There was a preview screening of the Christmas special in London last night!! Unfortunately it was booked out by the time I heard about it. Would have loved to not only see it early, but on a cinema screen too.
Long term fan of DW here too. I must say, judging by the trailer for this year's Christmas Special, they seem to be taking a refreshing change of gear. I haven't really enjoyed a Christmas special since the first one as they seemed to become more and more a case of the episode with filler at the end of the year to hold us over. But this one looks like it has real substance with a subtle undercurrent of Christmas darkness to it. I anticipate this could be the best one we've had in a while.
^I agree on the Christmas specials as well as the finales and the 2009 specials try and go for the big blockbuster stories and effects but leave out character development, originality and suspense. The writers don't seem to no how to end these episodes because they keep changing to a character in danger or what seems like a unescapable situation and the resolution then becomes like a deus ex machina.
True. The only two christmas specials that have really been any good (up to the standard of regular episodes) are "Voyage of the Damned" and "End of time Part one".
Oh, and the new Doctor who iOS game is out on the app store. It'll be out on android next year. The user reviews seem pretty positive!
On that note, has anyone played the Wii or DS games that came out recently? I keep meaning to rent them, but there's so many other games out there..
I've got both of them, but only played the DS one so far (my brother's got my Wii at the mo).
It's alright. Really short, really easy (except for the puzzle that's actually wrong!), and the story kinda falls apart at the end. But it's enjoyable for what it is.
Hopefully the BBC can find a better company to handle their next game/s.
I wouldn't trust them to do that. The company they used produced the last (pre adventure games) Doctor who game, which was really, really bad.
I bought the Ipod game yesterday, and it's pretty decent, for £2.50. It's basically a bunch of block/switch puzzles, which have to be done whillst dodging the various enemies. Both the characters have unique abilities (the doctor can climb over certain walls, and push blocks, whilst amy can climb through passages and walk over fragile ground.). I
Also, when your character gets killed, they regenerate, which would have been a nice touch, if the same effect hadn't been applied to Amy aswell. Odd.
Hopefully the BBC can find a better company to handle their next game/s.
I'm sadly starting to think that we'll never see a decent Doctor Who adventure game. Not as long they will only be financed by the British television licence fee.
On that note, has anyone played the Wii or DS games that came out recently? I keep meaning to rent them, but there's so many other games out there..
I've heard that the Wii game is an atrocity with respect to the Playstation 2/N64 standard graphics and gameplay is lack luster at best because of the awkward physics of the controls. The DS game was enjoyable but nothing essential. Personally, it feels as though they were trying to get a game out in time for the Christmas rush. The game would have been better as a point and click game, like Broken Sword.
I've heard that the Wii game is an atrocity with respect to the Playstation 2/N64 standard graphics and gameplay is lack luster at best because of the awkward physics of the controls. The DS game was enjoyable but nothing essential. Personally, it feels as though they were trying to get a game out in time for the Christmas rush. The game would have been better as a point and click game, like Broken Sword.
I agree with TryWhistlingThis, the game would have been much better as a Broken Sword-like game. In fact, I'm surprised they didn’t do like that from the start. They even got Charles Cecil working for them on the episodic games. Just remember to tell him "No 3D".
Speaking of the games, the last Adventure game episode is out now (in the UK). It's called "Shadows of the Vashta Nerada". You can download it on the doctor who website (bbc.co.uk/doctorwho)
So... avoid the Wii game (that video is shocking. Just shocking), give the DS one a rent and get the latest TAG. Gotcha. Will report back on 'Shadows of the Vashta Nerada' in due course.
Just finished "Shadows of the Vashta Nerada", and I have to say, i'm pretty impressed. Aside from minor things (corridors containing Vashta Nerada seemed to be the same brightness as those that didn't, for example), it was generally pretty good. Probably the best of the bunch!
Speaking of the games, the last Adventure game episode is out now (in the UK). It's called "Shadows of the Vashta Nerada". You can download it on the doctor who website (bbc.co.uk/doctorwho)
That title makes me frown. It's almost like a pun but more... redundant.
Yeah, 'Shadows' is probably the best of the four. Only real complain (apart from all the damned stealth, but that's more a personal grudge then anything else) is the sheer size of the base. So... many... corridors... It's like after 'TARDIS' and its pathetic two rooms, they decided to overcompensate here. Also, the ending is a massive anticlimax. But meh.
The first thirty second of that footage is enough to reach into the screen and knock the Doctor's oversized noggin off his shoulders. That's before even discussing the annoying "TAKE COVER!!!" and the awkward physics of something simple as walking. Morally offensive to gamers and DW fans everywhere.
Wow. I hadn't noticed that! He's my second favourite Doctor too.
In other news, The eigth doctor adventures have started airing on the radio again. One's available on the iplayer now (although, it's the second part of an episode).
He's the last of his race, and when he dies, he regenerates into a new person (up to 13 times).
I think they've got rid of the limit on regens now. It was a limit placed by the Time Lords, and since they're not around any more the Doctor can regen as many times as he likes - as far as I remember, anyway.
...Midnight is actually one of my favorites. I love the trapped feeling and the fact that it is one of the very few Doctor Who stories where the villain is never revealed.
Midnight was a great episode, all the better for being a single-room story for most of the time. It was incredibly tense, helped by some decent acting. Of course, it was scripted for budgetary reasons. Because there were lots of big budget, effect-laden episodes, they needed to write one that didn't cost much. Midnight was the result.
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I wish that I was a kid living in the future...:(
Well, imagine playing an MMORPG, and then your character gets deleted, so that you have to start a new one.
Pears? I HATE pears! Don't make me eat a pear. I don't want to wake p three month later with that taste in my mouth...
Classic.
Oh, and the new Doctor who iOS game is out on the app store. It'll be out on android next year. The user reviews seem pretty positive!
I still haven't I keep meaning to pick up the DS version (as the wii version looks incredibly bad), but I don't have the time.
Has anyone booked tickets to see the doctor who experience yet? It runs from february until November. I'm going to be going sometime with a friend
I've got both of them, but only played the DS one so far (my brother's got my Wii at the mo).
It's alright. Really short, really easy (except for the puzzle that's actually wrong!), and the story kinda falls apart at the end. But it's enjoyable for what it is.
Hopefully the BBC can find a better company to handle their next game/s.
I bought the Ipod game yesterday, and it's pretty decent, for £2.50. It's basically a bunch of block/switch puzzles, which have to be done whillst dodging the various enemies. Both the characters have unique abilities (the doctor can climb over certain walls, and push blocks, whilst amy can climb through passages and walk over fragile ground.). I
Also, when your character gets killed, they regenerate, which would have been a nice touch, if the same effect hadn't been applied to Amy aswell. Odd.
Odd? Or forshadowing!?
I'm sadly starting to think that we'll never see a decent Doctor Who adventure game. Not as long they will only be financed by the British television licence fee.
Amy is actually the Rani. I'm calling it now.
Every female companion has been The Rani at some point or another
I've heard that the Wii game is an atrocity with respect to the Playstation 2/N64 standard graphics and gameplay is lack luster at best because of the awkward physics of the controls. The DS game was enjoyable but nothing essential. Personally, it feels as though they were trying to get a game out in time for the Christmas rush. The game would have been better as a point and click game, like Broken Sword.
The gameplay looks horrible on the Wii. Makes you wonder why they had to overcomplicate things like this too use the Wii-controls.
I agree with TryWhistlingThis, the game would have been much better as a Broken Sword-like game. In fact, I'm surprised they didn’t do like that from the start. They even got Charles Cecil working for them on the episodic games. Just remember to tell him "No 3D".
I repeat: The eyes! Where are their eyes! It looks simply awful to go along with bad gameplay.
Yes!! Christmas is now officially "Doctor Who Day" for me.
That title makes me frown. It's almost like a pun but more... redundant.
Do Vash Narada live in other Vash Narada's shadows?
And the Vashta Nerada live in the shadows.
Also: No one has said Peter Davison yet sad face.
The first thirty second of that footage is enough to reach into the screen and knock the Doctor's oversized noggin off his shoulders. That's before even discussing the annoying "TAKE COVER!!!" and the awkward physics of something simple as walking. Morally offensive to gamers and DW fans everywhere.
In other news, The eigth doctor adventures have started airing on the radio again. One's available on the iplayer now (although, it's the second part of an episode).
"And plans are in the works for season six of "Doctor Who" to be broadcast the same day in the United States as well, said de Croce."
I think they've got rid of the limit on regens now. It was a limit placed by the Time Lords, and since they're not around any more the Doctor can regen as many times as he likes - as far as I remember, anyway.
Midnight was a great episode, all the better for being a single-room story for most of the time. It was incredibly tense, helped by some decent acting. Of course, it was scripted for budgetary reasons. Because there were lots of big budget, effect-laden episodes, they needed to write one that didn't cost much. Midnight was the result.
Instead of saying "one more sleep till Christmas," all day I've been saying "one more sleep till Doctor Who Day"!
Amy Pond: I can't push this block, even if I could it would be unladylike
Since when would Amelia Pond worry about being lady-like?
Whats unlady like about pushing blocks?