<s>
Serpent	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Staglands	I-Application
is	O
an	O
old-school	O
isometric	B-Application
computer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
independent	O
game	O
developer	O
Whalenought	O
Studios	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
tagline	O
“	O
a	O
90s	O
CRPG	O
in	O
every	O
way	O
but	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
”	O
,	O
The	O
game	O
resembles	O
several	O
classic	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Darklands	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
Technologies	O
 '	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
the	O
Whalenought	O
website	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
GOG.com,	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Humble	O
Store	O
on	O
28	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
classless	O
role-playing	O
system	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
SPECIAL	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Fallout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
open	O
world	O
sandbox	O
exploration	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
move	O
about	O
the	O
map	O
as	O
he	O
chooses	O
and	O
solve	O
quests	O
in	O
any	O
order	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
real-time	O
with	O
pause	O
,	O
as	O
popularized	O
by	O
Infinity	O
Engine	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
and	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
more	O
recent	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serpent	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Staglands	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
many	O
gamers	O
draw	O
parallels	O
to	O
Darklands	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serpent	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Staglands	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Whalenought	O
Studios	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
husband-and-wife	O
team	O
consisting	O
of	O
Joe	O
and	O
Hannah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
game	O
design	O
for	O
Serpent	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Staglands	I-Application
started	O
in	O
winter	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serpent	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Staglands	I-Application
was	O
created	O
using	O
Unity	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parts	O
of	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
funds	O
went	O
towards	O
buying	O
Unity	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Pro	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
more	O
efficient	O
path	O
finding	O
technology	O
and	O
optimized	O
lighting	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Serpent	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Staglands	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
"	O
almost	O
completely	O
ignored	O
by	O
the	O
specialized	O
press	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
reviews	O
and	O
impressions	O
from	O
(	O
mainly	O
smaller	O
)	O
gaming	O
sites	O
have	O
since	O
appeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
notes	O
that	O
"	O
Serpent	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Staglands	I-Application
is	O
one	O
gorgeous	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
music	O
composition	O
is	O
fantastic	O
and	O
perfectly	O
suits	O
both	O
the	O
feel	O
and	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concludes	O
;	O
"	O
I	O
’ve	O
played	O
some	O
difficult	O
games	O
in	O
my	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
I	O
ca	O
n’t	O
remember	O
any	O
that	O
left	O
my	O
lead	O
character	O
crumpled	O
in	O
a	O
bloody	O
heap	O
on	O
the	O
cold	O
ground	O
so	O
frequently	O
as	O
Serpent	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Staglands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
