<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Night	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
cinematic	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Odd	O
Tales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Night	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2.5D	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Charlie	O
,	O
a	O
lower-class	O
man	O
living	O
in	O
an	O
"	O
era	O
of	O
leisure	O
"	O
where	O
computers	O
and	O
machinery	O
have	O
taken	O
over	O
all	O
menial	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basis	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Night	I-Application
came	O
from	O
a	O
six-day	O
cyberpunk-themed	O
game	O
jam	O
that	O
brothers	O
Tim	O
and	O
Adrien	O
Soret	O
participated	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
won	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
overall	O
game	O
and	O
best	O
aesthetics	O
out	O
of	O
265	O
entries	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
VA-11	B-Application
HALL-A	I-Application
was	O
also	O
first	O
developed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
jam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
+	O
delicious	O
pixels	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
heavy	O
inspiration	O
from	O
cinematic	O
platformer	O
Flashback	B-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Another	B-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
and	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
used	O
pixel	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
jam	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
easiest	O
to	O
implement	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
styles	O
set	O
by	O
Gods	B-Application
Will	I-Application
Be	I-Application
Watching	I-Application
and	O
Sword	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sworcery	I-Application
as	O
these	O
games	O
 '	O
characters	O
with	O
long	O
,	O
spindly	O
legs	O
were	O
easier	O
to	O
animate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
outlets	O
praised	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
its	O
visuals	O
that	O
captured	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
and	O
other	O
cyberpunk	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
brought	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
additional	O
team	O
members	O
to	O
form	O
their	O
studio	O
,	O
Odd	O
Tales	O
,	O
and	O
develop	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Night	I-Application
in	O
full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Sorets	O
had	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
with	O
an	O
anticipated	O
2016	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
reveal	O
was	O
shown	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
presentation	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2017	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
launch	O
exclusive	O
alongside	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
message	O
to	O
PCGamer	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
Soret	O
said	O
"	O
We	O
're	O
confidently	O
building	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Night	I-Application
brick	O
by	O
brick	O
,	O
taking	O
our	O
time	O
to	O
carefully	O
design	O
,	O
document	O
&	O
implement	O
each	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
from	O
evolving	O
our	O
visual	O
style	O
for	O
next-gen	O
to	O
designing	O
dozens	O
of	O
accessibility	O
options	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
they	O
expect	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
discuss	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
do	O
not	O
yet	O
have	O
any	O
planned	O
release	O
window	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
replied	O
following	O
this	O
that	O
his	O
stance	O
from	O
his	O
previous	O
position	O
has	O
since	O
changed	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Night	I-Application
was	O
in	O
no	O
way	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
commentary	O
surrounding	O
the	O
Gamergate	O
controversy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
apologized	O
for	O
his	O
past	O
tweets	O
while	O
on	O
stage	O
during	O
the	O
PC	O
Gaming	O
Show	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
They	O
do	O
n’t	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
represent	O
where	O
I	O
am	O
today	O
or	O
what	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Night	I-Application
will	O
be	O
about	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Vice	O
,	O
Tim	O
Soret	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Night	I-Application
has	O
themes	O
that	O
others	O
see	O
as	O
right-wing	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
criticizing	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
universal	O
basic	O
income	O
,	O
his	O
goal	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
critical	O
of	O
these	O
elements	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
to	O
describe	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
took	O
a	O
certain	O
trajectory	O
to	O
implement	O
these	O
elements	O
,	O
for	O
better	O
or	O
worse	O
,	O
and	O
explore	O
the	O
new	O
problems	O
that	O
were	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soret	O
compared	O
this	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
movies	O
Gattaca	O
and	O
Wall-E	B-Application
,	O
neither	O
of	O
which	O
he	O
felt	O
politicized	O
the	O
situation	O
and	O
further	O
supported	O
the	O
belief	O
that	O
the	O
tweets	O
had	O
been	O
overblown	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
people	O
trying	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
controversy	O
to	O
benefit	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controversy	O
around	O
Soret	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Night	I-Application
led	O
to	O
the	O
situation	O
being	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
Milkshake	O
Duck	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
meme	O
introduced	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
prior	O
but	O
that	O
gained	O
wider	O
usage	O
following	O
this	O
controversy	O
.	O
</s>
