<s>
Pilgrim	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faith	I-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Weapon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Paulo	O
Coelho	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
The	O
Pilgrimage	O
,	O
the	O
novel	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
premiere	O
title	O
of	O
Arxel	O
Tribe	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
The	O
Paulo	O
Coelho	O
trilogy	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
The	B-Operating_System
Legend	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Prophet	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Assassin	I-Operating_System
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Operating_System
Secrets	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Alamut	I-Operating_System
(	O
2001	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
this	O
point	O
the	O
game	O
covers	O
symbolic	O
,	O
spiritual	O
,	O
and	O
supernatural	O
philosophies	O
such	O
as	O
dreams	O
,	O
peace	O
,	O
compassion	O
,	O
love	O
,	O
salvation	O
,	O
the	O
Four	O
Horsemen	O
of	O
the	O
Apocalypse	O
,	O
growing	O
up	O
and	O
giving	O
up	O
,	O
and	O
re-learning	O
what	O
we	O
knew	O
as	O
children	O
;	O
the	O
final	O
scene	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Limbo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
Chronopedia	O
in	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Broderbund	O
adventure	O
game	O
Carmen	B-Application
Sandiego	I-Application
's	I-Application
Great	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
Through	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moebius	O
had	O
previously	O
illustrated	O
the	O
French	O
edition	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
Coelho	O
's	O
books	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
designed	O
covers	O
for	O
gaming	O
projects	O
such	O
as	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
and	O
Fade	B-Application
to	I-Application
Black	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
Pilgrim	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
its	O
release	O
had	O
the	O
subtitle	O
Faith	B-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
Weapon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
Quake	B-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
had	O
opened	O
up	O
new	O
graphical	O
and	O
narrative	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2D	O
character	O
design	O
work	O
was	O
done	O
in	O
both	O
Ljubljana	O
and	O
Paris	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
designs	O
using	O
3D	O
graphics	O
software	O
was	O
completed	O
in	O
Ljubljana	O
Computer	O
artists	O
created	O
3D	O
images	O
from	O
Moebius	O
 '	O
drawings	O
using	O
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
computers	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Onyx	O
and	O
Indigo	O
2	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
had	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
non-video	O
game	O
projects	O
)	O
;	O
they	O
mixed	O
traditional	O
computer	O
graphics	O
techniques	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
rigging	O
,	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
to	O
animate	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
SVGA	O
640x480	B-General_Concept
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
and	O
Brazilian	O
Portuguese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
Adventure	O
described	O
Pilgrim	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
little-known	O
title	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
The	B-Operating_System
Legend	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Prophet	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Assassin	I-Operating_System
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Pilgrim	O
had	O
still	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
Adventure	O
reported	O
that	O
Pilgrim	O
was	O
originally	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Operating_System
Legend	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Prophet	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Assassin	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
that	O
this	O
idea	O
was	O
later	O
abandoned	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
yet	O
another	O
marketing	O
mistake	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
The	B-Operating_System
Secrets	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Alamut	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2001	O
,	O
Just	O
Adventure	O
wrote	O
that	O
Pilgrim	O
had	O
experienced	O
a	O
"	O
rejuvenation	O
in	O
sales	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
since	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
listed	O
it	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Ten	O
Best	O
Games	O
That	O
(	O
Almost	O
)	O
No	O
One	O
Has	O
Ever	O
Played	O
"	O
article	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1997	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Stop	O
magazine	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
which	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
genre	O
as	O
most	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Myst	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
technical	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Play	O
negatively	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Broken	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Templars	I-Application
,	O
PC	O
Action	O
described	O
the	O
interface	O
as	O
"	O
unusual	O
but	O
very	O
intuitive	O
"	O
,	O
GameStar	O
negatively	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Riven	B-Application
and	O
Zork	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Inquisitor	I-Application
while	O
accusing	O
it	O
of	O
being	O
both	O
too	O
complicated	O
and	O
obsolete	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
Games	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
lacked	O
tension	O
,	O
variety	O
and	O
mental	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Nataliya	O
Dubrovskaya	O
of	O
Game.EXE	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
beautiful	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Euroadventure	O
"	O
genre	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
contemporaries	O
such	O
as	O
Dark	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
Nightmare	B-Application
Creatures	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Cryo	O
Interactive	O
titles	O
like	O
Atlantis	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Tales	I-Application
,	O
Dreams	B-Application
to	I-Application
Reality	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Versailles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Ray	O
Ivey	O
of	O
Just	O
Adventure	O
,	O
a	O
self-professed	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
developer	O
who	O
enjoyed	O
Ring	B-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
and	O
Faust	B-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
picked	O
up	O
Pilgrim	O
"	O
mostly	O
out	O
of	O
academic	O
interest	O
"	O
to	O
examine	O
Axel	O
Tribe	O
's	O
debut	O
work	O
;	O
he	O
described	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
"	O
lovely	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
mysterious	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
educational	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
compelling	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
great	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gordon	O
Aplin	O
of	O
Metzomagic	O
and	O
Quandary	O
did	O
not	O
buy	O
the	O
game	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
box	O
cover	O
mislead	O
him	O
into	O
thinking	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
action/adventure	O
game	O
like	O
Knight	B-Application
's	I-Application
Chase	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2001	O
he	O
deemed	O
it	O
a	O
valiant	O
first	O
effort	O
by	O
Arxel	O
but	O
incomparable	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
titles	O
like	O
Ring	B-Application
and	O
Faust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1999	O
Faust	B-Application
review	O
Metzomagics	O
Steve	O
Metzler	O
said	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
"	O
improved	O
tremendously	O
"	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Pilgrim	O
's	O
"	O
incomprehensible	O
"	O
puzzle	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poussier	O
also	O
compared	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Myst	B-Application
and	O
liked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
follow	O
the	O
book	O
too	O
closely	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
a	O
"	O
stain	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
author	O
's	O
influence	O
"	O
was	O
not	O
noticeable	O
until	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
midpoint	O
;	O
he	O
thought	O
the	O
scene	O
with	O
Petrus	O
was	O
"	O
completely	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
blue	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
filled	O
with	O
absolute	O
nonsense	O
that	O
even	O
the	O
stonest	O
{	O
sic ] ]	O
of	O
all	O
hippies	O
would	O
find	O
laughable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
Arxel	O
Tribe	O
's	O
prelude	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
"	O
international	O
breakthrough	O
"	O
hit	O
Ring	B-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
opera	O
by	O
Richard	O
Wagner	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
sell	O
600,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
as	O
Pilgrims	O
sequel	O
The	B-Operating_System
Legend	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Prophet	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Assassin	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Legend	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Prophet	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Assassin	I-Operating_System
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Prophet	O
's	O
Trail	O
,	O
(	O
called	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
As-Sayf	O
:	O
The	O
Prophet	O
and	O
the	O
Assassin	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
stage	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Pilgrim	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
less	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
and	O
more	O
an	O
"	O
entirely	O
new	O
story	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
era	O
as	O
seen	O
from	O
another	O
perspective	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
carries	O
over	O
into	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
The	B-Operating_System
Secrets	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Alamut	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
releases	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
are	O
considered	O
Part	O
1	O
and	O
Part	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
Legend	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
bundled	O
release	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
The	B-Operating_System
Legend	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Prophet	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Assassin	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
titles	O
would	O
form	O
a	O
collection	O
—	O
with	O
The	B-Operating_System
Legend	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Prophet	I-Operating_System
and	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Assassin	I-Operating_System
(	O
2000	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Operating_System
Secrets	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Alamut	I-Operating_System
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
continued	O
the	O
story	O
—	O
known	O
collectively	O
as	O
The	O
Paulo	O
Coelho	O
Trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
20	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
creative	O
team	O
collaborated	O
on	O
Faust	B-Application
:	I-Application
Seven	I-Application
Games	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
14	O
worked	O
on	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
the	O
Prophet	O
and	O
the	O
Assassin''	O
(	O
2000	O
–	O
also	O
written	O
by	O
Coelho	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
