Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock Preview: Setting Back the Clock
If you’re in the business of turning a beloved TV series into a video game, it’s best to start with the very essence of what you’re trying to capture. Going after HBO’s take on Game of Thrones? You’ll want politics and consequence as well as a downtrodden world (and good luck to Cyanide, which is taking on that very task, but it’s hard not to wonder what the likes of CD Projekt could have done with the premise). Doing EastEnders? You’ll want to preserve the misery and the improbable melodrama (sounds just about perfect for David Cage, in fact). And if you’re doing Doctor Who, you’ll want to preserve the lovable if slightly wonky heart of a show that’s endured for coming up to 50 years. Sadly, that’s something that recent attempts have failed to acknowledge. Recent DS efforts seemed to have forgotten completely that they had the good Doctor to hand, while Sumo’s adventure games, for all their charm, fell a little short on quality. So offer a warm welcome to Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock, a new venture from the BBC that’s doing its very best to avoid the mistakes of its predecessors. It’s one of the first fruits of a new approach to gaming from the BBC. Outings such as the adventure games were a product of the public service part of the corporation, whereas this is the product of a new commercial arm, and it’s one that’s very serious about getting games right. Read more…
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