<s>
Ar	B-Application
nosurge	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ode	I-Application
to	I-Application
an	I-Application
Unborn	I-Application
Star	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Gust	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
with	O
player	O
immersion	O
as	O
a	O
core	O
concept	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
actually	O
plays	O
as	O
themselves	O
,	O
using	O
their	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
characters	O
as	O
themselves	O
,	O
while	O
otherwise	O
controlling	O
characters	O
as	O
one	O
typically	O
does	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
debuted	O
with	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
across	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
extended	O
version	O
containing	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
Ar	B-Application
nosurge	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
high	O
definition	O
version	O
,	O
Ar	B-Application
nosurge	I-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
more	O
closely	O
resemble	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
largely	O
revolving	O
around	O
reading	O
text	O
and	O
choosing	O
from	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
or	O
other	O
text-based	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
cost	O
DP	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
may	O
hinder	O
or	O
help	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ar	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
developer	O
Gust	O
's	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Akira	O
Tsuchiya	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
directed	O
Gust	O
's	O
Ar	O
Tonelico	O
trilogy	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Ciel	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ar	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
,	O
are	O
all	O
part	O
of	O
Gust	O
's	O
extended	O
"	O
Exa	O
Pico	O
"	O
fictional	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Ar	O
Tonelico	O
trilogy	O
connect	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
but	O
largely	O
just	O
occur	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fictional	O
universe	O
rather	O
than	O
directly	O
overlapping	O
into	O
Ar	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ciel	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Ar	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
,	O
and	O
contains	O
many	O
common	O
characters	O
and	O
settings	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
collectively	O
as	O
the	O
Surge	O
Concerto	O
duology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Tsuchiya	O
created	O
Ar	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
entirely	O
self-contained	O
story	O
that	O
requires	O
no	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
game	O
's	O
to	O
understand	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
key	O
concept	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
world	O
that	O
felt	O
like	O
an	O
"	O
actual	O
existing	O
world	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
playing	O
a	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
themselves	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
to	O
communicate	O
as	O
themselves	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ar	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
slightly	O
delayed	O
from	O
its	O
initial	O
January	O
2014	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
an	O
English	O
localization	O
shortly	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
commonly	O
spelled	O
Ar	B-Application
No	I-Application
Surge	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
localization	O
,	O
its	O
final	O
English	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
Ar	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ode	I-Application
to	I-Application
an	I-Application
Unborn	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
retailers	O
bundled	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
sets	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
including	O
additional	O
sets	O
of	O
"	O
Purification	O
"	O
scene	O
scenarios	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
Kanon	O
and	O
Nay	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
"	O
Genometrics	O
"	O
scenarios	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
Shirotaka	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
cosmetic	O
character	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Ar	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
shortly	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
contained	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
additional	O
cosmetic	O
character	O
costumes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
expanded	O
tutorial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
enhanced	O
release	O
,	O
Ar	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2020	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
emphasis	O
on	O
story	O
over	O
common	O
JRPG	O
concepts	O
like	O
grinding	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
scope	O
may	O
be	O
overwhelming	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
once	O
the	O
stories	O
start	O
to	O
intertwine	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
startling	O
revelations	O
come	O
to	O
light	O
,	O
the	O
script	O
does	O
n't	O
seem	O
quite	O
as	O
bonkers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ar	B-Application
nosurge	I-Application
sold	O
27,037	O
physical	O
retail	O
copies	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
placing	O
fifth	O
within	O
the	O
Japanese	O
software	O
sales	O
rankings	O
for	O
that	O
particular	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
