<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
Preludes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
and	I-Application
Mage	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
two	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Fula	O
Fisken	O
:	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
We	I-Application
Eat	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
and	O
Mage	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
–	I-Application
Refuge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
individually	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
together	O
as	O
a	O
set	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Publishing	O
's	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
games	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
and	O
Mage	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
allegations	O
against	O
Sabbath	O
of	O
sexual	O
abuse	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
has	O
denied	O
,	O
the	O
standalone	O
Vampire	O
and	O
the	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
Preludes	I-Application
set	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
offered	O
for	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
games	O
and	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
video	O
games	O
after	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
decade	O
since	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
,	O
and	O
praised	O
their	O
visual	O
presentations	O
,	O
although	O
Vampire	O
writing	O
and	O
art	O
were	O
criticized	O
as	O
confusing	O
at	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
We	I-Application
Eat	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
and	O
Mage	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
–	I-Application
Refuge	I-Application
are	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
We	I-Application
Eat	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
lets	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
artist	O
who	O
wakes	O
up	O
to	O
learn	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
vampire	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
their	O
first	O
nights	O
as	O
undead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mage	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
–	I-Application
Refuge	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
Malmö	O
,	O
Sweden	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
themed	O
around	O
modern	O
political	O
and	O
social	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vampire	O
and	O
Mage	O
were	O
developed	O
in	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Fula	O
Fisken	O
following	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
's	O
purchase	O
of	O
White	O
Wolf	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
a	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
video	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
;	O
White	O
Wolf	O
also	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
mark	O
their	O
start	O
as	O
a	O
multimedia	O
entertainment	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
White	O
Wolf	O
's	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
games	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
and	O
Mage	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
,	O
and	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Choose	O
Your	O
Own	O
Adventure	O
gamebooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fula	O
Fisken	O
developed	O
them	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
multi-platform	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
of	O
how	O
it	O
allowed	O
for	O
a	O
smooth	O
production	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
content	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Mage	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
setting	O
,	O
they	O
additionally	O
had	O
to	O
read	O
the	O
tabletop	O
game	O
's	O
rule	O
book	O
,	O
and	O
learn	O
and	O
internalize	O
its	O
concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
plot	O
out	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
they	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
post-it	O
notes	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
then	O
transcribed	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
Twine	B-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
wrote	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
were	O
published	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
by	O
White	O
Wolf	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
together	O
as	O
a	O
set	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
Preludes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
and	I-Application
Mage	I-Application
,	O
and	O
individually	O
by	O
Asmodee	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standalone	O
Vampire	O
and	O
the	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
Preludes	I-Application
set	O
stopped	O
being	O
offered	O
for	O
sale	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
allegations	O
against	O
Sabbath	O
of	O
sexual	O
and	O
emotional	O
abuse	O
,	O
which	O
Sabbath	O
denied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
publications	O
found	O
it	O
exciting	O
to	O
see	O
new	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
video	O
games	O
after	O
such	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
since	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
,	O
despite	O
how	O
different	O
they	O
were	O
from	O
2004	O
's	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
,	O
and	O
considered	O
it	O
a	O
new	O
start	O
,	O
wondering	O
what	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
Preludes	I-Application
could	O
lead	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
;	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
although	O
finding	O
the	O
games	O
too	O
short	O
,	O
wished	O
for	O
further	O
entries	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
format	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Darkness	I-Protocol
tabletop	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Wraith	O
:	O
The	O
Oblivion	O
and	O
Changeling	O
:	O
The	O
Dreaming	O
.	O
</s>
