<s>
The	B-Application
Suffering	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
That	I-Application
Bind	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
first	O
and	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
psychological	O
horror	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Surreal	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2004	O
game	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Torque	B-Device
,	O
a	O
man	O
sentenced	O
to	O
death	O
for	O
murdering	O
his	O
ex-wife	O
and	O
two	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
after	O
arriving	O
on	O
death	O
row	O
in	O
Abbot	O
State	O
Penitentiary	O
on	O
Carnate	B-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Maryland	O
,	O
an	O
earthquake	O
rocks	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
prison	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
strange	O
supernatural	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
mayhem	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ties	O
That	O
Bind	O
continues	O
his	O
story	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
flees	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
heads	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
home	O
town	O
of	O
Baltimore	O
,	O
where	O
Torque	B-Device
must	O
once	O
again	O
battle	O
the	O
creatures	O
from	O
Carnate	O
,	O
now	O
terrorizing	O
Baltimore	O
,	O
while	O
facing	O
his	O
past	O
misdeeds	O
and	O
confronting	O
his	O
nemesis	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
criminal	O
kingpin	O
known	O
as	O
Blackmore	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
past	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
's	O
deaths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
have	O
a	O
saved	O
game	O
from	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
can	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
different	O
openings	O
,	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
ending	O
they	O
received	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
time	O
Surreal	O
Software	O
initially	O
spoke	O
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
expanding	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
franchise	O
into	O
a	O
multi-game	O
series	O
,	O
however	O
Ties	O
That	O
Bind	O
remained	O
the	O
final	O
installment	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ties	O
That	O
Bind	O
is	O
a	O
first	O
and	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
psychological	O
horror	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Torque	B-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
from	O
either	O
a	O
first-person	O
or	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
their	O
preference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
can	O
run	O
,	O
shoot	O
,	O
jump	O
,	O
crouch	O
,	O
roll	O
,	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
interact	O
with	O
NPCs	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
items	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
flashlights	O
,	O
flash	O
grenades	O
,	O
shrapnel	O
grenades	O
,	O
and	O
molotov	O
cocktails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firstly	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
can	O
no	O
longer	O
stockpile	O
Xombium	O
bottles	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
refill	O
their	O
health	O
whenever	O
they	O
wish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
must	O
rely	O
on	O
stationary	O
Xombium	O
located	O
at	O
set	O
points	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
could	O
only	O
dual-wield	O
the	O
handgun	O
,	O
in	O
Ties	O
That	O
Bind	O
,	O
he	O
can	O
dual-wield	O
any	O
one	O
handed	O
weapon	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
sawed-off	O
shotgun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
each	O
enemy	O
represented	O
either	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
execution	O
or	O
an	O
historical	O
event	O
on	O
Carnate	B-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
in	O
Ties	O
That	O
Bind	O
,	O
the	O
enemies	O
,	O
collectively	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Malefactors	O
,	O
"	O
represent	O
facets	O
of	O
both	O
modern	O
life	O
and	O
past	O
violence	O
on	O
the	O
crime-ridden	O
streets	O
of	O
Baltimore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slayers	O
,	O
arsonists	O
and	O
triggermen	O
also	O
feature	O
"	O
captain	O
"	O
strains	O
;	O
these	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
creature	O
cannot	O
be	O
injured	O
by	O
normal	O
weaponry	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
defeated	O
when	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
in	O
his	O
monster	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
Torque	B-Device
kills	O
enemies	O
,	O
an	O
on-screen	O
meter	O
called	O
his	O
"	O
Insanity	O
meter	O
"	O
begins	O
to	O
fill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
it	O
is	O
full	O
,	O
it	O
begins	O
to	O
flash	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
can	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
form	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
can	O
tear	O
enemies	O
apart	O
and	O
perform	O
several	O
powerful	O
special	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
that	O
Torque	B-Device
can	O
transform	O
into	O
a	O
different	O
monster	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
his	O
morality	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
morality	O
is	O
towards	O
good	O
,	O
his	O
insanity	O
mode	O
is	O
blue	O
and	O
more	O
human	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
upgrades	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
the	O
player	O
used	O
the	O
special	O
attack	O
,	O
in	O
Ties	O
That	O
Bind	O
,	O
upgrades	O
are	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
moral	O
path	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
on	O
;	O
as	O
he	O
advances	O
on	O
the	O
path	O
,	O
more	O
attacks	O
become	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
change	O
to	O
insanity	O
mode	O
is	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
staying	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
drained	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
kill	O
Torque	B-Device
if	O
he	O
did	O
n't	O
transform	O
back	O
soon	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ties	O
That	O
Bind	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
staying	O
in	O
insanity	O
mode	O
too	O
long	O
does	O
n't	O
kill	O
Torque	B-Device
,	O
but	O
when	O
he	O
transforms	O
back	O
to	O
human	O
form	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
be	O
dizzy	O
and	O
unable	O
to	O
move	O
or	O
fight	O
for	O
a	O
moment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Ties	O
That	O
Bind	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
concerns	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
morality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
situations	O
,	O
when	O
Torque	B-Device
first	O
encounters	O
an	O
NPC	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
hear	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
dead	O
wife	O
urging	O
him	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
almost	O
immediately	O
afterwards	O
will	O
hear	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Blackmore	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
,	O
urging	O
him	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
decisions	O
made	O
concerning	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
morality	O
cumulate	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
get	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
endings	O
based	O
on	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
final	O
morality	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
How	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
actions	O
affect	O
his	O
morality	O
is	O
usually	O
indicated	O
by	O
the	O
reaction	O
of	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
praise	O
him	O
if	O
he	O
commits	O
a	O
good	O
act	O
,	O
and	O
Blackmore	O
,	O
who	O
will	O
praise	O
him	O
if	O
he	O
does	O
something	O
evil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
get	O
a	O
rough	O
idea	O
of	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
morality	O
level	O
by	O
both	O
his	O
own	O
physical	O
appearance	O
(	O
he	O
will	O
begin	O
to	O
look	O
less	O
and	O
less	O
human	O
the	O
more	O
evil	O
acts	O
he	O
commits	O
)	O
and	O
by	O
looking	O
at	O
a	O
family	O
photograph	O
which	O
he	O
carries	O
with	O
him	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
;	O
the	O
cleaner	O
the	O
photo	O
,	O
the	O
purer	O
his	O
morality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
morality	O
gauge	O
in	O
the	O
menu	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
exactly	O
where	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
morality	O
is	O
currently	O
positioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
five	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
with	O
Torque	B-Device
serving	O
time	O
in	O
Eastern	O
Baltimore	O
Correctional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
been	O
served	O
divorce	O
papers	O
by	O
Carmen	O
(	O
Rafeedah	O
Keys	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
playing	O
chess	B-Application
with	O
his	O
friend	O
Miles	O
(	O
Arif	O
S	O
.	O
Kinchen	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
believes	O
their	O
incarceration	O
was	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
a	O
criminal	O
named	O
Blackmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
gang	O
begin	O
to	O
beat	O
up	O
Miles	O
,	O
a	O
riot	B-Device
starts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
and	O
Miles	O
are	O
separated	O
,	O
and	O
Torque	B-Device
experiences	O
visions	O
of	O
the	O
creatures	O
he	O
would	O
encounter	O
five	O
years	O
later	O
on	O
Carnate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Good	O
ending	O
:	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
with	O
the	O
coast	O
guard	O
coming	O
from	O
Carnate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
approach	O
Baltimore	O
harbor	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
mercenaries	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
coast	O
guard	O
hands	O
Torque	B-Device
over	O
,	O
but	O
Torque	B-Device
faints	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
soldiers	O
approach	O
him	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
saying	O
"	O
We	O
need	O
to	O
get	O
him	O
inside	O
ASAP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bad	O
ending	O
:	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
in	O
a	O
semi-unconscious	O
state	O
on	O
the	O
shore	O
of	O
Carnate	O
,	O
with	O
Killjoy	O
(	O
John	O
Armstrong	O
)	O
berating	O
him	O
,	O
telling	O
him	O
he	O
thought	O
he	O
was	O
cured	O
,	O
and	O
warning	O
if	O
he	O
thinks	O
he	O
has	O
seen	O
the	O
worst	O
of	O
things	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
mistaken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
that	O
,	O
mercenaries	B-Application
arrive	O
and	O
place	O
Torque	B-Device
on	O
a	O
helicopter	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
we	O
have	O
secured	O
the	O
prime	O
target.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Neutral	O
ending	O
:	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
driving	O
the	O
coast	O
guard	O
's	O
boat	O
when	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
Carmen	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
"	O
you	O
went	O
through	O
so	O
much	O
,	O
all	O
because	O
you	O
could	O
never	O
control	O
your	O
anger.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
boat	O
is	O
approached	O
by	O
a	O
helicopter	O
,	O
which	O
orders	O
Torque	B-Device
to	O
dock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
does	O
so	O
,	O
but	O
faints	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
saying	O
"	O
We	O
need	O
to	O
get	O
him	O
inside	O
ASAP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Torque	B-Device
awakens	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
strapped	O
down	O
in	O
a	O
warehouse	O
guarded	O
by	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
to	O
Jordan	O
(	O
Rachel	O
Griffiths	O
)	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
an	O
organization	O
called	O
The	O
Foundation	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
the	O
"	O
malefactors	O
"	O
are	O
her	O
life	O
's	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
building	O
's	O
power	O
cuts	O
out	O
,	O
Jordan	O
leaves	O
,	O
and	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
released	O
,	O
hearing	O
Foundation	O
soldiers	O
say	O
the	O
"	O
specimens	O
"	O
have	O
broken	O
lose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reaching	O
his	O
apartment	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Carmen	O
asking	O
for	O
a	O
divorce	O
,	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Miles	O
saying	O
he	O
is	O
learning	O
more	O
about	O
Blackmore	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Blackmore	O
advising	O
Torque	B-Device
to	O
forget	O
about	O
Carmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Torque	B-Device
leaves	O
his	O
apartment	O
,	O
he	O
sees	O
the	O
malefactors	O
have	O
broken	O
loose	O
onto	O
the	O
streets	O
of	O
Baltimore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
encounters	O
a	O
drug	O
addict	O
named	O
Kyle	O
(	O
Scott	O
Menville	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
convinced	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
and	O
together	O
,	O
they	O
head	O
to	O
a	O
crack	O
house	O
,	O
passing	O
the	O
gazebo	B-Language
where	O
Torque	B-Device
and	O
Carmen	O
first	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
has	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
flashbacks	O
to	O
his	O
early	O
dates	O
with	O
Carmen	O
,	O
his	O
initial	O
employment	O
by	O
Blackmore	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
them	O
over	O
his	O
loyalties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heading	O
to	O
Miles	O
 '	O
bar	O
,	O
he	O
experiences	O
a	O
flashback	O
to	O
the	O
incident	O
for	O
which	O
he	O
was	O
arrested	O
;	O
a	O
man	O
threatened	O
his	O
children	O
and	O
called	O
Carmen	O
a	O
whore	O
,	O
prompting	O
an	O
enraged	O
Torque	B-Device
to	O
kill	O
him	O
seconds	O
before	O
the	O
police	O
arrived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miles	O
then	O
contacts	O
Torque	B-Device
via	O
radio	O
,	O
telling	O
him	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
kill	O
Blackmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
separated	O
,	O
Miles	O
tells	O
Torque	B-Device
to	O
meet	O
him	O
at	O
the	O
harbor	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
will	O
interrogate	O
Jordan	O
and	O
find	O
out	O
where	O
Blackmore	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
returns	O
to	O
the	O
warehouse	O
,	O
and	O
encounters	O
an	O
imprisoned	O
Consuela	O
Alverez	O
(	O
Meg	O
Savlov	O
)	O
,	O
wife	O
of	O
Ernesto	O
,	O
a	O
CO	O
from	O
Carnate	B-Device
Island	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Eastern	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
encounters	O
a	O
dying	O
member	O
of	O
Blackmore	O
's	O
gang	O
,	O
who	O
says	O
"	O
the	O
things	O
you	O
did	O
in	O
here	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
is	O
contacted	O
by	O
Miles	O
,	O
who	O
angrily	O
tells	O
him	O
"	O
how	O
long	O
it	O
's	O
been	O
man	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Elroy	O
tells	O
Torque	B-Device
the	O
prison	O
has	O
descended	O
into	O
chaos	O
since	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
malefactors	O
,	O
and	O
asks	O
for	O
help	O
in	O
restoring	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
guards	O
and	O
prisoners	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
help	O
they	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
escape	O
,	O
although	O
Torque	B-Device
remains	O
behind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
I	O
hear	O
this	O
,	O
I	O
could	O
n't	O
believe	O
,	O
I	O
said	O
no	O
way	O
,	O
not	O
my	O
man	O
Torque	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nobody	O
would	O
never	O
say	O
that	O
you	O
...	O
"	O
However	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
blacks	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
he	O
awakens	O
,	O
Miles	O
is	O
dead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackmore	O
then	O
contacts	O
Torque	B-Device
,	O
telling	O
him	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
drowning	O
pool	O
beneath	O
the	O
prison	O
's	O
factory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Torque	B-Device
heads	O
there	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Foundation	O
soldiers	O
backed	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
helicopter	O
piloted	O
by	O
Jordan	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
lying	O
about	O
her	O
men	O
betraying	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
defeats	O
the	O
soldiers	O
and	O
kills	O
Jordan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
drowning	O
pool	O
,	O
Killjoy	O
,	O
Copperfield	O
and	O
The	O
Creeper	O
assess	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
moral	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
fights	O
and	O
defeats	O
Copperfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Blackmore	O
leaves	O
,	O
compelling	O
Torque	B-Device
to	O
follow	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
return	O
to	O
where	O
Torque	B-Device
grew	O
up	O
;	O
Garvey	O
Children	O
's	O
Home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
remembers	O
meeting	O
Blackmore	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
memory	O
,	O
Blackmore	O
is	O
an	O
adult	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
and	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
staff	O
can	O
see	O
or	O
hear	O
Blackmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackmore	O
then	O
confronts	O
Torque	B-Device
,	O
telling	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
ties	O
that	O
bind	O
them	O
can	O
never	O
be	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torque	B-Device
realizes	O
the	O
truth	O
-	O
Blackmore	O
is	O
not	O
real	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
actually	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
alter	B-Application
ego	I-Application
,	O
having	O
first	O
appeared	O
as	O
an	O
imaginary	O
friend	O
when	O
Torque	B-Device
was	O
a	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Torque	B-Device
blacks	O
out	O
,	O
Blackmore	O
's	O
personality	O
takes	O
over	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
,	O
Blackmore	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
control	O
all	O
the	O
time	O
;	O
"	O
we	O
've	O
only	O
got	O
the	O
one	O
body	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
'm	O
tired	O
of	O
sharing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
monster	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
and	O
Torque	B-Device
fight	O
,	O
with	O
Torque	B-Device
defeating	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackmore	O
disappears	O
,	O
and	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
approached	O
by	O
Carmen	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
him	O
"	O
I	O
never	O
want	O
us	O
to	O
be	O
apart	O
again.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
letter	O
from	O
Blackmore	O
is	O
to	O
Carmen	O
,	O
not	O
Torque	B-Device
,	O
warning	O
that	O
Torque	B-Device
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
trusted	O
with	O
the	O
safety	O
of	O
their	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
scene	O
when	O
Torque	B-Device
sees	O
Killjoy	O
on	O
his	O
TV	O
,	O
Killjoy	O
reminds	O
him	O
that	O
even	O
though	O
he	O
killed	O
his	O
own	O
family	O
,	O
Blackmore	O
had	O
convinced	O
him	O
that	O
Carmen	O
was	O
planning	O
on	O
taking	O
the	O
children	O
away	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Jordan	O
meets	O
Torque	B-Device
prior	O
to	O
his	O
arrival	O
in	O
the	O
drowning	O
pool	O
and	O
joins	O
him	O
on	O
his	O
way	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
helicopter	O
attacks	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
piloted	O
by	O
Blackmore	O
,	O
and	O
Jordan	O
helps	O
Torque	B-Device
fight	O
the	O
Foundation	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
drowning	O
pool	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
fighting	O
Copperfield	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
fights	O
and	O
defeats	O
The	O
Creeper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
Blackmore	O
defeats	O
Torque	B-Device
,	O
and	O
absorbs	O
Torque	B-Device
into	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
kept	O
Jordan	O
alive	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
she	O
then	O
approaches	O
Blackmore	O
,	O
asking	O
if	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
gone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
letter	O
from	O
Blackmore	O
is	O
to	O
Cory	O
,	O
not	O
Torque	B-Device
,	O
telling	O
him	O
Torque	B-Device
does	O
n't	O
really	O
love	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
scene	O
when	O
Torque	B-Device
sees	O
Killjoy	O
on	O
his	O
TV	O
,	O
Killjoy	O
reminds	O
Torque	B-Device
that	O
Blackmore	O
had	O
manipulated	O
Cory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
helicopter	O
attacks	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
piloted	O
by	O
Jordan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
drowning	O
pool	O
,	O
Torque	B-Device
fights	O
Copperfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
neither	O
Blackmore	O
nor	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
able	O
to	O
win	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
they	O
approach	O
one	O
another	O
they	O
are	O
repelled	O
away	O
from	O
touching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
although	O
Ties	O
That	O
Bind	O
writer	O
and	O
director	O
Richard	O
Rouse	O
III	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
wrote	O
and	O
designed	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
open	O
to	O
the	O
possibility	O
for	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
to	O
develop	O
into	O
a	O
multi-game	O
series	O
,	O
he	O
emphasized	O
that	O
each	O
game	O
should	O
be	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
experience	O
,	O
albeit	O
with	O
unanswered	O
questions	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
door	O
open	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
specific	O
horror	O
films	O
included	O
Japanese	O
horrors	O
such	O
as	O
Hideo	O
Nakata	O
's	O
Ring	O
and	O
Dark	O
Water	O
,	O
and	O
Takashi	O
Shimizu	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Grudge	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
English	O
language	O
films	O
such	O
as	O
Alejandro	O
Amenábar	O
's	O
The	O
Others	O
and	O
Neil	O
Marshall	O
's	O
The	O
Descent	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
Rouse	O
referred	O
for	O
its	O
strong	O
sense	O
of	O
claustrophobia	O
and	O
entrapment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rouse	O
was	O
also	O
especially	O
impressed	O
with	O
David	O
S	O
.	O
Marfield	O
's	O
neo-noir	O
film	O
Deepwater	O
,	O
about	O
a	O
man	O
with	O
schizophrenia	B-Application
,	O
which	O
manifests	O
itself	O
in	O
a	O
'	O
good	O
 '	O
personality	O
and	O
a	O
'	O
bad	O
 '	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
morality	O
not	O
only	O
determined	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
ended	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
determined	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
past	O
,	O
insofar	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
dictated	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
Torque	B-Device
had	O
killed	O
his	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
too	O
in	O
Ties	O
That	O
Bind	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
morality	O
determines	O
both	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
events	O
which	O
precede	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
role	O
Blackmore	O
had	O
in	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
scene	O
where	O
Torque	B-Device
meets	O
Killjoy	O
at	O
the	O
theatre	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
morality	O
,	O
the	O
cutscene	O
can	O
feature	O
Carmen	O
,	O
Cory	O
or	O
Jordan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
want	O
every	O
player	O
to	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
version	O
of	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rouse	O
also	O
emphasizes	O
the	O
protean	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
by	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Torque	B-Device
is	O
essentially	O
whoever	O
the	O
player	O
decides	O
for	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
would	O
be	O
very	O
different	O
indeed	O
without	O
insanity	O
mode.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Midway	O
revealed	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Surreal	O
Software	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
annual	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Day	O
junket	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
Midway	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
playable	O
demos	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
revealed	O
Torque	B-Device
could	O
only	O
hold	O
two	O
weapons	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
insanity	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
ties	O
into	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
morality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
marketing	O
chief	O
Steve	O
Allison	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
has	O
so	O
much	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
performances	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
voice	O
cast	O
that	O
we	O
just	O
felt	O
we	O
could	O
really	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
elevating	O
the	O
expectations	O
on	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
voice	O
talent.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
Midway	O
showed	O
a	O
nearly	O
finalized	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
depending	O
which	O
moral	O
path	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
on	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
boss	O
fights	O
will	O
be	O
different	O
-	O
the	O
good	O
moral	O
path	O
will	O
see	O
Torque	B-Device
face	O
Copperfield	O
,	O
a	O
slave	O
trader	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
bad	O
moral	O
path	O
will	O
see	O
him	O
face	O
The	O
Creeper	O
,	O
a	O
pimp	O
who	O
brutalized	O
and	O
murdered	O
his	O
girls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
both	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
and	O
The	B-Application
Suffering	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
That	I-Application
Bind	I-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
as	O
DRM-free	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
73	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
twenty	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
thirty-seven	O
reviews	O
;	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
76	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
thirty-six	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
David	O
Chapman	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Suffering	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
That	I-Application
Bind	I-Application
is	O
a	O
solid	O
action	B-Application
title	O
that	O
should	O
satisfy	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
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<s>
Fans	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
should	O
enjoy	O
learning	O
more	O
about	O
Torque	B-Device
's	O
clouded	O
life	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
you	O
're	O
probably	O
better	O
off	O
picking	O
up	O
the	O
original.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Ellie	O
Gibson	O
scored	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
which	O
does	O
n't	O
really	O
move	O
things	O
on	O
much	O
 [ ... ] 	O
there	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
lot	O
that	O
's	O
new	O
here.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
if	O
you	O
played	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
fancy	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Suffering	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
That	I-Application
Bind	I-Application
wo	O
n't	O
disappoint.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Suffering	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
That	I-Application
Bind	I-Application
has	O
its	O
moments	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
of	O
these	O
moments	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
sorts	O
of	O
moments	O
that	O
you	O
saw	O
in	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Jeremy	O
Zoss	O
scored	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
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8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
interesting	O
and	O
engaging	O
action	B-Application
titles	O
of	O
the	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Midway	O
and	O
MTV	O
Films	O
announced	O
a	O
film	O
adaptation	O
based	O
on	O
both	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
and	O
The	B-Application
Suffering	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ties	I-Application
That	I-Application
Bind	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
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