It's been a fascinating couple of months for Doctor Who fans, with the excellent Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins arriving in August on Switch, and with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality now just days away from its 14th October release.
It's a game that made its debut (sort of) previously in VR as Edge of Time, but as the development leads told us in an interview this new arrival is "a reimagined and expanded story". Ahead of the release developer Maze has now shared gameplay videos to show us what to expect; above is a flashy trailer, and below is a playthrough of the opening.
As you can see it still shows its VR ancestry with its first-person perspective and puzzle solving, but that's certainly not a bad thing. It looks to capture the vibe of the series quite well, and though footage will likely be of the PC build, we've seen some first-person games of this style turn out rather well on Switch; hopefully we have a good version on the way.
Let us know what you think - are you tempted to pick this up?
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completely forgot about this given the fact that doctor who flux just got announced for halloween, looking forward to it though!
I can't wait for this as well as Doctor Who: Flux! Both look fantastic, although I am sad that this means we are nearing the end of our time with Jodie as the 13th Doctor. I have loved this era of the show!
I know Lonely Assassins got a good review, but on the whole Dr Who video games haven't been all that. Hopefully wrong with respect to this. Being a bit of a fan of the tv show.
❗I'll buy this as I liked 'The Lonely Assassins'.
I liked the PSVR original and I’m quite keen on playing this as it’s meant to be somewhat different. Will wait for the reviews to see how it plays on Switch, as I’d rather buy it for that.
Enjoyed The Lonely Assassins too, so the Whovian game ‘batting average’ is slowly creeping up!
@TimGibsonPBS Used to be my favorite show, but I checked out after the debacle of series 11. From what I've read about series 12 and Chibs' plans for series 13, I wish they'd just cancel it already. It's being shown neither love nor respect; time to just end it.
@Debo626,
This video always makes me laugh, but yes the BBC has to tick those boxes, and it does not affect them as we all have to pay the licence fee, no matter how rubbish the content is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGWxjHBSn-4
@johnvboy I think the BBC would find, if it cared to look and/or remember, that the Doctor Who audience is readily accepting of a diverse cast of box-ticking characters as long as the story is good. See Captain Jack Harkness and River Song for evidence. Mickey and Martha were both minority characters, and there has never been a shortage of strong female characters since the show revived, and even beyond into the original run. But starting once Chibs took over, they went all in on social issues and topical commentary and forgot all about the story. TV shows, but Doctor Who especially, are meant to be escapism, and with Doctor Who and its "all of time and space" potential for setting and stories, it really is perfectly set up to be the ultimate escapism. As evidenced by the consistently decreasing viewer figures (big surprise, the show has been hemorrhaging viewers since S11E1), the story is what matters. Poor stories are received even less warmly when there's obvious topical, social, and political undertones in every episode. Chibs should've been fired after series 11. Sad, because I really like Broadchurch.
@Debo626,
No issues with making the show more inclusive as long as it's for the good of the show, my issue is when you do things for effect and to just look good, of course we will never know if this has been the case in this instance.
@MrFox Couldn't agree more. Here's hoping RTD comes in and saves the show. If they don't reestablish the original lore of the show, with the great William Hartnell as the 1st Doctor, I'm done. The Timeless Child arc ruined the long-running lore of the show. Without respect for the lore, there's no incentive to stick around for long-running series. RTD needs to, at a minimum, decanonize the Timeless Child arc.
@MrFox I share your concerns and opinions about the current and future state of DW lore. I am hoping that RTD is just playing the "game," so to speak, that everyone in the entertainment industry plays in these situations. Like, no one from Disney is saying that Kathleen Kennedy destroyed Star Wars, but they are a for-profit company, and they must know that the franchise isn't making money like it used to, or should.
Same for Doctor Who. The BBC knows the ratings are way down, the viewership is way down, and the fan base is bitterly divided. Now whether they will let RTD do anything about that remains to be seen. RTD has always been socially progressive, and in his OG series of DW it was fine because the stories and characters, what actually matters, were all outstanding. I'm just not sure he'll be able to save the show. Half the fan base won't come back if series 11 - 13 remain as canon, and people who walk away from a show won't likely be purchasing any merchandise. Heck, I cancelled my cable subscription after series 11, because Doctor Who was the only reason we even had cable. Good luck to us, I suppose. 😂
@johnvboy It's not even "to look good" though. The ratings and viewer numbers don't support that hypothesis. They're taking down an established series with long-established lore and characters because there are ideas and philosophies hidden from public view driving the decision-making process. I don't think NL.com wants us to get into the dark and sinister actual reasons, but none of them are anything to do with making a good, compelling, emotionally engaging story.
@Debo626,
Could not agree with you more, the long term fans of the series are the last thing on the minds of the shows creators, such a shame really.
Yes, I feel the less the real decision making reasons are talked about on here the better.
I enjoyed The Edge of Time in VR, it was a bit patchy in places but it had a pretty good Doctor Who feel to it. Now I know that the Edge of Reality is practically the same game but with an extra level or so and a little bit of David Tennant added in; but I want to get it anyway. I also know that it'll be a bit buggy on every system, so I'm just waiting to find out how it runs on the Switch before deciding on either on that (for portability) the PC (a few $'s cheaper) or Xbox.
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