<s>
Owlboy	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Norwegian	O
independent	O
developer	O
D-Pad	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owlboy	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
the	O
sky	O
;	O
the	O
islands	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
below	O
have	O
been	O
separated	O
by	O
a	O
catastrophic	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
boy	O
named	O
Otus	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
an	O
owllike	O
humanoid	O
race	O
called	O
the	O
Owls	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Otus	O
 '	O
village	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
pirates	O
,	O
he	O
sets	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
to	O
save	O
it	O
from	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
uncovers	O
the	O
lost	O
truth	O
of	O
the	O
Owls	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owlboy	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
floating	O
settlement	O
of	O
Vellie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
village	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
many	O
different	O
islands	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
populated	O
with	O
humans	O
and	O
owl-humanoid	O
creatures	O
alike	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
owls	B-Language
do	O
not	O
naturally	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fly	O
like	O
their	O
wild	O
counterparts	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
an	O
owl	B-Language
cloak	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
given	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
areas	O
surrounding	O
Vellie	O
and	O
Advent	O
contain	O
old	O
relics	O
and	O
temples	O
in	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
ancient	O
owls	B-Language
were	O
larger	O
in	O
number	O
and	O
ruled	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
scene	O
including	O
Otus	O
's	O
mentor	O
Asio	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
training	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
owl	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
given	O
an	O
owl	B-Language
cloak	O
by	O
Asio	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
him	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
Otus	O
is	O
not	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
suitable	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
owl	B-Language
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
work	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
pirates	O
,	O
they	O
slowly	O
uncover	O
the	O
truth	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
owls	B-Language
,	O
and	O
have	O
to	O
work	O
to	O
fix	O
their	O
mistakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Owlboy	B-Application
came	O
from	O
several	O
sources	O
,	O
most	O
involving	O
Andersen	O
's	O
penchant	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
mechanics	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
Tanooki	O
Suit	O
,	O
although	O
with	O
reverse	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
Andersen	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
provided	O
a	O
great	O
opportunity	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
old-school	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owlboy	B-Application
was	O
released	O
primarily	O
for	O
Windows-based	O
personal	O
computers	O
,	O
but	O
D-Pad	O
also	O
considered	O
a	O
release	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
being	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owlboy	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
commentary	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
he	O
mentioned	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
..	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
charming	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
for	O
want	O
of	O
something	O
more	O
descriptive	O
reminds	O
me	O
of	O
a	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Wind	O
Waker.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
Kill	O
Screen	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
compare	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
long	O
development	O
cycle	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Fez	B-Application
,	O
another	O
indie	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
similarly	O
long	O
development	O
period	O
,	O
writing	O
and	O
describing	O
both	O
games	O
as	O
"	O
retro-sentimental	O
platformers	O
by	O
independent	O
studios	O
that	O
promised	O
a	O
lot	O
,	O
but	O
seemed	O
fated	O
to	O
never	O
come	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
,	O
Owlboy	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
