<s>
Mina	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hollower	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Yacht	O
Club	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
release	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mina	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
sidearms	O
like	O
a	O
hatchet	B-Application
and	O
dagger	O
,	O
although	O
she	O
can	O
only	O
hold	O
one	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mina	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hollower	I-Application
originally	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
side	O
project	O
by	O
Yacht	O
Club	O
Games	O
employee	O
Alec	O
Faulkner	O
to	O
hone	O
his	O
coding	O
and	O
artistic	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
commercial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
solo	O
affair	O
,	O
now	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Gothic	O
,	O
caught	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
Yacht	O
Club	O
management	O
,	O
who	O
viewed	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
a	O
favourable	O
pairing	O
to	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
flagship	O
Shovel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mina	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hollower	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
mimic	O
the	O
visual	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
pay	O
homage	O
to	O
early	O
portable	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
and	O
remain	O
as	O
authentic	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Game	O
Boy	O
hardware	O
,	O
Mina	O
abides	O
by	O
the	O
technical	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
,	O
containing	O
no	O
3D	O
assets	O
and	O
limiting	O
pixel	O
design	O
to	O
four	O
colours	O
per	O
tile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
 '	O
interest	O
in	O
scary	O
stories	O
and	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
creating	O
the	O
darker-in-tone	O
Specter	O
of	O
Torment	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Shovel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
is	O
what	O
inspired	O
them	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
darker	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
draws	O
influences	O
from	O
such	O
games	O
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	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
and	O
Bloodborne	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Greenwald	O
of	O
PCMag	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
ambitious	O
in	O
a	O
preview	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
"	O
Castlevania	B-Application
meets	O
Zelda	O
"	O
and	O
describing	O
the	O
presentation	O
as	O
"	O
charming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stating	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
very	O
impressed	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
demo	B-License
,	O
he	O
called	O
the	O
mechanic	O
of	O
diving	O
into	O
the	O
ground	O
"	O
unusual	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
quickly	O
got	O
used	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
natural	O
part	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
ultimately	O
"	O
left	O
excited	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
playing	O
the	O
demo	B-License
,	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
excellent	O
return	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
studio	O
after	O
making	O
numerous	O
spin-offs	O
.	O
</s>
