TSA writes: “When it comes to game settings the casebooks of Simon Forman, a notorious occultist and herbalist active during the time of Shakespeare may not be high on your list of options. A far cry from the action-packed worlds of shooters and platformers, the academic origins of the game are easily apparent. In terms of full disclosure, as an academic with a PhD in Renaissance theatre and culture, I am so perfectly placed as an ideal demographic for the game that this review requires me to consciously try to step outside my own experience in the name of some degree of objectivity. Suffice it to say that you don’t need to have an intimate knowledge of the culture and history of the period in question, but if you do then this is an essential purchase.”
