<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Goichi	O
Suda	O
and	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
,	O
and	O
combined	O
the	O
styles	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
designers	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
"	O
punk	O
rock	O
"	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
psychological	O
action	B-Application
thriller	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
marked	O
the	O
second	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Japanese	O
game	O
designers	O
Goichi	O
Suda	O
and	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
previously	O
partnered	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
2005	O
title	O
Killer7	B-Application
which	O
Suda	O
directed	O
at	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
under	O
the	O
supervision	O
of	O
then	O
Capcom	O
game	O
producer	O
Mikami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Killer7	B-Application
released	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
expanded	O
the	O
public	O
recognition	O
of	O
Suda	O
's	O
studio	O
,	O
which	O
thereby	O
began	O
to	O
explore	O
opportunities	O
for	O
projects	O
with	O
mainstream	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Darkness	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
credited	O
this	O
necessity	O
as	O
the	O
impetus	O
for	O
his	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
processing	O
power	O
aligned	O
with	O
Suda	O
's	O
expectations	O
for	O
the	O
technology	O
suited	O
to	O
deliver	O
his	O
envisioned	O
visual	O
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
pushed	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
to	O
reinvent	O
its	O
accrued	O
design	O
practices	O
from	O
Killer7	B-Application
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Kurayami	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
an	O
innovative	O
interactive	O
experience	O
;	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
sought	O
to	O
carry	O
over	O
his	O
established	O
directorial	O
style	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
Suda	O
remarked	O
that	O
Kurayami	O
employed	O
an	O
increased	O
degree	O
of	O
player	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
protagonist	O
and	O
a	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
action-based	O
sequences	O
,	O
features	O
which	O
he	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
evidence	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
variability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurayami	O
ultimately	O
served	O
the	O
first	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
December	O
,	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
(	O
sound	O
designer	O
for	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
)	O
left	O
Konami	O
after	O
finishing	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shattered	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
and	O
joined	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
because	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
game	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
newly	O
titled	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
was	O
finally	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
2010	O
as	O
an	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
took	O
three	O
years	O
to	O
make	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
had	O
gone	O
through	O
significant	O
changes	O
(	O
five	O
design	O
drafts	O
in	O
total	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
forced	O
Suda	O
to	O
completely	O
scrap	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
initial	O
ideas	O
and	O
had	O
Johnson	O
the	O
talking	O
Skull	O
replaced	O
Paula	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
fairy	O
tale	O
like	O
Lupin	O
the	O
Third	O
:	O
The	O
Castle	O
of	O
Cagliostro	O
or	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Mikami	O
expressed	O
his	O
disappointment	O
and	O
regret	O
with	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Suda	O
said	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
The	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
was	O
a	O
huge	O
challenge	O
because	O
as	O
a	O
habit	O
of	O
his	O
,	O
changing	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
meant	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
said	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
crackbrained	O
horror	O
romp	O
takes	O
camp	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
extreme	O
and	O
wants	O
you	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
to	O
have	O
nothing	O
but	O
fun	O
the	O
entire	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
To	O
a	O
much	O
simpler	O
degree	O
,	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
is	O
an	O
amazing	O
experience	O
that	O
anyone	O
with	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
and	O
an	O
affinity	O
for	O
rich	O
games	O
should	O
get	O
their	O
hands	O
on	O
ASAP.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
A−	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Suda	O
51	O
's	O
warped	O
,	O
pop-culture-obsessed	O
vision	O
and	O
Mikami	O
's	O
sure-fire	O
action	B-Application
make	O
a	O
heck	O
of	O
a	O
match.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
seven	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
erratic	O
,	O
slapdash	O
nature	O
leaves	O
you	O
slightly	O
dazed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strangely	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
memorable	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
actually	O
are	O
quite	O
distant	O
from	O
the	O
actual	O
gameplay	O
;	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
the	O
storybooks	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
are	O
more	O
memorable	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
set-pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Spy	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
scary	O
as	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
or	O
Resident	O
Evil	O
,	O
not	O
as	O
funny	O
as	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
not	O
as	O
original	O
as	O
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
leaving	O
it	O
stuck	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
limbo.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
five	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
a	O
little	O
more	O
restraint	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
core	O
experience	O
,	O
Shadows	B-Application
Of	I-Application
The	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
could	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
action	B-Application
thrill	O
ride	O
Garcia	O
Hotspur	O
thinks	O
it	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
sold	O
approximately	O
24,000	O
units	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
combined	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
additional	O
9,145	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2013	O
videogame	O
Black	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
used	O
plot	O
points	O
from	O
the	O
abandoned	O
second	O
direction	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
most	O
prominently	O
the	O
protagonist	O
hanging	O
himself	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
artbook	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
dark	O
fairy	O
tale	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2019	O
videogame	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
:	I-Application
No	I-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
features	O
a	O
level	O
named	O
Damned	O
Dark	O
Knight	O
based	O
on	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
female	O
lead	O
of	O
Kurayami	O
Dance	O
also	O
appears	O
in	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
segment	O
of	O
Travis	B-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Again	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
Kurayami	O
Dance	O
establish	O
that	O
both	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
universe	O
that	O
encompasses	O
many	O
other	O
Suda	O
51	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
and	O
Serious	O
Moonlight	O
are	O
in-universe	O
video	O
games	O
but	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Kurayami	O
Dance	O
and	O
thus	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
direction	O
for	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
are	O
people	O
Travis	O
Touchdown	O
interacted	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2014	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Within	I-Application
by	O
producer	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
was	O
immediately	O
developed	O
after	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
and	O
has	O
a	O
mode	O
named	O
Kurayami	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
DLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mode	O
shares	O
a	O
name	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
for	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
and	O
is	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
illumination	O
mechanic	O
that	O
partially	O
survived	O
into	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Damned	I-Application
.	O
</s>
