner]

I'm guessing point & click games?

Too good to be true. Let's hope.

 

[Asknoone]

Well, that's cool I guess.

I still need to check out the series.

It's right up your alley.

 

[Lucid]

Well, that's good to know!

Thanks for looking out for me, Sammy.

 

[MorganFreeman911]

Matt Smith?

**** it

Yeah, that's what I thought.
Tennant was better.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

oh boy more stupid dr who dalek bullcrap enjoy your shitty game nerds

 

[Kyorisu]

oh boy more stupid dr who dalek bullcrap enjoy your shitty game nerds

Why the hate?

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

daleks murdered my wife and kids, sold my dog into slavery, and left me for dead


meow its time for revenge

 

[Willsmith.fan]

who is dr who?

 

[AJ Rimmer]

No idea, who is Will Smith?

 

[stemot]

I'm guessing point & click games?

From Sumo and Cecil being involved I'm guessing it'll be running on their Broken Sword 3/4 engine, so point and click is almost a certainty, which would be a good thing.

 

[Reginald]

daleks murdered my wife and kids, sold my dog into slavery, and left me for dead


meow its time for revenge

Pfftt. The Daleks would have murdered your dog as well.

 

[hot564231]

From Sumo and Cecil being involved I'm guessing it'll be running on their Broken Sword 3/4 engine, so point and click is almost a certainty, which would be a good thing.

It'd work well with dr who.

 

[stemot]

The first episode is available for UK users here:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/theadventuregames

Anyone outside the UK is going to have to pay for it next month, guess it pays top be a licence payer in this instance.

 

[Barnz]

Doctor Who game is out

It's UK only. There is a direct link to the setup file (for non-UK people), but I won't put it there, so good luck at finding it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/theadventuregames/download/cityofthedaleks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEVF_TfKsrc

 

[Lucid]

UK only? What the shit?

Also...

If you live outside the UK, the first Adventure Game will be available to purchase in early July.

Uh... I thought they were releasing it for free?

edit:
I don't see the harm in letting non-UK people get the game so here's the link.

 

[StardogChampion]

Installed it.

Started it.

Typed in my name. Each key pressed counted for 10+ key presses. WTF?

Clicked start game. Loading screen.

Crash.

 

[CyberPitz]

Installed it.

Started it.

Typed in my name. Each key pressed counted for 10+ key presses. WTF?

Clicked start game. Loading screen.

Crash.

And this was enough to stop me from trying.

Thanks.

 

[63]

So it's UK only and free, but really not UK only and you have to pay for it?

 

[teh_watchererer]

Looks like the tv licence in the UK is paying for it. Like hell its free, your still paying for it in tax.

 

[stemot]

Working fine for me, runs nice and smooth no problems at all. Yes, it's free to UK users because we're license payers and we paid for it's development through the license fee like we do any BBC project.

Gameplay part 1:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_PaXNfgqQY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgJRQ_6rpjk

 

[Sulkdodds]

UK only? What the shit?

Also...


Uh... I thought they were releasing it for free?

edit:
I don't see the harm in letting non-UK people get the game so here's the link.

It's probably got an IP filter, though that may be foolable. It's 'free' because made by the BBC and therefore paid for by the national TV licence fee, and also because the BBC's public service remit seems quite sensible to have been determined to include using a very famous, popular licence to introduce as many people as possible to one of the country's biggest industries.

I played it for a little while, but my computer's buggered right now and I crashed just after pushing the taxi. It seemed fun, but at the same time, the control system was fantastically awkward and unresponsive, and the cut-scenes were really weirdly paced, wth long pauses between items of dialogue. I wasn't sure whether this was the game or just my PC.

 

[ríomhaire]

Oh I didn't think this was going to be out till after the current series was over. I bet it was rushed like hell but I'll give it a go anyway.