<s>
Dreamfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Funcom	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
platforms	O
in	O
April	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
entitled	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
Chapters	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
,	O
and	O
Funcom	O
reportedly	O
considered	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Funcom	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
three	O
characters	O
,	O
Zoë	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
,	O
April	O
Ryan	O
,	O
and	O
Kian	O
Alvane	O
,	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
two	O
parallel	O
worlds	O
:	O
technologically	O
advanced	O
Stark	B-Application
and	O
magical	B-Application
Arcadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
storyline	O
follows	O
Zoë	O
,	O
a	O
Stark	B-Application
resident	O
whose	O
investigation	O
of	O
her	O
ex-boyfriend	O
'	O
s	O
disappearance	O
and	O
other	O
mysterious	O
occurrences	O
lead	O
her	O
to	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
in	O
Arcadia	B-Application
,	O
April	O
battles	O
the	O
villainous	O
Empire	O
of	O
Azadi	O
while	O
Kian	O
,	O
an	O
elite	O
Azadi	O
soldier	O
,	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
assassinate	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
returning	O
characters	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Brian	O
Westhouse	O
and	O
Gordon	O
Halloway	O
,	O
but	O
playing	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
prerequisite	O
to	O
understanding	O
its	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
had	O
established	O
a	O
game	O
world	O
consisting	O
of	O
two	O
parallel	O
"	O
twin	O
"	O
worlds	O
:	O
technology-driven	O
Stark	B-Application
and	O
magic-driven	O
Arcadia	B-Application
,	O
separated	O
and	O
kept	O
apart	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
for	O
over	O
twelve	O
millennia	O
by	O
a	O
succession	O
of	O
godlike	O
Guardians	O
of	O
the	O
Balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
convincing	O
Gordon	O
to	O
assume	O
the	O
Guardian	O
's	O
duties	O
,	O
April	O
left	O
for	O
Arcadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
,	O
many	O
characters	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
catastrophic	O
"	O
Collapse	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
occurred	O
in	O
Stark	B-Application
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
TLJ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collapse	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
theocratic	O
and	O
industrial	O
Empire	O
of	O
Azadi	O
(	O
Persian	O
for	O
"	O
freedom	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
Arcadia	B-Application
,	O
which	O
occupied	O
the	O
Arcadian	O
Northlands	O
and	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Marcuria	O
and	O
began	O
oppressing	O
their	O
non-human	O
residents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
spawned	O
a	O
resistance	O
movement	O
,	O
which	O
April	O
had	O
joined	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
narration	O
of	O
Zoë	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
,	O
a	O
20-year-old	O
resident	O
of	O
Casablanca	O
in	O
2219	O
,	O
who	O
lies	O
in	O
coma	O
and	O
recounts	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
left	O
her	O
in	O
that	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
receiving	O
a	O
fatal	O
overdose	O
of	O
Morpheus	O
,	O
Faith	O
managed	O
to	O
transfer	O
her	O
consciousness	O
to	O
the	O
DreamNet	O
mainframe	B-Architecture
,	O
from	O
where	O
she	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
briefly	O
enter	O
Stark	B-Application
's	O
digital	O
networks	O
,	O
disrupting	O
the	O
worldwide	O
infrastructure	O
with	O
massive	O
amounts	O
of	O
white	O
noise	O
,	O
referred	O
as	O
"	O
static	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
about	O
April	O
from	O
her	O
friends	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
Wati	O
agents	O
and	O
forcibly	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
dreamer	O
console	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
an	O
unexpected	O
effect	O
:	O
when	O
her	O
body	O
falls	O
asleep	O
in	O
Stark	B-Application
,	O
she	O
gains	O
a	O
physical	O
presence	O
in	O
Arcadia	B-Application
and	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
people	O
and	O
objects	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Arcadia	B-Application
,	O
April	O
spies	O
on	O
Azadi	O
officials	O
 '	O
negotiations	O
with	O
a	O
hooded	O
figure	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Prophet	O
"	O
,	O
whom	O
she	O
pursues	O
to	O
the	O
caves	O
beneath	O
Marcuria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
she	O
discovers	O
a	O
vortex	O
of	O
dreams	O
stolen	O
from	O
Stark	B-Application
and	O
leaves	O
the	O
city	O
to	O
seek	O
advice	O
from	O
the	O
White	O
Dragon	O
and	O
Gordon	O
Halloway	O
,	O
who	O
assures	O
her	O
that	O
the	O
current	O
events	O
have	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
then	O
frees	O
Zoë	O
but	O
again	O
refuses	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
her	O
quest	O
,	O
so	O
Zoë	O
instead	O
teams	O
up	O
with	O
Brian	O
Westhouse	O
,	O
another	O
Starkian	O
trapped	O
in	O
Arcadia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Crow	O
,	O
a	O
talking	O
bird	O
and	O
April	O
's	O
ex-sidekick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
they	O
seek	O
out	O
the	O
White	O
Dragon	O
,	O
who	O
teleports	B-General_Concept
Zoë	O
back	O
to	O
April	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
her	O
to	O
witness	O
the	O
Azadi	O
troops	O
sacking	O
the	O
main	O
resistance	O
camp	O
,	O
killing	O
April	O
,	O
and	O
detaining	O
Kian	O
for	O
treason	O
,	O
after	O
he	O
tries	O
to	O
protect	O
April	O
from	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waking	O
up	O
in	O
Stark	B-Application
,	O
Zoë	O
learns	O
from	O
her	O
Wati	O
contact	O
that	O
the	O
static	O
had	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
testing	O
facility	O
near	O
Saint	O
Petersburg	O
where	O
she	O
discovers	O
a	O
record	O
of	O
Faith	O
's	O
final	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Norwegian	O
game	O
developer	O
Funcom	O
considered	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
an	O
important	O
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
were	O
greenlit	O
despite	O
the	O
difficulties	O
of	O
marketing	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
mid-2000s	O
decline	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
appeal	O
better	O
to	O
the	O
gaming	O
market	O
,	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
both	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
home	O
console	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
stressful	O
production	O
cycle	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
larger	O
development	O
team	O
(	O
about	O
30	O
people	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
larger	O
budget	O
(	O
approximately	O
$5	O
million	O
)	O
than	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
did	O
not	O
consider	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
"	O
follow-up	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
,	O
but	O
telling	O
a	O
different	O
story	O
"	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
different	O
title	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
(	O
Zoë	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
this	O
sequel	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
Home	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
produced	O
after	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
Chapters	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2003	O
,	O
Funcom	O
approved	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
,	O
and	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
team	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
started	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
game	O
director	O
Ragnar	O
Tørnquist	O
presented	O
a	O
first	O
look	O
at	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
with	O
a	O
few	O
first	O
"	O
rough	O
"	O
sections	O
at	O
the	O
E3	O
2004	O
,	O
getting	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
press	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
E3	O
2004	O
and	O
reported	O
that	O
Funcom	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
engine	O
"	O
rendering	O
"	O
large	O
and	O
highly	O
detailed	O
environments	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
create	O
the	O
colorful	O
,	O
scenic	O
vistas	B-Application
that	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
"	O
and	O
pointed	O
out	O
the	O
"	O
focus	O
field	O
"	O
as	O
an	O
all-new	O
interface	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
director	O
Ragnar	O
Tørnquist	O
attributes	O
difficulties	O
during	O
development	O
to	O
technical	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
Shark	O
3D	O
engine	O
(	O
of	O
which	O
he	O
speaks	O
very	O
unfavorably	O
)	O
,	O
unexpected	O
programming	O
work	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
experience	O
and	O
missing	O
knowledge	O
of	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
2008	O
interview	O
with	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
,	O
the	O
writers	O
of	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
,	O
Ragnar	O
Tørnquist	O
and	O
Dag	O
Scheve	O
,	O
have	O
repeatedly	O
stressed	O
that	O
faith	O
was	O
the	O
central	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
and	O
outlined	O
a	O
"	O
journey	O
of	O
faith	O
"	O
model	O
that	O
guided	O
the	O
story	O
arcs	O
of	O
every	O
major	O
character	O
(	O
Zoë	O
,	O
April	O
,	O
Kian	O
,	O
and	O
Faith	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
writers	O
,	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
advocates	O
for	O
having	O
faith	O
and	O
for	O
improving	O
oneself	O
by	O
continuously	O
rediscovering	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
adversity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoë	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
"	O
makes	O
sacrifices	O
"	O
and	O
suffers	O
disillusionment	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
hopelessness	O
,	O
regaining	O
faith	O
"	O
through	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
destroying	O
Faith	O
[	O
the	O
character ]	O
"	O
to	O
complete	O
her	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
Ryan	O
's	O
arc	O
in	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
begins	O
with	O
her	O
already	O
having	O
lost	O
faith	O
"	O
in	O
herself	O
,	O
in	O
her	O
world	O
,	O
in	O
her	O
friends	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tørnquist	O
justified	O
this	O
development	O
with	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
the	O
sacrifices	O
she	O
had	O
to	O
make	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
for	O
which	O
she	O
had	O
ultimately	O
received	O
no	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
these	O
reasons	O
,	O
the	O
28-year-old	O
April	O
in	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
cannot	O
"	O
commit	O
herself	O
to	O
anything	O
"	O
and	O
seeks	O
"	O
easy	O
answers	O
"	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
its	O
exploration	O
of	O
faith	O
,	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
contains	O
"	O
commentary	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
occupation	O
of	O
one	O
nation	O
by	O
another	O
and	O
justifying	O
that	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
about	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tørnquist	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
definitely	O
a	O
political	O
element	O
to	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
Chapters	I-Application
,	O
as	O
there	O
was	O
to	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
17	O
April	O
2006	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
18	O
April	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
available	O
either	O
on	O
6	O
CDs	O
or	O
a	O
single	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
of	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
containing	O
the	O
DVD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
EP	O
with	O
four	O
songs	O
by	O
Magnet	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
92-page	O
hardcover	O
art	O
book	O
entitled	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
12	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
Aspyr	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
24	O
May	O
2007	O
and	O
would	O
include	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
OST	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
StarForce	O
copy	O
protection	O
system	O
prevents	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
boxed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
64-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
although	O
this	O
can	O
be	O
circumvented	O
with	O
an	O
unofficial	O
patch	O
which	O
bypasses	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
April	O
and	O
11	O
August	O
2006	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
since	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Originals	O
"	O
digital	O
download	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
23	O
March	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	O
version	O
is	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Leon	O
Willett	O
,	O
who	O
joined	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
year	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
commented	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
required	O
"	O
a	O
broad	O
,	O
Hollywood	O
approach	O
"	O
to	O
music	O
and	O
regretted	O
not	O
having	O
a	O
live	O
orchestra	O
to	O
perform	O
it	O
(	O
instead	O
using	O
synthesized	O
performance	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Willett	O
also	O
remarked	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
premise	O
and	O
more	O
cinematic	O
way	O
of	O
storytelling	O
in	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
,	O
he	O
had	O
rarely	O
considered	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
as	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamfall	B-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
Best	O
Video	O
Game	O
Score	O
category	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
MTV	O
Video	O
Music	O
Awards	O
but	O
eventually	O
lost	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
prominent	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
featured	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
game	O
trailers	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
two	O
tracks	O
(	O
"	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
Theme	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Kian	O
's	O
Theme	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
second-quarter	O
report	O
for	O
2006	O
,	O
Funcom	O
told	O
investors	O
that	O
early	O
sales	O
of	O
Dreamfalls	B-Application
computer	O
version	O
were	O
"	O
positive	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
release	O
were	O
"	O
low	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
blamed	O
this	O
disparity	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
's	O
loss	O
of	O
market	O
share	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Funcom	O
,	O
revenues	O
from	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
totaled	O
$2.64	O
million	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
,	O
by	O
which	O
time	O
roughly	O
300,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
shipped	O
to	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
annual	O
2006	O
report	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
summarized	O
Dreamfalls	B-Application
computer	O
version	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
satisfactory	O
"	O
seller	O
that	O
drew	O
revenues	O
"	O
above	O
expectations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
and	O
revenues	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
release	O
both	O
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
Funcom	O
's	O
forecasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamfall	B-Application
was	O
widely	O
pirated	O
:	O
roughly	O
200,000	O
copies	O
were	O
downloaded	O
illegally	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
Funcom	O
later	O
estimated	O
between	O
3	O
and	O
10	O
downloads	O
for	O
every	O
unit	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
loss	O
of	O
revenue	O
led	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
exit	O
offline	O
computer	O
game	O
development	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Age	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Conan	I-Protocol
,	O
whose	O
business	O
model	O
made	O
them	O
less	O
vulnerable	O
to	O
piracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well-received	O
by	O
both	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
media	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
characterisation	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
its	O
fighting	O
and	O
stealth	O
elements	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
abrupt	O
cliffhanger	B-Application
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
77.48	O
%	O
and	O
75/100	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
75.06	O
%	O
and	O
73/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
outstanding	O
"	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
been	O
a	O
long-time	O
since	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
with	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
wondering	O
whether	O
a	O
sequel	O
could	O
possibly	O
match	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dreamfall	B-Application
is	O
an	O
amazing	O
journey	O
that	O
propels	O
players	O
into	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
science	O
,	O
magic	O
,	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
combine	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
whole	O
much	O
greater	O
than	O
the	O
sum	O
of	O
its	O
parts.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
rated	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
great	O
,	O
"	O
stating	O
"	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
does	O
not	O
disappoint	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
exhibits	O
the	O
unique	O
attention	O
to	O
detail	O
and	O
terrific	O
presentation	O
that	O
made	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
so	O
remarkable	O
for	O
its	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	B-Application
is	O
,	O
for	O
all	O
intents	O
and	O
purposes	O
,	O
a	O
total	O
joke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Be	O
warned	O
,	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
like	O
watching	O
lengthy	O
conversations	O
or	O
if	O
you	O
generally	O
disregard	O
a	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
be	O
absolutely	O
dissatisfied	O
with	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
be	O
aware	O
that	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
's	O
appeal	O
lies	O
largely	O
in	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
presented	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
with	O
their	O
2006	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Original	O
Music	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reflecting	O
on	O
the	O
maligned	O
combat	B-Application
and	O
stealth	O
sections	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
noted	O
that	O
these	O
mechanics	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
diversify	O
the	O
traditional	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
conceded	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
"	O
failed	O
to	O
make	O
those	O
mechanics	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
Funcom	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
would	O
be	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
Chapters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
numerous	O
cliffhangers	B-Application
and	O
apparent	O
plot	O
holes	O
in	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
have	O
caused	O
a	O
great	O
commotion	O
among	O
the	O
players	O
and	O
were	O
addressed	O
by	O
Ragnar	O
Tørnquist	O
on	O
his	O
blog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Funcom	O
's	O
focus	O
has	O
shifted	O
to	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
the	O
company	O
decided	O
to	O
license	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
IP	O
to	O
Tørnquist	O
's	O
development	O
studio	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
fund	O
and	O
produce	O
the	O
game	O
independently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tørnquist	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
also	O
considered	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
film	O
based	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
or	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
but	O
found	O
it	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
realize	O
at	O
the	O
current	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
the	O
52nd-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
