Board Thread:Inclusion debates/@comment-5791028-20150709160234/@comment-4028641-20151102223500

It is now a day before the first level pack is meant to be released. Despite the fact that this is apparently so, some stores had the game in stock as early as a week ago, so I think that the spoilers policy is out at least on the pack that has been released.

There apparently is also some confusion upon what this first pack entails. For months it had been said that the level included would be An Adventure in Space and Time and would feature Missy. This game instead includes Davros and is entitled The Dalek Extermination of Earth.

Clara and Captain Jack have still have not appeared in any released levels (as far as I could tell, they could totes be hidden somewhere I haven't seen yet), so including them on the page is still against our spoiler policy.

Based on what I've seen of the game, the stipulations of the game working as a valid source are the same within TDEoE as it was within A Dalektable Adventure. The cutscenes suggest one narrative and cast and do not support the possible inclusions of other characters, so it makes sense for us to do the same. The only playable character who appears in the cutscenes is the Twelfth Doctor, thus all other companions and cast members to add to the game are not valid story elements. This includes the game's version of K9.

As I analyzed above, the game is still trying to stick to the lore and canon of the Doctor Who universe, and has made no attempt to retcon a new version of the series or to even have the Lego element have more than a vision impact on that game. One notable element that many editors will object to is the silly humor applied to the Daleks -- who are seen bumbling about, doing human activities, and annoying the hell out of their creator. But, as we all experienced in Thread:177099, sillyness of content or minor continuity qualms (The Doctor and Davros knowing each other yet the Doctor still having his sonic) does not disqualify a story from being valid on the site.

Interesting to note that you can't unlock the other regenerations of the Doctor until after you finish the level.