Talk:The Adventure Games

Future episodes
The Doctor Who Adventure Games client connects to http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/static/doctorwho/tag/sparkle/ReleasedEpisodes.txt to see what episodes have been released, by changing this file to something stored on a different host with the number "4" instead of "1" the client will link you to the following sites which, in future, will let you download the client updates. Episode 2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/theadventuregames/download/bloodofthecybermen Episode 3: https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/theadventuregames/download/tardis Episode 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/theadventuregames/download/shadowsofthedeep

This reveals the names of future episodes, hence I have added them to the article.
 * Please sign your comments. Anyway, that doesn't work. There may be titles in there, but those can only be considered working titles until the BBC announces them. There are plenty of examples of the BBC changing the titles of DW episodes between production and broadcast. The same can be said of the games, too. As with everything, no information can be deemed 100% correct with regards to BBC-produced Doctor Who material until the BBC confirms it. 68.146.81.123 23:16, June 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * The episode titles are more than likely correct as they are contained within a game's file which has data for the episodes menu. The episode names are in plain text at the end of the file entitled 'EpisodeMenu_EN.dat' it is stored in the 'Common' folder which holds files which are universal and are not episode specifc. Menu file (94.168.24.67 15:14, June 16, 2010 (UTC))
 * Just one note, after installing Blood Of The Cybermen the files containing the data for the episode menu have been patched to remove the last two episode name. I think it it safe to assume T.A.R.D.I.S and Shadows Of The Deep are the names of the episodes (94.168.24.67 19:10, June 26, 2010 (UTC))
 * Current speculation that Blood of the Cybermen was intended to be released first due to file directory is probably incorrect - Blood of the Cybermen starts with a B, and is therefore infront of (or in directory terms, on top of) City of the Daleks. Simple file hierarchy.

Involving the Silurians?
One of the Pictures involves a new GSO logo, Geo- Sur- Out-. Geo- = Geology? Mining = Silurians? Just something to think about. -Tom

GSO is im correct was the exploring base used in the cybermen game.

This is an episodic graphic adventure video game, not an interactive episode
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games is an episodic graphic adventure video game, not an interactive episode. Two completely different things. An example of an interactive episode is Attack of the Graske. An example of an episodic graphic adventure video game is Tales of Monkey Island. Can we please have this changed around so people are not confused? The wikipedia article on the game is a bit more well informed as well having numerous links to sources about it. Just go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who:_The_Adventure_Games --Vitas 12:29, April 10, 2010 (UTC)


 * Well Piers Wenger has been quoted as saying, "There aren't 13 episodes, but 17', or something similar. So some people up top are viewing them as episodes.  Czech Out  ☎ | ✍ 16:12, April 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * Lu-igi board - are these games going to be downloadable, or on disc?
 * In the UK, just download. It might be a different story for the commercial version being released internationally. 68.146.81.123 13:28, June 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * Lu-igi board - are these games going to be downloadable, or on disc?
 * In the UK, just download. It might be a different story for the commercial version being released internationally. 68.146.81.123 13:28, June 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * Lu-igi board - are these games going to be downloadable, or on disc?
 * In the UK, just download. It might be a different story for the commercial version being released internationally. 68.146.81.123 13:28, June 3, 2010 (UTC)

Discussion of obtaining the games
I recommend the powers that be keep an eye on this article. There is a lot of anger over the fact the BBC has restricted the games to the UK, especially the "free download" part. People have already started posting "workarounds" on various forums, and it would probably be against the rules for similar information to be posted here. I have read that the UK installer confirms the location of the installing computer and won't work outside the UK; this needs a reputable source, but might be worth adding to the article. 68.146.81.123 13:28, June 3, 2010 (UTC)

The installer won't work unless the region/language is set to the UK, confirmed to work. --Antovolk 13:28, June 5, 2010 (UTC)

the winter of terror
is this a game becuse there is no source Drwhoworld 12:01, June 4, 2010 (UTC)

Logos
There are two logos, one is the Adventure Games logo, the other is the title card from inside the game, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttm76h87n-E --Antovolk 13:30, June 5, 2010 (UTC)

Release dates
I know that the remaining three TV episodes will all be continuous in same form, but as there are three games left to be released, d you think each will be released after the episodes, or will they all be released by the time of the finale??
 * Since the finale airs in less than 2 weeks, I would imagine the answer to the last part of your question would be no. This also makes it less likely that the non-UK commercial release announced for July will be of the full set (bet that will go over like a lead balloon with fans, especially if the cost for the first game is anything more than what you might pay for an iTunes song download). My wild guess is that the game releases will be spelled out over the coming months, maybe linking up with the Christmas special. 68.146.81.123 23:14, June 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * The second game is being released (or at least announced) on 22 June, so that pretty much answers the question. The other two will probably not follow until later in the summer. That also means the so-called "retail version" non-UK fans are being forced to buy will likely be just the one game at a time. That's assuming they even release it. Over in North America we are still waiting for the international release of Destiny of the Doctors from a decade ago. 68.146.81.123 17:01, June 19, 2010 (UTC)

Edit needed, and a section suggestion
I can't edit this because the article is protected -- there's an outdated reference to an "unofficial announcement" of the release date for the second game. Obviously the announcement is official now following the press conference of a few days ago. Also, how about adding a section explaining (with sources) the reasoning behind why the games are free in the UK but not elsewhere? If you go around the boards and blogs there is a lot of people who don't understand why this has happened. There's also been some media criticism of the BBC funding the games, too. Granted, the whole "UK pays the license fee; everyone else doesn't" argument applies to many other geo-restricted online content such as Captain Jack's Monster Files, Attack of the Graske, etc. but these games are certainly the most prominent example of UK-restricted content to date. (Probably the only thing that might exceed it would be if the BBC, heaven forbid, were to produce a Doctor Who episode available to UK audiences only.) 68.146.81.123 15:54, June 25, 2010 (UTC)

International release has occurred
For those able to edit the article the first two games have now been made available for sale (for a small fee) internationally. See. Of course leave it to the BBC or whomever is in charge to screw it up -- the Mac version has not been made available. 68.146.81.123 15:37, July 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * And according to a comment made here, there won't be a Mac release outside the UK. Hooray! 68.146.81.123 18:48, July 23, 2010 (UTC)
 * As this appears to be a permanent situation (with no apparent reasons given for the discrimination), I've updated the game-related articles accordingly, including a link here indicating that by not releasing the Mac version D2D has actually prevented some sites from posting reviews. 23skidoo 15:06, August 12, 2010 (UTC)

Series 1/Series 2
Steven Moffat has confirmed that there will be a second series to be released in 2011 so now that we know they are refering to these as series should we move this article to: Doctor Who: The Adventure Games (Series 1)?? -- Michael Downey 12:22, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

Not sure yet, maybe we should wait for enough info to make a series 2 article before changing this one. Revanvolatrelundar 12:46, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

For future reference the article is here: http://www.kasterborous.com/2010/09/20/more-adventure-games-in-2011/ Revanvolatrelundar 12:50, September 20, 2010 (UTC)

Passing the blame for no Mac version
I'm sure citing personal e-mails in an article would run afoul of some "original research" rule, but I recently received correspondence from the BBC complaints department to whom I harped about the fact Direct2Drive is refusing to issue the Mac version internationally. According to the e-mail I got the blame may not lie with D2D but BBC Worldwide, which may have decided not to release the Mac version outside the UK. Exactly why they'd do this is anyone's guess (maybe for the same reason the recently-announced Wii and DS games won't be available in North America? Platform-specific licensing?). 68.146.81.123 14:01, September 20, 2010 (UTC)