<s>
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
adventure	O
game	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2017	O
's	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
,	O
both	O
developed	O
by	O
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Oculus	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
II	I-Application
features	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
revolving	O
around	O
zero	B-Application
gravity	I-Application
locomotion	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
grabbing	O
and	O
pushing	O
off	O
various	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
wrist	O
thrusters	O
and	O
an	O
EVA	O
booster	O
that	O
gives	O
them	O
full	O
mobility	O
in	O
the	O
zero	B-Application
gravity	I-Application
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
tools	O
including	O
the	O
scanning	O
and	O
cutting	O
tools	O
from	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
differs	O
from	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
in	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
enemies	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
avoid	O
and	O
distract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
,	O
Captain	O
Olivia	O
"	O
Liv	O
"	O
Rhodes	O
and	O
Echo	O
One	O
"	O
Jack	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controlled	O
android	O
,	O
find	O
themselves	O
400	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
uncover	O
that	O
the	O
biomass	O
they	O
encountered	O
in	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
has	O
evolved	O
into	O
a	O
mobile	O
form	O
called	O
"	O
ticks	O
"	O
that	O
are	O
attracted	O
to	O
energy	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Oculus	B-Application
Connect	O
5	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
six	O
minute	O
VR	O
trailer	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Trailer	O
Experience	O
was	O
a	O
VR	O
Awards	O
Finalist	O
for	O
VR	O
Marketing	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
focused	O
on	O
expanding	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
and	O
building	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
II	I-Application
added	O
new	O
tools	O
,	O
more	O
complex	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
enemies	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
avoid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
talked	O
about	O
the	O
challenges	O
of	O
adjusting	O
tracking	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inside-out	O
tracking	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
It	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
third	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2019	O
,	O
Ready	O
At	O
Dawn	O
released	O
a	O
demo	O
on	O
the	O
show	O
floor	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
booth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
released	O
by	O
Ready	O
At	O
Dawn	O
,	O
they	O
discuss	O
the	O
impact	O
Covid-19	O
had	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
the	O
further	O
delay	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
they	O
still	O
expected	O
a	O
2020	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
"	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
space	O
drama	O
with	O
striking	O
details	O
and	O
fun	O
movement	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lacks	O
innovation	O
and	O
struggles	O
to	O
justify	O
its	O
eight-hour	O
runtime.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
enjoying	O
the	O
world	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
set	O
in	O
,	O
Road	O
to	O
VR	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
II	I-Application
just	O
never	O
asks	O
that	O
much	O
of	O
you	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
does	O
n’t	O
ever	O
manage	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
tension	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
