<s>
Ikenfell	B-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Happy	O
Ray	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Humble	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tactical	O
combat	O
system	O
involves	O
players	O
battling	O
on	O
an	O
isometric	O
grid	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
includes	O
timing-based	O
elements	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
initially	O
controls	O
Maritte	O
Hildegaard	O
,	O
a	O
non-magical	O
teenage	O
girl	O
who	O
journeys	O
to	O
the	O
titular	O
magical	O
school	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
her	O
witch	O
sister	O
Safina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
[ [ 	O
File:Ikenfell	O
battle	O
example.jpg	O
|thumb|left|alt	O
=	O
A	O
battle	O
in	O
the	O
Garden	O
levels	O
of	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
party	O
attacking	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
enemies.	O
|Ikenfell'''s	O
battle	O
system	O
features	O
player	O
characters	O
(	O
here	O
,	O
Rook	O
,	O
Pertisia	O
,	O
and	O
Petronella	O
)	O
on	O
an	O
isometric	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 ] ]	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
older	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
,	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
both	O
player	O
and	O
enemy	O
moves	O
depends	O
on	O
timed	O
button	O
presses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
involves	O
these	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
exploration	O
,	O
adventure	O
,	O
and	O
puzzle-solving	O
portions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
initially	O
control	O
Maritte	O
Hildegaard	O
,	O
a	O
teenager	O
who	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
magical	O
school	O
of	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
to	O
find	O
her	O
sister	O
Safina	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
gone	O
missing	O
since	O
summer	O
break	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
she	O
is	O
initially	O
non-magical	O
,	O
she	O
soon	O
mysteriously	O
develops	O
pyromancy	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
enter	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
,	O
after	O
which	O
she	O
learns	O
bizarre	O
and	O
unprecedented	O
magical	O
events	O
began	O
occurring	O
across	O
the	O
school	O
grounds	O
not	O
long	O
after	O
the	O
students	O
left	O
for	O
the	O
break	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
school	O
is	O
currently	O
on	O
lockdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
her	O
sister	O
wanted	O
to	O
free	O
the	O
Dark	O
Fold	O
,	O
Maritte	O
has	O
a	O
panic	O
attack	O
and	O
rids	O
herself	O
of	O
her	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
decides	O
to	O
leave	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ima	O
asks	O
the	O
school	O
's	O
raven	O
deity	O
to	O
remove	O
Maritte	O
and	O
get	O
help	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
refuses	O
to	O
do	O
either	O
,	O
instead	O
sending	O
the	O
party	O
to	O
the	O
ancient	O
ruins	O
of	O
old	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aeldra	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
headmistress	O
of	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
,	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
survivor	O
,	O
using	O
her	O
friends	O
 '	O
magic	O
powers	O
to	O
construct	O
the	O
Summerstone	O
,	O
imprisoning	O
both	O
the	O
Dark	O
Fold	O
and	O
the	O
Sapling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
thousand	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
Sapling	O
dies	O
,	O
causing	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
magic	O
to	O
arise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
old	O
generation	O
to	O
be	O
forgotten	O
;	O
this	O
process	O
is	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
's	O
unusual	O
magical	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aeldra	O
's	O
vain	O
act	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
Sapling	O
preserved	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
"	O
great	O
catastrophe	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
repetition	O
of	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
old	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
a	O
thousand	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
try	O
convincing	O
Aeldra	O
to	O
stop	O
guarding	O
the	O
Sapling	O
,	O
her	O
stress	O
breaks	O
her	O
cauldron	O
,	O
overwhelming	O
her	O
and	O
making	O
her	O
lose	B-Application
contact	I-Application
with	I-Application
reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
developing	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
,	O
Chevy	O
Ray	O
Johnston	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
developer	O
,	O
had	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
contract	O
programmer	O
for	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
indie	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
an	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Johnston	O
decided	O
the	O
space	O
required	O
for	O
combat	O
limited	O
level	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnston	O
's	O
custom	O
C#	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
SDL2	O
and	O
OpenGL	B-Application
,	O
allowed	O
him	O
to	O
port	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
also	O
included	O
Lua	B-Language
scripting	I-Language
for	O
control	O
puzzles	O
,	O
events	O
,	O
and	O
scenes	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
GUI	O
frontend	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
custom	O
map	O
and	O
scene	O
editor	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
accelerate	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
inclusion	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
,	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
visual	O
design	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Mother	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
timing-based	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
games	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Johnston	O
designed	O
each	O
party	O
member	O
's	O
moves	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
many	O
different	O
ways	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
being	O
fundamental	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
comparing	O
this	O
philosophy	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
basic	O
skillset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
disliked	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
,	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
magical	O
spells	B-Application
free	O
to	O
use	O
during	O
combat.Steven	O
Universe	O
composers	O
Aivi	O
&	O
Surasshu	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
Sabrielle	O
Augustin	O
,	O
who	O
helped	O
finish	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
after	O
Aivi	O
suffered	O
an	O
injury	O
leaving	O
them	O
unable	O
to	O
complete	O
some	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
chose	O
an	O
ambient	O
style	O
atypical	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
music	O
,	O
a	O
decision	O
influenced	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
experience	O
composing	O
for	O
TV	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vocals	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
after	O
seeing	O
their	O
successful	O
usage	O
in	O
games	O
like	O
Transistor	B-Application
;	O
initially	O
,	O
the	O
composers	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
vocal	O
song	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
place	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
gaming	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Ikenfell	B-Application
's	O
reception	O
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
