<s>
Vambrace	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
roguelike	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
South	O
Korean	O
studio	O
Devespresso	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
PC	O
platforms	O
including	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vambrace	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
bears	O
many	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
2016	O
video	O
game	O
Darkest	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
its	O
mix	O
of	O
real-time	O
movement	O
and	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
management	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
procedurally-generated	O
characters	O
who	O
accompany	O
Lyric	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
which	O
represent	O
the	O
toll	O
it	O
takes	O
on	O
party	O
members	O
with	O
further	O
exploration	O
and	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Devespresso	O
CEO	O
Minho	O
Kim	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
visual	O
aesthetic	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Coma	I-Application
,	O
a	O
previous	O
project	O
by	O
his	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Vambrace	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Evelia	O
Lyric	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
determined	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
frozen	O
city	O
of	O
Icenaire	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
answers	O
to	O
a	O
mystery	O
in	O
her	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
important	O
gameplay	O
element	O
of	O
Vambrace	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
is	O
its	O
Health	O
and	O
Vigor	O
system	O
:	O
the	O
depletion	O
of	O
either	O
resource	O
may	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
party	O
member	O
's	O
demise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
Kim	O
aimed	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
polished	O
look	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Devespresso	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Coma	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cutting	I-Application
Class	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Castlevania	O
series	O
was	O
an	O
important	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
gothic	O
horror	O
aesthetic	O
of	O
Vambrace	O
,	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
2016	O
video	O
game	O
Darkest	B-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
's	O
team	O
completed	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
remastered	O
edition	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Coma	I-Application
titled	O
The	B-Application
Coma	I-Application
:	I-Application
Recut	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Vambrace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
visual	O
style	O
for	O
Vambrace	O
has	O
not	O
evolved	O
much	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Coma	I-Application
once	O
development	O
officially	O
began	O
,	O
Kim	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
pin	O
down	O
visuals	O
that	O
mixed	O
his	O
original	O
illustrative	O
style	O
and	O
games	O
he	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
important	O
sources	O
of	O
inspiration	O
include	O
the	O
lore	O
and	O
immersion	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
procedural	O
nature	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
of	O
FTL	B-Application
:	I-Application
Faster	I-Application
Than	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Vambrace	O
launched	O
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
whereas	O
its	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Switch	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vambrace	B-Application
:	I-Application
Cold	I-Application
Soul	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
for	O
all	O
release	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
