<s>
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
visual	O
novel	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
port	O
,	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
in	O
2017	O
;	O
a	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
by	O
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
due	O
to	O
Suda	O
's	O
dissatisfaction	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
was	O
the	O
debut	O
title	O
of	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
,	O
beginning	O
development	O
with	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
formation	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Application
for	I-Application
mobiles	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
remake	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
remaster	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
is	O
a	O
text-based	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
visual	O
novel	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
different	O
characters	O
through	O
two	O
linear	O
scenarios	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Transmitter	O
"	O
scenario	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
detective	O
solving	O
a	O
serial	O
murder	O
mystery	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Placebo	O
"	O
scenario	O
,	O
they	O
control	O
a	O
freelance	O
journalist	O
covering	O
the	O
investigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
two	O
different	O
groups	O
of	O
characters	O
in	O
Ward	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1999	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
"	O
Ward	O
24	O
"	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
was	O
the	O
debut	O
title	O
of	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
,	O
a	O
then-independent	O
company	O
formed	O
in	O
1998	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Goichi	O
Suda	O
after	O
leaving	O
Human	O
Entertainment	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Moonlight	B-Application
Syndrome	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
Human	O
's	O
Twilight	B-Application
Syndrome	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
,	O
and	O
consequently	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
,	O
was	O
born	O
from	O
Suda	O
's	O
wish	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
original	O
,	O
having	O
only	O
worked	O
on	O
pre-existing	O
projects	O
for	O
Human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
independent	O
,	O
the	O
production	O
itself	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
ASCII	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
initially	O
suggested	O
a	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Suda	O
when	O
he	O
left	O
Human	O
,	O
and	O
whom	O
Suda	O
had	O
approached	O
with	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
following	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
with	O
a	O
five-person	O
team	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
basic	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
designs	O
were	O
done	O
by	O
Takashi	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
's	O
following	O
title	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
design	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
a	O
large	O
range	O
of	O
media	O
,	O
from	O
books	O
to	O
films	O
and	O
television	O
:	O
many	O
of	O
those	O
he	O
used	O
for	O
influence	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
crossed	O
over	O
with	O
Suda	O
's	O
own	O
tastes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
score	O
was	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
leitmotif	O
throughout	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ooka	O
was	O
brought	O
onto	O
the	O
team	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
companion	O
piece	O
he	O
had	O
written	O
for	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
for	O
Moonlight	B-Application
Syndrome	I-Application
that	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
subtext	O
within	O
the	O
main	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
liked	O
Ooka	O
's	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
asked	O
him	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
similar	O
set-up	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
later	O
,	O
Suda	O
noted	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
was	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
later	O
titles	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
action	O
gameplay	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
bloody	O
violence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
shares	O
a	O
setting	O
and	O
some	O
characters	O
with	O
Moonlight	B-Application
Syndrome	I-Application
and	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
reissued	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
revamped	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
dual	O
screen	O
and	O
touchscreen	O
functions	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
also	O
wanted	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
"	O
complete	O
"	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
's	O
first	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
Suda	O
was	O
also	O
working	O
on	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Desperate	I-Application
Struggle	I-Application
,	O
and	O
so	O
when	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
its	O
Western	O
release	O
needed	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
later	O
said	O
in	O
2009	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
port	O
was	O
"	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
"	O
:	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
successfully	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
Suda	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
completely	O
remake	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
fit	O
in	O
with	O
current	O
gaming	O
trends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
eventually	O
confirmed	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
port	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
later	O
interviews	O
,	O
Suda	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
port	O
was	O
cancelled	O
because	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
right	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
needed	O
drastic	O
changes	O
to	O
suit	O
its	O
new	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
teased	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
HD	O
Remaster	O
is	O
a	O
high-definition	O
remake	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
and	O
Active	O
Gaming	O
Media	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
worldwide	O
digital	O
release	O
in	O
Autumn	O
for	O
Windows	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Playism	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
other	O
unspecified	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Active	O
Gaming	O
Media	O
approached	O
Suda	O
about	O
localizing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
port	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
been	O
keen	O
to	O
release	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
overseas	O
,	O
Suda	O
agreed	O
to	O
the	O
collaboration	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
producer	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
:	O
Active	O
Gaming	O
Media	O
handled	O
the	O
high-definition	O
assets	O
and	O
localization	O
,	O
while	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
acted	O
as	O
general	O
supervisor	O
and	O
supplied	O
the	O
original	O
assets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
5	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
so	O
porting	O
to	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
would	O
be	O
simplified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
source	O
code	O
had	O
been	O
lost	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
audio	O
data	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
extracted	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
disc	O
version	O
using	O
a	O
converter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
noted	O
that	O
local	O
and	O
overseas	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
had	O
been	O
piqued	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
an	O
artbook	O
containing	O
concept	O
and	O
character	O
artwork	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
Douglas	O
Watt	O
,	O
the	O
resolution	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
upscaled	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
original	O
's	O
480p	O
to	O
a	O
modern	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
music	O
was	O
remixed	O
by	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
composer	O
Akira	O
Yamaoka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
physical	O
edition	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
physical	O
copy	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
;	O
having	O
previously	O
handled	O
releases	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
titles	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
was	O
their	O
first	O
PC	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
platform	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nippon	O
Ichi	O
Software	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
both	O
physical	O
and	O
digital	O
formats	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
through	O
its	O
NIS	O
America	O
branch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Suda	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
remaster	O
available	O
for	O
new	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
but	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
set	O
about	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NIS	O
America	O
was	O
chosen	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
strong	O
Western	O
fanbase	O
built	O
up	O
by	O
its	O
lauded	O
releases	O
from	O
the	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
2425	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
platform	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
2425	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
30	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
:	O
while	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
display	O
windows	O
were	O
sometimes	O
difficult	O
to	O
see	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
critics	O
were	O
generally	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
favorably	O
to	O
Suda	O
's	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
Moonlight	B-Application
Syndrome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
was	O
highlighted	O
in	O
multiple	O
articles	O
by	O
1UP.com	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
example	O
of	O
Suda	O
's	O
distinctive	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
helped	O
establish	O
both	O
Suda	O
and	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
themes	O
explored	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
would	O
recur	O
in	O
later	O
Suda	O
projects	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
internationally	O
released	O
Killer7	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
would	O
later	O
say	O
that	O
,	O
when	O
making	O
Killer7	B-Application
,	O
he	O
tried	O
to	O
revisit	O
and	O
refine	O
the	O
thematic	O
,	O
narrative	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
he	O
envisioned	O
and	O
developed	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
episodic	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
The	B-Application
25th	I-Application
Ward	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
text-based	O
adventure	O
game	O
with	O
action	O
commands	O
linked	O
to	O
number	O
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Ward	O
25	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
alongside	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
being	O
announced	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
eventually	O
remade	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
,	O
releasing	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
