Doctor Who and the Dalek Super-Brain

I'm surprised this one has no review yet, I think this is the most fun jkj yuio game I've played so far.

It's a direct use of Dr Who characters and lore. You play as the doctor, with companion Bex, who only appeared in an audio drama (unless the name is a coincidence). You've accidentally teleported into a Dalek base and need to get out.

The game is a light snack, a thirty minute adventure with few puzzles and mostly exploration. The Daleks here are powerful but not the strongest they've ever been, lacking some core skills they've had in other adaptations.

The 3d models jkj yuio makes look a lot better in this than before, you can tell his skill is increasing. I think the mechanical nature of much of the scenery in the game helps with that, but also the faces are less uncanny-valley.

Overall, I enjoyed this. Is it because it relies heavily on a media franchise I like or because of the author's own merits? Maybe both; I feel like the author's enthusiasm for Dr Who led to a strong effort. In any case, this doesn't take very long to play, so it's worth checking out.

This is a slight but fun choice-based game that heavily leans into its 80s Doctor Who aesthetic. Its strengths are the excellent graphics and the way the plot (such as it is) unfolds pretty much like a standard DW story - the daleks are up to sometime and it is up the you, The Doctor, to thwart their plans!

There is nothing wrong with a slight story but I feel that behind the slick interface and shiny graphics there is very little substance here. There is only one real puzzle, most of the runtime is taken up with talking to a few characters to unlock the next scene in a very linear fashion. Again, there is nothing wrong with this but the game has a certain lack of ambition that I found frustrating.

It is a shame, because there is a lack of Doctor Who related Int Fiction and Doctor Who and the Dalek Super-Brain is fun enough on the initial play through for fans of the show. I am not sure it stands alone for people unfamiliar with the premise.

Speaking as a fan, I do have to take issue with the cheesecake images of the companion. Classic Doctor Who was not exactly the most progressive show in its depiction of woman but it never stooped to busty babes bursting out of figure-hugging jump suits (well, maybe a couple of times, and also Peri, but apart from that almost never...) It makes the game feel a little juvenile.

I don't want to dissuade anyone from playing this game - despite my issues there is fun to be had and some nice scifi nonsense to enjoy.