<s>
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
11	O
October	O
2018	O
;	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
this	O
release	O
also	O
teased	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
and	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
and	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
with	O
enemies	O
use	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
active-time	O
battle	O
system	O
found	O
in	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Grandia	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Lemuria	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
located	O
in	O
an	O
alternate	O
world	O
and	O
encompasses	O
a	O
peninsular	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
revealed	O
at	O
GDC	O
Europe	O
2013	O
by	O
creative	O
director	O
Patrick	O
Plourde	O
,	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
inspired	O
by	O
Studio	O
Ghibli	O
and	O
Yoshitaka	O
Amano	O
in	O
its	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
presentation	O
similar	O
to	O
games	O
like	O
Vagrant	B-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
and	O
Limbo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
using	O
the	O
UbiArt	O
Framework	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
design	O
Rayman	B-Application
Origins	I-Application
and	O
Rayman	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
takes	O
inspiration	O
from	O
many	O
poems	O
,	O
with	O
Plourde	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
playable	O
poem	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dialogue	O
is	O
portrayed	O
through	O
rhyme	O
delivered	O
in	O
ballad	O
form	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
each	O
four-line	O
stanza	O
sees	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
fourth	O
lines	O
end	O
with	O
rhyming	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collectibles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Confessions	O
—	O
secret	O
letters	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
find	O
floating	O
in	O
the	O
wind	O
and	O
pick	O
up	O
—	O
are	O
delivered	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
sonnets	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plourde	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
art	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
illustrators	O
such	O
as	O
Arthur	O
Rackham	O
,	O
John	O
Bauer	O
,	O
and	O
Edmund	O
Dulac	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Yoshitaka	O
Amano	O
,	O
with	O
whom	O
they	O
partnered	O
in	O
designing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
painting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
painting	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
a	O
European-exclusive	O
poster	O
that	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
deluxe	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plourde	O
described	O
her	O
music	O
as	O
"	O
fresh	O
,	O
romantic	O
and	O
optimistic	O
"	O
,	O
elements	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
express	O
with	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
89/100	O
,	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
84/100	O
,	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
84/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
82/100	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
82/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
74/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
77/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
Matt	O
Liebl	O
also	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
"	O
whimsical	O
feel	O
"	O
of	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
achieved	O
through	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
visuals	O
,	O
rhyming	O
scheme	O
,	O
and	O
Cœur	O
de	O
pirate	O
's	O
piano	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Carter	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Liebl	O
felt	O
that	O
underneath	O
the	O
visuals	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
thought-provoking	O
"	O
story	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
contemporary	O
Ubisoft	O
blockbuster	O
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
affirmed	O
that	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
is	O
"	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
this	O
industry	O
needs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
returning	O
to	O
review	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
more	O
than	O
four	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
reiterated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
equally	O
strong	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
free	O
digital	O
book	O
titled	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
:	O
Reginald	O
the	O
Great	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
writer	O
Jeffrey	O
Yohalem	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
revolves	O
around	O
Reginald	O
and	O
his	O
adventures	O
in	O
Lemuria	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
book	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
illustrator	O
Serge	O
Meirinho	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
currently	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
book	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
and	O
creative	O
director	O
Patrick	O
Plourde	O
explained	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
two	O
books	O
already	O
written	O
and	O
a	O
third	O
planned	O
,	O
though	O
no	O
further	O
books	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
screenwriter	O
Tasha	O
Huo	O
is	O
writing	O
a	O
pilot	O
for	O
a	O
television	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
;	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Variety	O
,	O
Huo	O
stated	O
that	O
she	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
longtime	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
a	O
strong	O
female	O
heroine	O
in	O
a	O
fairy	O
tale	O
world	O
in	O
a	O
live-action	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Aurora	O
was	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
videogame	O
Bloodstained	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ritual	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Plourde	O
stated	O
that	O
more	O
projects	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
universe	O
were	O
under	O
development	O
;	O
he	O
had	O
previously	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
profitable	O
enough	O
to	O
fund	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
were	O
reportedly	O
"	O
super	O
happy	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
established	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
core	O
team	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
upcoming	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
late	O
2018	O
also	O
teased	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
,	O
Plourde	O
remarked	O
on	O
how	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
interesting	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
falling	O
in	O
love	O
"	O
at	O
another	O
time	O
"	O
and	O
commented	O
on	O
possibly	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Aurora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
"	O
AMA	O
"	O
(	O
Ask	O
Me	O
Anything	O
)	O
conducted	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
writer	O
Jeffrey	O
Yohalem	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
hinting	O
that	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
collectible	O
Confessions	O
seen	O
in	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
could	O
play	O
a	O
central	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
,	O
Plourde	O
expressed	O
doubt	O
over	O
the	O
prequel	O
,	O
believing	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Child	B-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
to	O
be	O
no	O
longer	O
something	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
would	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
.	O
</s>
