<s>
Armello	B-Application
is	O
a	O
digital	O
role-playing	O
strategy	B-Application
board	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Australian	O
independent	O
game	O
studio	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Geeks	I-Application
as	O
their	O
debut	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
as	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
title	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
mid-2011	O
,	O
with	O
music	O
by	O
composers	O
Lisa	O
Gerrard	O
and	O
Michael	O
Allen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
April	O
and	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
was	O
started	O
to	O
help	O
fund	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
stretch	O
goals	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
tablets	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
filled	O
with	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
hero	O
chosen	O
among	O
their	O
clan	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
campaign	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
next	O
king	O
or	O
queen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
turn-based	O
board-game	O
mechanics	O
that	O
revolve	O
around	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
dice	B-Language
and	O
cards	O
that	O
are	O
drawn	O
from	O
a	O
deck	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
influencing	O
the	O
outcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armello	B-Application
is	O
a	O
digital	O
simulation	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
fantasy	B-Application
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
utilizing	O
virtual	O
dice	B-Language
and	O
cards	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
specific	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playing	O
board	O
area	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
hexagon-shaped	O
tiles	O
that	O
contain	O
randomly	O
generated	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
dungeons	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
quests	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
rival	O
heroes	O
to	O
battle	O
,	O
or	O
settlements	O
to	O
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cards	O
and	O
dice	B-Language
are	O
used	O
to	O
directly	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
form	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armello	B-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
day/night	O
cycle	O
where	O
certain	O
heroes	O
gain	O
advantages	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
day	O
,	O
and	O
certain	O
groups	O
of	O
enemies	O
only	O
appear	O
in	O
either	O
the	O
darkness	O
or	O
light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
dark	O
fairy	O
tale	O
"	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Armello	B-Application
,	O
a	O
world	O
filled	O
with	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
separated	O
into	O
numerous	O
clans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
heroes	O
,	O
including	O
two	O
more	O
clans	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armello	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
as	O
the	O
debut	O
title	O
from	O
Australian	O
independent	O
game	O
studio	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Geeks	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
as	O
an	O
iPad-exclusive	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
before	O
experiencing	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kusters	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
hearing	O
about	O
the	O
success	O
Greg	O
Kasavin	O
had	O
in	O
producing	O
Bastion	B-Application
with	O
such	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Geeks	I-Application
began	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
eight	O
months	O
of	O
prototypes	O
on	O
paper	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
18	O
months	O
of	O
work	O
to	O
arrive	O
at	O
the	O
pre-alpha	O
build	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
and	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Geeks	I-Application
received	O
assistance	O
funding	O
from	O
the	O
state	O
government	O
of	O
Victoria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2012	O
Sydney	O
Film	O
Festival	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Armello	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
14	O
projects	O
chosen	O
from	O
a	O
pool	O
of	O
89	O
to	O
receive	O
additional	O
support	O
from	O
the	O
Australian	O
federal	O
government	O
funding	O
body	O
Screen	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
describing	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
genre	O
and	O
influences	O
,	O
Kusters	O
pitched	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
imagine	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
meets	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
meets	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
Panda	I-Application
,	O
"	O
also	O
mentioning	O
that	O
it	O
features	O
components	O
of	O
board	O
games	O
,	O
trading	O
card	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
strategy	B-Application
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
said	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
Redwall	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
animated	O
works	O
of	O
Studio	O
Ghibli	O
,	O
particularly	O
Spirited	O
Away	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
large	O
influence	O
on	O
Armellos	O
art	O
direction	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
launched	O
a	O
30-day	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
page	O
beginning	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
to	O
garner	O
an	O
additional	O
AUD$	O
200,000	O
to	O
help	O
produce	O
the	O
game	O
full-time	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
lend	O
support	O
to	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
platforms	O
using	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
service	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stretch	O
goal	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
,	O
extending	O
possible	O
support	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
tablets	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armello	B-Application
launched	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
22	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
1	O
September	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
paid	O
expansion	O
which	O
adds	O
four	O
new	O
heroes	O
,	O
were	O
later	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
and	O
the	O
Usurpers	O
expansion	O
both	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
on	O
30	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Geeks	I-Application
partnered	O
with	O
IndieBox	O
,	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
box	O
service	O
,	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
custom-designed	O
,	O
physical	O
version	O
of	O
Armello	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
limited	O
,	O
individually-numbered	O
edition	O
included	O
a	O
flash-drive	O
with	O
a	O
DRM-free	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
an	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
key	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
custom-made	O
collectible	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
package	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
titled	O
"	O
Armello	B-Application
:	O
Usurpers	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
four	O
new	O
heroes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
August	O
2016	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
had	O
planned	O
on	O
offering	O
the	O
content	O
to	O
all	O
users	O
since	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
with	O
DRM-free	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
through	O
GOG.com,	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Geeks	I-Application
found	O
that	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
DRM-free	O
platform	O
was	O
a	O
task	O
beyond	O
their	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-founder	O
Trent	O
Kusters	O
stated	O
"	O
given	O
infinite	O
resources	O
and	O
time	O
we	O
could	O
undertake	O
the	O
task	O
of	O
rewriting	O
the	O
underlying	O
architecture	O
at	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
this	O
decision	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
's	O
straight	O
up	O
not	O
feasible	O
for	O
a	O
vast	O
number	O
of	O
reasons	O
that	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
[	O
League	O
of	O
Geeks ]	O
,	O
Armello	B-Application
,	O
where	O
we	O
're	O
standing	O
right	O
now	O
and	O
where	O
we	O
see	O
Armellos	O
future.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Geeks	I-Application
allowed	O
those	O
consumers	O
that	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
DRM-free	O
version	O
to	O
request	O
refunds	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
decision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Armello	B-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
was	O
less	O
positive	O
,	O
presenting	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5.6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Armello	B-Application
makes	O
a	O
great	O
first	O
impression	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
bad	O
habit	O
of	O
making	O
you	O
feel	O
like	O
you	O
're	O
playing	O
alone.	O
"	O
</s>
