<s>
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
interactive	B-Application
drama	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
iNK	O
Stories	O
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
by	O
N-Fusion	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
August	O
2018	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
performances	O
were	O
recorded	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
and	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
ambiguous	O
attitudes	O
and	O
morals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
release	O
,	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
particularly	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
characters	O
and	O
performances	O
,	O
and	O
historical	O
representations	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
quick-time	O
sequences	O
and	O
visual	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
interactive	B-Application
drama	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
response	O
within	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
,	O
otherwise	O
Reza	O
remains	O
silent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
four	O
years	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
years	O
consisted	O
of	O
seeking	O
money	O
from	O
financiers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
over	O
the	O
following	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
coined	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
vérité	O
game	O
"	O
to	O
describe	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
cinéma	O
vérité	O
style	O
of	O
documentary	O
filmmaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
approved	O
through	O
Steam	O
Greenlight	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
support	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
rewrote	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
interrogation	O
scenes	O
to	O
fit	O
with	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
performances	O
were	O
mostly	O
recorded	O
using	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
,	O
with	O
remaining	O
audio	O
elements	O
recorded	O
later	O
in	O
a	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
studio	O
—	O
House	O
of	O
Moves	O
,	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
—	O
uses	O
over	O
70	O
cameras	O
,	O
synchronized	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
full-body	O
motion	O
of	O
each	O
actor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
allowing	O
player	O
choice	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dialogue	B-Application
and	O
actions	O
allowed	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
personable	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
calculated	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
80	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
25	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
seven	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
70	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
ten	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Todd	O
of	O
Gameplanet	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
manner	O
of	O
dealing	O
with	O
issues	O
like	O
inequality	O
,	O
theocracy	B-Application
,	O
and	O
causes	O
of	O
anti-Americanism	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
they	O
help	O
create	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Gwaltney	O
similarly	O
felt	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
shoehorned	O
"	O
in	O
between	O
dialogue	B-Application
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kill	O
Screens	O
Kriss	O
wrote	O
that	O
such	O
sequences	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
to	O
reinforce	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
urgency	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
unnecessary	O
in	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
tension	O
already	O
feels	O
real	O
enough	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Rad	O
echoed	O
similar	O
remarks	O
,	O
identifying	O
awkward	O
animations	O
of	O
background	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
Gameplanets	O
Todd	O
felt	O
that	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
"	O
lacks	O
the	O
polish	O
"	O
of	O
works	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
received	O
multiple	O
nominations	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Best	O
Gameroom	O
Game	O
from	O
Facebook	B-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Date	O
Award	O
Category	O
Recipient(s )	O
and	O
Nominee(s )	O
Result	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Games	O
for	O
Impact	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
January	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Big	O
Apple	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
Off	O
Broadway	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Indie	O
Game	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
Herman	O
Melville	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Writing	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
February	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Game	O
Direction	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
National	O
Foundation	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
(	O
NFCG	O
)	O
blocked	O
all	O
websites	O
distributing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Iran	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
an	O
operation	O
to	O
gather	O
all	O
copies	O
illegally	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Digitally	O
Downloaded	O
ranked	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Friday	I-Application
38th	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
;	O
editor	O
Matt	O
Sainsbury	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
example	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
medium	O
being	O
"	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
chronicle	O
of	O
critical	O
events	O
in	O
human	O
history	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
UNESCO	O
report	O
by	O
Paul	O
Darvasi	O
about	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
on	O
learning	O
about	O
conflict	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
Game	O
Rants	O
Erik	O
Petrovich	O
considered	O
1979	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
inspired	O
by	O
real	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
