<s>
Bug	B-Application
Fables	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Everlasting	I-Application
Sapling	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Panamanian	O
independent	O
studio	O
Moonsprout	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Dangen	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
inspiration	O
in	O
art	O
and	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
centers	O
around	O
three	O
bugs	O
(	O
Vi	O
,	O
Kabbu	O
,	O
and	O
Leif	O
)	O
as	O
they	O
search	O
the	O
mythical	O
land	O
of	O
Bugaria	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
the	O
Everlasting	O
Sapling	O
,	O
an	O
item	O
capable	O
of	O
eternal	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	B-Application
Fables	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
combat	O
system	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
control	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Bug	B-Application
Fables	I-Application
is	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
that	O
of	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
three	O
characters	O
:	O
Vi	O
the	O
bee	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
her	O
boomerang	O
for	O
multi-hit	O
attacks	O
,	O
Kabbu	O
the	O
beetle	B-Application
,	O
who	O
uses	O
his	O
horn	O
for	O
single-hit	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
Leif	O
the	O
moth	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
ice	O
magic	O
to	O
freeze	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
turn-based	O
format	O
which	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
small	O
minigames	O
similar	O
to	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
time	O
button	O
presses	O
to	O
maximize	O
the	O
efficacy	O
of	O
their	O
moves	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
take	O
less	O
damage	O
from	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	B-Application
Fables	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Bugaria	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
entirely	O
within	O
the	O
backyard	O
of	O
an	O
abandoned	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	B-Application
Fables	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
independent	O
Panamanian	O
developer	O
Moonsprout	O
Games	O
,	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
Jose	O
Fernando	O
Gracia	O
and	O
Marcio	O
Cleiton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	B-Application
Fables	I-Application
 '	O
gameplay	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
felt	O
the	O
later	O
games	O
strayed	O
too	O
far	O
from	O
those	O
games	O
 '	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
role-playing	O
games	O
which	O
influenced	O
Bug	B-Application
Fables	I-Application
include	O
Persona	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zestiria	I-Application
,	O
Golden	B-Device
Sun	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug	B-Application
Fables	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
praise	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
combat	O
,	O
positively	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
writing	O
being	O
on	O
par	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
highlights	O
.	O
</s>
