Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, with its revenge theme, its ghost, and its bombastic set speeches, appears to be a tragedy based on the style of the Roman playwright Seneca, who lived in the first century c.e. Working as a popular playwright, Shakespeare was also instrumental in fusing the materials of native and classical drama in his work. It is difficult to imagine what the landscape of the English language would be like without the mountain of neologisms and aphorisms contributed by the playwright.Writing at a time when English was quite pliable, Shakespeare’s linguistic facility and poetic sense transformed English into a richly metaphoric tongue. A large and flourishing Shakespeare industry exists in England, America, Japan, and Germany, giving evidence of the playwright’s popularity among scholars and the general public alike.Įvidence of the widespread and deep effect of Shakespeare’s plays on English and American culture can be found in the number of words and phrases from them that have become embedded in everyday usage: Expressions such as “star-crossed lovers” are used by speakers of English with no consciousness of their Shakespearean source. Novelists and dramatists such as Charles Dickens, Bertolt Brecht, William Faulkner, and Tom Stoppard, inspired by Shakespeare’s plots, characters, and poetry, have composed works that attempt to re-create the spirit and style of the originals and to interpret the plays in the light of their own ages. The plays have been revived and reworked by many prominent producers and playwrights, and they have directly influenced the work of others. Radio, television, and film versions of the plays in English, German, Russian, French, and Japanese have been heard and seen by millions of people.
His plays have been translated into many languages and performed on amateur and professional stages throughout the world. What I most remember most about it is the collector's edition was wrecked during shipping, leading to a delay and a slew of cancelled pre-orders.Few dramatists can lay claim to the universal reputation achieved by William Shakespeare. Reviews topped out with a Metacritic of 76 on PC, and lower for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with many critics praising a wealth of good ideas - unfortunately largely lost in execution. The last core entry, Two Worlds 2, first released in late 2010.
You can check out the Two Worlds website for more info on all of this.ĭeveloped by Polish team Reality Pump, the Two Worlds series has shifted over 10 million units.
Two Worlds 3 is currently "currently in the concept stage and scheduled for development over the next 36 months". The second pack is called Shattered Embrace and has not been dated or detailed, but we do know all this is paving the way for a third game in the core Two Worlds series. Call of the Tenebrae is scheduled for Q2 2016 and has our hero returning to Antaloor to face a rat-like species called the Chosen.
This tech update presages the release of eight new multiplayer maps and two single-player DLC packs. No word yet on whether it will come to other platforms. The new engine offers "a much higher level of character and landscape detail, an HD-GUI, in addition to tons of in-game achievements, co-op multiplayer, and lots of new in-game features and upgrades". I know, right? I'm as surprised as you are.Īccording to a recent Facebook update from publisher TopWare Interactive, a "major engine update" is now available for Two Worlds 2 on Linux and SteamOS.