Comments on: Bow Street Runner

By: Ladders

Ladders — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:52:39 +0000

Thanks for your feedback on our Bow Street Runner game and for helping us dig out all the bugs in the BETA version. Your input has been invaluable and has buoyed the team who are currently knee-deep in building the other four episodes. Episode one should now be totally fixed and is fully launched today so give it another go… and since you have already had a practise you should get through to episode two with no problems. In this fixed up version your esteem will be carried over to the other episodes… so if you want to be reminded when they’re going live simply leave your email address on the form at the bottom of the game page.

That’s it for now… good luck with stitching up the harlot!

To go to the game log onto: http://www.channel4.com/bowstreetrunner

By: Lacero

Lacero — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:09:02 +0000

For me it was impossible. The game froze on the first “Success” until the clock counted down, there was nothing to click on.

Still, it was fun apart from that. I like the atmosphere, but find it strange and confusing when actors and the crew and even designers get credited above programmers in a game.

By: Fazer

Fazer — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:17:49 +0000

Spoiler ahead:

Rescueing the harlot was annoying and nearly impossible. Shame there is no possibility of saving the game. But overally it’s a pretty nice piece of work.

By: matte_k

matte_k — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:03:31 +0000

@ Matthew Craig: lol, yeah, Hugo’s aged a tad…
but i’m pretty sure I recognise the guy playing his character, just can’t work out where from…

The game is actually quite good, way better than the awful CSI games, the only thing I found frustrating was the mouse action minigames, so many times your cursor would stray from the line and you have to start all over again. In the wound sewing up game, you’re against the clock, and precious time is wasted waiting for the restart. Still, top marks for effort, hopefully some more episodes on the way

By: Matthew Craig

Matthew Craig — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:29:34 +0000

Hugo Speer’s let himself go.

Also, now that I have solved a crime AND provided medical assistance to an injured lady, I demand my own daytime TV show, produced by a former writer of Amazing Spider-Man. It could be called

DIAGNOSIS: CRAIGY
CRAIGY: SHE WROTE
PETROCRAIGY
Or possibly BERGERACRAIGYI’ll get me coat.

//\Oo/\\

By: matte_k

matte_k — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:57:06 +0000

Voiced by actors from the TV show, you say? Does that include Emperor Palpatine undercover? :)

And on the subject of English history, might I recommend John O’Farrell’s pleasing book “An Utterly Impartial History of Britain (or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge)” It’s rather amusing…

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:58:27 +0000

I like the fact that there’s a finite amount of attempts and fixed time limits on things, and you can’t try again if you fail. It actually gave one of the last scenes (which I messed up) a lot more resonance.

By: InsertNameHere

InsertNameHere — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:55:27 +0000

That really is rather good. I look forward to future episodes.

By: Cargo Cult

Cargo Cult — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:37:03 +0000

Televisual historical educatory adventure games are no fun unless they’ve gone to the effort of personalising it around the player’s identity.

The BBC did it – the lead character shares my real name. To say it was a bit freaky for me trying to play it would be an understatement.

(Are there any real-world Guybrush Threepwoods out there also wishing to complain?)