<s>
Herald	B-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
interactive	O
period	O
drama	O
"	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Wispfire	O
released	O
a	O
Patch	O
that	O
allows	O
Herald	B-Application
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
Dualshock	I-Device
4	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
between	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
Herald	B-Application
is	O
a	O
choice-driven	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
branching	O
narrative	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
how	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Devan	O
Rensburg	O
,	O
behaves	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
thus	O
affecting	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herald	B-Application
is	O
episodic	O
,	O
with	O
Book	O
I	O
and	O
II	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
GOG	O
,	O
Humble	O
,	O
and	O
itch.io	O
Stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Book	O
III	O
and	O
IV	O
will	O
tell	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Devan	O
's	O
voyage	O
on	O
the	O
HLV	O
Herald	B-Application
and	O
is	O
already	O
in	O
pre-production	O
and	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Herald	B-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Indie	O
Prize	O
Showcase	O
for	O
Best	O
Narrative	O
"	O
and	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Art	O
"	O
at	O
Casual	O
Connect	O
,	O
Amsterdam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
theme	O
on	O
colonialism	O
and	O
other	O
social	O
and	O
political	O
issues	O
,	O
VALUE	O
,	O
a	O
research	O
group	O
that	O
studies	O
the	O
intersections	O
of	O
archaeology	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
chapter	O
written	O
by	O
Roy	O
van	O
der	O
Schilden	O
and	O
Bart	O
Heijltjes	O
about	O
Herald	B-Application
and	O
how	O
Wispfire	O
used	O
history	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
book	O
The	O
Interactive	O
Past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
revolves	O
around	O
Devan	O
Rensburg	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
of	O
mixed	O
heritage	O
who	O
became	O
a	O
steward	O
on	O
board	O
of	O
the	O
HLV	O
Herald	B-Application
,	O
a	O
merchant	O
ship	O
set	O
for	O
his	O
country	O
of	O
birth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
saved	O
from	O
drowning	O
at	O
sea	O
,	O
Devan	O
Rensburg	O
tells	O
his	O
story	O
to	O
The	O
Rani	O
,	O
a	O
woman	O
who	O
has	O
acquired	O
his	O
journal	O
and	O
wishes	O
to	O
know	O
about	O
his	O
time	O
aboard	O
the	O
HLV	O
Herald	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devan	O
explains	O
how	O
he	O
stumbled	O
upon	O
a	O
recruiter	O
in	O
the	O
Capital	O
harbor	O
,	O
Aaron	O
Ludlow	O
,	O
who	O
took	O
a	O
liking	O
to	O
Devan	O
and	O
granted	O
him	O
a	O
position	O
aboard	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Herald	B-Application
was	O
tasked	O
to	O
take	O
an	O
influential	O
politician	O
,	O
Louis	O
Morton	O
and	O
his	O
niece	O
,	O
Tabatha	O
Veazie	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
Eastern	O
Colonies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devan	O
Rensburg	O
(	O
Vivek	O
Bhurtun	O
)	O
-	O
The	O
main	O
character	O
and	O
steward	O
of	O
the	O
HLV	O
Herald	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conflicted	O
about	O
his	O
mixed	O
heritage	O
,	O
23-year-old	O
Devan	O
wishes	O
to	O
find	O
more	O
about	O
Eastern	O
roots	O
and	O
boards	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
for	O
his	O
country	O
of	O
birth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Ludlow/Ashna	O
(	O
Troy	O
Rodger	O
)	O
-	O
Intelligent	O
and	O
hard-working	O
,	O
Aaron	O
is	O
employed	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
officer	O
aboard	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
in	O
service	O
of	O
the	O
merchant	O
navy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
recruited	O
Devan	O
to	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
and	O
become	O
his	O
first	O
friend	O
,	O
though	O
Aaron	O
's	O
motives	O
often	O
confuses	O
Devan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lady	O
Tabatha	O
Veazie	O
(	O
Marta	O
da	O
Silva	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
bright	O
and	O
strong-willed	O
young	O
woman	O
,	O
Tabatha	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
prestigious	O
passengers	O
on	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
,	O
who	O
traveling	O
to	O
meet	O
her	O
father	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Faerwald	O
Veazie	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
regent	O
of	O
the	O
Eastern	O
colonies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
her	O
uncle	O
,	O
Tabatha	O
is	O
kind	O
and	O
friendly	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
lower	O
stations	O
and	O
befriends	O
Devan	O
during	O
their	O
voyage	O
on	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cornelis	O
Hendriksz	O
(	O
Bas	O
Sligting	O
)	O
-	O
The	O
captain	O
of	O
the	O
HLV	O
Herald	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
bit	O
intrusive	O
as	O
he	O
demands	O
to	O
know	O
everything	O
that	O
's	O
going	O
on	O
his	O
ship	O
and	O
willing	O
to	O
dealing	O
out	O
physical	O
punishment	O
if	O
his	O
rules	O
are	O
broken	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
reasonable	O
and	O
fair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Louis	O
Morton	O
(	O
Connor	O
Mickinley	O
)	O
-	O
Tabatha	O
's	O
snooty	O
,	O
pompous	O
,	O
and	O
often	O
cold-hearted	O
uncle	O
,	O
an	O
esteemed	O
senator	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
prestigious	O
passengers	O
on	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rupert	O
Brunswick	O
(	O
Bill	O
Dick	O
)	O
-	O
First	O
officer	O
and	O
navigator	O
of	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
sailor	O
since	O
he	O
was	O
young	O
and	O
is	O
well-respected	O
by	O
the	O
other	O
crew	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ian	O
Douglas	O
(	O
Yuri	O
Theuns	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
young	O
,	O
precocious	O
,	O
and	O
arrogant	O
cabin	O
boy	O
abroad	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
,	O
although	O
not	O
entirely	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
accordance	O
as	O
his	O
mother	O
,	O
Mary	O
,	O
push	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
sailor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caleb	O
Haywood	O
(	O
Gideon	O
Da	O
Silva	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
boatswain	O
on	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
that	O
hails	O
from	O
the	O
American-Protectorate	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Undra	O
Aubertain	O
(	O
Mandela	O
Wee	O
Wee	O
)	O
-	O
The	O
Jamaican	O
head	O
chef	O
on	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
typically	O
easy-going	O
yet	O
headstrong	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
that	O
helps	O
Devan	O
learns	O
his	O
duties	O
as	O
a	O
steward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Barros	O
(	O
Creso	O
Filho	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
kind	O
and	O
friendly	O
Brazilian	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
who	O
helps	O
the	O
Chef	O
Aubertain	O
in	O
the	O
kitchen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Stoxan	O
(	O
Jim	O
Sterling	O
)	O
-	O
A	O
somewhat	O
odd	O
,	O
superstitious	O
,	O
and	O
skittish	O
passenger	O
on	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
,	O
who	O
also	O
is	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Herald	B-Application
to	O
pay	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
his	O
travel	O
fees	O
to	O
the	O
Eastern	O
colonies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wispfire	O
company	O
creators	O
began	O
developing	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
Herald	B-Application
after	O
playing	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
one	O
night	O
and	O
discussed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
political	O
story	O
about	O
censorship	O
and	O
free	O
speech.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
joining	O
Dutch	O
Game	O
Garden	O
and	O
getting	O
funding	O
for	O
their	O
game	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
Wispfire	O
spent	O
many	O
months	O
on	O
making	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
Herald	B-Application
in	O
an	O
attic	O
to	O
"	O
create	O
something	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
might	O
tread	O
on	O
people	O
’s	O
toes	O
and	O
start	O
a	O
discussion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2014	O
,	O
Wispfire	O
officially	O
announced	O
Herald	B-Application
to	O
the	O
public	O
and	O
released	O
their	O
first	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
read	O
books	O
such	O
as	O
Multatuli	O
's	O
Max	O
Havelaar	O
and	O
Chinua	O
Achebe	O
's	O
Things	O
Fall	O
Apart	O
for	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
colonial	O
setting	O
of	O
Herald	B-Application
,	O
mostly	O
based	O
on	O
19th	O
century	O
Britain	O
and	O
17th	O
century	O
Dutch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
HLV	O
Herald	B-Application
ship	O
and	O
characters	O
on	O
board	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
metaphor	O
for	O
the	O
multicultural	O
society.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Wispfire	O
released	O
a	O
Patch	O
that	O
allows	O
Herald	B-Application
to	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
dual	O
analog	O
stick	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Patch	O
also	O
includes	O
bugfixes	B-Error_Name
,	O
changes	O
and	O
rewritten	O
versions	O
of	O
various	O
dialogue	O
choice	O
texts	O
and	O
help	O
notes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
music	O
theme	O
for	O
Daniel	O
Barros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herald	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
to	O
moderate	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
plot	O
,	O
themes	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
2D	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
diverse	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
receives	O
positive	O
feedback	O
for	O
their	O
demo	O
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
PopMatters	O
praising	O
Herald	B-Application
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
its	O
gameplay	O
for	O
capturing	O
the	O
"	O
mood	O
with	O
breadth	O
rather	O
than	O
striving	O
for	O
particularities	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
it	O
is	O
better	O
for	O
doing	O
so.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
Dutch	O
community	O
,	O
Herald	B-Application
receives	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
Gamekings	O
and	O
GameCensor	O
both	O
gave	O
Herald	B-Application
a	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dutch	O
branch	O
of	O
IGN	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
9	O
and	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Rarely	O
do	O
form	O
,	O
content	O
and	O
gameplay	O
combine	O
so	O
effectively	O
to	O
make	O
such	O
a	O
complete	O
artwork	O
as	O
Herald.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Italian	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
rated	O
Herald	B-Application
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Herald	B-Application
:	I-Application
An	I-Application
Interactive	I-Application
Period	I-Application
Drama	I-Application
lives	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
name	O
:	O
it	O
's	O
an	O
exciting	O
adventure	O
on	O
the	O
sea	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
meaningful	O
choices	O
and	O
a	O
compelling	O
story.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	O
French	O
blog	O
Graal	O
awards	O
Herald	B-Application
with	O
a	O
5/5	O
star	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSkinny	O
awards	O
Herald	B-Application
with	O
a	O
10/10	O
score	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
"	O
touching	O
on	O
subjects	O
that	O
few	O
games	O
would	O
ever	O
dare	O
to	O
"	O
and	O
being	O
"	O
wonderful	O
blend	O
of	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
mixed	O
with	O
player	O
choice	O
that	O
creates	O
an	O
intense	O
story	O
with	O
complex	O
characters	O
and	O
tough	O
decisions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
rated	O
Herald	B-Application
with	O
a	O
4/5	O
score	O
,	O
comparing	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Akira	O
Kurosawa	O
’s	O
Rashomon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overpowered	O
Noobs	O
praised	O
Herald	B-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
cast	O
of	O
complex	O
,	O
interesting	O
,	O
and	O
incredibly	O
voiced	O
characters	O
,	O
beautifully	O
captivating	O
art	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fresh	O
and	O
fun	O
story	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
rated	O
it	O
with	O
9/10	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
End	O
World	O
Gaming	O
rated	O
Herald	B-Application
with	O
a	O
95/100	O
score	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Book	O
I	O
and	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpew	O
gives	O
Herald	B-Application
an	O
8/10	O
rating	O
,	O
calling	O
"	O
Herald	B-Application
is	O
a	O
fantastic	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player2Reviews	O
rates	O
Herald	B-Application
with	O
an	O
8.5/10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
themes	O
,	O
cast	O
,	O
and	O
2D	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
dislikes	O
the	O
3D	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameGrin	O
gives	O
Herald	B-Application
an	O
8/10	O
and	O
Twinfinite	O
scores	O
4/5	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
for	O
Herald	B-Application
,	O
calling	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
books	O
"	O
novel-like	O
in	O
its	O
sensibilities	O
and	O
in	O
its	O
literary	O
quality	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
offers	O
cool-headed	O
insights	O
into	O
another	O
way	O
of	O
living	O
,	O
and	O
into	O
the	O
way	O
we	O
live	O
today	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kill	O
Screen	O
praises	O
it	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
identity	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Herald	B-Application
reminds	O
us	O
that	O
—	O
no	O
matter	O
where	O
you	O
say	O
you	O
're	O
we	O
're	O
all	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
story	O
that	O
's	O
much	O
more	O
complicated.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
website	O
Invision	O
Community	O
scores	O
Herald	B-Application
7/10	O
and	O
considers	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
powerful	O
voyage	O
into	O
racism	O
,	O
sexism	O
and	O
any	O
other	O
social	O
division	O
that	O
was	O
all	O
the	O
rage	O
at	O
the	O
turn	O
of	O
the	O
19th	O
century	O
,	O
"	O
though	O
acknowledges	O
"	O
Herald	B-Application
wo	O
n’t	O
be	O
everybody	O
’s	O
cup	O
of	O
grog	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
"	O
inconsistent	O
narrative	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
visual	O
variety	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nerdx	O
's	O
Holly	O
Swainyard	O
plays	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
EGX	O
Rezzard	O
2017	O
trade	O
fair	O
and	O
compliments	O
Herald	B-Application
for	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
beautifully	O
made	O
and	O
designed	O
period	O
adventure.	O
"	O
</s>
