<s>
is	O
a	O
2012	O
freeware	B-License
horror	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
kouri	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ib	B-Application
is	O
the	O
debut	O
game	O
of	O
developer	O
kouri	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
Ib	B-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2014	O
achieved	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
downloads	O
across	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
attained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
and	O
Ib	B-Application
has	O
been	O
credited	O
with	O
helping	O
popularize	O
its	O
engine	O
's	O
use	O
in	O
developing	O
games	O
without	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
using	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	I-Application
with	O
updated	O
graphics	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Playism	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Japanese	O
localization	O
only	O
on	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
13	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
9	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
young	O
girl	O
,	O
Ib	B-Application
,	O
is	O
taken	O
to	O
fictitious	O
artist	O
Guertena	O
Weiss	O
 '	O
art	O
museum	O
by	O
her	O
mother	O
and	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
her	O
parents	O
 '	O
permission	O
,	O
Ib	B-Application
wanders	O
off	O
on	O
her	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trapped	O
in	O
an	O
alien	O
,	O
painted	O
world	O
,	O
Ib	B-Application
eventually	O
discovers	O
a	O
purple-haired	O
figure	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
you	O
to	O
retrieve	O
his	O
rose	O
and	O
replenish	O
its	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
join	O
forces	O
and	O
as	O
they	O
explore	O
,	O
they	O
develop	O
a	O
close	O
bond	O
,	O
and	O
Garry	O
becomes	O
protective	O
and	O
nurturing	O
of	O
Ib	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
come	O
across	O
Mary	O
,	O
a	O
eccentric	O
girl	O
who	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
around	O
Ib	B-Application
's	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
inspection	O
of	O
a	O
painting	O
further	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
are	O
separated	O
by	O
a	O
wall	O
of	O
emerging	O
stone	O
vines	O
,	O
leaving	O
Garry	O
by	O
his	O
lonesome	O
meanwhile	O
Ib	B-Application
and	O
Mary	O
are	O
together	O
as	O
a	O
duo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
,	O
a	O
distraction	O
will	O
appear	O
each	O
time	O
they	O
are	O
about	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
(	O
the	O
only	O
exception	O
being	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
on	O
route	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Together	O
,	O
Forever	O
"	O
ending	O
)	O
;	O
if	O
Ib	B-Application
follows	O
suit	O
on	O
that	O
distraction	O
,	O
she	O
will	O
be	O
stuck	O
in	O
the	O
Fabricated	O
World	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Ib	B-Application
All	O
Alone	O
"	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
finds	O
their	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
where	O
Ib	B-Application
will	O
have	O
lost	O
all	O
of	O
her	O
memory	O
regarding	O
her	O
experiences	O
in	O
the	O
Fabricated	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Garry	O
survives	O
,	O
she	O
will	O
see	O
him	O
at	O
the	O
"	O
Embodiment	O
of	O
Spirit	O
"	O
statue	O
,	O
where	O
two	O
scenarios	O
can	O
happen	O
;	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
,	O
Garry	O
will	O
either	O
recount	O
no	O
memory	O
alike	O
to	O
Ib	B-Application
and	O
leave	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
ending	O
"	O
Memory	O
's	O
Crannies	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
he	O
will	O
remember	O
their	O
past	O
experiences	O
and	O
promise	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
to	O
meet	O
each	O
other	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
what	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
best	O
ending	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Promise	O
of	O
Reunion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Garry	O
does	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
then	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
things	O
can	O
happen	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
players	O
actions	O
;	O
Ib	B-Application
will	O
leave	O
with	O
her	O
parents	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
ending	O
"	O
Forgotten	O
Portrait	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Mary	O
was	O
not	O
killed	O
before	O
Ib	B-Application
escaped	O
,	O
then	O
Mary	O
will	O
follow	O
her	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
where	O
she	O
will	O
be	O
recognized	O
by	O
Ib	B-Application
's	O
parents	O
as	O
their	O
second	O
child	O
,	O
before	O
they	O
all	O
leave	O
the	O
gallery	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Together	O
,	O
Forever	O
"	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ib	B-Application
has	O
long	O
,	O
straight	O
brown	O
hair	O
and	O
red	O
eyes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
Ib	B-Application
becomes	O
trapped	O
in	O
Weiss	O
Guertena	O
's	O
art	O
museum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kouri	O
describes	O
in	O
his	O
official	O
blog	O
posts	O
that	O
Ib	B-Application
is	O
the	O
heroine	O
;	O
"	O
Red-themed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
showing	O
the	O
original	O
first	O
design	O
of	O
Ib	B-Application
,	O
he	O
notes	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
expression	O
is	O
n't	O
quite	O
right	O
,	O
but	O
her	O
clothes	O
hardly	O
changed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
mentions	O
Ib	B-Application
"	O
loves	O
her	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
Ib	B-Application
would	O
look	O
more	O
ragged	O
when	O
she	O
got	O
down	O
to	O
3	O
petals	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
"	O
was	O
too	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
hassle.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
possible	O
other	O
translations	O
for	O
her	O
name	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Eve	O
"	O
)	O
her	O
name	O
is	O
officially	O
written	O
in	O
English	O
by	O
Kouri	O
as	O
"	O
Ib	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
her	O
name	O
was	O
officially	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
Eve	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
common	O
misconception	O
among	O
fans	O
,	O
as	O
Kouri	O
has	O
stated	O
a	O
clear	O
preference	O
for	O
"	O
Ib	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soft-spoken	O
young	O
man	O
with	O
lavender-like	O
colored	O
hair	O
,	O
dressed	O
in	O
tattered	O
clothes	O
who	O
becomes	O
protective	O
and	O
nurturing	O
of	O
Ib	B-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
art	O
gallery	O
together	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
players	O
 '	O
choices	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
Garry	O
can	O
go	O
to	O
extreme	O
measures	O
to	O
protect	O
Ib	B-Application
,	O
even	O
to	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
risking	O
his	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
blog	O
posts	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
his	O
art	O
gallery	O
,	O
Kouri	O
describes	O
Garry	O
's	O
design	O
as	O
"	O
stylish	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
He	O
’s	O
got	O
a	O
stylish	O
design	O
"	O
and	O
describing	O
him	O
as	O
"	O
Ib	B-Application
's	O
support	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dressed	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
green	O
dress	O
,	O
with	O
long	O
blonde	O
hair	O
;	O
a	O
mischievous	O
,	O
eccentric	O
girl	O
who	O
initially	O
looks	O
and	O
acts	O
roughly	O
around	O
Ib	B-Application
's	O
age	O
;	O
noted	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
"	O
innocent	O
"	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
years	O
given	O
on	O
the	O
paintings	O
,	O
Guertena	O
's	O
death	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
start	O
,	O
and	O
Ib	B-Application
's	O
and	O
Garry	O
's	O
own	O
presumed	O
ages	O
;	O
Mary	O
may	O
be	O
mentally	O
"	O
developed	O
"	O
as	O
an	O
adult	O
(	O
or	O
young	O
adult	O
)	O
,	O
despite	O
also	O
retaining	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
"	O
innocent	O
"	O
personality	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
her	O
being	O
sheltered	O
and	O
apart	O
from	O
humans	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
gallery	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noted	O
to	O
be	O
high-class	O
,	O
as	O
Ib	B-Application
is	O
from	O
an	O
upper-class	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
initially	O
accompany	O
Ib	B-Application
to	O
the	O
art	O
gallery	O
,	O
but	O
disappear	O
along	O
with	O
everyone	O
else	O
when	O
the	O
lights	O
first	O
go	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ib	B-Application
's	O
father	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
,	O
has	O
dark	O
brown	O
hair	O
,	O
dark	O
blue	O
eyes	O
,	O
and	O
pale	O
skin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
polite	O
,	O
kind	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
sweet	O
man	O
like	O
Garry	O
;	O
gentle	O
in	O
both	O
words	O
and	O
appearance	O
,	O
he	O
trusts	O
Ib	B-Application
and	O
seems	O
to	O
get	O
along	O
well	O
with	O
her	O
,	O
as	O
portrayed	O
in	O
Kouri	O
's	O
old	O
sketches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
obviously	O
loves	O
Ib	B-Application
and	O
,	O
to	O
his	O
wife	O
's	O
disapproval	O
,	O
tends	O
to	O
buy	O
her	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
stuffed	O
bunny	O
plush	O
dolls	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
which	O
he	O
gave	O
her	O
on	O
her	O
9th	O
birthday	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ib	B-Application
's	O
mother	O
is	O
a	O
young	O
woman	O
,	O
with	O
long	O
,	O
well-kept	O
dark	O
brown	O
hair	O
that	O
is	O
tied	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
fancy	O
and	O
fashionable-looking	O
ponytail	O
,	O
red	O
eyes	O
,	O
and	O
pale	O
skin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
acts	O
loving	O
and	O
caring	O
towards	O
her	O
daughter	O
,	O
and	O
very	O
much	O
overall	O
like	O
a	O
"	O
mother	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
seemingly	O
does	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
spoil	O
Ib	B-Application
much	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
disapproved	O
of	O
Ib	B-Application
's	O
father	O
giving	O
Ib	B-Application
a	O
lot	O
of	O
stuffed	O
bunny	O
plush	O
dolls	O
for	O
her	O
birthday	O
or	O
otherwise	O
(	O
and	O
because	O
Ib	B-Application
had	O
many	O
already	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
lets	O
Ib	B-Application
wander	O
off	O
on	O
her	O
own	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
art	O
gallery	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
expects	O
Ib	B-Application
to	O
behave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ib	B-Application
shortly	O
(	O
as	O
always	O
)	O
tells	O
Mary	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
that	O
her	O
mother	O
becomes	O
"	O
angry	O
"	O
sometimes	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
she	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
nice	O
"	O
,	O
likely	O
because	O
of	O
such	O
disciplining	O
of	O
her	O
daughter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
she	O
also	O
trusts	O
Ib	B-Application
to	O
be	O
responsible	O
,	O
especially	O
where	O
Ib	B-Application
's	O
handkerchief	O
is	O
concerned	O
(	O
the	O
handkerchief	O
item	O
of	O
which	O
also	O
playing	O
a	O
significant	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
good	O
ending	O
"	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
variations	O
,	O
likely	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
her	O
telling	O
Ib	B-Application
to	O
be	O
responsible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
warns	O
Ib	B-Application
to	O
stay	O
away	O
from	O
strangers	O
,	O
which	O
foreshadows	O
later	O
endings	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
"	O
Bad	O
Endings	O
"	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Fake	O
Mother	O
"	O
appears	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
deceive	O
Ib	B-Application
and	O
telling	O
her	O
to	O
stay	O
away	O
from	O
strangers	O
(	O
in	O
many	O
cases	O
,	O
Garry	O
is	O
also	O
there	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Ib	B-Application
chooses	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Fake	O
Mother	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
receive	O
the	O
"	O
Bad	O
Ending	O
"	O
of	O
"	O
Ib	B-Application
All	O
Alone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Ib	B-Application
escapes	O
the	O
Fabricated	O
World	O
,	O
Ib	B-Application
's	O
mother	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
looking	O
at	O
paintings	O
in	O
the	O
art	O
gallery	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
endings	O
tells	O
Ib	B-Application
that	O
it	O
is	O
time	O
to	O
leave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ib	B-Application
has	O
gained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
in	O
the	O
horror	O
indie	O
game	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
general	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
garnered	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Yume	B-Application
Nikki	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
's	I-Application
House	I-Application
creator	O
,	O
Fummy	O
,	O
has	O
claimed	O
that	O
Ib	B-Application
heavily	O
influenced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
minimal	O
use	O
of	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
Kouri	O
mentioned	O
on	O
his	O
website	O
that	O
Ib	B-Application
broke	O
1,150,000	O
downloads	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ib	B-Application
also	O
received	O
some	O
official	O
merchandise	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
mini	O
3D	O
figurines	O
sold	O
at	O
Animate	O
shops	O
around	O
Japan	O
in	O
early	O
2014	O
;	O
a	O
2013	O
calendar	O
sold	O
at	O
Comiket	O
83	O
;	O
mascot	O
plush	O
dolls	O
of	O
Ib	B-Application
,	O
Garry	O
,	O
and	O
Mary	O
sold	O
as	O
arcade	O
prizes	O
around	O
late	O
January	O
2013	O
at	O
Taito	O
Station	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
tote	O
bag	O
and	O
a	O
wine	O
glass	O
sold	O
at	O
"	O
Guertena	O
Shop	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
