<s>
Tesla	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	O
A	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
Adventure	O
(	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Project	B-Application
Fedora	I-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
series	O
of	O
detective	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Big	O
Finish	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
tells	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
story	O
through	O
live-action	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
freely	O
explorable	O
3D	O
environments	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tesla	O
Effect'''s	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Under	B-Application
a	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Directive	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overseer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
The	B-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Directive	I-Application
,	O
it	O
features	O
"	O
narrative	O
pathing	O
"	O
where	O
player	O
choices	O
affect	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlotTesla	O
Effect	O
begins	O
in	O
2050	O
,	O
seven	O
years	O
after	O
Tex	O
and	O
his	O
love	O
interest	O
,	O
Chelsee	O
Bando	O
,	O
were	O
attacked	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overseer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
following	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Access	O
Software	O
,	O
series	O
creators	O
Chris	O
Jones	O
and	O
Aaron	O
Conners	O
made	O
numerous	O
attempts	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
get	O
approval	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Big	O
Finish	O
had	O
considered	O
making	O
a	O
casual	O
game	O
featuring	O
the	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
character	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
exploring	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
they	O
grew	O
doubtful	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
product	O
would	O
please	O
either	O
casual	O
fans	O
or	O
existing	O
fans	O
of	O
Tex	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
they	O
sought	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
profits	O
from	O
their	O
casual	O
games	O
to	O
finance	O
a	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
three	O
years	O
and	O
several	O
releases	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
still	O
not	O
gone	O
into	O
production	O
on	O
Fedora	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2012	O
,	O
they	O
began	O
experimenting	O
with	O
new	O
technology	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
while	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
costs	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
production	O
had	O
gone	O
down	O
,	O
they	O
still	O
had	O
inadequate	O
funding	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
similar	O
size	O
and	O
scope	O
to	O
the	O
old	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
other	O
high-profile	O
titles	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
Big	O
Finish	O
decided	O
to	O
crowd	O
source	O
the	O
additional	O
funds	O
needed	O
to	O
turn	O
Project	B-Application
Fedora	I-Application
into	O
a	O
full-length	O
3D	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
iteration	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
Fedora	I-Application
was	O
pitched	O
to	O
have	O
live-action	O
video	O
cut-scenes	O
,	O
fully	O
3D	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
story	O
paths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Project	B-Application
Fedora	I-Application
"	O
entered	O
full	O
production	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
footage	O
of	O
in-game	O
environments	O
was	O
shown	O
to	O
backers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Principal	O
photography	O
concluded	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
material	O
filmed	O
in	O
late	O
April.http://www.facebook.com/AdrianW.Carr	O
2/22	O
comment	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
shoot	O
wrapped	O
tonight	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
pickups	O
to	O
film	O
in	O
late	O
April	O
"	O
,	O
4/23	O
comment	O
:	O
"	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
pickups	O
shoot	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
–	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
completing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
anticipated	O
adventure	O
games	O
of	O
2013	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
the	O
birthday	O
of	O
Nikola	O
Tesla	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
title	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
Tesla	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Tex	I-Application
Murphy	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
was	O
unveiled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
through	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Jones	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
expanded	O
far	O
beyond	O
what	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
two	O
full-length	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
adventure	O
games	O
in	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
runs	O
at	O
2K	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
possible	O
first	O
for	O
game	O
FMV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Big	O
Finish	O
unveiled	O
various	O
production	O
statistics	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
size	O
and	O
scope	O
of	O
production	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
boast	O
over	O
5	O
1/2	O
hours	O
of	O
FMV	B-Application
,	O
including	O
2,800	O
visual	O
effects	O
shots	O
;	O
over	O
31	O
virtual	O
locations	O
,	O
20	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
interactive	O
;	O
and	O
over	O
1,000	O
gameplay	O
"	O
steps	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
walkthrough	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
ambitious	O
productions	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
,	O
despite	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
only	O
13	O
and	O
a	O
relatively	O
small	O
budget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionTesla	O
Effect	O
:	O
A	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
Adventure	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
values	O
sharply	O
divided	O
opinion	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
praising	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
FMV	B-Application
portions	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
graphics.Tesla	O
Effect	O
was	O
almost	O
universally	O
hailed	O
as	O
a	O
faithful	O
sequel	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
praise	O
and	O
criticism	O
hinged	O
on	O
its	O
steadfast	O
adherence	O
to	O
the	O
conventions	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
's	O
Justin	O
McElroy	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
fans	O
of	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
will	O
love	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
difficulty	O
with	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
traditional	O
adventure	O
gameplay	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
"	O
Tesla	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
reinvent	O
the	O
wheel	O
,	O
nor	O
does	O
it	O
aim	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Classic	O
Gaming	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
perfect	O
sendoff	O
for	O
a	O
beloved	O
series	O
that	O
has	O
survived	O
the	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
of	O
a	O
once	O
dying	O
genre	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
an	O
easy	O
recommendation	O
for	O
all	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
fans	O
who	O
long	O
to	O
see	O
Tex	O
return	O
in	O
full	O
form	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Under	B-Application
a	I-Application
Killing	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Directive	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Tesla	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
novel	O
was	O
published	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
