<s>
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
:	I-Application
Story	I-Application
to	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sting	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
scenario	O
written	O
by	O
R-Force	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
serves	O
as	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
,	O
and	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
systems	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
minor	O
changes	O
to	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
three	O
years	O
before	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
1487	O
M.D.	O
,	O
an	O
era	O
that	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
golden	O
age	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
continent	O
but	O
was	O
a	O
dark	O
age	O
for	O
the	O
empire	O
of	O
Bronquia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
route	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
works	O
to	O
unseal	O
his	O
blood	O
after	O
Siskier	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
overthrows	O
the	O
government	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
new	O
Emperor	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
battlefield	O
suggests	O
that	O
Siskier	O
is	B-Application
afraid	I-Application
of	I-Application
heights	I-Application
,	O
although	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
touched	O
on	O
anywhere	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
mentions	O
that	O
the	O
hermit	O
seen	O
in	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
's	O
Battlefield	O
25	O
is	O
her	O
grandfather	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
she	O
is	O
a	O
resident	O
of	O
Lost	O
Aries	O
,	O
current	O
homeland	O
for	O
exiled	O
Vanir	O
Tribe	O
that	O
was	O
mentioned	O
by	O
Kylier	O
in	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
about	O
Nessiah	O
's	O
motives	O
and	O
background	O
are	O
explored	O
in	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Dept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
tells	O
her	O
cryptically	O
that	O
her	O
brother	O
is	O
imprisoned	O
in	O
a	O
barrier	O
that	O
will	O
keep	O
her	O
from	O
finding	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
if	O
she	O
travels	O
with	O
Garlot	O
,	O
she	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
find	O
him	O
sooner	O
;	O
Eimi	O
gets	O
permission	O
to	O
travel	O
with	O
Gram	O
Blaze	O
,	O
then	O
names	O
her	O
brother	O
as	O
Gulcasa	O
,	O
thus	O
revealing	O
herself	O
as	O
to	O
players	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
A	O
path	O
,	O
Velleman	O
becomes	O
paranoid	B-Application
and	O
uses	O
Baldus	O
 '	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
base	O
as	O
a	O
distraction	O
to	O
capture	O
Siskier	O
while	O
she	O
is	O
scouting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
turning	O
on	O
in-game	O
tutorials	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
characters	O
discuss	O
and	O
explain	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
they	O
become	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
for	O
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
this	O
option	O
must	O
be	O
toggled	O
under	O
the	O
Options	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
menu	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
the	O
player	O
was	O
prompted	O
to	O
turn	O
tutorials	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
whenever	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
was	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
,	O
Unions	O
are	O
the	O
eponymous	O
game	O
play	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
,	O
REP	O
(	O
or	O
reputation	O
)	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
stat	O
based	O
on	O
one	O
out	O
of	O
six	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
status	O
screen	O
as	O
a	O
percentage	O
of	O
total	O
battles	O
won	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
Baretreenu	O
's	O
class	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
character	O
Mistel	O
,	O
and	O
Nessiah	O
and	O
Eater	O
's	O
classes	O
are	O
entirely	O
unique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
features	O
three	O
new	O
cards	O
:	O
"	O
Vise	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
raises	O
the	O
entire	O
Union	O
's	O
LUK	O
to	O
full	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
battle	O
;	O
"	O
Rauger	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
Skill	O
usable	O
only	O
by	O
Byff	O
which	O
raises	O
the	O
ATK	O
and	O
GEN	O
of	O
all	O
male	O
Union	O
members	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Insanity	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
Skill	O
usable	O
only	O
by	O
Thortie	O
which	O
causes	O
damage	O
and	O
inflicts	O
a	O
random	O
status	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mechanic	O
new	O
to	O
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
which	O
was	O
created	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
branching	O
storylines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
of	O
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
has	O
much	O
more	O
restrictive	O
taste	O
in	O
food	O
than	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
,	O
making	O
equipping	O
edible	O
items	O
more	O
selective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
holdover	O
from	O
Yggdra	O
Unison	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
he	O
had	O
no	O
base	O
attribute	O
(	O
this	O
changed	O
based	O
on	O
use	O
of	O
Reincarnation	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
GBA	O
version	O
his	O
attribute	O
was	O
"	O
lightning	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
indication	O
that	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
a	O
prequel	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
Dept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
shares	O
many	O
members	O
with	O
Product	O
Team	O
A	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
a	O
different	O
director	O
,	O
writer	O
,	O
and	O
artist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
interviews	O
,	O
R-Force	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
scenario	O
due	O
to	O
producing	O
many	O
popular	O
fantasy	O
light	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
Kousaki	O
was	O
chosen	O
for	O
the	O
art	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
different	O
feel	O
from	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
,	O
where	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
selling	O
points	O
was	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
Kiyuduki	O
's	O
characteristically	O
"	O
cute	O
"	O
style	O
and	O
the	O
seriousness	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yasui	O
suggests	O
that	O
Pandra	O
(	O
who	O
has	O
reddish-brown	O
hair	O
and	O
pale	O
eyes	O
)	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
red	O
herring	O
,	O
but	O
admits	O
that	O
Pandra	O
is	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
old	O
to	O
pass	O
as	O
Gulcasa	O
given	O
the	O
year	O
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
and	O
that	O
in	O
retrospect	O
making	O
the	O
connection	O
between	O
Garlot	O
and	O
Gulcasa	O
was	O
likely	O
very	O
easy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revealed	O
that	O
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
would	O
take	O
place	O
three	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
Yggdra	B-Application
Union	I-Application
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
Gulcasa	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
seventeen	O
years	O
old	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
voice	O
actor	O
commentary	O
section	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
actors	O
were	O
photographed	O
holding	O
character	O
sheets	O
that	O
included	O
those	O
characters	O
 '	O
ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heaven	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
pieces	O
of	O
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
merchandise	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
week	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
the	O
192-page	O
strategy	O
guide	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Softbank	O
Creative	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
a	O
128-page	O
artbook	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
Setting	O
Book	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
an	O
iTunes-exclusive	O
album	O
called	O
"	O
Blaze	B-Application
Union	I-Application
Battle	O
Theme	O
Collection	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
