<s>
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
Technologies	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
endings	O
are	O
available	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
alignment	O
;	O
the	O
sixth	O
is	O
a	O
joke	O
ending	O
in	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
previous	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
oriented	O
towards	O
short	O
multiplayer	O
sessions	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	O
console	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
single-player	O
gameplay	O
of	O
previous	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
concept	O
of	O
Book	O
of	O
Memories	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
fictional	O
Book	O
of	O
Lost	O
Memories	O
in	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
game	O
lore	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Book	O
of	O
Memories	O
conceptualized	O
as	O
the	O
literal	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
's	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
remarked	O
on	O
its	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
perceived	O
trappings	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
divided	O
on	O
its	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
some	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
succeeded	O
as	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
criticized	O
it	O
as	O
neither	O
a	O
faithful	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
title	O
nor	O
a	O
good	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
is	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
from	O
an	O
overhead	O
perspective	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
monster-filled	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
five	O
character	O
classes	O
(	O
bookworm	B-Operating_System
,	O
goth	O
,	O
jock	O
,	O
preppy	O
,	O
and	O
rocker	O
)	O
for	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
to	O
a	O
degree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creatures	O
present	O
in	O
Book	O
of	O
Memories	O
have	O
appeared	O
in	O
previous	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2s	I-Application
Pyramid	O
Head	O
and	O
the	O
ghosts	O
from	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Room	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
ending	O
is	O
a	O
joke	O
ending	O
in	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Book	O
of	O
Memories	O
traveling	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
on	O
spring	O
break	O
,	O
encountering	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
began	O
in	O
summer	O
2010	O
;	O
major	O
guidelines	O
were	O
"	O
 '	O
Vita-centric	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Not	O
traditional	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
'	O
Different	O
every	O
time	O
you	O
play	O
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marked	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
previous	O
Sillent	O
Hill	O
titles	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
single-player	O
gameplay	O
;	O
previously	O
,	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
including	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
had	O
been	O
mulled	O
over	O
for	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
during	O
its	O
beginning	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
rejected	O
out	O
of	O
worry	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
feel	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
and	O
added	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
proof	O
of	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
was	O
produced	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
:	O
it	O
used	O
the	O
third-person	O
view	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
installments	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
character	O
wearing	O
a	O
hoodie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
puzzle-based	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
camera	O
would	O
switch	O
between	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
view	I-Application
for	O
the	O
puzzles	O
and	O
an	O
over-the-shoulder	O
view	O
for	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Procedural	O
level	O
generation	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
playable	O
PC	B-Device
build	O
showed	O
off	O
the	O
new	O
combat	O
system	O
with	O
timed	O
combos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
and	O
April	O
,	O
the	O
concepts	O
for	O
the	O
joke	O
ending	O
and	O
story	O
system	O
were	O
created	O
and	O
received	O
approval	O
from	O
Konami	O
;	O
auditions	O
for	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
actors	O
began	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
process	O
starting	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Licht	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
had	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Downpour	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Book	O
of	O
Memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
King	O
and	O
voice	O
actor	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
also	O
composed	O
a	O
song	O
for	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
"	O
Love	O
Psalm	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
similarly	O
named	O
song	O
on	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
2s	I-Application
soundtrack	O
;	O
it	O
included	O
vocals	O
by	O
Mary	O
Elizabeth	O
McGlynn	O
and	O
background	O
vocals	O
by	O
Baker	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
performed	O
by	O
Eyeshine	O
,	O
featuring	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
:	I-Application
Book	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
was	O
the	O
fourth-best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
,	O
behind	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Hotline	B-Application
Miami	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Book	O
of	O
Memories	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
fun	O
entertainment	O
,	O
worked	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
independent	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
promising	O
despite	O
flaws	O
or	O
was	O
enjoyable	O
despite	O
a	O
perceived	O
lack	O
of	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
trappings	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
failed	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
horror	O
roots	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
or	O
suffered	O
from	O
an	O
"	O
identity	O
crisis	O
"	O
as	O
neither	O
a	O
faithful	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
title	O
nor	O
an	O
innovative	O
dungeon-crawler	O
.	O
</s>
