<s>
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Polish	O
studio	O
Draw	O
Distance	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
to	O
their	O
2019	O
game	O
Coteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Julia	O
of	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
clan	O
Lasombra	O
,	O
who	O
investigates	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
Anarch	O
movement	O
's	O
local	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
reads	O
dialogue	O
and	O
narration	O
,	O
set	O
to	O
background	O
images	O
and	O
character	O
portraits	O
,	O
and	O
makes	O
decisions	O
by	O
selecting	O
different	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
of	O
clan	O
Lasombra	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
investigates	O
a	O
death	O
and	O
explores	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
making	O
connections	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
while	O
needing	O
to	O
satiate	O
their	O
character	O
's	O
blood	O
thirst	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
,	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Coteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
tabletop	O
game	O
's	O
sourcebook	O
Chicago	O
by	O
Night	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
vampire	B-Application
clan	O
Lasombra	O
,	O
former	O
rulers	O
of	O
the	O
Sabbat	O
sect	O
,	O
left	O
the	O
Sabbat	O
and	O
joined	O
forces	O
with	O
its	O
enemy	O
the	O
Camarilla	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
working	O
on	O
keeping	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
vampires	B-Application
a	O
secret	O
from	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
Lasombra	O
vampire	B-Application
Julia	O
,	O
a	O
dissociative	O
immigrant	O
woman	O
who	O
is	O
an	O
outcast	O
within	O
the	O
Camarilla	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
tasked	O
with	O
investigating	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
Anarch	O
movement	O
's	O
New	O
York	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
her	O
way	O
home	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
Embraced	O
and	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	B-Application
by	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Clan	O
Lasombra	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
orchestrated	O
Julia	O
's	O
personal	O
and	O
professional	O
downfall	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julia	O
then	O
stumbles	O
into	O
Tamika	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
hiding	O
and	O
exacting	O
revenge	O
on	O
government	O
agents	O
targeting	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Polish	O
studio	O
Draw	O
Distance	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
fifth	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
expansion	O
to	O
Draw	O
Distance	O
's	O
earlier	O
game	O
Coteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
features	O
some	O
returning	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
an	O
independent	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
new	O
locations	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Coteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
as	O
an	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
setting	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
introducing	O
basic	O
concepts	O
and	O
different	O
vampire	B-Application
clans	O
,	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
was	O
written	O
as	O
a	O
more	O
personal	O
story	O
with	O
themes	O
of	O
personal	O
and	O
political	O
horror	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
developed	O
both	O
for	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
fans	O
and	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seeing	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
musical	O
identity	O
as	O
having	O
been	O
defined	O
in	O
the	O
2004	O
video	O
game	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
,	O
Rec	O
intended	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
that	O
and	O
update	O
it	O
for	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Draw	O
Distance	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
with	O
a	O
trailer	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
"	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
"	O
that	O
collects	O
both	O
Coteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
and	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
,	O
and	O
includes	O
an	O
artbook	O
and	O
a	O
vinyl	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Q1/Q2	O
2021	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
has	O
been	O
repeatedly	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
New	I-Application
York	I-Application
was	O
met	O
by	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
mostly	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
