<s>
Tyranny	B-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tyranny	B-Application
builds	O
upon	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Obsidian	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
spend	O
more	O
time	O
on	O
crafting	O
a	O
game	O
where	O
player	O
choices	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
meaningful	O
effect	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyranny	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Terratus	O
,	O
a	O
high	O
fantasy	O
world	O
where	O
technology	O
is	O
transitioning	O
from	O
the	O
Bronze	O
Age	O
to	O
the	O
Iron	O
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Archons	O
in	O
Tyranny	B-Application
include	O
executioner	O
Bleden	O
Mark	O
,	O
Archon	O
of	O
Shadows	O
;	O
the	O
plague-spreading	O
Pox	O
,	O
Archon	O
of	O
Ruin	O
;	O
the	O
mighty	O
Cairn	O
,	O
Archon	O
of	O
Stone	O
;	O
and	O
Tunon	O
the	O
Adjudicator	O
,	O
Archon	O
of	O
Justice	O
and	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Fatebinders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyranny	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
431st	O
year	O
of	O
Kyros	O
 '	O
self-devised	O
calendar	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
of	O
the	O
Tiers	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
major	O
area	O
to	O
be	O
conquered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Tyranny	B-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
colossal	O
ruins	O
from	O
a	O
previous	O
,	O
unknown	O
civilization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyranny	B-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	O
role-playing	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
using	O
isometric	B-Application
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
Obsidian	O
's	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Decisions	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
both	O
at	O
character	O
creation	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
affect	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
,	O
making	O
some	O
conversation	B-Application
tree	I-Application
choices	O
critical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyranny	B-Application
contains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
options	O
to	O
adjust	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
concerns	O
from	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
concepts	O
of	O
Tyranny	B-Application
started	O
with	O
ideas	O
in	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
called	O
Fury	O
that	O
they	O
attempted	O
to	O
pitch	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Obsidian	O
CEO	O
Feargus	O
Urquhart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
ideas	O
from	O
Defiance	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
craft	O
a	O
new	O
concept	O
for	O
Stormlands	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
the	O
studio	O
successfully	O
pitched	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Obsidian	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
recover	O
financially	O
through	O
the	O
Kickstarter-backed	O
role-playing	O
game	O
,	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
concepts	O
from	O
Fury	O
,	O
Defiance	O
and	O
Stormlands	O
and	O
build	O
out	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
,	O
Tyranny	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Urquhart	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
with	O
Tyranny	B-Application
,	O
they	O
refined	O
the	O
Defiance	O
idea	O
more	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
clearly	O
aware	O
that	O
evil	O
has	O
won	O
and	O
having	O
their	O
character	O
being	O
part	O
of	O
that	O
conquest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyranny	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
used	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
Pillars	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyranny	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
skill-based	O
growth	O
system	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
class-based	O
one	O
as	O
with	O
Pillars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Veteran	O
designer	O
Chris	O
Avellone	O
,	O
who	O
left	O
Obsidian	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
early	O
development	O
of	O
Tyranny	B-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
Heins	O
;	O
Heins	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Some	O
of	O
the	O
concepts	O
of	O
this	O
[	O
intellectual	O
property ]	O
were	O
constructed	O
by	O
Chris	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
names	O
he	O
gave	O
them	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
ideas.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
involves	O
making	O
human	O
non-player-characters	O
suffer	O
under	O
the	O
Fatebinder	O
's	O
orders	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
director	O
Brian	O
Heins	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
prepared	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
depictions	O
of	O
these	O
acts	O
,	O
as	O
many	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Stick	I-Application
of	I-Application
Truth	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
similar	O
levels	O
of	O
crude	O
and	O
vulgar	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyranny	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2016	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
exhibited	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
demonstration	O
form	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2016	O
that	O
June	O
;	O
the	O
E3	O
demo	O
included	O
the	O
same	O
battle	O
though	O
presented	O
from	O
three	O
different	O
scenarios	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
choices	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
have	O
made	O
earlier	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
how	O
these	O
choices	O
affected	O
combat	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyranny	B-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
systems	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tyranny	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
currently	O
listed	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
80/100	O
based	O
on	O
67	O
reviews	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
