<s>
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Imageepoch	O
and	O
Marvelous	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
split	O
between	O
hostile	O
factions	O
beset	O
by	O
attacks	O
from	O
destructive	O
Feldragons	O
,	O
protagonist	O
L'Arc	O
Bright	O
Lagoon	O
allies	O
with	O
the	O
priestess	O
Ryfia	O
after	O
he	O
is	O
chosen	O
as	O
a	O
Child	O
of	O
Easa	O
who	O
will	O
remake	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
lasted	O
three	O
years	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
approaching	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
RPG	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
principally	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
protagonist	O
L'Arc	O
Bright	O
Lagoon	O
and	O
a	O
growing	O
party	O
of	O
companions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
of	O
Fulheim	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
split	O
between	O
three	O
competing	O
political	O
factions	O
;	O
the	O
Meridian	O
Empire	O
,	O
the	O
Turmelian	O
Republic	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
theocratic	O
alliance	O
of	O
countries	O
dubbed	O
Olquina	O
which	O
is	O
controlling	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
a	O
vital	O
energy	O
called	O
Ray	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
was	O
a	O
co-production	O
between	O
Imageepoch	O
and	O
Marvelous	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
acting	O
as	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
together	O
on	O
Imageepoch	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
Luminous	B-Application
Arc	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikage	O
had	O
been	O
introduced	O
to	O
Mizutani	O
through	O
a	O
mutual	O
friend	O
,	O
and	O
during	O
production	O
on	O
the	O
Luminous	B-Application
Arc	I-Application
series	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
approached	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
about	O
making	O
an	O
RPG	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
deficit	O
of	O
that	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mizutani	O
attributed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Luminous	B-Application
Arc	I-Application
with	O
bringing	O
together	O
the	O
staff	O
who	O
would	O
create	O
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Imageepoch	O
's	O
other	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
this	O
end	O
the	O
team	O
brought	O
in	O
Takumi	O
Miyajima	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
written	O
the	O
scenarios	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Abyss	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rogress	O
summons	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
artist	O
Shin	O
Nagasawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programmer	O
was	O
Takashi	O
Kawamoto	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
battle	O
designer	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadowbringers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
design	O
drew	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Symphonia	I-Application
,	O
which	O
many	O
staff	O
members	O
had	O
fond	O
memories	O
of	O
working	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
large	O
overworld	O
was	O
planned	O
from	O
an	O
early	O
stage	O
at	O
Kanemaru	O
's	O
insistence	O
,	O
contrasting	O
against	O
selectable	O
self-contained	O
locations	O
on	O
other	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Yasunori	O
Mitsuda	O
,	O
also	O
founder	O
and	O
head	O
of	O
independent	O
music	O
company	O
Procyon	O
Studio	O
;	O
the	O
group	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Imageepoch	O
on	O
Luminous	B-Application
Arc	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuchiya	O
also	O
arranged	O
two	O
tracks	O
from	O
Luminous	B-Application
Arc	I-Application
2	I-Application
composed	O
by	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsuchiya	O
considered	O
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
both	O
his	O
most	O
challenging	O
project	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
work	O
load	O
and	O
fan	O
anticipation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
culmination	O
"	O
of	O
his	O
skills	O
up	O
to	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
Imageepoch	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
previous	O
work	O
being	O
for	O
the	O
portable	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
Marvelous	O
made	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
have	O
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entalize	O
was	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
a	O
frequent	O
collaborator	O
of	O
Ignition	O
whose	O
work	O
on	O
Nostalgia	B-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
had	O
met	O
with	O
criticism	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
localizations	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
Ignition	O
's	O
Shane	O
Bettenhausen	O
defended	O
the	O
dub	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
on	O
par	O
,	O
but	O
maybe	O
not	O
the	O
level	O
"	O
with	O
other	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
localization	O
as	O
a	O
challenge	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
work	O
done	O
by	O
Xseed	O
needing	O
to	O
be	O
worked	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
interviews	O
,	O
Bettenhausen	O
stated	O
that	O
Ignition	O
had	O
learned	O
lessons	O
from	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
a	O
different	O
approach	O
with	O
their	O
future	O
localizations	O
such	O
as	O
El	B-Application
Shaddai	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Metatron	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
fourth	O
place	O
in	O
gaming	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
26,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
on	O
the	O
poor	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
,	O
Marvelous	O
's	O
Yasuhiro	O
Wada	O
noted	O
that	O
third-party	O
products	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
were	O
historically	O
difficult	O
to	O
sell	O
compared	O
to	O
first-party	O
Nintendo	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
gameplay	O
(	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
rarity	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
praised	O
whilst	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tendency	O
to	O
stick	O
to	O
established	O
JRPG	O
formulas	O
were	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proponents	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
cited	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
strong	O
points	O
overshadowed	O
its	O
faults	O
.	O
</s>
