<s>
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
N-Fusion	O
Interactive	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
Eidos	O
Montréal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
European	O
branch	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
after	O
the	O
spin-off	O
novel	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
Icarus	O
Effect	O
but	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
fugitives	O
Ben	O
Saxon	O
and	O
Anna	O
Kelso	O
as	O
they	O
hide	O
from	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
the	O
Illuminati	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
was	O
mixed	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
critics	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
serviceable	O
attempt	O
at	O
translating	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
into	O
the	O
mobile	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
saw	O
negative	O
responses	O
from	O
critics	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
and	O
control	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
incorporated	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
microtransactions	O
were	O
removed	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fall	O
is	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
year	O
2027	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
parallel	O
to	O
the	O
opening	O
sections	O
of	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
cyberpunk	O
future	O
rife	O
with	O
secret	O
organizations	O
and	O
conspiracies	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Illuminati	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saxon	O
looks	O
after	O
former	O
federal	O
agent	O
Anna	O
Kelso	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
Saxon	O
,	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
the	O
spin-off	O
novel	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
Icarus	O
Effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
supported	O
by	O
Janus	O
,	O
the	O
unseen	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Juggernaut	O
Collective	O
hacktivist	O
group	O
;	O
and	O
Alex	O
Vega	O
,	O
a	O
Belltower	O
pilot	O
who	O
later	O
joins	O
Janus	O
for	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mankind	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
and	O
the	O
wider	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
universe	O
also	O
feature	O
,	O
including	O
Illuminati	O
member	O
Bob	O
Page	O
and	O
news	O
reader	O
Eliza	O
Cassan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fall	O
takes	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
six-month	O
period	O
when	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
protagonist	O
Adam	O
Jensen	O
is	O
recovering	O
from	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
his	O
employer	O
Sarif	O
Industries	O
by	O
the	O
Tyrants	O
,	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
novel	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
Icarus	O
Effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N-Fusion	O
CEO	O
and	O
game	O
director	O
Jeffrey	O
Birns	O
remembered	O
The	O
Fall	O
as	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
most	O
challenging	O
project	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
different	O
gameplay	O
and	O
narrative	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
adapting	O
the	O
complex	O
control	O
scheme	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
bring	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
to	O
mobile	O
was	O
initially	O
unpopular	O
with	O
fans	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
announcement	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
stated	O
that	O
The	O
Fall	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
console-like	O
experience	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
"	O
light	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
challenge	O
during	O
development	O
was	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
to	O
both	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
complex	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
and	O
function	O
using	O
the	O
simple	O
control	O
scheme	O
options	O
available	O
on	O
mobile	O
and	O
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
met	O
with	O
multiple	O
difficulties	O
making	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
gameplay	O
work	O
within	O
the	O
limited	O
hardware	O
of	O
mobiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fall	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
user-friendly	O
architecture	O
helped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
of	O
Unity	B-Application
also	O
eased	O
development	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
different	O
hardware	O
specs	O
from	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
met	O
with	O
separate	O
difficulties	O
to	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
2013	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
had	O
reportedly	O
trademarked	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
"	O
and	O
registered	O
related	O
domain	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Eidos	O
Montréal	O
released	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
formally	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
debuted	O
one	O
day	O
early	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
players	O
on	O
jailbroken	B-Application
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
fire	O
weapons	O
in-game	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
some	O
controversy	O
within	O
the	O
gaming	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
patched	O
to	O
both	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
iPad	O
2	O
models	O
and	O
fix	O
bugs	O
and	O
glitches	O
along	O
with	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
confirmed	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
and	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
included	O
platform-based	O
control	O
options	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
cards	O
and	O
achievements	O
,	O
and	O
graphical	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
N-Fusion	O
developed	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
,	O
later	O
saying	O
that	O
their	O
greatest	O
difficulty	O
was	O
adjusting	O
the	O
controls	O
from	O
touchpad-based	O
mobile	O
play	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
options	O
of	O
gamepad	O
or	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TouchArcade	O
acknowledged	O
criticism	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
PC	O
or	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
high-quality	O
and	O
engaging	O
experience	O
:	O
"	O
it	O
reeks	O
of	O
'	O
console	O
quality	O
 '	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
story	O
,	O
production	O
values	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
just	O
straight-up	O
fun	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
had	O
all	O
the	O
right	O
elements	O
for	O
a	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
game	O
,	O
it	O
lacked	O
energy	O
and	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
is	O
a	O
short	O
but	O
sweet	O
spin-off	O
for	O
fans	O
of	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
just	O
make	O
sure	O
you	O
double	O
check	O
your	O
iOS	B-Application
device	O
's	O
firmware	O
and	O
hardware	O
before	O
downloading	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
frustrating	O
combat	O
aside	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
almost	O
astounding	O
how	O
successful	O
The	O
Fall	O
is	O
at	O
distilling	O
the	O
core	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
experience	O
onto	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
,	O
Ryan	O
Ballard	O
of	O
Droid	O
Gamers	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
art	O
design	O
;	O
his	O
greatest	O
criticism	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
was	O
the	O
incomplete	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
attaining	O
a	O
45/100	O
rating	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
14	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Hindes	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
praised	O
N-Fusion	O
'	O
s	O
original	O
effort	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
aesthetics	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
while	O
strongly	O
criticizing	O
them	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
expanded	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
platform	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
retaining	O
the	O
limitations	O
required	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
reviewer	O
Andy	O
Kelly	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
truly	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
 [ Windows ] 	O
ports	O
I	O
've	O
played	O
in	O
some	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unresponsive	O
controls	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Western	O
CEO	O
Phil	O
Rogers	O
described	O
The	O
Fall	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
getting	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
into	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
using	O
the	O
casual	O
gaming	O
market	O
created	O
by	O
mobiles	O
while	O
also	O
appealing	O
to	O
series	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
