<s>
Root	B-Application
Film	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
visual	O
novel	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
2016	O
's	O
Root	B-Application
Letter	I-Application
visual	O
novel	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Kadokawa	O
Mystery	O
Games	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
segments	O
include	O
mini-games	O
where	O
inconsistencies	O
must	O
be	O
fixed	O
and	O
stories	O
put	O
together	O
into	O
a	O
narrative	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
and	O
Ace	B-Application
Attorney	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Root	B-Application
Letter	I-Application
the	O
game	O
's	O
fictional	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
real-life	O
Shimane	O
Prefecture	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
a	O
sequel	O
or	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Root	B-Application
Letter	I-Application
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
grouped	O
together	O
by	O
what	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
Kadokawa	O
Games	O
Mystery	O
series	O
moniker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sequel	O
ideas	O
for	O
Root	B-Application
Letter	I-Application
were	O
being	O
considered	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
late	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
existence	O
as	O
a	O
formal	O
project	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
under	O
its	O
tentative	O
name	O
Root	B-Application
Letter	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
formally	O
revealed	O
and	O
announced	O
under	O
its	O
official	O
name	O
,	O
Root	B-Application
Film	I-Application
,	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Root	B-Application
Film	I-Application
received	O
an	O
8/8/8/8	O
(	O
32/40	O
)	O
rating	O
from	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
fare	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
charts	O
;	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
30	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
30	O
selling	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
,	O
moving	O
1679	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
charting	O
somewhere	O
under	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
