Speaking of Shakespeare…

Yesterday’s announcement that the BBC will be releasing free Doctor Who adventure games in the near future reminded me of another free BBC game I played a few years ago that I really enjoyed—The Seven Noble Kinsmen: A Shakespeare Murder Mystery. To be honest I don’t remember much about it except that it stood out as a really high-quality game, considering its zero dollar (or pound) price tag. But I guess that’s to be expected from the BBC.

This is a browser-based game that takes place in a creepy old theater. If I recall correctly, the premise is sort of like And Then There Were None, with a bunch of people invited to the theater who start dying one by one. There are even multiple endings. While mif2000’s Hamlet puts more of a surreal spin on Shakespeare, The Seven Noble Kinsmen is more dramatic and atmospheric. They’re like two ends of the spectrum.

Now that I have Shakespeare on the brain, I might just have to replay it…