<s>
Baroque	B-Application
is	O
a	O
roguelike	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sting	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
by	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Publishing	O
,	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Sting	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
overseas	O
in	O
2008	O
from	O
Atlus	O
USA	O
(	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
and	O
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
(	O
Europe	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baroque	B-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
post-apocalyptic	O
world	O
where	O
an	O
experiment	O
to	O
understand	O
the	O
Absolute	O
God	O
caused	O
devastating	O
climate	O
change	O
,	O
with	O
surviving	O
humans	O
becoming	O
physically	O
twisted	O
by	O
manifestations	O
of	O
guilt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
in	O
production	O
for	O
the	O
PC-9800	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
,	O
Yonemitsu	O
's	O
wish	O
for	O
3D	O
graphics	O
resulted	O
in	O
it	O
shifting	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Torneko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Daibōken	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fushigi	I-Application
no	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baroque	B-Application
was	O
supported	O
with	O
several	O
supplementary	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
promotional	O
novella	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baroque	B-Application
is	O
a	O
roguelike	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
;	O
taking	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
amnesiac	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
the	O
Neuro	O
Tower	O
,	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
through	O
randomly-generated	O
floors	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
reaching	O
the	O
bottom	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
death	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
is	O
transported	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
town	O
;	O
these	O
deaths	O
progress	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
unlocks	O
new	O
dialogue	O
and	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
after	O
a	O
world-altering	O
cataclysm	O
called	O
the	O
Blaze	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2032	O
,	O
Baroque	B-Application
focuses	O
on	O
a	O
nameless	O
,	O
mute	O
,	O
and	O
amnesiac	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Baroque	B-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Sting	O
Entertainment	O
founder	O
Kazunari	O
Yonemitsu	O
,	O
who	O
acted	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
,	O
story	O
writer	O
and	O
co-designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
working	O
on	O
Treasure	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
G	I-Application
,	O
Yonemitsu	O
began	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
concept	O
which	O
would	O
take	O
a	O
darker	O
approach	O
than	O
his	O
other	O
work	O
,	O
with	O
Baroque	B-Application
emerging	O
from	O
combining	O
two	O
other	O
drafts	O
themed	O
after	O
Russian	O
narratives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
prototype	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PC-9800	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
the	O
platform	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
handle	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
production	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
design	O
approach	O
,	O
Yonemitsu	O
drew	O
from	O
Torneko	B-Application
no	I-Application
Daibōken	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fushigi	I-Application
no	I-Application
Dungeon	I-Application
and	O
found	O
ways	O
of	O
innovating	O
on	O
the	O
formula	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tone	O
and	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
illustrative	O
references	O
for	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
tone	O
,	O
Yonemitsu	O
used	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
Delicatessen	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Cannon	O
Fodder	O
"	O
narrative	O
from	O
the	O
anthology	O
film	O
Memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
term	O
"	O
Baroque	B-Application
"	O
referred	O
to	O
an	O
artistic	O
movement	O
focusing	O
on	O
deep	O
colors	O
and	O
extravagant	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
took	O
the	O
potential	O
source	O
phrase	O
barroco	O
(	O
"	O
distorted	O
pearl	O
"	O
)	O
and	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
emerging	O
distortions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Baroque	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Masaharu	O
Iwata	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Sting	O
on	O
Treasure	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
G	I-Application
.	O
When	O
asking	O
for	O
music	O
,	O
Yonemitsu	O
requested	O
tracks	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
sound	O
like	O
music	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
natural	O
sound	O
backgrounds	O
of	O
documentaries	O
as	O
reference	O
for	O
creating	O
natural	O
emotion	O
in	O
an	O
audience	O
without	O
using	O
a	O
separate	O
musical	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
last	O
song	O
was	O
the	O
staff	O
roll	O
"	O
Hold	O
Baroque	B-Application
Inside	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
subdued	O
piece	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Baroque	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
remake	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Kenjiro	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
entirely	O
redone	O
by	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
composer	O
Shigeki	O
Hayashi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Baroque	B-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
included	O
implementation	O
of	O
motion	O
controls	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
camera	O
perspective	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
widescreen	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
period	O
,	O
Atlus	O
was	O
continuing	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
platform	O
despite	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
seventh-generation	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
talks	O
with	O
Sting	O
regarding	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Atlus	O
learned	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
licensed	O
both	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baroque	B-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
production	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
,	O
a	O
promotional	O
disc	O
titled	O
Baroque	B-Application
Report	O
CD	O
Data	O
File	O
was	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
by	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Publishing	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
releasing	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
1999	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
Distorted	O
Delusions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
vocal	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Black	O
in	O
truth	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
composed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
release	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Meldac	O
Records	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
single	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
mini	O
album	O
titled	O
Read	O
my	O
Lips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
got	O
together	O
a	O
small	O
vocal	O
group	O
he	O
dubbed	O
Baroque	B-Application
Mode	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
new	O
theme	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
it	O
playing	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
demo	O
sequence	O
as	O
he	O
disliked	O
replacing	O
his	O
original	O
opening	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
includes	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
Baroque	B-Application
Report	O
,	O
screen	O
resolution	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
openings	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
and	O
the	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
PS2	B-Device
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
alongside	O
the	O
planned	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
international	O
version	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Western	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
releasing	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
West	O
on	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
prequel	O
novella	O
titled	O
Baroquism	O
:	O
Syndrome	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Mariko	O
Shimizu	O
,	O
originally	O
serialised	O
in	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
story	O
joining	O
the	O
two	O
narratives	O
,	O
Baroque	B-Application
Interludium	O
,	O
was	O
likewise	O
serialised	O
in	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
then	O
later	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
universe	O
,	O
Baroque	B-Application
:	O
Ketsuraku	O
no	O
Paradaimu	O
,	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Shinshuu	O
Ueda	O
and	O
serialised	O
in	O
Monthly	O
GFantasy	O
and	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
three	O
volumes	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
from	O
March	O
2001	O
to	O
March	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Baroque	B-Application
Syndrome	O
,	O
it	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baroque	B-Application
Syndrome	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
top-down	O
shooter	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
universe	O
called	O
Baroque	B-Application
Shooting	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
title	O
is	O
Baroque	B-Application
Typing	O
,	O
a	O
themed	O
typing	B-Device
game	I-Device
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
first	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2000	O
;	O
then	O
as	O
a	O
packaged	O
release	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Baroque	B-Application
was	O
also	O
announced	O
as	O
being	O
in	O
production	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
between	O
2005	O
and	O
2006	O
,	O
though	O
no	O
further	O
information	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
format	O
and	O
retitled	O
Baroque	B-Application
FPS	O
,	O
releasing	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baroque	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
combined	O
score	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
of	O
53%	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
58%	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
of	O
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
while	O
Baroque	B-Application
had	O
a	O
"	O
unique	O
"	O
concept	O
,	O
it	O
lacked	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
