<s>
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
exploration	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Giant	O
Sparrow	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Annapurna	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
;	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
;	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2021	O
;	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
seventeen-year-old	O
Edith	B-Application
Finch	I-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
surviving	O
member	O
of	O
her	O
family	O
,	O
as	O
she	O
returns	O
to	O
her	O
ancestral	O
home	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
seven	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
receiving	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
immersive	O
storytelling	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
presentation	O
;	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
an	O
art	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
is	O
a	O
narrative-focused	O
walking	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
takes	O
a	O
ferry	O
to	O
Orcas	O
Island	O
,	O
Washington	O
carrying	O
the	O
journal	O
of	O
Edith	B-Application
Finch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Giant	O
Sparrow	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
creative	O
director	O
Ian	O
Dallas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
debut	O
effort	O
was	O
the	O
BAFTA-award-winning	O
The	B-Application
Unfinished	I-Application
Swan	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
grew	O
out	O
from	O
trying	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
sublime	O
,	O
as	O
described	O
by	O
Dallas	O
,	O
"	O
an	O
interactive	O
experience	O
that	O
evokes	O
what	O
it	O
feels	O
like	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
moment	O
of	O
finding	O
something	O
beautiful	O
,	O
yet	O
overwhelming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
started	O
out	O
titled	O
The	O
Nightmares	O
of	O
Edith	B-Application
Finch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
greenlight	O
trailer	O
has	O
a	O
spookier	O
nature	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
exploring	O
the	O
house	O
mostly	O
in	O
the	O
dark	O
with	O
a	O
flashlight	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
team	O
eventually	O
backed	O
off	O
on	O
these	O
elements	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
more	O
eerie	O
elements	O
,	O
renaming	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
final	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
once	O
in	O
the	O
bunker	O
,	O
Walter	O
would	O
have	O
experienced	O
still	O
people	O
that	O
moved	O
when	O
he	O
looked	O
away	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Doctor	O
Whos	O
Weeping	O
Angels	O
or	O
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
,	O
and	O
then	O
would	O
imagine	O
himself	O
living	O
on	O
a	O
model	O
trainset	O
where	O
an	O
invisible	O
hand	O
would	O
move	O
pieces	O
around	O
on	O
the	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Jeff	O
Russo	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
works	O
include	O
the	O
soundtracks	O
to	O
the	O
Fargo	O
TV	O
series	O
,	O
The	O
Night	O
Of	O
,	O
and	O
Power	O
,	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequence	O
involving	O
Barbara	O
,	O
who	O
gained	O
fame	O
as	O
an	O
adolescent	O
scream	O
queen	O
and	O
who	O
longs	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Hollywood	O
but	O
dies	O
on	O
her	O
birthday	O
on	O
Halloween	B-Application
night	O
,	O
is	O
played	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
pages	O
of	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
styled	O
after	O
Tales	O
from	O
the	O
Crypt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dallas	O
had	O
Russo	O
try	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
theme	O
from	O
John	O
Carpenter	O
's	O
Halloween	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dallas	O
had	O
considered	O
asking	O
Carpenter	O
to	O
narrate	O
this	O
section	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
voice	O
actor	O
strike	O
was	O
ongoing	O
,	O
making	O
this	O
impossible	O
,	O
but	O
Carpenter	O
did	O
agree	O
to	O
license	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Halloween	B-Application
theme	O
for	O
this	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
across	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
platforms	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marty	O
Sliva	O
's	O
8.8/10	O
score	O
on	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
is	O
a	O
gorgeous	O
experience	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
magical-realism	O
stories	O
in	O
all	O
of	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Harmon	O
of	O
EGMNow	O
awarded	O
it	O
7/10	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
Edith	B-Application
Finch	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
brilliant	O
accomplishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
spooky	O
,	O
logical	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
Gone	O
Homes	O
and	O
Firewatches	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
impressive	O
short-story	O
style	O
to	O
boot	O
,	O
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
is	O
ultimately	O
worth	O
your	O
time	O
if	O
its	O
premise	O
grabs	O
you.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
In	O
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
,	O
death	O
is	O
a	O
certainty	O
and	O
life	O
is	O
the	O
surprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
farewell	O
left	O
me	O
crying	O
,	O
but	O
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
is	O
,	O
without	O
doubt	O
,	O
love	O
,	O
"	O
was	O
Susan	O
Arendt	O
's	O
conclusion	O
on	O
Polygon	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9/10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	B-Application
Remains	I-Application
of	I-Application
Edith	I-Application
Finch	I-Application
plays	O
with	O
those	O
established	O
conventions	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
beautiful	O
story	O
that	O
breaks	O
your	O
heart	O
,	O
while	O
making	O
you	O
smile	O
just	O
as	O
much	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Game	O
Informers	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
Best	O
of	O
2017	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
came	O
at	O
fourth	O
place	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
with	O
just	O
10%	O
of	O
the	O
votes	O
,	O
about	O
4%	O
behind	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
:	I-Application
Before	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
in	O
Destructoids	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
2017	O
;	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Story	O
"	O
in	O
IGN	O
Best	O
of	O
2017	O
Awards	O
;	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Moment	O
or	O
Sequence	O
"	O
(	O
Cannery	O
Sequence	O
)	O
in	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
's	O
2017	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
