<s>
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
free	O
browser-based	O
game	O
Frog	B-Operating_System
Fractions	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
independent	O
game	O
studio	O
Twinbeard	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Jim	O
Stormdancer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
after	O
players	O
completed	O
the	O
ARG	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
content	O
was	O
hidden	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
Glittermitten	B-Application
Grove	I-Application
,	O
a	O
secondary	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Craig	O
Timpany	O
,	O
a	O
friend	O
of	O
Stormdancer	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
without	O
much	O
attention	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
ARG	O
's	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
primarily	O
presented	O
through	O
"	O
TXT	O
World	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
text-based	O
adventure	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
ZZT	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
import	O
their	O
saved	O
game	O
from	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Stormdancer	O
says	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
puzzle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
2012	O
release	O
and	O
surprise	O
success	O
of	O
Frog	B-Operating_System
Fractions	I-Operating_System
,	O
Jim	O
Stormdancer	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
immediate	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
title	O
Gunhouse	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
studio	O
Necrosoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
ideas	O
about	O
what	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
might	O
be	O
started	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
mind	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
had	O
enough	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
planned	O
out	O
to	O
start	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Stormdancer	O
was	O
less	O
concerned	O
about	O
its	O
development	O
and	O
more	O
about	O
keeping	O
the	O
same	O
surprising	O
nature	O
that	O
Frog	B-Operating_System
Fractions	I-Operating_System
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
this	O
time	O
he	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
hiding	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
what	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
actually	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Stormdancer	O
wrote	O
in	O
its	O
pitch	O
that	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
"	O
a	O
weird	O
ride	O
I	O
would	O
release	O
someday	O
,	O
under	O
a	O
different	O
name	O
"	O
,	O
leaving	O
it	O
up	O
to	O
players	O
to	O
actually	O
find	O
the	O
game	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stormdancer	O
had	O
used	O
a	O
similar	O
approach	O
he	O
took	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Frog	B-Operating_System
Fractions	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
that	O
he	O
built	O
each	O
section	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
section	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
called	O
an	O
ASCII-based	O
"	O
TXT	O
World	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
central	O
hub	O
for	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
TXT	O
World	O
"	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
ZZT	B-Application
,	O
Deadly	B-Application
Rooms	I-Application
of	I-Application
Death	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Insanity	O
,	O
with	O
Stormdancer	O
citing	O
these	O
as	O
obscure	O
games	O
few	O
had	O
heard	O
of	O
but	O
that	O
he	O
loved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
recognized	O
that	O
"	O
TXT	O
World	O
"	O
would	O
serve	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
hub	O
,	O
letting	O
his	O
other	O
mini-games	O
branch	O
off	O
from	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
flavor	O
elements	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
atop	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
advice	O
from	O
Tim	O
Ambrogi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
helped	O
test	O
both	O
Frog	B-Operating_System
Fractions	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stormdancer	O
added	O
dynamic	O
elements	O
to	O
"	O
TXT	O
World	O
"	O
that	O
let	O
the	O
player	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
more	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
sword	O
to	O
help	O
cut	O
through	O
bushes	O
blocking	O
paths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
on	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Stormdancer	O
knew	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
release	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
hidden	O
within	O
a	O
city-building	O
style	O
game	O
called	O
Glittermitten	B-Application
Grove	I-Application
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Stormdancer	O
's	O
friend	O
Craig	O
Timpany	O
and	O
alongside	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Glittermitten	B-Application
Grove	I-Application
did	O
not	O
require	O
any	O
narrative	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
easy	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Stormdancer	O
assembled	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
mini-games	O
for	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
he	O
recognized	O
he	O
was	O
lacking	O
a	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
co-developer	O
Justin	O
Bortnick	O
suggested	O
they	O
could	O
use	O
the	O
tutorial	O
character	O
they	O
designed	O
for	O
Glittermitten	B-Application
Grove	I-Application
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
for	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
did	O
develop	O
a	O
story	O
arc	O
for	O
this	O
character	O
that	O
was	O
ultimately	O
dropped	O
,	O
they	O
still	O
found	O
that	O
her	O
presence	O
as	O
a	O
persistent	O
narrator	O
within	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
helped	O
to	O
tie	O
all	O
the	O
mini-games	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adult	B-Application
Swim	I-Application
Games	I-Application
helped	O
to	O
provide	O
Stormdancer	O
with	O
about	O
18	O
additional	O
months	O
of	O
funding	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
two	O
multiple-year	O
ARG	O
,	O
gaining	O
much	O
media	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stormdancer	O
had	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
what	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
"	O
Frog	B-Operating_System
Fractions	I-Operating_System
3	O
"	O
,	O
envisioning	O
the	O
ARGs	O
as	O
"	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
and	O
of	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
ARG	O
involved	O
hiding	O
parts	O
of	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
within	O
several	O
different	O
indie	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Crypt	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
NecroDancer	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
Circle	I-Application
,	O
Quadrilateral	B-Application
Cowboy	I-Application
,	O
Duskers	B-Application
,	O
Firewatch	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Moon	B-Application
Hunters	I-Application
,	O
where	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
an	O
"	O
eye	O
sigil	O
"	O
graphic	O
was	O
found	O
,	O
directing	O
players	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
a	O
map	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
eventually	O
pointed	O
to	O
real	O
life	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
sigil	O
ARG	O
lead	O
to	O
a	O
map	O
image	O
that	O
would	O
provide	O
a	O
password	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
apply	O
within	O
Glittermitten	B-Application
Grove	I-Application
to	O
decrypt	O
the	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
felt	O
this	O
forced	O
players	O
to	O
examine	O
the	O
executables	O
of	O
the	O
indie	O
games	O
for	O
art	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
opted	O
for	O
a	O
different	O
approach	O
,	O
eventually	O
deciding	O
to	O
only	O
have	O
Glittermitten	B-Application
Grove	I-Application
update	O
once	O
a	O
milestone	O
in	O
the	O
ARG	O
was	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bortnick	O
wrote	O
the	O
ARG	O
's	O
narrative	O
alongside	O
the	O
story	O
they	O
were	O
building	O
for	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
described	O
that	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
they	O
had	O
considered	O
using	O
the	O
name	O
Fairies	O
vs.	O
Badgers	O
instead	O
of	O
Glittermitten	B-Application
Grove	I-Application
,	O
but	O
dropped	O
that	O
title	O
,	O
requiring	O
him	O
to	O
drop	O
a	O
plot	O
line	O
regarding	O
badgers	O
from	O
the	O
ARG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stormdancer	O
encouraged	O
this	O
,	O
believing	O
this	O
kept	O
the	O
chaotic	O
spirit	O
of	O
Frog	B-Operating_System
Fractions	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
,	O
Melvin	O
and	O
Edwards	O
then	O
created	O
ARG	O
content	O
that	O
introduced	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
plot	O
lines	O
,	O
spanned	O
websites	O
like	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
incorporated	O
physical	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
the	O
ARG	O
found	O
clues	O
to	O
a	O
physical	O
location	O
where	O
a	O
box	O
with	O
a	O
button	O
,	O
labeled	O
"	O
FF2	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
key	O
switch	O
was	O
found	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
a	O
real-life	O
escape	B-Application
the	I-Application
room	I-Application
game	O
where	O
players	O
found	O
the	O
matching	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
was	O
shipped	O
to	O
the	O
box	O
recoverer	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
triggered	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2016	O
;	O
once	O
triggered	O
,	O
Glittermitten	B-Application
Grove	I-Application
was	O
updated	O
with	O
the	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
large	O
update	O
to	O
Glittermitten	B-Application
Grove	I-Application
and	O
its	O
content	O
was	O
eventually	O
discovered	O
by	O
players	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
that	O
backed	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
could	O
contact	O
Stormdancer	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
keys	O
if	O
they	O
could	O
tell	O
him	O
the	O
hidden	O
location	O
of	O
game	O
following	O
the	O
activation	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
encouraged	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
reveal	O
quiet	O
until	O
more	O
players	O
had	O
found	O
the	O
hidden	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stormdancer	O
has	O
retrospectively	O
stated	O
he	O
considers	O
the	O
ARG	O
itself	O
to	O
be	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
Frog	B-Operating_System
Fractions	I-Operating_System
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
itself	O
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
anticipation	O
of	O
a	O
Frog	B-Operating_System
Fractions	I-Operating_System
sequel	O
has	O
potentially	O
diminished	O
the	O
surprise	O
element	O
that	O
made	O
the	O
predecessor	O
as	O
popular	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Polygon	O
,	O
Janine	O
Hawkins	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
feels	O
more	O
concerned	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
irreverence	O
than	O
with	O
being	O
outright	O
surprising	O
"	O
;	O
Jeffrey	O
Matulef	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
game	O
is	O
stretched	O
too	O
thin	O
with	O
a	O
more	O
predictable	O
format	O
that	O
robs	O
it	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
more	O
purposeful	O
pace	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Darren	O
Nakamura	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
without	O
the	O
element	O
of	O
surprise	O
,	O
Frog	B-Application
Fractions	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
just	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
mostly	O
bad	O
minigames.	O
"	O
</s>
