<s>
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
first-person	O
psychological	O
horror/adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
studio	O
Darkling	O
Room	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Iceberg	O
Interactive	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
download	B-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Darkling	O
Room	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	O
Souls	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lights	I-Application
Out	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
what	O
reviews	O
it	O
did	O
receive	O
were	O
mainly	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
plot	O
and	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
finding	O
it	O
the	O
scariest	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	O
Souls	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
psychological	O
horror/adventure	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
employs	O
a	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
a	O
hand	O
(	O
an	O
item	O
with	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
interact	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
finger	O
(	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
,	O
turn	O
or	O
look	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
indicated	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
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
abandoned	O
train	O
station	O
and	O
hotel	O
in	O
Dowerton	O
,	O
Dorset	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
night	O
of	O
5	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
The	O
Inspector	O
finds	O
a	O
skeleton	B-Application
in	O
a	O
water	O
tower	O
;	O
that	O
of	O
John	O
Lovell	O
,	O
the	O
gardener	O
at	O
Amy	O
's	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
stays	O
,	O
Amy	O
says	O
"	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
now	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
The	O
Inspector	O
is	O
consumed	O
by	O
the	O
Darkness	O
as	O
Amy	O
laughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lights	I-Application
Out	I-Application
,	O
Jonathan	O
Boakes	O
worked	O
primarily	O
alone	O
on	O
Lost	O
Souls	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
designing	O
and	O
programming	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
voicing	O
several	O
characters	O
,	O
designing	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
(	O
with	O
Matt	O
Clark	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
(	O
with	O
Ben	O
Gammons	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boakes	O
has	O
said	O
he	O
prefers	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
games	O
without	O
a	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
worlds	O
of	O
Dowerton	O
and	O
Fetch	O
Rock	O
are	O
created	O
from	O
an	O
informed	O
imagination	O
,	O
using	O
textures	O
and	O
sounds	O
from	O
the	O
world	O
around	O
me	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lost	O
Souls	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
as	O
much	O
attention	O
in	O
the	O
mainstream	O
gaming	O
press	O
as	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
games	O
,	O
garnering	O
limited	O
coverage	O
from	O
professional	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
creator	O
Jonathan	O
Boakes	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
convey	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
information	O
using	O
very	O
simple	O
storytelling	O
techniques	O
that	O
fit	O
perfectly	O
within	O
the	O
gloomy	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
felt	O
that	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
straight	O
"	O
horror	O
game	O
"	O
than	O
either	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
games	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
sufficiently	O
scary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
"	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
is	O
an	O
excellent	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
worthy	O
of	O
your	O
time	O
and	O
your	O
money.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
interface	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
concluding	O
"	O
Dark	B-Application
Fall	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
delivers	O
an	O
unforgettable	O
horror	O
adventure	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dark	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
360	O
degree	O
panoramic	B-Application
navigation	O
,	O
higher	O
resolution	O
options	O
and	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
