<s>
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
graphic	O
mystery-drama	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Bill	O
Willingham	O
's	O
Fables	B-Application
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
it	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retail	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
Bigby	O
Wolf	O
,	O
the	O
sheriff	O
of	O
Fabletown	O
–	O
a	O
clandestine	O
community	O
within	O
1980s	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
consisting	O
of	O
various	O
fantastical	O
characters	O
from	O
fairy	O
tales	O
and	O
folklore	B-Application
–	O
and	O
must	O
investigate	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
mysterious	O
murders	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
ones	O
to	O
occur	O
in	O
Fabletown	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
has	O
been	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
garnered	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Telltale	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
second	O
season	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
original	O
games	O
from	O
this	O
new	O
company	O
,	O
doing	O
business	O
as	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2019	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2024	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
exploring	O
an	O
environment	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
find	O
an	O
object	O
they	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
;	O
when	O
this	O
occurs	O
,	O
they	O
must	O
move	O
a	O
cursor	B-Application
over	O
the	O
object	O
to	O
select	O
and	O
examine	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
also	O
talk	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
see	O
the	O
conversations	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
chosen	O
during	O
conversations	O
would	O
either	O
have	O
a	O
positive	O
or	O
negative	O
effect	O
on	O
how	O
other	O
characters	O
view	O
Bigby	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
perceptions	O
would	O
influence	O
future	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1986	O
,	O
nearly	O
twenty	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fables	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
years	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
magical	O
lands	O
described	O
in	O
myth	O
,	O
legend	O
,	O
and	O
folklore	B-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Homelands	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
occupied	O
by	O
an	O
enigmatic	O
tyrant	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Adversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
escape	O
the	O
Adversary	O
's	O
totalitarian	O
regime	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
The	O
Homelands	O
inhabitants	O
(	O
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
Fables	B-Application
)	O
fled	O
to	O
colonial	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
created	O
an	O
enclave	O
known	O
as	O
Fabletown	O
,	O
now	O
located	O
in	O
modern-day	O
Manhattan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
mask	O
their	O
presence	O
from	O
the	O
native	O
humans	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
mundys	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
all	O
non-human	O
Fables	B-Application
have	O
to	O
purchase	O
an	O
enchantment	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
glamour	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
appear	O
human	O
,	O
otherwise	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
relocated	O
to	O
a	O
rural	O
community	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Farm	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
is	O
Bigby	O
Wolf	O
(	O
Adam	O
Harrington	O
)	O
,	O
formerly	O
the	O
Big	O
Bad	O
Wolf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beauty	B-Device
and	I-Device
the	I-Device
Beast	I-Device
(	O
Melissa	O
Hutchison	O
and	O
Gavin	O
Hammon	O
)	O
are	O
also	O
residents	O
of	O
the	O
Woodlands	O
,	O
though	O
currently	O
struggling	O
with	O
a	O
troubled	O
marriage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
Fables	B-Application
that	O
Bigby	O
frequently	O
contacts	O
is	O
Mr.	O
Toad	O
(	O
Chuck	O
Kourouklis	O
)	O
and	O
his	O
son	O
TJ	O
(	O
Melissa	O
Hutchison	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
a	O
run-down	O
apartment	O
building	O
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
episode	O
introduces	O
trickster	O
and	O
thief	O
Jack	O
Horner	O
(	O
Colin	O
Benoit	O
)	O
,	O
Georgie	O
Porgie	O
(	O
Kevin	O
Howarth	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
pimp	O
and	O
the	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Pudding	O
&	O
Pie	O
strip	O
club	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
prostitute	O
Nerissa	O
(	O
Molly	O
Benson	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
Little	B-Application
Mermaid	I-Application
,	O
Vivian	O
(	O
Sandy	O
Delonga	O
)	O
,	O
Georgie	O
's	O
lover	O
,	O
and	O
Clever	O
Hans	O
(	O
Ben	O
Knoll	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
club	O
's	O
bouncer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
episode	O
introduces	O
the	O
janitor	O
Flycatcher	O
(	O
Dustin	O
Rubin	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Crooked	O
Man	O
(	O
Philip	O
Banks	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
loan	O
shark	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
influence	O
in	O
Fabletown	O
,	O
Bloody	O
Mary	O
(	O
Kathryn	O
Cressida	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
sadistic	O
minion	O
of	O
the	O
Crooked	O
Man	O
(	O
Philip	O
Banks	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Aunty	O
Greenleaf	O
(	O
Laura	O
Bailey	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
rogue	O
witch	O
who	O
illegally	O
sells	O
cheap	O
black-market	O
glamours	O
to	O
Fables	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
episode	O
introduces	O
the	O
Jersey	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
(	O
Bobby	O
Vickers	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
manager	O
of	O
the	O
Lucky	O
Pawn	O
shop	O
and	O
another	O
minion	O
of	O
the	O
Crooked	O
Man	O
;	O
and	O
Johann	O
the	O
butcher	O
(	O
Terry	O
McGovern	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
owner	O
of	O
the	O
Cut	O
Above	O
butcher	O
shop	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
forced	O
out	O
of	O
his	O
business	O
by	O
the	O
Crooked	O
Man	O
's	O
henchmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
follows	O
another	O
trail	O
of	O
clues	O
,	O
and	O
finds	O
evidence	O
of	O
the	O
black-market	O
glamour	O
ring	O
in	O
the	O
Cut	O
Above	O
butcher	O
shop	O
,	O
a	O
pawn	O
shop	O
called	O
the	O
Lucky	O
Pawn	O
owned	O
by	O
Jersey	B-Application
Devil	I-Application
through	O
which	O
the	O
Crooked	O
Man	O
distributes	O
his	O
loans	O
,	O
and	O
Crane	O
's	O
presence	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
missing	O
Mirror	O
Shard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bigby	O
brings	O
the	O
Crooked	O
Man	O
either	O
dead	O
or	O
alive	O
before	O
the	O
assembled	O
Fables	B-Application
of	O
Woodlands	O
at	O
the	O
Business	O
Office	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
and	O
Snow	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
defend	O
their	O
actions	O
against	O
claims	O
from	O
the	O
Fables	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Crooked	O
Man	O
is	O
alive	O
,	O
Bigby	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
choose	O
his	O
form	O
of	O
punishment	O
:	O
locking	O
him	O
up	O
forever	O
,	O
slice	O
his	O
neck	O
open	O
and	O
kill	O
him	O
,	O
or	O
throwing	O
him	O
down	O
the	O
Witching	O
Well	O
(	O
used	O
to	O
dispose	O
of	O
dead	O
Fables	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
epilogue	O
,	O
Snow	O
becomes	O
the	O
new	O
Deputy	O
Mayor	O
and	O
deals	O
with	O
the	O
fallout	O
of	O
the	O
Crooked	O
Man	O
's	O
actions	O
,	O
while	O
Bigby	O
sees	O
off	O
the	O
Fables	B-Application
being	O
taken	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Farm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episodic	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
were	O
released	O
near-simultaneously	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
;	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
episodic	O
releases	O
were	O
expected	O
to	O
trail	O
these	O
by	O
about	O
a	O
month	O
or	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
licenses	O
to	O
develop	O
video	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
two	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
,	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
by	O
Robert	O
Kirkman	O
,	O
and	O
Fables	B-Application
by	O
Bill	O
Willingham	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
shipping	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
then	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
their	O
Fables	B-Application
title	O
,	O
but	O
according	O
to	O
Telltale	O
's	O
Job	O
Stauffer	O
,	O
they	O
struggled	O
with	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
did	O
allow	O
for	O
Telltale	O
to	O
incorporate	O
mechanics	O
that	O
had	O
proven	O
successful	O
in	O
The	O
Walking	O
Dead	O
into	O
their	O
Fables	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
these	O
delays	O
,	O
Telltale	O
re-announced	O
the	O
Fables	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Comic	O
Con	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Bigby	O
Wolf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
across	O
five	O
episodes	O
between	O
October	O
2013	O
and	O
July	O
2014	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
85/100	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
85/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
82/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
82/100	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
76/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
73/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
82/100	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
82/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
77/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
75/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
74/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
69/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
84/100	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
85/100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
75/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
two	O
2014	O
BAFTA	O
Games	O
Awards	O
for	O
Story	O
and	O
Performer	O
(	O
Adam	O
Harrington	O
as	O
Bigby	O
Wolf	O
)	O
,	O
losing	O
both	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
:	I-Application
Left	I-Application
Behind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2014	O
New	O
York	O
Comic	O
Con	O
,	O
Vertigo	O
Comics	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
adapting	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
into	O
comic	O
form	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
digitally	O
first	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
and	O
later	O
as	O
print	O
comic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
was	O
adapted	O
for	O
the	O
comic	O
by	O
Lilah	O
Sturges	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
previously	O
written	O
for	O
the	O
Fables	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
Dave	O
Justus	O
,	O
staying	O
otherwise	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
but	O
exploring	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
back	O
story	O
in	O
more	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
by	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Telltale	O
had	O
thought	O
of	O
doing	O
a	O
second	O
season	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
had	O
already	O
committed	O
to	O
the	O
projects	O
leading	O
to	O
Tales	B-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Borderlands	I-Application
,	O
Minecraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Story	I-Application
Mode	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
Telltale	O
's	O
revival	O
by	O
LCG	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
reacquired	O
by	O
LCG	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
announcement	O
was	O
made	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
about	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
announced	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
2	I-Application
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
on	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
an	O
episodic	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
past	O
development	O
cycle	O
approach	O
at	O
the	O
former	O
Telltale	O
where	O
each	O
episode	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
a	O
standalone	O
fashion	O
,	O
all	O
episodes	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Wolf	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
being	O
developed	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
