<s>
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
created	O
by	O
Spiderweb	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shapers	O
and	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
were	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
Vogel	O
imagining	O
how	O
would	O
a	O
being	O
possess	O
such	O
power	O
and	O
how	O
would	O
they	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
and	O
fantasy	B-Application
,	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
pure	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
envisioned	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
exceeded	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
expectations	O
,	O
despite	O
fears	O
that	O
the	O
departure	O
from	O
Spiderweb	O
's	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
would	O
deter	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
being	O
rated	O
as	O
poor	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
containing	O
one	O
piece	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
is	O
played	O
in	O
45°	O
axonometric	O
perspective	O
,	O
movement	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environs	O
is	O
real-time	O
but	O
switches	O
to	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
playing	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creations	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
similar	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
or	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
invest	O
more	O
essence	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
's	O
intelligence	O
and	O
control	O
them	O
manually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
's	O
dialogue	O
is	O
delivered	O
through	O
on-screen	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serviles	B-Operating_System
remain	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
abandoned	O
when	O
the	O
island	O
was	O
Barred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Serviles	B-Operating_System
have	O
had	O
no	O
contact	O
with	O
Shapers	O
for	O
two	O
centuries	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
separated	O
into	O
three	O
groups	O
with	O
differing	O
philosophies	O
regarding	O
their	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Obeyers	B-Operating_System
are	O
still	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
Shapers	O
,	O
the	O
Awakened	O
believe	O
that	O
they	O
should	O
be	O
treated	O
as	O
equals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trajkov	O
controls	O
a	O
device	O
called	O
the	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
,	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Shapers	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
rewrite	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
DNA	O
and	O
make	O
them	O
incredibly	O
powerful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
have	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
itself	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
Shaper	O
being	O
needed	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goettsch	O
fled	O
and	O
stole	O
the	O
shaping	O
gloves	O
needed	O
to	O
safely	O
use	O
the	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
,	O
causing	O
Trajkov	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
kidnap	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
completed	O
without	O
joining	O
any	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trajkov	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
through	O
combat	O
or	O
tricked	O
into	O
killing	O
himself	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goettsch	O
offers	O
the	O
player	O
fake	O
shaper	O
gauntlets	O
,	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
protect	O
Trajkov	O
from	O
the	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
's	O
energy	O
should	O
he	O
be	O
convinced	O
they	O
are	O
genuine	O
shaping	O
gloves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
began	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
2	O
,	O
initially	O
little	O
information	O
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
published	O
by	O
RPGDot	O
Vogel	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
movement	O
system	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
and	O
revealed	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
was	O
being	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
had	O
initially	O
been	O
intended	O
as	O
pure	O
science	O
fiction	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
soon	O
abandoned	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
mixed	O
fantasy	B-Application
and	O
science	O
fiction	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
stemmed	O
from	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
horde	O
of	O
creatures	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
care	O
for	O
those	O
creatures	O
or	O
send	O
them	O
to	O
their	O
deaths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
was	O
designed	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
possible	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
using	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vogel	O
cited	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
,	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
and	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
as	O
influences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
marked	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
Avernum	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
the	O
Exile	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Vogel	O
expressed	O
a	O
need	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
:	O
"	O
Every	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
I	O
need	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
cool	O
and	O
weird	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
differences	O
in	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
meant	O
the	O
game	O
might	O
struggle	O
to	O
find	O
an	O
audience	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
sales	O
exceeded	O
his	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
bugs	O
received	O
praise	O
in	O
particular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InsideMacGames	B-Application
 '	O
Christopher	O
Morin	O
suggested	O
that	O
players	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
strong	O
storyline	O
and	O
a	O
unique	O
take	O
on	O
magic	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
impressed	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
those	O
who	O
sought	O
high	O
quality	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
unique	O
and	O
fresh	O
,	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
in	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
's	O
fictional	O
world	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGDot	O
's	O
Val	O
Sucher	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
player	O
Winamp	B-Application
could	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
small	O
memory	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presently	O
,	O
a	O
remaster	O
titled	O
"	O
Geneforge	B-Operating_System
1	O
-	O
Mutagen	O
"	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
making	O
after	O
successful	O
kickstarter	O
backing	O
.	O
</s>
