About the Story
Story The year is 2021—or maybe 1602? Hamlet the Younger has just tragically died and Fortinbras the Younger, King of Norway and newly-conquered Denmark, has a lot of cleaning up to do. Elsinore: After Hamlet is an interactive fiction exploration of William Shakespeare's Hamlet as a plague text and a reckoning of Asian American identity during these trying times. Also contains bad puns and glowing text. Rated T for mild language and depictions of blood & violence. Features Play as an Asian American university student juggling society, schoolwork, and mental health under the pressure of a global pandemic and mounting anti-Asian violence. - Create a customizable character, selecting: - Gender and pronouns (male, female, and nonbinary options) - Name - Explore the world of Elsinore and make branching choices that directly influence gameplay and how the story unfolds - Navigate one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays from an unique perspective and experience the spring of 2021 through someone else’s eyes - Befriend or antagonize your favorite characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and earn new allies or make new enemies - Discover hidden story content and collect lore about the strange, suspended state of Elsinore - Unlock 7 unique endings, some good, some bad, and some...secret - Enjoy over 15,000 words of gameplay that offer replayable experiences and story
Game Details
Language: English (en) First Publication Date: May 25, 2021 Current Version: Unknown
License: Freeware Development System: Twine
IFID: 524ABDFE-02BA-4DDC-B5F3-9E96D09D9D62
TUID:
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