<s>
Evoland	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Shiro	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evoland	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2015	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
many	O
references	O
to	O
movies	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Evoland	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2014	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
packaged	O
together	O
as	O
Evoland	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
released	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evoland	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
tracing	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
alternates	O
between	O
action	O
RPG	O
phases	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
Active-Time	O
Battles	O
like	O
those	O
seen	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
completing	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
also	O
attempt	O
to	O
find	O
hidden	O
stars	O
and	O
cards	O
that	O
are	O
scattered	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
"	O
Triple	B-Application
Triad	I-Application
"	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Evoland	B-Application
was	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Nicolas	O
Cannasse	O
during	O
the	O
24th	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
accelerated	O
video	O
game	O
competition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicolas	O
Cannasse	O
proposed	O
Evoland	B-Application
in	O
about	O
30	O
hours	O
and	O
won	O
first	O
place	O
out	O
of	O
1400	O
participants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evoland	B-Application
Classic	O
quickly	O
reached	O
over	O
300,000	O
players	O
within	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
still	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
Evoland	B-Application
Website	O
for	O
free	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
as	O
common	O
in	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
,	O
the	O
Haxe	B-Language
source	O
code	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
,	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Evoland	B-Application
Classic	O
,	O
Shiro	O
Games	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
new	O
bosses	O
and	O
monsters	O
,	O
new	O
play	O
styles	O
,	O
full	O
environment	O
3D	O
and	O
an	O
extended	O
play-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evoland	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
at	O
$9.99	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Playdigious	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
for	O
$4.99	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Shiro	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
Evoland	B-Application
and	O
Evoland	B-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
packaged	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
release	O
,	O
titled	O
Evoland	B-Application
:	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PC	O
the	O
following	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Destructoid	O
"	O
Evoland'''s	O
elements	O
form	O
a	O
love	O
letter	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
venerated	O
games	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
genres	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
surprising	O
just	O
how	O
well	O
the	O
shifting	O
gameplay	O
types	O
work	O
together.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
comment	O
on	O
how	O
nostalgia	B-Application
helps	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
excel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
players	O
and	O
specialized	O
websites	O
criticized	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
stops	O
evolving	O
much	O
after	O
30	O
minutes.Evoland	O
''	O
reached	O
approximately	O
460,000	O
sales	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
alone	O
according	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Spy	O
.	O
</s>
