<s>
Punch	B-Application
Line	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
5pb.	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
anime	I-Application
television	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
by	O
5pb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
Europe	O
and	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
delayed	O
to	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Yuuta	O
Iridatsu	O
,	O
a	O
ghost	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
his	O
body	O
,	O
and	O
solves	O
puzzles	O
while	O
haunting	O
a	O
house	O
and	O
using	O
poltergeist	B-General_Concept
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
possession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Kotaro	O
Uchikoshi	O
and	O
scored	O
by	O
Tetsuya	O
Komuro	O
,	O
with	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
Shōta	O
Iwasaki	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
of	O
whom	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Punch	B-Application
Line	I-Application
anime	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Takumi	O
Nakazawa	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Kazuhiro	O
Ichikawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punch	B-Application
Line	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
ghost	O
Yuuta	O
Iridatsu	O
,	O
who	O
aims	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
set	O
up	O
pranks	O
in	O
the	O
rooms	O
during	O
interactive	O
"	O
trick	O
sections	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
if	O
successful	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
access	O
to	O
new	O
poltergeist	B-General_Concept
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
possession	O
and	O
moving	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punch	B-Application
Line	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
5pb.	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
anime	I-Application
television	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Takumi	O
Nakazawa	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Kazuhiro	O
Ichikawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaro	O
Uchikoshi	O
wrote	O
the	O
scenario	O
,	O
Tetsuya	O
Komuro	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
Shōta	O
Iwasaki	O
designed	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
reprising	O
their	O
roles	O
from	O
the	O
Punch	B-Application
Line	I-Application
anime	O
;	O
the	O
voice	O
cast	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
also	O
reprised	O
their	O
roles	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
by	O
5pb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
PQube	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
Punch	B-Application
Line	I-Application
audio	O
drama	O
written	O
by	O
Uchikoshi	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Western	O
"	O
Cheermancy	O
Edition	O
"	O
includes	O
an	O
artbook	O
,	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
a	O
cat	O
collar	O
like	O
the	O
character	O
Chiranosuke	O
's	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
rubber	O
pigeon	O
mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheSixthAxis	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
a	O
poor	O
job	O
at	O
introducing	O
people	O
to	O
Punch	B-Application
Line	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
will	O
enjoy	O
the	O
extra	O
content	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
newcomers	O
should	O
either	O
watch	O
the	O
anime	O
first	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
avoid	O
Punch	B-Application
Line	I-Application
altogether	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
