<s>
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
inXile	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Techland	O
Publishing	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
1999	O
's	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
,	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
is	O
primarily	O
story-driven	O
while	O
placing	O
greater	O
emphasis	O
on	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
combat	O
and	O
item	O
accumulation	O
taking	O
a	O
secondary	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
campaign	O
's	O
conclusion	O
,	O
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
had	O
set	O
the	O
record	O
for	O
highest-funded	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
with	O
over	O
US$4	O
million	O
pledged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
to	O
display	O
the	O
pre-rendered	O
2.5D	O
isometric	O
perspective	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tabletop	O
ruleset	O
of	O
Monte	O
Cook	O
's	O
Numenera	O
has	O
been	O
adapted	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
rule	O
mechanic	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
Ninth	O
World	O
setting	O
is	O
where	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
take	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
spiritual	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
places	O
a	O
large	O
emphasis	O
on	O
storytelling	O
,	O
which	O
unfolds	O
through	O
a	O
"	O
rich	O
,	O
personal	O
narrative	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
complex	O
character	O
interaction	O
through	O
the	O
familiar	O
dialog	B-Application
tree	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
a	O
classic	O
alignment	O
system	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
ethical	O
and	O
moral	O
compass	O
,	O
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
uses	O
"	O
Tides	O
"	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
reactions	O
a	O
person	O
inspires	O
in	O
their	O
peers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tides	B-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
has	O
a	O
science	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
complexity	O
and	O
dialogue	O
depth	O
were	O
identified	O
among	O
the	O
primary	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
legacy	O
to	O
be	O
preserved	O
and	O
refined	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Last	O
Castoff	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
vessel	O
for	O
the	O
consciousness	O
of	O
an	O
ancient	O
man	O
,	O
who	O
managed	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
leave	O
his	O
physical	O
body	O
and	O
be	O
reborn	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
one	O
,	O
thus	O
achieving	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
immortality	B-Application
by	O
means	O
of	O
the	O
relics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2007	O
interview	O
,	O
designers	O
Chris	O
Avellone	O
and	O
Colin	O
McComb	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
,	O
stated	O
that	O
although	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
was	O
not	O
considered	O
because	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
was	O
over	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
open	O
to	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
similar-themed	O
Planescape	O
game	O
if	O
they	O
could	O
gather	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
development	O
team	O
and	O
find	O
an	O
"	O
understanding	O
set	O
of	O
investors	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Colin	O
McComb	O
joined	O
inXile	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
working	O
on	O
its	O
successfully	O
crowd	O
funded	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
inXile	O
's	O
CEO	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
was	O
in	O
pre-production	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Numenera	O
RPG	O
universe	O
created	O
by	O
Monte	O
Cook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
connections	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
relatively	O
overt	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
licensing	O
issues	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
certain	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
elements	O
are	O
relatively	O
hard	O
to	O
copyright	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
may	O
make	O
a	O
reappearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
the	O
Torment	O
license	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
inXile	O
staff	O
will	O
transition	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
Numenera	O
team	O
as	O
production	O
on	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
winds	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
inXile	O
confirmed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
as	O
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
,	O
and	O
announced	O
that	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
composer	O
Mark	O
Morgan	O
would	O
create	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Wasteland	B-Application
2	I-Application
project	O
facing	O
delays	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
full	O
production	O
of	O
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
was	O
rescheduled	O
to	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
crowd	O
fund	O
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2013	O
with	O
a	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
had	O
attracted	O
several	O
high-profile	O
backers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Markus	O
Persson	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Min-Liang	O
Tan	O
,	O
CEO	O
of	O
Razer	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
ship	O
DRM-free	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
platforms	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
six	O
languages	O
:	O
English	O
,	O
French	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Polish	O
,	O
Russian	O
and	O
Spanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
inXile	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
additionally	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
same	O
release	O
date	O
as	O
previous	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	O
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Kozanitis	O
's	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
score	O
on	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Whereas	O
the	O
fun	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
For	O
Honor	O
comes	O
from	O
physically	O
learning	O
how	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
fun	O
in	O
Tides	B-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
comes	O
from	O
achieving	O
encyclopedic	O
knowledge	O
of	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
universe	O
through	O
truly	O
meaningful	O
choices.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Leif	O
Johnson	O
from	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.8/10	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Torment	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
delivers	O
a	O
deep	O
and	O
satisfyingly	O
strange	O
RPG	O
world	O
loaded	O
with	O
text-based	O
storytelling.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Alice	O
Bell	O
's	O
score	O
of	O
8/10	O
on	O
VideoGamer.com	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Great	O
writing	O
and	O
environment	O
design	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
an	O
epic	O
story	O
and	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
player	O
choice	O
,	O
make	O
Tides	B-Application
of	I-Application
Numenera	I-Application
a	O
wonderful	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
