Elsinore

Synopsis

This adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Hamlet" for video game platforms is an adventure/role playing game in which Ophelia is placed centre stage. Having experienced a vision in which everyone dear to her meets their death, Ophelia vows to do everything her power to avert this tragic destiny.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Credits

Writer

Katie Chironis

Music

Adam Gubman

Art Direction

Tatiana Soutar; Valeria Reznitskaya; Wesley Martin

Animator

Becca Gray

Games Design

Connor Fallon

Games Engineer

Eric Butler; Kristin Siu

Sound Design

Steve Green

Additional Details

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Women’s studies

Keywords

York

Notes

Notes

"Elsinore" has been created for PC, Mac and Linux platforms as a single-player game.

Awards

Best Adventure/Role Playing Games,
2016 Intel® Game Developer Contest
https://software.intel.com/sites/campaigns/levelup2016/hall-of-glory/

Reviews

"It’s a really neat concept...." (A Video Game About Changing What Happens in Shakespeare’s "Hamlet", 16 April 2016 https://kotaku.com/a-video-game-about-changing-what-happens-in-shakespeare-1765275342 )

"...you might present a character with a piece of information that you expect will have a very positive result, only to see them twist it into smething horrible because of their mental state, with the results being something you had no no intention of bringing about." ("Shaking Up Shakespeare’s Balance of Power in the Upcoming Game Elsinore", 11 April 2016 https://feministfrequency.com/2016/04/11/shaking-up-shakespeares-balance-of-power-in-the-upcoming-game-elsinore/

Related

Name

Golden Glitch Studios