<s>
Before	O
this	O
,	O
Croshaw	O
gained	O
attention	O
in	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
community	O
for	O
his	O
video	O
game	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
involved	O
in	O
multiple	O
other	O
video	O
series	O
and	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
for	O
The	O
Escapist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
Differently	O
Morphous	O
,	O
Croshaw	O
's	O
books	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
Audible	B-Application
exclusives	O
first	O
as	O
audiobooks	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
formats	O
releasing	O
later	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croshaw	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
developing	O
video	O
games	O
since	O
1998	O
,	O
his	O
two	O
commercial	O
releases	O
,	O
Hatfall	O
and	O
The	O
Consuming	O
Shadow	O
,	O
are	O
published	O
across	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
started	O
when	O
Croshaw	O
uploaded	O
two	O
reviews	O
for	O
Fable	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Chapters	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
demo	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
after	O
which	O
The	O
Escapist	O
contacted	O
him	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
actually	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
are	O
Portal	B-Application
,	O
Psychonauts	B-Application
,	O
Silent	O
Hill2	O
,	O
Call	O
of	O
Duty4	O
:	O
Modern	O
Warfare	O
,	O
Spec	B-Application
Ops	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Line	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Valve	O
game	O
Portal	B-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
he	O
has	O
ever	O
reviewed	O
in	O
a	O
completely	O
positive	O
manner	O
with	O
Portal	B-Application
being	O
rated	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
favorite	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
others	O
being	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
,	O
Thief	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Metal	I-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roughly	O
4	O
hours	O
after	O
each	O
weekly	O
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
,	O
Croshaw	O
streams	O
the	O
reviewed	O
game	O
live	O
for	O
two	O
hours	O
with	O
fellow	O
Escapist	O
members	O
on	O
Twitch	O
and	O
Youtube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Croshaw	O
joins	O
Jack	O
Packard	O
weekly	O
in	O
Slightly	O
Something	O
Else	O
,	O
formerly	O
Slightly	O
Civil	O
War	O
,	O
a	O
live	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
show	O
based	O
on	O
video	O
game	O
related	O
topics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croshaw	O
became	O
known	O
in	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
community	O
for	O
the	O
Rob	B-Application
Blanc	I-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Trials	O
of	O
Odysseus	O
Kent	O
was	O
mentioned	O
by	O
PC	B-Device
Plus	O
magazine	O
as	O
"	O
AGS	O
Showcase	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
November	O
2003	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Croshaw	O
created	O
a	O
total	O
conversion	O
mod	O
for	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
3D	I-Application
:	O
Atomic	O
Edition	O
called	O
Age	O
of	O
Evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Croshaw	O
writes	O
his	O
own	O
games	O
and	O
their	O
graphics	O
and	O
animation	O
using	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
,	O
though	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
compose	O
his	O
own	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
95	I-Application
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
that	O
were	O
written	O
in	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
3	I-Language
and	O
largely	O
drawn	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
during	O
Croshaw	O
's	O
high	O
school	O
years	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
schoolmate	O
Michael	O
Dodson	O
's	O
Red	O
Dwarf	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
1January	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rob	B-Application
Blanc	I-Application
trilogy	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
that	O
follow	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
character	O
Robert	O
"	O
Rob	O
"	O
Blanc	O
,	O
an	O
unassuming	O
English	O
chip	O
shop	O
worker	O
who	O
is	O
abducted	O
by	O
the	O
High	O
Ones	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
secret	O
rulers	O
of	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Rob	B-Application
Blanc	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Planet	O
of	O
the	O
Pasteurised	O
Pestilence	O
,	O
features	O
Rob	O
returning	O
to	O
Earth	O
while	O
the	O
High	O
Ones	O
construct	O
his	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
,	O
Rob	B-Application
Blanc	I-Application
III	O
:	O
The	O
Temporal	O
Terrorists	O
,	O
begins	O
on	O
Rob	O
's	O
spaceship	O
where	O
he	O
and	O
Paul	O
,	O
now	O
his	O
sidekick	O
,	O
are	O
finally	O
ready	O
to	O
start	O
defending	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
 '	O
humour	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhikers	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
and	O
Red	O
Dwarf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finishing	O
the	O
Arthur	O
Yahtzee	O
and	O
Rob	B-Application
Blanc	I-Application
trilogies	O
,	O
Croshaw	O
had	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
done	O
with	O
making	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Croshaw	O
wrote	O
and	O
released	O
The	O
Trials	O
of	O
Odysseus	O
Kent	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
Adventures	O
in	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
of	O
Fantabulous	O
Wonderment	O
features	O
cynical	O
science	O
fiction	O
humour	O
similar	O
to	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
'	O
s	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
but	O
mixes	O
adventure	O
elements	O
with	O
turn-based	O
space	B-Application
combat	I-Application
,	O
resource	O
trading	O
and	O
space	O
exploration	O
gameplay	O
mechanisms	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
space	O
simulator	O
titles	O
like	O
Star	B-Application
Control	I-Application
and	O
Wing	B-Application
Commander	I-Application
:	I-Application
Privateer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
plot	O
point	O
is	O
the	O
deployment	O
of	O
Redshirts	O
(	O
an	O
obvious	O
homage	O
to	O
Star	O
Trek	O
's	O
disposable	O
red-shirted	O
crew	O
members	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
used	O
as	O
cannon	B-Application
fodder	I-Application
when	O
the	O
situation	O
planet-side	O
is	O
deemed	O
too	O
dangerous	O
for	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
crew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
proper	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Rob	B-Application
Blanc	I-Application
science	O
fiction	O
universe	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Defender	O
of	O
the	O
Universe	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
chaos	O
that	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trilby	O
's	O
Notes	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
hotel	O
which	O
exists	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
and	O
a	O
horrific	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
,	O
goes	O
back	O
to	O
flesh	O
out	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
the	O
cursed	O
African	O
idol	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wrapped	O
version	O
for	O
Linux	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
to	O
icculus.org,	O
later	O
updated	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
version	O
of	O
AGS	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simply	O
animated	O
,	O
many	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
reflect	O
the	O
original	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
incorporates	O
aspects	O
of	O
gunplay	O
found	O
in	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Flashback	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	I-Application
Identity	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
he	O
has	O
written	O
a	O
sixteen-chapter	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
Metroidvania	O
style	O
non-linear	O
platformer	O
starring	O
Derek	O
Badger	O
,	O
a	O
poacher	O
who	O
travels	O
underground	O
to	O
save	O
a	O
gamekeeper	O
from	O
hordes	O
of	O
demonic	O
rabbits	B-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
a	O
spirit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
his	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
in	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
two	O
editions	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
purchase	O
on	O
both	O
through	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
and	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
later	O
being	O
green	O
lit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
IOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
2019	O
:	O
Preflight	O
Panic	O
–	O
inspired	O
by	O
Papers	B-Application
,	I-Application
Please	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
flight	O
attendant	O
who	O
must	O
check	O
and	O
correct	O
each	O
passenger	O
or	O
else	O
the	O
plane	O
explodes	O
on	O
take-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
2019	O
:	O
The	O
Life	O
of	O
Erich	O
Zann	O
–	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
short	O
story	O
The	O
Music	O
of	O
Erich	O
Zann	O
by	O
H.P.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
2019	O
:	O
The	O
Button	O
That	O
Ruins	O
Everything	O
–	O
an	O
incremental	B-Application
game	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
watches	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
dog	O
as	O
their	O
life	O
unfolds	O
and	O
goes	O
through	O
random	O
scenarios	O
,	O
whilst	O
trying	O
to	O
keep	O
an	O
orange	O
cat	O
from	O
pressing	O
the	O
titular	O
"	O
Button	O
That	O
Ruins	O
Everything	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
2020	O
:	O
Something	O
's	O
in	O
the	O
Sea	O
–	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
about	O
collecting	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
sea	O
while	O
evading	O
a	O
giant	O
monster	O
dwelling	O
under	O
the	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
season	O
of	O
his	O
Dev	O
Diary	O
series	O
,	O
Yahtzee	O
mentioned	O
stalled	O
progress	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
described	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
,	O
but	O
set	O
in	O
space	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
being	O
a	O
cargo	O
ship	O
captain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
December	O
2000	O
Yahtzee	O
started	O
a	O
webcomic	O
known	O
as	O
Yahtzee	O
Takes	O
on	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
characters	O
from	O
his	O
Arthur	O
Yahtzee	O
and	O
Rob	B-Application
Blanc	I-Application
trilogies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
genre	O
name	O
which	O
Croshaw	O
believes	O
is	O
unwieldy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
novel	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Zero	O
Punctuation	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
where	O
he	O
says	O
that	O
people	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
cope	O
if	O
civilization	O
ends	O
in	O
any	O
other	O
way	O
than	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
apocalypse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
Audible	B-Application
original	I-Application
first	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
print	O
edition	O
coming	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Croshaw	O
announced	O
on	O
his	O
blog	O
that	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Will	O
Save	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
for	O
Food	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Audible.com	B-Application
on	O
26	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existentially	O
Challenged	O
is	O
initially	O
only	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
Audible	B-Application
Original	I-Application
,	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
print	O
edition	O
from	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
Croshaw	O
admitted	O
in	O
his	O
Extra	O
Punctuation	O
column	O
that	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
during	O
its	O
long	O
development	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
offer	O
by	O
3D	O
Realms	O
developer	O
Brian	O
Hook	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
script	O
for	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
episode	O
,	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
developer	O
Jay	O
Brushwood	O
claimed	O
that	O
Hook	O
pushed	O
for	O
Croshaw	O
's	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
that	O
his	O
piece	O
stood	O
out	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
funniest	O
among	O
the	O
samples	O
sent	O
in	O
by	O
other	O
writers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
elaborated	O
further	O
when	O
he	O
and	O
Gabriel	O
Morton	O
played	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
on	O
Let	O
's	O
Drown	O
Out	O
,	O
calling	O
Duke	O
Nukem	O
a	O
"	O
dinosaur	O
"	O
and	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
"	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
culture	O
that	O
no	O
longer	O
existed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
trip	O
to	O
E3	O
2019	O
,	O
Yahtzee	O
revealed	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
minor	O
writing	O
work	O
on	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
13	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
Croshaw	O
has	O
hosted	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
on	O
his	O
personal	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
podcasts	B-Operating_System
consist	O
of	O
unscripted	O
banter	O
between	O
him	O
and	O
co-speaker	O
Gabriel	O
Morton	O
regarding	O
various	O
subjects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
files	O
were	O
also	O
posted	O
on	O
SoundCloud	O
,	O
but	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
deleted	O
,	O
until	O
a	O
fan	O
brought	O
them	O
back	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Croshaw	O
and	O
Gabriel	O
Morton	O
began	O
producing	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
videos	O
of	O
various	O
older	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
uploading	O
them	O
to	O
Croshaw	O
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Show	O
and	O
Tell	O
Podcasts	B-Operating_System
"	O
have	O
since	O
ended	O
with	O
Croshaw	O
and	O
Morton	O
hybridizing	O
their	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
series	O
with	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
topics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
done	O
weekly	O
and	O
posted	O
on	O
Croshaw	O
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
until	O
being	O
tentatively	O
put	O
on	O
hiatus	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Croshaw	O
and	O
Morton	O
feeling	O
the	O
format	O
had	O
grown	O
stale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Yahtzee	O
's	O
move	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
his	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
series	O
"	O
Lets	O
Drown	O
Out	O
"	O
came	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
;	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
episode	O
covering	O
the	O
Portal2	O
Co-op	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pilot	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
on	O
15	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
show	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
feature	O
gaming	O
news	O
,	O
comedy	O
sketches	O
,	O
reviews	O
of	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
and	O
three	O
special	O
reports	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
involved	O
Croshaw	O
in	O
a	O
discussion	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
3October	O
2009	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
pilot	O
was	O
uploaded	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
Game	O
Damage	O
website	O
,	O
showing	O
new	O
sketches	O
and	O
appearances	O
at	O
Supanova	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
