<s>
Eastshade	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
adventure	O
photography	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Eastshade	B-Application
Studios	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
2017	O
's	O
Leaving	B-Application
Lyndow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
populated	O
by	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
perspective	O
,	O
Eastshade	B-Application
follows	O
a	O
painter	O
who	O
traverses	O
across	O
the	O
island	O
realm	O
of	O
Eastshade	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
complete	O
paintings	O
of	O
four	O
distinct	O
locations	O
to	O
fulfill	O
the	O
last	O
wishes	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
while	O
console	O
ports	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eastshade	B-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eastshade	B-Application
has	O
no	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
gameplay	O
involve	O
completing	O
quests	O
given	O
by	O
various	O
non-player	O
characters	O
and	O
fulfilling	O
various	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
instances	O
,	O
quests	O
in	O
Eastshade	B-Application
involve	O
doing	O
good	O
deeds	O
,	O
helping	O
people	O
see	O
the	O
error	O
of	O
their	O
ways	O
,	O
and	O
bringing	O
communities	O
together	O
through	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
artistry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eastshade	B-Application
Studios	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
Leaving	B-Application
Lyndow	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Eastshade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
serving	O
as	O
an	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
in-game	O
universe	O
of	O
Eastshade	B-Application
,	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
working	O
experience	O
on	O
shipping	O
a	O
smaller	O
project	O
before	O
attempting	O
a	O
more	O
large-scale	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
sales	O
revenue	O
from	O
Leaving	B-Application
Lyndow	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
supplement	O
the	O
funding	O
of	O
Eastshade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eastshade	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
13	O
February	O
2019	O
and	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
on	O
21	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
service	O
from	O
November	O
2020	O
until	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Eastshade	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Becky	O
Waxman	O
from	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
gave	O
Eastshade	B-Application
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
polished	O
,	O
immersive	O
trek	O
through	O
a	O
world	O
so	O
alluring	O
it	O
’s	O
a	O
shame	O
it	O
does	O
n’t	O
actually	O
exist	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Wildgoose	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
thought	O
of	O
Eastshade	B-Application
as	O
a	O
rare	O
first-person	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
involve	O
killing	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
lauded	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
breath	O
of	O
fresh	O
Eastshadian	O
air	O
and	O
a	O
genuine	O
,	O
unironic	O
feel-good	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philippa	O
Warr	O
from	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
summarized	O
Eastshade	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
charming	O
traveling	O
artist	O
adventure	O
that	O
makes	O
screenshotting	O
an	O
intrinsic	O
part	O
of	O
play	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
image	O
capture	O
mechanics	O
in	O
interesting	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
publications	O
have	O
given	O
Eastshade	B-Application
less	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
focusing	O
on	O
its	O
unbalanced	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
