<s>
Beeswing	B-Application
is	O
a	O
semi-autobiographical	O
adventure	O
and	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Jack	B-Application
King-Spooner	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Scottish	O
indie	O
game	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Spooner	O
's	O
childhood	O
in	O
Beeswing	B-Application
,	O
Dumfries	O
and	O
Galloway	O
,	O
Beeswing	B-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
King-Spooner	O
returning	O
home	O
and	O
meeting	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
inhabitants	O
while	O
reminiscing	O
on	O
their	O
childhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
to	O
Beeswing	B-Application
was	O
mostly	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
being	O
focused	O
on	O
its	O
unique	O
,	O
nostalgic	O
,	O
and	O
contemplative	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
focused	O
on	O
its	O
occasional	O
on-the-nose	O
theming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Beeswing	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Jack	B-Application
King-Spooner	I-Application
,	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
visiting	O
his	O
hometown	O
later	O
in	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Jack	B-Application
King-Spooner	I-Application
,	O
after	O
developing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
freeware	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
decided	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
larger	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King-Spooner	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
fully	O
understand	O
the	O
"	O
place	O
"	O
of	O
Beeswing	B-Application
,	O
by	O
focusing	O
on	O
death	O
,	O
change	O
,	O
and	O
attachment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
handmade	O
watercolor	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Secret	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
EarthBound	B-Application
,	O
and	O
To	B-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King-Spooner	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
watercolor	O
art	O
of	O
Beeswing	B-Application
suited	O
the	O
washed	O
out	O
surroundings	O
of	O
Beeswing	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
King-Spooner	O
,	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Beeswing	B-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
developer	O
grew	O
up	O
,	O
knew	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
were	O
supportive	O
of	O
King-Spooner	O
'	O
s	O
efforts	O
in	O
making	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
King-Spooner	O
created	O
another	O
game	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
called	O
Dujanah	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
a	O
determination	O
to	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
Beeswing	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beeswing	B-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
notes	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
autobiographical	O
and	O
contemplative	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slant	O
Magazine	O
listed	O
Beeswing	B-Application
as	O
the	O
88th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
2010s	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
the	O
Italian	O
film	O
Amarcord	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
journey	O
in	O
which	O
memory	O
and	O
art	O
express	O
the	O
real	O
and	O
the	O
artificial	O
as	O
complementary	O
forces.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kill	O
Screen	O
's	O
David	O
Chandler	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
review	O
of	O
Beeswing	B-Application
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
as	O
equally	O
frustrating	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
enchanting	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
too	O
on-the-nose	O
exploration	O
of	O
its	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
