<s>
Unravel	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Swedish	O
company	O
Coldwood	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
15	O
June	O
2015	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
on	O
Yarny	B-Application
,	O
a	O
small	O
anthropomorphic	O
creature	O
made	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
through	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
unraveling	O
yarn	B-Application
which	O
makes	O
up	O
Yarny	B-Application
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
,	O
avoid	O
dangerous	O
creatures	O
,	O
and	O
traverse	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unravel	B-Application
received	O
a	O
favourable	O
reception	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
critics	O
in	O
agreement	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
protagonist	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
tone	O
were	O
among	O
its	O
strong	O
suits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Unravel	B-Application
Two	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centres	O
around	O
its	O
protagonist	O
Yarny	B-Application
,	O
an	O
apple-sized	O
creature	O
made	O
of	O
red	O
yarn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
the	O
yarn	B-Application
from	O
its	O
body	O
,	O
Yarny	B-Application
creates	O
rope	O
to	O
form	O
bridges	O
,	O
pull	O
things	O
,	O
and	O
swing	O
from	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yarn	B-Application
is	O
the	O
main	O
medium	O
used	O
to	O
solve	O
complex	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Yarny	B-Application
moves	O
,	O
the	O
twine	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
made	O
of	O
unravels	B-Application
,	O
creating	O
lines	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
challenge	O
because	O
walking	O
Yarny	B-Application
too	O
far	O
will	O
unravel	B-Application
it	O
into	O
a	O
slim	O
frame	O
,	O
unable	O
to	O
reach	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
frame	O
can	O
be	O
refilled	O
by	O
interacting	O
with	O
balls	O
of	O
red	O
yarn	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
introduction	O
,	O
an	O
old	O
woman	O
is	O
seen	O
looking	O
out	O
her	O
window	O
,	O
before	O
she	O
adjusts	O
a	O
picture	O
of	O
a	O
baby	O
and	O
picks	O
up	O
a	O
ball	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
she	O
proceeds	O
upstairs	O
,	O
a	O
lone	O
ball	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
rolls	O
out	O
of	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yarny	B-Application
,	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
creature	O
made	O
of	O
red	O
yarn	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
then	O
walks	O
into	O
shot	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
looking	O
around	O
in	O
wonder	O
at	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
various	O
picture	O
frames	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
Yarny	B-Application
can	O
visit	O
environments	O
that	O
were	O
significant	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
owners	O
 '	O
lives	O
,	O
and	O
discover	O
their	O
memories	O
about	O
the	O
places	O
;	O
the	O
initial	O
memories	O
are	O
happy	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
visiting	O
the	O
sea	O
shore	O
,	O
or	O
hiking	O
in	O
the	O
mountains	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
darker	O
memories	O
are	O
revealed	O
:	O
the	O
rural	O
forest	O
area	O
is	O
industrialized	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
causes	O
accidents	O
with	O
toxic	O
waste	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
start	O
moving	O
to	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
Yarny	B-Application
finds	O
a	O
red	O
yarn	B-Application
badge	O
it	O
collects	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
a	O
photo	O
album	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
which	O
then	O
fills	O
with	O
photos	O
of	O
the	O
memories	O
encountered	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
levels	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Yarny	B-Application
only	O
finds	O
one	O
half	O
each	O
of	O
a	O
heart-shaped	O
badge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
final	O
level	O
,	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
cemetery	O
,	O
Yarny	B-Application
struggles	O
its	O
way	O
through	O
a	O
snow	O
storm	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
final	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
badge	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
slips	O
from	O
its	O
hands	O
,	O
and	O
jumping	O
after	O
it	O
,	O
Yarny	B-Application
unravels	B-Application
completely	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
red	O
thread	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
remaining	O
in	O
its	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yarny	B-Application
awakens	O
in	O
a	O
camping	O
backpack	O
,	O
holding	O
the	O
missing	O
piece	O
;	O
it	O
quickly	O
runs	O
home	O
to	O
place	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
photo	O
album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Startled	O
by	O
a	O
child	O
entering	O
the	O
room	O
,	O
Yarny	B-Application
feigns	O
to	O
be	O
inanimate	O
again	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
the	O
child	O
leaves	O
,	O
it	O
places	O
the	O
missing	O
piece	O
on	O
to	O
its	O
final	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
photo	O
album	O
cover	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
then	O
opens	O
up	O
to	O
reveal	O
the	O
final	O
passage	O
and	O
the	O
end	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sahlin	O
,	O
the	O
yarn	B-Application
that	O
makes	O
up	O
Yarny	B-Application
represents	O
love	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
unravels	B-Application
as	O
they	O
travel	O
away	O
from	O
what	O
they	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
developer	O
Coldwood	O
's	O
previous	O
works	O
received	O
unfavorable	O
critical	O
reception	O
,	O
Unravel	B-Application
reportedly	O
showed	O
enough	O
promise	O
for	O
EA	O
's	O
DICE	O
to	O
arrange	O
a	O
publishing	O
deal	O
with	O
EA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
Unravel	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
EA	O
's	O
E3	O
2015	O
conference	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
and	O
creative	O
director	O
,	O
Martin	B-Application
Sahlin	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sahlin	O
's	O
nervous	O
and	O
excited	O
presentation	O
of	O
Unravel	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
the	O
conference	O
's	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
Sahlin	O
became	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
well-circulated	O
appreciative	O
posts	O
and	O
fan	O
art	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
website	O
such	O
as	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
Tumblr	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
especially	O
its	O
aesthetic	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
well	O
received	O
after	O
its	O
announcement	O
;	O
VG247	O
claimed	O
Unravel	B-Application
was	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
visually-impressive	O
game	O
EA	O
showed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
reactions	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Limbo	B-Application
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
puzzles	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
landscape	O
of	O
Umeå	O
,	O
Sweden	O
;	O
Sahlin	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
after	O
creating	O
a	O
Yarny	B-Application
doll	O
out	O
of	O
tire	O
wire	O
and	O
yarn	B-Application
during	O
a	O
family	O
camping	O
trip	O
in	O
northern	O
Sweden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
on	O
Sony	O
's	O
PhyreEngine	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
EA	O
abandoned	O
the	O
Unravel	B-Application
trademark	O
after	O
their	O
application	O
was	O
rejected	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Patent	O
Office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
retain	O
the	O
title	O
Unravel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Unravel	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Frida	O
Johansson	O
and	O
Henrik	O
Oja	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unravel	B-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
aggregating	B-Application
review	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caitlin	O
Cooke	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
10	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
summarizing	O
her	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
Unravel	B-Application
cherishes	O
the	O
best	O
moments	O
in	O
life	O
while	O
recognizing	O
the	O
hard	O
battles	O
we	O
sometimes	O
face	O
as	O
families	O
,	O
all	O
wrapped	O
up	O
within	O
delightful	O
gameplay	O
and	O
stunning	O
scenery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
’s	O
rare	O
but	O
a	O
special	O
thing	O
when	O
a	O
game	O
manages	O
to	O
impart	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
touches	O
strings	O
deep	O
in	O
the	O
heart	O
,	O
and	O
Unravel	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
meet	O
and	O
exceed	O
this	O
feat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informers	O
Jeff	O
Marchiafava	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.75	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
satisfying	O
platforming	O
,	O
thoughtful	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
adorable	O
protagonist	O
make	O
 [ Unravel ] 	O
a	O
worthwhile	O
journey.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Yarny	B-Application
for	O
being	O
"	O
loveable	O
"	O
all	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
visuals	O
"	O
top-notch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paras	O
disliked	O
the	O
inconsistent	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
puzzles	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
clunky	O
"	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
backtrack	O
after	O
running	O
out	O
of	O
yarn	B-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
described	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
worst	O
aspect	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
summarized	O
his	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
Unravels	B-Application
wonderful	O
sights	O
and	O
sounds	O
wo	O
n’t	O
escape	O
your	O
own	O
memory	O
so	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
assessed	O
purely	O
on	O
gameplay	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
everything	O
I	O
tend	O
to	O
fear	O
about	O
indie	O
projects	O
;	O
Beautiful	O
,	O
heartfelt	O
,	O
but	O
like	O
Yarny	B-Application
himself	O
,	O
not	O
robust	O
enough.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Louise	O
Blain	O
for	O
GamesRadar	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Unravels	B-Application
appeal	O
goes	O
far	O
beyond	O
pretty	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beautiful	O
,	O
poignant	O
and	O
with	O
an	O
iron	O
grip	O
on	O
your	O
heart	O
,	O
Yarny	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
effortlessly	O
deliver	O
a	O
wonderful	O
platformer	O
and	O
a	O
bittersweet	O
message.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Daniel	O
Krupa	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Unravel	B-Application
took	O
me	O
on	O
a	O
surprisingly	O
thoughtful	O
and	O
reflective	O
journey	O
,	O
which	O
encouraged	O
me	O
to	O
appreciate	O
the	O
small	O
and	O
the	O
insignificant	O
with	O
every	O
step	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
puzzler	O
it	O
has	O
charm	O
due	O
to	O
Yarny	B-Application
’s	O
engaging	O
skills	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
a	O
platforming	O
experience	O
it	O
’s	O
less	O
remarkable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arthur	O
Gies	O
of	O
Polygon	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
an	O
emotional	O
core	O
to	O
Unravel	B-Application
that	O
's	O
difficult	O
to	O
overstate	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
ignore	O
how	O
strong	O
a	O
character	O
the	O
little	O
red	O
spool	O
of	O
textiles	O
manages	O
to	O
become	O
despite	O
not	O
speaking	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unravel	B-Application
wants	O
to	O
say	O
something	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
admire	O
it	O
for	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
hard	O
to	O
shine	O
a	O
light	O
on	O
the	O
bigger-picture	O
things	O
Unravel	B-Application
does	O
well	O
when	O
it	O
gets	O
so	O
many	O
basic	O
things	O
fundamentally	O
tangled	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Sorry	O
from	O
VideoGamer.com	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Unravel	B-Application
is	O
thoroughly	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
lovely	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
falls	O
short	O
of	O
being	O
something	O
to	O
be	O
truly	O
cherished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
Unravel	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Unravel	B-Application
Two	I-Application
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
EA	O
Play	O
Presentation	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
