<s>
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
magical	O
realist	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Norwegian	O
studio	O
Funcom	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
interacts	O
with	O
objects	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
parallel	O
universes	O
of	O
magic-dominated	O
Arcadia	B-Application
and	O
industrial	O
Stark	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
,	O
April	O
Ryan	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
18-year-old	O
art	O
student	O
living	O
in	O
Stark	B-Application
,	O
identified	O
as	O
a	O
'	O
Shifter	O
 '	O
capable	O
of	O
movement	O
between	O
these	O
worlds	O
,	O
and	O
tasked	O
with	O
restoring	O
their	O
essential	O
Balance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
begins	O
in	O
Stark	B-Application
,	O
where	O
a	O
sleeping	O
April	O
unintentionally	O
shifts	O
to	O
Arcadia	B-Application
and	O
meets	O
the	O
'	O
White	O
Dragon	O
 '	O
,	O
who	O
identifies	O
her	O
as	O
the	O
heroine	O
of	O
the	O
coming	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
learning	O
this	O
,	O
April	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
dark	O
'	O
Chaos	O
Vortex	O
 '	O
and	O
awakens	O
in	O
Stark	B-Application
,	O
where	O
she	O
dismisses	O
her	O
experience	O
as	O
a	O
nightmare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
she	O
meets	O
Tobias	O
Grensret	O
,	O
Vestrum	O
of	O
the	O
Sentinel	O
;	O
learns	O
Alltongue	B-Application
,	O
the	O
common	O
language	O
in	O
Arcadia	B-Application
;	O
and	O
hears	O
from	O
Tobias	O
that	O
the	O
Balance	O
protecting	O
both	O
worlds	O
is	O
dissolving	O
after	O
the	O
dereliction	O
of	O
its	O
Guardian	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
restored	O
by	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
return	O
to	O
Stark	B-Application
,	O
April	O
visits	O
Brian	O
Westhouse	O
,	O
a	O
friend	O
of	O
Cortez	O
,	O
who	O
assists	O
her	O
return	O
;	O
Cortez	O
then	O
tells	O
her	O
of	O
the	O
organization	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
or	O
Church	O
of	O
Voltec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hughes	O
then	O
refers	O
her	O
to	O
a	O
hacker	O
named	O
Burns	O
Flipper	O
,	O
who	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
wealthy	O
magnate	O
Jacob	O
McAllen	O
is	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
,	O
assisted	O
by	O
Gordon	O
Halloway	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
candidate	O
for	O
Guardianship	O
divided	O
by	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
into	O
Chaos	O
(	O
in	O
Arcadia	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Logic	O
(	O
in	O
Stark	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
gives	O
her	O
a	O
false	O
identification	O
by	O
which	O
to	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
Vanguard	O
through	O
its	O
front	O
company	O
MTI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meeting	O
Cortez	O
and	O
Father	O
Raul	O
in	O
a	O
Catholic	O
cathedral	O
,	O
April	O
is	O
told	O
that	O
Arcadia	B-Application
is	O
on	O
the	O
brink	O
of	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
Arcadia	B-Application
,	O
April	O
meets	O
the	O
innkeeper	O
,	O
Benrime	O
Salmin	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
clairvoyant	O
Abnaxus	O
,	O
ambassador	O
of	O
the	O
Venar	O
,	O
who	O
identifies	O
the	O
coming	O
danger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
morning	O
,	O
April	O
learns	O
of	O
four	O
magical	O
species	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
whom	O
has	O
prophecies	B-Application
of	O
a	O
savior	O
who	O
will	O
restore	O
the	O
Balance	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
finally	O
break	O
it	O
–	O
and	O
determines	O
to	O
visit	O
one	O
such	O
species	O
,	O
the	O
winged	O
Alatian	O
of	O
the	O
island	O
Alais	O
,	O
having	O
gained	O
sea-travel	O
by	O
rescuing	O
a	O
talking	O
bird	O
that	O
she	O
names	O
Crow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
ship	O
's	O
captain	O
seizes	O
her	O
Talisman	O
,	O
April	O
attempts	O
to	O
retrieve	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
so	O
doing	O
sinks	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
whereupon	O
the	O
crew	O
abandon	O
her	O
on	O
a	O
raft	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
revealing	O
their	O
common	O
ancestry	O
,	O
April	O
fulfills	O
a	O
prophecy	B-Application
of	O
the	O
'	O
Waterstiller	O
 '	O
,	O
a	O
foretold	O
savior	O
of	O
the	O
Maerum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fulfilling	O
the	O
second	O
prophecy	B-Application
by	O
killing	O
a	O
'	O
Snapjaw	O
 '	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
conveyed	O
to	O
fulfill	O
the	O
third	O
by	O
re-uniting	O
the	O
Maerum	O
with	O
the	O
Alatians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tasks	O
and	O
in	O
meeting	O
with	O
the	O
Alatians	O
 '	O
leader	O
,	O
April	O
fulfills	O
their	O
prophecy	B-Application
by	O
flying	O
without	O
wings	O
,	O
and	O
convinces	O
the	O
Alatian	O
to	O
make	O
peace	O
with	O
the	O
Maerum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Marcurian	O
Harbor	O
,	O
April	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
Chaos	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
Cathedral	O
in	O
Stark	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Father	O
Raul	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Sentinel	O
Minstrum	O
of	O
Stark	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
Cortez	O
is	O
missing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returned	O
to	O
Stark	B-Application
,	O
April	O
gives	O
Flipper	O
the	O
star	O
map	O
to	O
decipher	O
,	O
infiltrates	O
MTI	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
antagonist	O
McAllen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McAllen	O
then	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
Cortez	O
are	O
two	O
Dragons	O
(	O
called	O
'	O
Draic	O
Kin	O
 '	O
,	O
in-universe	O
)	O
meant	O
to	O
protect	O
Stark	B-Application
,	O
but	O
at	O
odds	O
after	O
McAllen	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
re-unite	O
the	O
two	O
worlds	O
despite	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
Chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
April	O
re-unites	O
Halloway	O
with	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Vortex	O
to	O
restore	O
his	O
candidacy	O
as	O
Guardian	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
Stark	B-Application
and	O
Arcadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
their	O
departure	O
,	O
an	O
aged	O
and	O
graying	O
Crow	O
enters	O
,	O
asking	O
the	O
tale	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
warrior	O
princess	O
"	O
who	O
won	O
the	O
war	O
of	O
the	O
Balance	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
corrects	O
his	O
impression	O
;	O
a	O
possible	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
,	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
quote	O
by	O
the	O
Swedish	O
diplomat	O
Dag	O
Hammarskjöld	O
:	O
"	O
The	B-Application
longest	I-Application
journey	I-Application
is	O
the	O
journey	O
inward	O
,	O
for	O
he	O
who	O
has	O
chosen	O
his	O
destiny	O
has	O
started	O
upon	O
his	O
quest	O
for	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
his	O
being.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
Gabriel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sins	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fathers	I-Application
,	O
Neil	O
Gaiman	O
's	O
The	O
Sandman	O
and	O
The	O
Books	O
of	O
Magic	O
,	O
Hellblazer	O
,	O
Swamp	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
,	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Joss	O
Whedon	O
's	O
writing	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
internal	O
team	O
at	O
Funcom	O
led	O
by	O
Ragnar	O
Tørnquist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
was	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
article	O
mainly	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
preview	O
coverage	O
and	O
was	O
heavily	O
promoted	O
in	O
Norway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journeys	I-Application
domestic	O
sales	O
goal	O
was	O
15,000	O
units	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
global	O
lifetime	O
goal	O
was	O
300,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Funcom	O
shipped	O
15,000	O
copies	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
to	O
Norwegian	O
retailers	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
month	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
on	O
shelves	O
,	O
and	O
publisher	O
IQ	O
Media	O
noted	O
that	O
sell-through	O
and	O
store	O
re-orders	O
were	O
high	O
through	O
late	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tørnquist	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
experienced	O
"	O
solid	O
sales	O
across	O
Europe	O
"	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
struggled	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
market	O
research	O
firm	O
PC	O
Data	O
,	O
North	O
American	O
sales	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
reached	O
12,495	O
retail	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
10,873	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2001	O
,	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
totaled	O
almost	O
200,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Data	O
reported	O
an	O
additional	O
40,160	O
retail	O
sales	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ragnar	O
Tørnquist	O
noted	O
in	O
2003	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
very	O
satisfied	O
"	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journeys	I-Application
sales	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
explained	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
was	O
such	O
strong	O
word	O
of	O
mouth	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
many	O
great	O
reviews	O
,	O
that	O
we	O
managed	O
to	O
get	O
TLJ	O
into	O
most	O
big	O
stores	O
and	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
players	O
regardless	O
of	O
marketing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
Marek	O
Bronstring	O
of	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
wrote	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
"	O
sold	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
selling	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
adventure	O
games	O
in	O
recent	O
years.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
's	O
Richard	O
Aihoshi	O
summarized	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Tørnquist	O
recalled	O
that	O
"	O
at	O
least	O
50	O
per	O
cent	O
"	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journeys	I-Application
players	O
were	O
female	O
,	O
a	O
fact	O
that	O
he	O
believed	O
increased	O
its	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
was	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
best	O
computer	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
2000	O
by	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playground	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
IGN	O
and	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
by	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
and	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
the	O
second-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
began	O
production	O
in	O
early	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
view	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
as	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
spin-off	O
than	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
revolves	O
around	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
Chapters	I-Application
,	O
was	O
crowd-funded	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
episodically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
entitled	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
Home	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
after	O
Dreamfall	B-Application
Chapters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
