<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Cold	O
Symmetry	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Playstack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
titled	O
Mortal	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
:	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
March	O
2021	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
18	O
November	O
2021	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
with	O
all	O
the	O
DLC	O
included	O
titled	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
December	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
focused	O
on	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
"	O
shell	O
"	O
characters	O
with	O
different	O
playstyles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Playstack	O
on	O
18	O
August	O
2020	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
created	O
Mortal	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
as	O
they	O
thought	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
gap	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
evoking	O
deeper	O
emotional	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
2011	O
game	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
similarly	O
creating	O
a	O
setting	O
with	O
a	O
dark	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
populated	O
with	O
characters	O
giving	O
players	O
cryptic	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
designing	O
gameplay	O
based	O
around	O
challenging	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
intended	O
to	O
change	O
things	O
up	O
and	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
formula	O
were	O
creatively	O
driven	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
giving	O
players	O
only	O
a	O
limited	O
amount	O
of	O
consumable	O
health	O
items	O
to	O
encourage	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
health-leeching	O
mechanic	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
Estus	O
flasks	O
,	O
other	O
changes	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
smaller	O
developer	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
develop	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
of	O
armours	O
,	O
weapons	O
and	O
character	O
builds	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
developed	O
four	O
"	O
shells	O
"	O
with	O
different	O
play	O
styles	O
and	O
backstories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Dungeonhaven	O
,	O
was	O
focused	O
on	O
procedural	O
generation	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
moved	O
away	O
from	O
this	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
antithetical	O
to	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
opted	O
for	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
areas	O
by	O
hand	O
,	O
wanting	O
players	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
they	O
were	O
going	O
on	O
an	O
adventure	O
,	O
traversing	O
a	O
space	O
that	O
made	O
sense	O
as	O
a	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Mortal	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
:	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
18	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
was	O
met	O
by	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Debut	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
frequently	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
playing	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8/10	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Cold	O
Symmetry	O
's	O
budget	O
action-RPG	B-Application
is	O
a	O
love	O
letter	O
to	O
FromSoftware	O
's	O
work	O
,	O
but	O
Mortal	B-Application
Shell	I-Application
take	O
on	O
similar	O
ideas	O
feels	O
aimed	O
at	O
those	O
who	O
struggle	O
to	O
get	O
through	O
Soulsborne	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
