<s>
Tales	B-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ape	O
Marina	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Screen7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
DRM-free	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
and	O
GOG	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
point-and-click	O
fantasy	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
stages	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
myths	O
,	O
legends	B-Application
,	O
and	O
fairy-tale	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
is	O
the	O
magic	O
bell	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
mysterious	O
darkness	O
is	O
released	O
from	O
a	O
forbidden	O
book	O
inside	O
the	O
library	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
inherited	O
in	O
unknown	O
circumstances	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
named	O
Alfred	O
Walsh	O
must	O
venture	O
into	O
the	O
stories	O
that	O
have	O
become	O
affected	O
by	O
its	O
power	O
,	O
assisted	O
by	O
none	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
sorcerer	O
Merlin	B-Device
from	O
the	O
legends	B-Application
of	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Ape	O
Marina	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
development	O
team	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
Sierra	O
and	O
Lucasarts	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
is	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
that	O
gives	O
us	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
way	O
to	O
experience	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
most	O
treasured	O
literature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
British	O
comedian	O
and	O
creator	O
of	O
Nelly	B-Application
Cootalot	I-Application
,	O
Alasdair	O
Beckett-King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
legends	B-Application
like	O
Merlin	B-Device
the	I-Device
Wizard	I-Device
,	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
and	O
others	O
from	O
classic	O
stories	O
from	O
Mesopotamian	O
,	O
Norse	O
and	O
Greek	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Merlin	B-Device
:	O
The	O
wizard	O
from	O
the	O
legend	B-Application
of	O
King	B-Application
Arthur	I-Application
acts	O
as	O
your	O
guide	O
to	O
the	O
literary	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Merlin	B-Device
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
actor	O
Dave	O
Lanzafame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loki	B-Device
:	O
Is	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
trickster	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loki	B-Device
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Klemens	O
Koehring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Algorithm
:	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
hammer-wielding	O
god	O
associated	O
with	O
thunder	O
,	O
lightning	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
storms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Algorithm
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Jesse	O
Lowther	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
notable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
Dante	B-Protocol
,	O
Athena	B-Application
,	O
Ninsun	O
,	O
Enkidu	O
,	O
and	O
Bellerophon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ape	O
Marina	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
development	O
team	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
Sierra	O
and	O
Lucasarts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tales	B-Application
–	O
Original	O
Videogame	O
Soundtrack	O
is	O
created	O
by	O
musician	O
Luigi	O
Di	O
Guida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
tale	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
its	O
specific	O
musical	O
influence	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
renaissance	B-Application
,	O
medieval	O
to	O
Arabic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
given	O
to	O
its	O
humorous	O
depiction	O
of	O
classic	O
stories	O
,	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
puzzles	O
and	O
its	O
non-linear	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
small	O
technical	O
issues	O
AdventureGamers	O
recommendsTales	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
like	O
myths	O
and	O
literature	O
,	O
meaty	O
puzzles	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
just	O
playing	O
with	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
's	O
hammer	O
and	O
Jack	O
's	O
beanstalk	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
comes	O
heartily	O
recommended	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FutureSack	O
praised	O
about	O
the	O
story-line	O
and	O
humor	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
plenty	O
of	O
jokes	O
for	O
all	O
ages	O
to	O
enjoy	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
great	O
to	O
see	O
something	O
suitable	O
for	O
the	O
whole	O
family	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ITC	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
mythological	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
,	O
non-linear	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
voice-acting	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Tales	B-Application
is	O
a	O
recommendation	O
to	O
all	O
fans	O
of	O
classic	O
adventure	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Testiversum	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
8.1/10	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
wrote	O
"	O
Tales	B-Application
is	O
a	O
clear	O
recommendation	O
for	O
all	O
point-and-click	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
