<s>
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
interactive	O
drama	O
horror	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
first-person	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion	O
controller	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
motion	O
controls	O
were	O
dropped	O
when	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
movies	O
Evil	O
Dead	O
II	O
and	O
Poltergeist	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
Heavy	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Graves	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
 '	O
Decima	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
noted	O
actors	O
,	O
including	O
Rami	O
Malek	O
,	O
Hayden	O
Panettiere	O
,	O
Meaghan	O
Martin	O
,	O
Brett	O
Dalton	O
,	O
Jordan	O
Fisher	O
,	O
Nichole	O
Bloom	O
,	O
and	O
Peter	O
Stormare	O
,	O
provided	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2012	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supermassive	O
followed	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
spin-off	O
,	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Inpatient	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Quarry	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
drama	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
primarily	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
eight	O
young	O
adults	O
who	O
have	O
to	O
survive	O
on	O
Blackwood	O
Mountain	O
until	O
they	O
are	O
rescued	O
at	O
dawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
collect	O
totems	B-Language
,	O
which	O
give	O
players	O
a	O
precognition	O
of	O
what	O
may	O
happen	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deaths	B-Application
are	I-Application
permanent	I-Application
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
will	O
adapt	O
to	O
these	O
changes	O
and	O
continue	O
forward	O
without	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
strict	O
auto-save	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
prevents	O
players	O
from	O
reloading	O
a	O
previously	O
saved	O
file	O
to	O
prevent	O
cheating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intermissions	O
with	O
narrators	O
similar	O
to	O
Dr.	O
Hill	O
have	O
since	O
become	O
a	O
tradition	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
horror	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
continuing	O
also	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Pictures	I-Application
Anthology	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Quarry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
request	O
is	O
successfully	O
received	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
responder	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
rescued	O
until	B-Application
dawn	I-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
storm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
explosion	O
,	O
rescue	O
helicopters	O
arrive	O
to	O
retrieve	O
whoever	O
has	O
survived	O
until	B-Application
dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
existence	O
was	O
revealed	O
after	O
a	O
trademark	O
for	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
was	O
discovered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
began	O
discussing	O
an	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
accessory	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
greater	O
emphasis	O
on	O
narrative	O
than	O
Supermassive	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Start	B-Device
the	I-Device
Party	I-Device
!	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
proposed	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
resembled	O
a	O
slasher	O
film	O
and	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
designed	O
for	O
a	O
younger	O
audience	O
that	O
publisher	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
had	O
courted	O
with	O
the	O
Move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supermassive	O
hired	O
American	O
writers	O
Larry	O
Fessenden	O
and	O
Graham	O
Reznick	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
horror	B-Application
movies	O
,	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
script	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
hired	O
because	O
Byles	O
felt	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
British	O
writers	O
wrote	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
parochial	O
"	O
way	O
that	O
is	O
inappropriate	O
for	O
the	O
horror	B-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
exclusive	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
,	O
meaning	O
players	O
needed	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
Move	O
controller	O
to	O
functionally	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
switched	O
platform	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
expanded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scope	O
to	O
include	O
more	O
mature	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
approved	O
the	O
idea	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
changed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
characters	O
were	O
also	O
recast	O
;	O
Brett	O
Dalton	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
actors	O
retained	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
said	O
he	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
recasting	O
was	O
performed	O
to	O
hire	O
better-known	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
these	O
changes	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
partnered	O
with	O
Cubic	O
Motion	O
and	O
3Lateral	O
to	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
the	O
actors	O
 '	O
performances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
used	O
the	O
Decima	B-Application
engine	O
created	O
by	O
Guerrilla	O
Games	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
rework	O
the	O
lighting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
extensively	O
used	O
particle	O
effects	O
and	O
volumetric	B-General_Concept
lighting	I-General_Concept
to	O
light	O
up	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
adopted	O
a	O
static	O
camera	O
angle	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
similar	O
to	O
early	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dynamic	O
choice	O
and	O
consequence	O
system	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Quantic	O
Dream	O
's	O
Heavy	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
avoided	O
substantial	O
rewrites	O
and	O
instead	O
focused	O
on	O
adjusting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pacing	O
and	O
direction	O
once	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
and	O
shooting	O
process	O
had	O
begun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
strict	O
auto-save	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
imperative	O
"	O
instead	O
of	O
"	O
punitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Byles	O
recognized	O
the	O
design	O
choice	O
as	O
"	O
risky	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
may	O
disappoint	O
mainstream	O
players	O
but	O
he	O
felt	O
it	O
enhanced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
horror	B-Application
"	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
pacing	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
that	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
there	O
were	O
quiet	O
moments	O
with	O
no	O
enemy	O
encounter	O
that	O
help	O
enhance	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
tension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Byles	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
glib	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
cheesy	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
typical	O
teen	O
horror	B-Application
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
classic	O
movies	O
;	O
the	O
developers	O
observed	O
horror	B-Application
tropes	O
and	O
clichés	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
subverted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playable	O
characters	O
were	O
set	O
up	O
as	O
typical	O
horror	B-Application
movie	O
archetypes	B-Language
but	O
as	O
the	O
narrative	O
unfolded	O
,	O
these	O
characters	O
would	O
show	O
more	O
nuanced	O
qualities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dialogue	O
was	O
reduced	O
significantly	O
when	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
,	O
which	O
facilitates	O
storytelling	O
through	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
invoke	O
fear	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
ensure	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
the	O
appropriate	O
proportion	O
of	O
terror	O
,	O
horror	B-Application
,	O
and	O
disgust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Byles	O
described	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
as	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
took	O
"	O
horror	B-Application
back	O
to	O
the	O
roots	O
of	O
horror	B-Application
"	O
;	O
unlike	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
tension	O
rather	O
than	O
action	O
was	O
emphasized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Graves	O
began	O
working	O
on	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
music	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Decima	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
was	O
programmed	O
to	O
determine	O
how	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
layered	O
depending	O
on	O
players	O
 '	O
choices	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2012	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
did	O
not	O
market	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
extensively	O
;	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
marketing	O
effort	O
was	O
spent	O
on	O
promoting	O
third-party	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Destiny	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
proposed	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
based	O
on	O
103	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
less	O
positive	O
note	O
,	O
Kollar	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
acting	O
is	O
hampered	O
by	O
inadequacies	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marchiafava	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
"	O
compelling	O
"	O
story	O
;	O
he	O
applauded	O
the	O
developers	O
for	O
successfully	O
using	O
different	O
horror	B-Application
tropes	O
while	O
introducing	O
several	O
twists	O
to	O
the	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Blain	O
and	O
Patterson	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
love	O
letter	O
"	O
to	O
horror	B-Application
films	O
,	O
with	O
Patterson	O
noting	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarities	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
B-grade	O
teen	O
slasher	O
flick	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Webster	O
from	O
The	O
Verge	O
agreed	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
both	O
horror	B-Application
films	O
and	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
transforms	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
terrifying	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
control	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
over	O
the	O
events	O
makes	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
"	O
something	O
special	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carter	O
called	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
unimaginative	O
,	O
though	O
critics	O
generally	O
agreed	O
the	O
quick	O
time	O
events	O
are	O
well-handled	O
because	O
they	O
help	O
players	O
become	O
immersed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Ray	O
Corriea	O
chose	O
the	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
Move	O
"	O
prompt	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
inputs	O
that	O
further	O
heighten	O
the	O
tension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cumbersome	O
controls	O
and	O
suggested	O
the	O
shortcoming	O
may	O
originate	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
origin	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Chart-Track	O
,	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second-best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
trailing	O
only	O
Gears	B-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
:	I-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
seventh-best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
the	O
top-trending	O
game	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
in	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
was	O
surprised	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
critical	O
responses	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
posting	O
videos	O
of	O
it	O
or	O
streaming	O
it	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
President	O
of	O
SCE	O
Worldwide	O
Studios	O
,	O
called	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
a	O
"	O
sleeper	O
hit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
a	O
non-canonical	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
at	O
Paris	O
Games	O
Week	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
began	O
halfway	O
through	O
Until	B-Application
Dawns	I-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
of	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
on	O
13	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Until	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Inpatient	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
