<s>
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Greek	O
indie	O
developer	O
Alkis	O
Polyrakis	O
and	O
published	O
under	O
his	O
now	O
defunct	O
Atropos	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
adventure	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
feature	O
explored	O
in	O
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
is	O
the	O
'	O
thoughts	O
 '	O
panel	O
,	O
a	O
secondary	O
inventory	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
notice	O
board	O
and	O
representing	O
Jason	O
's	O
internal	O
thoughts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
,	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
20-year-old	O
Jason	O
Hart	O
,	O
a	O
high	O
school	O
dropout	O
working	O
as	O
an	O
office	O
boy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
approached	O
one	O
day	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
man	O
claiming	O
to	O
represent	O
a	O
mysterious	O
organization	O
called	O
"	O
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
"	O
,	O
one	O
that	O
recruits	O
people	O
who	O
they	O
believe	O
possess	O
extraordinary	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
telepathy	O
or	O
telekinesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Alkis	O
Polyrakis	O
,	O
following	O
Other	O
Worlds	O
,	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
Polyrakis	O
released	O
for	B-License
free	I-License
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
took	O
roughly	O
two-and-a-half	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
Polyrakis	O
himself	O
writing	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
taking	O
care	O
of	O
programming	O
,	O
with	O
Jura	O
Kalinkin	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
Nikolas	O
Sideris	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
sound	O
engineering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Polyrakis	O
and	O
his	O
Atropos	O
Studios	O
however	O
,	O
as	O
despite	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
and	O
adequate	O
sales	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
failed	O
to	O
attract	O
any	O
investors	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
Atropos	O
 '	O
shut-down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
both	O
critics	O
and	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexander	O
Tait	O
of	O
Just	O
Adventure	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
A	O
Grade	O
,	O
stating	O
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
is	O
"	O
arguably	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
adventure	O
game	O
I	O
have	O
encountered	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gustavo	O
Calvo-Simmons	O
of	O
Adventure	O
Classic	O
Gaming	O
game	O
the	O
game	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
has	O
taken	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
indie	O
adventure	O
games	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
level	O
of	O
standards	O
-	O
which	O
other	O
indie	O
developers	O
will	O
surely	O
emulate	O
for	O
years	O
to	O
come	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
readers	O
however	O
,	O
voted	O
Diamonds	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rough	I-Application
as	O
the	O
Best	O
Independent	O
Adventure	O
of	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
