<s>
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
storytelling	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Davey	B-Application
Wreden	I-Application
under	O
the	O
studio	O
name	O
Everything	O
Unlimited	O
Ltd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
Wreden	O
's	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
critically	O
praised	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
,	O
his	O
previous	O
interactive	O
storytelling	O
title	O
that	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wreden	O
has	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
open	O
to	O
interpretation	O
:	O
some	O
have	O
seen	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
general	O
commentary	O
on	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
game	O
developers	O
and	O
players	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
have	O
taken	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
allegory	O
to	O
Wreden	O
's	O
own	O
personal	O
struggles	O
with	O
success	O
resulting	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
about	O
and	O
explore	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
it	O
as	O
they	O
progress	O
along	O
the	O
work	O
's	O
interactive	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
areas	O
include	O
puzzle	O
solving	O
and	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
player-character	O
to	O
die	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
mistake	O
or	O
lose	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
in	O
generally	O
chronological	O
order	O
of	O
Coda	O
's	O
prototypes	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
progression	O
of	O
Coda	O
's	O
work	O
as	O
the	O
developer	O
learned	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Wreden	O
felt	O
terrible	O
about	O
what	O
he	O
had	O
done	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
is	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
reconnect	O
to	O
Coda	O
by	O
sharing	O
his	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
public	O
at	O
large	O
and	O
to	O
hope	O
to	O
apologize	O
for	O
his	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Wreden	O
states	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
is	O
open	O
to	O
interpretation	O
and	O
invites	O
players	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
own	O
theories	O
with	O
him	O
,	O
providing	O
his	O
email	O
address	O
near	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emanuel	O
Maiberg	O
of	O
Motherboard	O
theorizes	O
that	O
Coda	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
Wreden	O
himself	O
,	O
with	O
Coda	O
representing	O
Wreden	O
's	O
own	O
psyche	O
up	O
to	O
and	O
including	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maiberg	O
also	O
points	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
concepts	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
Coda	O
's	O
game	O
is	O
inundated	O
with	O
abstract	O
figures	O
from	O
the	O
press	O
,	O
and	O
considers	O
how	O
much	O
attention	O
Wreden	O
had	O
received	O
following	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parables	I-Application
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christopher	O
Byrd	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
the	O
Washington	O
Post	O
,	O
points	O
to	O
blog	O
posts	O
made	O
by	O
Wreden	O
after	O
he	O
had	O
received	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
attention	O
following	O
the	O
re-release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
Wreden	O
is	O
really	O
a	O
fictionalized	O
version	O
of	O
himself	O
acting	O
as	O
an	O
unreliable	O
narrator	O
,	O
building	O
upon	O
his	O
own	O
personal	O
experiences	O
from	O
the	O
sudden	O
media	O
spotlight	O
in	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
fictional	O
Wreden	O
and	O
Coda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
's	O
editor-in-chief	O
Kris	O
Graft	O
notes	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
attempts	O
to	O
deconstruct	O
the	O
way	O
players	O
will	O
interpret	O
narrative	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
any	O
attempt	O
to	O
interpret	O
the	O
deeper	O
meaning	O
behind	O
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
is	O
paradoxically	O
"	O
committing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
sins	O
"	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
presents	O
as	O
problems	O
with	O
player	O
interpretations	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
on	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
itself	O
serves	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Wreden	O
's	O
commentary	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
level	O
design	O
limited	O
by	O
the	O
Source	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Wreden	O
two	O
days	O
before	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Wreden	O
himself	O
;	O
his	O
co-creator	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
,	O
William	O
Pugh	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
engaged	O
in	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
,	O
Crows	O
Crows	O
Crows	O
,	O
and	O
working	O
on	O
projects	O
with	O
Justin	O
Roiland	O
,	O
the	O
co-creator	O
of	O
Rick	O
and	O
Morty	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
title	O
being	O
a	O
similar	O
exploration	O
game	O
,	O
Dr.	B-Application
Langeskov	I-Application
,	I-Application
The	I-Application
Tiger	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
The	I-Application
Terribly	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Emerald	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Whirlwind	I-Application
Heist	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
received	O
polarized	O
reviews	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeffrey	O
Matulef	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
considered	O
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
site	O
's	O
"	O
Essential	O
"	O
titles	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
novel	O
approach	O
to	O
providing	O
story	O
without	O
relying	O
on	O
non-player	O
characters	O
or	O
collectible	O
diaries	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
an	O
insight	O
into	O
Wreden	O
's	O
own	O
psyche	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pastes	O
Cameron	O
Kunzelman	O
compared	O
Wreden	O
's	O
self-insertion	O
as	O
the	O
narrator	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Alfred	O
Hitchcock	O
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
Wreden	O
's	O
Janus-like	O
duality	O
between	O
being	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrator	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
poses	O
many	O
questions	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
think	O
about	O
regarding	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Martens	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
is	O
"	O
an	O
odd	O
,	O
thoughtful	O
and	O
beautifully	O
surreal	O
game	O
"	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
imagery	O
being	O
iconic	O
and	O
memorable	O
well	O
after	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
finished	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Boston	O
Globes	O
Jesse	O
Singal	O
stated	O
that	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
,	O
"	O
Wreden	O
is	O
pushing	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
storytelling	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
using	O
narrative	O
tricks	O
that	O
went	O
beyond	O
those	O
that	O
were	O
already	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Stanley	I-Application
Parable	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
US	O
Gamers	O
Bob	O
Mackey	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
2	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
sharing	O
the	O
same	O
opinion	O
as	O
Machkovech	O
that	O
Wreden	O
's	O
narration	O
pushed	O
too	O
much	O
interpretation	O
onto	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
Circle	I-Application
,	O
also	O
dealing	O
with	O
exploring	O
an	O
unfinished	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
reasons	O
for	O
why	O
it	O
was	O
unfinished	O
,	O
succeeded	O
better	O
at	O
presenting	O
this	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
highlighted	O
Wreden	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
developers	O
in	O
2015	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
Yorker	O
included	O
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
among	O
its	O
top	O
11	O
games	O
for	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Beginner	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
"	O
game	O
of	O
2015	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
