<s>
D	B-Application
is	O
a	O
horror-themed	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
and	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Warp	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Eno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
published	O
by	O
Panasonic	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
in	O
1995	O
,	O
later	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Laura	O
through	O
computer	O
generated	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
sequences	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
within	O
two	O
hours	O
without	O
a	O
save	O
or	O
pause	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
lasted	O
about	O
one	O
year	O
and	O
was	O
primarily	O
done	O
with	O
Amiga	B-Device
4000	I-Device
computers	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
FMVs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
praised	O
D	B-Application
's	O
horror	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
of	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
,	O
Sony	O
did	O
not	O
print	O
enough	O
copies	O
to	O
match	O
pre-orders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warp	O
dubbed	O
the	O
CG	O
model	O
for	O
Laura	O
Harris	O
a	O
"	O
digital	O
actress	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
"	O
her	O
"	O
play	O
different	O
characters	O
in	O
two	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
D2	B-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
stories	O
for	O
which	O
are	O
unrelated	O
to	O
D	B-Application
.	O
Modern	O
retrospectives	O
find	O
D	B-Application
less	O
appealing	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
commend	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
place	O
in	O
history	O
as	O
a	O
unique	O
blend	O
of	O
cinema	O
and	O
gaming	O
and	O
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
mature	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D	B-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
which	O
features	O
adventure	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
genre	O
storyline	O
,	O
and	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reveals	O
the	O
sordid	O
past	O
of	O
his	O
family	O
:	O
Laura	O
and	O
her	O
father	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bloodline	O
of	O
cannibalistic	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
dating	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
infamous	O
Dracula	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Dr.	O
Harris	O
demands	O
Laura	O
to	O
leave	O
one	O
last	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
begins	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
D	B-Application
lasted	O
about	O
one	O
year	O
and	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Warp	O
president	O
Kenji	O
Eno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eno	O
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Polarware	O
's	O
Transylvania	B-Device
adventure	O
game	O
series	O
and	O
he	O
believes	O
D	B-Application
would	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
created	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
not	O
for	O
playing	O
those	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eno	O
and	O
Warp	O
were	O
still	O
relatively	O
unknown	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
,	O
and	O
D	B-Application
would	O
be	O
their	O
first	O
major	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
Eno	O
felt	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
gambling	O
his	O
development	O
career	O
on	O
D	B-Application
,	O
and	O
if	O
it	O
were	O
not	O
successful	O
he	O
would	O
stop	O
developing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
three	O
phases	O
to	O
D'''s	O
development	O
:	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
structure	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
creation	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
violence	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
was	O
largely	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
Dracula	B-Application
,	O
but	O
Eno	O
found	O
it	O
too	O
boring	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
added	O
violence	O
and	O
cannibalism	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
striking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FMVs	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
Amiga	B-Device
4000s	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eno	O
believed	O
D	B-Application
's	O
violent	O
cannibalistic	O
themes	O
would	O
be	O
deemed	O
taboo	O
or	O
too	O
horrifying	O
by	O
others	O
and	O
was	O
worried	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
permitted	O
for	O
publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
on	O
the	O
plane	O
ride	O
to	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
he	O
switched	O
the	O
"	O
clean	O
"	O
discs	O
with	O
the	O
finalized	O
discs	O
including	O
the	O
horrific	O
content	O
,	O
thus	O
completely	O
bypassing	O
all	O
censorship.D	O
was	O
a	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
it	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
there	O
and	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
genuine	O
hits	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
drew	O
a	O
significant	O
cult	O
following	O
of	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
even	O
before	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
re-release	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
titled	O
D	B-Application
's	I-Application
Diner	I-Application
:	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
contained	O
additional	O
content	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
soundtrack	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
of	O
D	B-Application
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
shortage	O
upset	O
Eno	O
so	O
much	O
that	O
he	O
later	O
announced	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
Sony	O
event	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
release	O
his	O
next	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warp	O
's	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Enemy	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
and	O
D2	B-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Sega	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
3DO	B-Device
release	O
of	O
D	B-Application
was	O
well	O
received.GameFan	O
,	O
volume	O
4	O
,	O
issue	O
1	O
(	O
January	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
pages	O
104-106	O
In	O
their	O
import	O
review	O
,	O
GameFan	O
staff	O
stated	O
they	O
normally	O
disliked	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
FMV	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
praised	O
D	B-Application
for	O
being	O
innovative	O
and	O
creative	O
,	O
dubbing	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
masterpiece.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
release	O
,	O
they	O
commended	O
its	O
horror	B-Application
elements	O
and	O
concluded	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
FMV	B-Application
game	I-Application
likely	O
ever	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
3DO	B-Device
title	O
at	O
the	O
time.GameFan	O
,	O
volume	O
3	O
,	O
issue	O
11	O
(	O
November	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
page	O
22	O
GamePro	O
staff	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
high	O
scores	O
for	O
its	O
presentation	O
and	O
likewise	O
commended	O
its	O
scare	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
frightening	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
"	O
but	O
cautioned	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
for	O
everyone.GamePro	O
,	O
issue	O
87	O
(	O
December	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
page	O
106	O
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
first	O
as	O
an	O
import	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
without	O
a	O
doubt	O
the	O
most	O
heavily	O
atmospheric	O
and	O
creepy	O
title	O
to	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
-	O
or	O
for	O
that	O
matter	O
,	O
any	O
home	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
ports	O
were	O
mostly	O
positive	O
although	O
some	O
were	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Hickman	O
from	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
manages	O
to	O
be	O
extremely	O
creepy	O
and	O
terrifying	O
despite	O
having	O
almost	O
no	O
bloodshed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
predicted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
outclassed	O
by	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
(	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
review	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
D	B-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
presently	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
reviewers	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
had	O
reduced	O
the	O
load	O
times	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
to	O
almost	O
nothing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
staff	O
gave	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
recommending	O
it	O
to	O
those	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
experience.GamePro	O
,	O
issue	O
93	O
(	O
June	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
page	O
58GamePro	O
,	O
issue	O
91	O
(	O
April	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
page	O
78	O
Maximum	O
staff	O
likewise	O
gave	O
positive	O
reviews	O
to	O
both	O
versions	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
D	B-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
Mansion	B-Application
of	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
but	O
ultimately	O
better	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
more	O
enticing	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
at	O
Game	O
Informer	O
were	O
more	O
critical	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AccoladesGameFan	O
staff	O
named	O
D	B-Application
their	O
1995	O
3DO	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
the	O
Best	O
3DO	B-Device
Graphic	O
Adventure/FMV	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
staff	O
ranked	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
best	O
3DO	B-Device
game	O
for	O
their	O
1995	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards.GamePro	O
,	O
issue	O
89	O
(	O
February	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
page	O
26	O
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
7th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Saturn	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
retrospectives	O
find	O
D	B-Application
less	O
appealing	O
by	O
contemporary	O
standards	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
acknowledged	O
its	O
cult	O
following	O
and	O
unique	O
place	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Szczepaniak	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
could	O
not	O
find	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
recommend	O
D	B-Application
over	O
other	O
adventure	O
games	O
released	O
prior	O
or	O
after	O
,	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
cannibalistic	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
still	O
recommended	O
those	O
interested	O
to	O
watch	O
a	O
walkthrough	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Wawro	O
of	O
Gamasutra	O
believed	O
that	O
D	B-Application
is	O
worth	O
studying	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
at	O
Core	O
Gamers	O
called	O
D	B-Application
a	O
benchmark	O
for	O
horror	B-Application
adventure	O
games	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
mature-themed	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
article	O
titled	O
"	O
The	O
aging	O
horror	B-Application
of	O
Kenji	O
Eno	O
's	O
D	B-Application
"	O
,	O
Richard	O
Mitchell	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
shared	O
the	O
same	O
sentiments	O
as	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commended	O
D	B-Application
for	O
ushering	O
in	O
the	O
era	O
of	O
survival	O
horror	B-Application
by	O
paving	O
a	O
path	O
for	O
games	O
like	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
without	O
historical	O
context	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
difficult	O
to	O
enjoy	O
D	B-Application
in	O
modern	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
worst	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
known	O
for	O
reviving	O
neglected	O
classics	O
,	O
re-released	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
port	O
of	O
D''	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG	O
.	O
</s>
