Building on the terrifying legacy of the Weeping Angels, first encountered in the iconic story “Blink”, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is a found-phone horror game developed by the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.
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It's crazy to think but, yes, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins managed to keep my attention for longer than any episode of Series 12.
From the people who made Simulacra, a game I've seen plenty of YouTubers play, this game is essentially a "found footage" game in which you solve a mystery by decrypting files and piecing together context clues from texts and emails.
It's a lot of fun and is genuinely spooky (moreso than the series itself at times), but the problems arise from not being shown things explicitly. I think I spent a few minutes on a timed section trying to figure out what I was trying to do.
It's a short two hour platinum on PS4 and it it's cheap enough I'd highly recommend it if you're a fan of the series.
Don't worry, though, you don't need to watch any of the Chibnall stuff to fully understand the references, I'm pretty sure there's only a reference to the Rosa Parks episode and a sly tease for the Flux series (although I've not yet seen it).
From the people who made Simulacra, a game I've seen plenty of YouTubers play, this game is essentially a "found footage" game in which you solve a mystery by decrypting files and piecing together context clues from texts and emails.
It's a lot of fun and is genuinely spooky (moreso than the series itself at times), but the problems arise from not being shown things explicitly. I think I spent a few minutes on a timed section trying to figure out what I was trying to do.
It's a short two hour platinum on PS4 and it it's cheap enough I'd highly recommend it if you're a fan of the series.
Don't worry, though, you don't need to watch any of the Chibnall stuff to fully understand the references, I'm pretty sure there's only a reference to the Rosa Parks episode and a sly tease for the Flux series (although I've not yet seen it).
Seriously one of the coolest licensed games I've ever played. A found-footage or "found-phone" game that follows up on one of the best Doctor Who episodes in a subtle and interactive way. Heavily recommend checking it out.
Very short, but enjoyable is the best way to describe this game. Kaigan Games, the developers of Simulacra, partnering with the BBC to make a Doctor Who game is a super odd pairing, but it works surprisingly well enough
The game was very clearly made during the height of the pandemic, but that's what makes the format of the game so brilliant. Other Kaigan Games games already don't have too much characters on screen anyway, so this felt no different
As a huge Doctor Who fan, having Osgood be the guiding lead throughout the whole game is super neat. And as of writing this, this is currently her last chronological appearance since 2015's Zygon Inversion, so its just nice to have more of her
It was also super nice to see/hear from the characters after 2007's Blink (the Angels' first appearance). Always one of my favorite episode and its super nice to see Larry again, even if it was only briefly. Just a small shame that we don't get to see Sally at all, but Carey Mulligan is probably too expensive for the BBC at this point lmao
Speaking of the Angels themselves, they were utilized kinda... eh? In fairness, this game isn't entirely at fault. Every appearance of the Weeping Angels since Blink have added really stupid rules to how they work and this game is no different. The plot contradicts itself many times throughout the 2 hour playtime with the really dumb "the image of an angel becomes itself an angel" rule established in 2010's Time of the Angels
Not the worst choice for a main antagonist in a Doctor Who mobile game, but I feel as though an original monster would have been a better choice. (still love the Angels tho!)
Lastly, despite the messy plot and surface level gameplay, it's still an absolute treat, ESPECIALLY for Whovians. I counted at least 12 references and easter eggs to random episodes throughout the show's history. Fun enough for what it is, recommend it to fans of the show specifically
The game was very clearly made during the height of the pandemic, but that's what makes the format of the game so brilliant. Other Kaigan Games games already don't have too much characters on screen anyway, so this felt no different
As a huge Doctor Who fan, having Osgood be the guiding lead throughout the whole game is super neat. And as of writing this, this is currently her last chronological appearance since 2015's Zygon Inversion, so its just nice to have more of her
It was also super nice to see/hear from the characters after 2007's Blink (the Angels' first appearance). Always one of my favorite episode and its super nice to see Larry again, even if it was only briefly. Just a small shame that we don't get to see Sally at all, but Carey Mulligan is probably too expensive for the BBC at this point lmao
Speaking of the Angels themselves, they were utilized kinda... eh? In fairness, this game isn't entirely at fault. Every appearance of the Weeping Angels since Blink have added really stupid rules to how they work and this game is no different. The plot contradicts itself many times throughout the 2 hour playtime with the really dumb "the image of an angel becomes itself an angel" rule established in 2010's Time of the Angels
Not the worst choice for a main antagonist in a Doctor Who mobile game, but I feel as though an original monster would have been a better choice. (still love the Angels tho!)
Lastly, despite the messy plot and surface level gameplay, it's still an absolute treat, ESPECIALLY for Whovians. I counted at least 12 references and easter eggs to random episodes throughout the show's history. Fun enough for what it is, recommend it to fans of the show specifically
spooky little phone game about one of doctor who's most popular creatures, not much to it but the presentation is neat and there are some nice references in there so I enjoyed it
Well, honestly, I'm not quite sure what to say about this one. I haven't watched any Doctor Who ever, but I do know about the Weeping Angels from previously being interested in them specifically. I think ... they did a pretty decent job at making the story and gameplay interesting, but it was rather linear without any variety and the "puzzles" were not real puzzles at all, just some number combinations, puzzle pieces, etc.
Not really sure if it's canon that the angels can enter phones as well? That seemed like a silly idea to me honestly. If it is canon, then I guess it works out, but still seems silly. The acting was mediocre, not all that good, the actors did their best, but they didn't really sell the tension and danger to me. The writing was also... not so great, but it was still mainly enjoyable to read through!
I think they did an okay job, but comparing to their older games, Simulacra and Simulacra 2, it felt a little flat. I wouldn't really recommend this game to anyone, but the price is cheap and if you manage to get your hands on the game at a discount, it will be worth the few hours of gameplay. Still, going to mark it as not recommended for me.
Not really sure if it's canon that the angels can enter phones as well? That seemed like a silly idea to me honestly. If it is canon, then I guess it works out, but still seems silly. The acting was mediocre, not all that good, the actors did their best, but they didn't really sell the tension and danger to me. The writing was also... not so great, but it was still mainly enjoyable to read through!
I think they did an okay job, but comparing to their older games, Simulacra and Simulacra 2, it felt a little flat. I wouldn't really recommend this game to anyone, but the price is cheap and if you manage to get your hands on the game at a discount, it will be worth the few hours of gameplay. Still, going to mark it as not recommended for me.