You can stop the letter writing and e-petitions, your prayers have been answered: Indie dev mif2000 has turned Shakespeare's timeless tragedy Hamlet into a colorful adventure game, full of itemless logic puzzles, boss battles and seemingly little pathos. Oh, and Claudius has a guitar, so there's at least one thing that's true to the original.
The clip after the trailer may give your English professor fits, but if you're intrigued, you can plan to get thee to a funnery on April 8.
[Via IndieGames.com]
Reader Comments (33)
Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 9:11PM alexmlowgmailcom said
I don't remember a octopus in Hamlet, did I miss an act?
Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 9:14PM (Unverified) said
Shakespeare? More like Shakesqueer!
I don't do no book learnin'!
I don't do no book learnin'!
Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 9:25PM (Unverified) said
To be fair, I have more fingers than a cow so it is more like a cow spells like me.
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Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 10:00PM ArtificeDrake formerly known as said
I sensed your sarcasm DieMonster!!
I appreciate your facetiousness
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I appreciate your facetiousness
Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 9:27PM Archerboy said
I wonder if they have a sparknotes version....
Bad joke aside, I'm intrigued. Now where's my Virgil games?
Bad joke aside, I'm intrigued. Now where's my Virgil games?
Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 9:29PM wardob said
Fantastic, Hamlet happens to be my favorite Shakespearean play. Though it seems they have taken some liberties with the story and characters...
I'll be keeping my eye on this.
I'll be keeping my eye on this.
Posted: Mar 23rd 2010 12:47AM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
Hamlet: The Game is based on the characters and events of the literary masterpiece. Only the characters and events have been changed.
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Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 9:34PM TheGrandHero said
This is EXACTLY how I pictured Hamlet when I read the play!...
Oh, who am I kidding, the closest I ever got to seeing Hamlet was the parody trailer in Last Action Hero. T_T
Oh, who am I kidding, the closest I ever got to seeing Hamlet was the parody trailer in Last Action Hero. T_T
Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 9:38PM MycenaeanKing said
Much more tasteful use of public domain than certain other games I could name...
Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 9:58PM Hivetyrant said
Giant octopus? Claudius on electric guitar?
Where the hell do I sign up?!?!
The world needs more games like this
Where the hell do I sign up?!?!
The world needs more games like this
Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 10:01PM ArtificeDrake formerly known as said
I am happier than I care to express about this.
Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 10:29PM Dafrety said
"The clip after the trailer may give your English professor fits"
Whu-zat? My English professer 'll get tits? Speak up sonny!
Whu-zat? My English professer 'll get tits? Speak up sonny!
Posted: Mar 22nd 2010 11:48PM Zinger314 said
I'm guessing that the final boss is a QTE to kill yourself.
Posted: Mar 23rd 2010 12:28AM Dale P said
Loving the visual style. For a second there, I thought Tomorrow Corporation had announced their first game.
Posted: Mar 23rd 2010 12:35AM ch3burashka said
I misread that as 'milf2000'.
I'd play a Milf2000 game...
I'd play a Milf2000 game...
Posted: Mar 23rd 2010 1:50AM nehinush said
Obvious man makes obvious joke...
To play or not to play that is the question
To play or not to play that is the question
Posted: Mar 23rd 2010 2:51AM mBanners said
I wonder if the game depicts any country matters?
Posted: Mar 23rd 2010 3:30AM (Unverified) said
Actually, my friend and I made a Super Mario World hack based off of Hamlet (good luck making a game any other way with only like 3 weeks of warning for a project.)
we blew the others out of the water so hard that nobody in that room questions me when i say something technical. I also had an excuse to walk around school dressed as Mario for a day!
we blew the others out of the water so hard that nobody in that room questions me when i say something technical. I also had an excuse to walk around school dressed as Mario for a day!
Posted: Mar 23rd 2010 6:05AM (Unverified) said
Coming up next from Visceral Games, it's Haml...oh, wait.
Posted: Mar 23rd 2010 11:53AM Unvrfd said
DOWNVOTE THIS GUY
Posted: Mar 23rd 2010 2:34PM Mingjinko the Monotonous One said
I'd rather play Hamlet 2: The Game, and get a perfect score on the "Raped in the Face" QTE scene.
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