When comparing Hamlet vs The Silent Age, the Slant community recommends The Silent Age for most people. In the question“What are the best point and click adventure games for Android?” The Silent Age is ranked 5th while Hamlet is ranked 23rd. The most important reason people chose The Silent Age is:
The Silent Age is a great looking game that uses lighting effects and color to make the game pop.
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Pros
Pro Loosely based on Shakespeares work
Hamlet for Android has its story loosely based off of Shakespeares work, Hamlet.
Pro Charming graphics
The graphics are of a simple 2D cartoony variety, but have a charm that makes the game enjoyable.
Pro Good use of lighting and art design
The Silent Age is a great looking game that uses lighting effects and color to make the game pop.
Pro Interesting time travel mechanic
The Silent Age uses an interesting time travel mechanic in that the protagonist will jump between 2012 and 1970, which results in environmental changes that the player needs to explore.
Pro Great atmosphere reminiscent of the old Delphine software games
Cons
Con Puzzles can be hard to figure out
The solutions for Hamlets puzzles are not figured out through common sense real world actions and as such may leave the player perplexed as to what actions actually move the story forward.
Con Somewhat easy and too short
The few interactive objects a player finds will ultimately be an object that is used in a puzzle, leaving not too much guess work as to how to progress. Chapter 1 is too short to entice you to pay for the rest of the game.