<s>
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
first-person	O
psychological	O
horror/adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
independently	O
published	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Jonathan	O
Boakes	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
XXv	O
Productions	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
independent	O
release	O
proved	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
selling	O
well	O
and	O
generating	O
good	O
word-of-mouth	O
,	O
The	O
Adventure	O
Company	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
,	O
releasing	O
it	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2003	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
-	O
The	O
Journal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Encountering	O
an	O
ancient	O
evil	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
,	O
which	O
traps	O
souls	O
between	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
the	O
living	O
and	O
the	O
dead	O
and	O
feeds	O
off	O
their	O
pain	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
must	O
attempt	O
to	O
imprison	O
it	O
before	O
he	O
too	O
is	O
overcome	O
by	O
its	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
individual	O
work	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
Boakes	O
and	O
finding	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
unsettling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
three	O
further	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
II	I-Application
-	I-Application
Lights	I-Application
Out	I-Application
tells	O
an	O
unrelated	O
story	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
does	O
feature	O
a	O
recurring	O
minor	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
-	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
also	O
tells	O
a	O
relatively	O
unrelated	O
story	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
location	O
and	O
features	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
supporting	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
-	O
Ghost	O
Vigil	O
tells	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
ghost	O
hunting	O
paranormal	O
team	O
investigating	O
Harwood	O
House	O
,	O
but	O
reflects	O
game	O
play	O
elements	O
from	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
-	O
The	O
Journal	O
,	O
whilst	O
also	O
connecting	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
game	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
author	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
psychological	O
horror/adventure	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
employs	O
a	O
very	O
simple	O
HUD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
the	O
cursor	B-Application
around	O
the	O
screen	O
it	O
can	O
change	O
into	O
different	O
styles	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
situation	O
;	O
neutral	O
cursor	B-Application
(	O
no	O
interaction	O
is	O
possible	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
arrow	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
indicated	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
finger	O
(	O
indicating	O
an	O
item	O
with	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
directly	O
interact	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
wrench	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
an	O
inventory	O
item	O
to	O
initiate	O
interaction	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
magnifying	O
glass	O
(	O
an	O
area	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
examined	O
in	O
more	O
detail	O
)	O
,	O
backwards	O
arrow	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
backwards	O
whilst	O
facing	O
the	O
same	O
direction	O
;	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
most	O
modern	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
does	O
not	O
keep	O
note	O
of	O
any	O
information	O
or	O
clues	O
acquired	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
notes	O
found	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
are	O
not	O
entered	O
into	O
the	O
inventory	O
,	O
and	O
journal	O
entries	O
read	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
are	O
not	O
recorded	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
Mr.	O
Crowhurst	O
(	O
whose	O
first	O
name	O
remains	O
unknown	O
)	O
receiving	O
a	O
message	O
from	O
his	O
brother	O
,	O
Pete	O
Crowhurst	O
,	O
an	O
architect	B-Application
working	O
on	O
the	O
redevelopment	O
of	O
an	O
abandoned	O
train	O
station	O
and	O
hotel	O
in	O
Dowerton	O
,	O
Dorset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
finds	O
Pete	O
's	O
PDA	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
writes	O
about	O
Nigel	O
Danvers	O
and	O
Polly	O
White	O
,	O
the	O
ghost	O
hunters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Crabtree	O
had	O
learned	O
of	O
an	O
evil	O
in	O
the	O
hotel	O
and	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
imprison	O
it	O
by	O
using	O
twelve	O
symbols	O
to	O
recite	O
an	O
incantation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
discovers	O
"	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
accidentally	O
released	O
by	O
Crabtree	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
Arthur	O
while	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
cellar	O
trying	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
the	O
soldier	O
from	O
the	O
Civil	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arthur	O
enlisted	O
in	O
the	O
army	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
killed	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
but	O
Crabtree	O
worked	O
to	O
re-imprison	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
journal	O
entry	O
dated	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
1947	O
,	O
he	O
writes	O
he	O
is	O
ready	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
symbols	O
to	O
recite	O
the	O
incantation	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
ultimately	O
finds	O
his	O
way	O
into	O
the	O
antechamber	O
and	O
discovers	O
the	O
final	O
journal	O
entries	O
of	O
Crabtree	O
,	O
who	O
speculates	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
may	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
Hela	O
,	O
the	O
being	O
appointed	O
by	O
the	O
Norse	O
god	O
Odin	B-Application
to	O
guard	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
,	O
but	O
writes	O
"	O
if	O
so	O
,	O
I	O
fear	O
that	O
this	O
'	O
guardian	O
 '	O
gave	O
up	O
watching	O
over	O
the	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
acquired	O
a	O
taste	O
for	O
the	O
living.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
believe	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
sustains	O
itself	O
on	O
the	O
pain	O
of	O
the	O
souls	O
it	O
has	O
trapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
enters	O
the	O
central	O
chamber	O
,	O
resisting	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
,	O
and	O
recites	O
the	O
incantation	B-Application
,	O
imprisoning	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
releasing	O
the	O
trapped	O
souls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
evidence	O
of	O
the	O
spirits	O
trapped	O
by	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
throughout	O
history	O
disappear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
was	O
written	O
,	O
designed	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Jonathan	O
Boakes	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
sushi	O
chef	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
got	O
back	O
to	O
London	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
a	O
narrative	O
outline	O
of	O
his	O
proposed	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
ultimately	O
developed	O
into	O
an	O
unpublished	O
short	O
story	O
called	O
"	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
recorded	O
in	O
his	O
own	O
house	O
,	O
and	O
enhanced	O
using	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphically	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
entirely	O
through	O
pre-rendered	O
static	O
images	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
feature	O
limited	O
animation	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boakes	O
was	O
later	O
approached	O
by	O
The	O
Adventure	O
Company	O
,	O
who	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
to	O
distribute	O
it	O
globally	O
,	O
renamed	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Journal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
Boakes	O
 '	O
own	O
company	O
,	O
Darkling	O
Room	O
,	O
published	O
a	O
special	O
Limited	O
"	O
Pins	O
&	O
Needles	O
"	O
Edition	O
,	O
containing	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Journal	I-Application
and	O
the	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lights	I-Application
Out	I-Application
,	O
walkthroughs	O
for	O
each	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
ghost	O
stories	O
and	O
a	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
soundtrack	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
Iceberg	O
Interactive	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
from	O
The	O
Adventure	O
Company	O
,	O
published	O
Adventures	O
in	O
Terror	O
:	O
British	O
Horror	O
Collection	O
,	O
containing	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Journal	I-Application
,	O
the	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lights	I-Application
Out	I-Application
and	O
Shadow	O
Tor	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Barrow	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
Lorraine	O
Lue	O
of	O
DreamCatcher	O
Interactive	O
Europe	O
reported	O
that	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
"	O
kind	O
of	O
surprised	O
us	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
selling	O
very	O
well	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
Germany	O
and	O
the	O
UK.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
sold	O
17,828	O
retail	O
copies	O
during	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
5,432	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
months	O
of	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Journal	I-Application
,	O
definitely	O
does	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
"	O
The	O
best	O
part	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
summarized	O
in	O
one	O
word	O
:	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
minor	O
quibbles	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
take	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
involving	O
and	O
intriguing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Scott	O
Osborne	O
scored	O
it	O
6.4	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
criticizing	O
the	O
low	O
graphical	O
and	O
sound	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
writing	O
"	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
breaks	O
no	O
new	O
ground	O
and	O
puts	O
too	O
much	O
emphasis	O
on	O
puzzles	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
meticulously	O
detailed	O
world	O
and	O
paranormal	O
detective	O
story	O
generally	O
keep	O
things	O
entertaining.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
exclusively	O
on	O
static	O
screens	O
with	O
limited	O
interaction	O
and	O
minimal	O
movement	O
or	O
animation	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
for	O
their	O
2003	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Uplink	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hacker	I-Application
Elite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
the	O
86th-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
