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Dan2593 · 07/19/2009, 01:03 pm

How would one make a Doctor Who game?
Shooter? No
RPG? Nah
Platformer? Maybe
Top Trumps game? Really? No.
Fighter? God no
Point and Click? Yes!

So who should do it?
Rare? British, show interest in the show on twitter. But no.
Top Trumps? No. Why did they do that to begin with?
BBC? No No No No
LucasArts? Stick their name on another popular Sci Fi series? No
Telltale? Yes!
Doctor who has been practially begging for a game for years. But something so story driven is a bit difficult to put into game format. You need something that seems you are playing a tv show. A point and click could work for this. It could also help the players think. Put them in the doctors shoes as he unravels a mystery. Then an episodic content would work even better. Make it seem just like a tv series.

But what about style? How about:

I hope Telltale actually consider this one day. What about you? How do you feel on these ideas? Would they work?

coolsome · 07/19/2009, 01:05 pm

I hope to god they make one

SS the Free! · 07/30/2009, 10:57 am

Doctor Who is a well known franchise, it even airs in Japan!
People would recognise the franchise, it would work well for an adventure game.
You could do a 2 character system, as in Wallace and Gromit for the Doctor and his Companions. An item combining system would be a must.

Telltale + Doctor Who= Win!

Radogol · 07/30/2009, 10:59 am

http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/...ad.php?t=10684

SS the Free! · 07/30/2009, 11:07 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radogol

http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/...ad.php?t=10684

I didn't bother looking down that far -_- .

jp-30 · 07/30/2009, 12:02 pm

Actually, here's the existing thread that has more than one reply:

http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/...ead.php?t=8931

SS the Free! · 07/30/2009, 12:13 pm

Sheesh...
People and threads which are at the bottom of the page, a different page or are their own thread.

jp-30 · 07/30/2009, 01:25 pm

No, people think discussion from a few weeks back need not be rehashed over and over in new threads. One would think if you liked the idea of Dr Who being a new licence for Telltale, you'd have an interest in the discussion that had happened previously.

coolsome · 07/30/2009, 01:30 pm

I think it would be awsome and could work like a dr who tv series with a codeword through out like bad wolf torchwood mr saxon and medusa cascade

Spadge · 07/30/2009, 02:27 pm

Dr. Who? Never heard of him.

GuybrushWilco · 07/30/2009, 04:12 pm

Has there ever been a Doctor Who video/Computer game?

Radogol · 07/30/2009, 06:54 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuybrushWilco

Has there ever been a Doctor Who video/Computer game?

Amiga sidescroller. Don't remember enjoying it, but maybe it was fine.

You fought the Daleks, duh.

OK, let's see...

Here's what Uncle Moby has to say: http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/...-who-licensees

Dennizz89 · 07/31/2009, 01:28 am

Maybe this is a very very stupid question but I am seeing it a lot these days: "IP"

What is the meaning of IP. I thought about intern project but im not sure. :$

Megaace · 07/31/2009, 01:28 am

Doctor Who is a funny show. I would love an adventure of it...

Toothless Gibbon · 07/31/2009, 01:32 am

Solve every puzzle with the sonic screwdriver!

GaryCXJk · 07/31/2009, 02:58 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennizz89

Maybe this is a very very stupid question but I am seeing it a lot these days: "IP"

What is the meaning of IP. I thought about intern project but im not sure. :$

Intellectual Property.

It's in the list of Wikipedia abbrevation page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP

*Majus* · 08/04/2009, 07:53 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toothless Gibbon

Solve every puzzle with the sonic screwdriver!

Not the wooden ones…

coolsome · 08/04/2009, 08:02 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majus

Not the wooden ones…

or if theres a hair dryer

GaryCXJk · 08/04/2009, 02:19 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toothless Gibbon

Solve every puzzle with the sonic screwdriver!

Unwritten Doctor Who rule:

The final solution may never be solved with a sonic screwdriver.

Badwolf · 08/04/2009, 02:32 pm

They use it far too much to get out of cliffhangers though.

Flesh eating shadows coming from both sides! How will the Doc escape? After a week's wait it's resolved by him using the screwdriver on a trapdoor which just happened to be beneath him.

07/19/2009, 01:03 pm	#1
Dan2593 The Evil Skull Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England Posts: 128	Telltale Doctor Who Game? (Merged Threads) How would one make a Doctor Who game? Shooter? No RPG? Nah Platformer? Maybe Top Trumps game? Really? No. Fighter? God no Point and Click? Yes! So who should do it? Rare? British, show interest in the show on twitter. But no. Top Trumps? No. Why did they do that to begin with? BBC? No No No No LucasArts? Stick their name on another popular Sci Fi series? No Telltale? Yes! Doctor who has been practially begging for a game for years. But something so story driven is a bit difficult to put into game format. You need something that seems you are playing a tv show. A point and click could work for this. It could also help the players think. Put them in the doctors shoes as he unravels a mystery. Then an episodic content would work even better. Make it seem just like a tv series. But what about style? How about: I hope Telltale actually consider this one day. What about you? How do you feel on these ideas? Would they work?

07/19/2009, 01:05 pm	#2
coolsome Sam D Coolsome Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: England Posts: 5,978	I hope to god they make one __________________

07/30/2009, 10:57 am	#3
SS the Free! I am Rubber, You are Glue Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 88	Next IP to buy should be Doctor Who Doctor Who is a well known franchise, it even airs in Japan! People would recognise the franchise, it would work well for an adventure game. You could do a 2 character system, as in Wallace and Gromit for the Doctor and his Companions. An item combining system would be a must. Telltale + Doctor Who= Win! __________________ Ooo check me out I'm quite a masterpiece. Hey get back over there an choose a choice. Jurgen:This is Hell please hold. You:Am I talking to a ~~vampire~~ stylish vampire?

07/30/2009, 12:13 pm	#7
SS the Free! I am Rubber, You are Glue Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 88	Sheesh... People and threads which are at the bottom of the page, a different page or are their own thread. __________________ Ooo check me out I'm quite a masterpiece. Hey get back over there an choose a choice. Jurgen:This is Hell please hold. You:Am I talking to a ~~vampire~~ stylish vampire?

07/30/2009, 01:30 pm	#9
coolsome Sam D Coolsome Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: England Posts: 5,978	I think it would be awsome and could work like a dr who tv series with a codeword through out like bad wolf torchwood mr saxon and medusa cascade __________________

07/30/2009, 10:59 am	#4
Radogol Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 168	http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/...ad.php?t=10684

07/30/2009, 12:02 pm	#6
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	Actually, here's the existing thread that has more than one reply: http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/...ead.php?t=8931

07/30/2009, 01:25 pm	#8
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	No, people think discussion from a few weeks back need not be rehashed over and over in new threads. One would think if you liked the idea of Dr Who being a new licence for Telltale, you'd have an interest in the discussion that had happened previously.

07/30/2009, 02:27 pm	#10
Spadge Not a Guru Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 832	Dr. Who? Never heard of him.

07/30/2009, 04:12 pm	#11
GuybrushWilco Pirate Janitor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Posts: 437	Has there ever been a Doctor Who video/Computer game?

07/31/2009, 01:28 am	#13
Dennizz89 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 14	Maybe this is a very very stupid question but I am seeing it a lot these days: "IP" What is the meaning of IP. I thought about intern project but im not sure. :$

07/31/2009, 01:28 am	#14
Megaace Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 84	Doctor Who is a funny show. I would love an adventure of it...

07/31/2009, 01:32 am	#15
Toothless Gibbon Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 933	Solve every puzzle with the sonic screwdriver!

08/04/2009, 02:32 pm	#20
Badwolf cannon restraint rope Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 837	They use it far too much to get out of cliffhangers though. Flesh eating shadows coming from both sides! How will the Doc escape? After a week's wait it's resolved by him using the screwdriver on a trapdoor which just happened to be beneath him.

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