<s>
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overseer	I-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
series	O
of	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
games	O
produced	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Private	O
Investigator	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
as	O
he	O
recounts	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
his	O
first	O
case	O
to	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
Chelsee	O
Bando	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
games	O
,	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
Overseer	O
combined	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
with	O
3D	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overseer	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
post-World	O
War	O
III	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
year	O
is	O
2043	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Directive	I-Application
and	O
as	O
such	O
tensions	O
between	O
the	O
Mutants	O
and	O
Norms	O
have	O
begun	O
to	O
die	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
which	O
Tex	O
recounts	O
to	O
Chelsee	O
is	O
essentially	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Mean	B-Application
Streets	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Overseer	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
series	O
to	O
use	O
virtual	O
world	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overseer	O
continued	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
unique	O
method	O
of	O
dialogue	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Directive	I-Application
,	O
Overseer	O
did	O
n't	O
have	O
any	O
other	O
changes	O
to	O
gameplay	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
1996	O
,	O
Access	O
Software	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
project	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Trance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continues	O
the	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
tradition	O
of	O
using	O
some	O
well-known	O
actors	O
to	O
portray	O
major	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Michael	O
York	O
,	O
Henry	O
Darrow	O
,	O
Richard	O
Norton	O
,	O
Joe	O
Estevez	O
and	O
Clint	O
Howard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Access	O
intended	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
proper	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Directive	I-Application
called	O
Trance	O
,	O
but	O
shifted	O
their	O
plan	O
to	O
Overseer	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
shorter	O
term	O
contract	O
with	O
Intel	O
,	O
who	O
wanted	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
bundle	O
with	O
upcoming	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Never	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
full-on	O
sequel	O
,	O
let	O
alone	O
the	O
final	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
game	O
,	O
director	O
Adrian	O
Carr	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
created	O
solely	O
as	O
a	O
demonstration	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Intel	O
computer	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
closing	O
of	O
Indie	O
Built	O
,	O
Chris	O
Jones	O
and	O
Aaron	O
Conners	O
re-acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
,	O
and	O
hoped	O
to	O
finance	O
a	O
new	O
Tex	O
game	O
by	O
developing	O
casual	O
hidden	B-Application
object	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Chris	O
and	O
Aaron	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
raise	O
the	O
additional	O
money	O
needed	O
to	O
do	O
a	O
"	O
full	O
"	O
Tex	B-Application
Murphy	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
exceeded	O
its	O
initial	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
450,000	O
on	O
June	O
7th	O
;	O
production	O
on	O
Project	B-Application
Fedora	I-Application
began	O
on	O
June	O
18th	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionTex	O
Murphy	O
:	O
Overseer	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
maintaining	O
an	O
81.6	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
critics	O
felt	O
it	O
compared	O
negatively	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	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
</s>
<s>
The	O
removal	O
of	O
multiple	O
narrative	O
paths	O
found	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Pandora	I-Application
Directive	I-Application
was	O
also	O
noted	O
.	O
</s>
