<s>
Consortium	B-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Interdimensional	O
Games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consortium	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Consortium	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
The	I-Operating_System
Tower	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
conversational	B-Application
mechanics	I-Application
which	O
allow	O
gameplay	O
to	O
be	O
uninterrupted	O
by	O
conversations	O
:	O
replies	O
are	O
bound	O
to	O
the	O
function	B-Application
keys	I-Application
and	O
an	O
in-game	O
device	O
allows	O
for	O
semi-telepathic	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
major	O
feature	O
is	O
a	O
branching	O
story	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
execution	O
to	O
the	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
character	O
alignment	O
system	O
:	O
both	O
of	O
these	O
allow	O
for	O
every	O
playthrough	O
to	O
be	O
different	O
,	O
even	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
reveal	O
the	O
meta-plot	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
combat	O
can	O
be	O
entirely	O
avoided	O
,	O
non-lethal	O
or	O
lethal	O
(	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
to	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
limited	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
mid-21st	O
century	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
timeline	O
where	O
most	O
world	O
militaries	O
have	O
been	O
disbanded	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
a	O
technologically	O
advanced	O
world	O
police	O
force	O
called	O
the	O
Consortium	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
Bishop	O
6	O
,	O
an	O
elite	O
Consortium	B-Application
soldier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
praised	O
the	O
storytelling	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interdimensional	O
Games	O
sought	O
to	O
address	O
those	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
with	O
the	O
Master	O
Edition	O
patch	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retrospective	O
at	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
reflected	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fourth	O
wall	O
breaking	O
central	O
conceit	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
it	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
conversation	O
and	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consortium	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
solid	O
sample	O
of	O
what	O
we	O
’ve	O
been	O
saying	O
games	O
have	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
do	O
for	O
a	O
generation.	O
"	O
</s>
