<s>
Brigandine	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Runersia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
with	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Happinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1998	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
Brigandine	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Forsena	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
gameplay	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
May	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Brigandine	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Runersia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
tactical	O
,	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
and	O
grand	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
monsters	O
and	O
Rune	O
Knights	O
have	O
hit	O
points	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
pools	I-Application
and	O
can	O
become	O
stronger	O
by	O
leveling	O
up	O
by	O
gaining	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
various	O
skills	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
multi-faceted	O
war	O
between	O
six	O
nations	O
,	O
five	O
of	O
which	O
bear	O
powerful	O
armor	O
relics	O
called	O
Brigandines	B-Application
,	O
for	O
complete	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Runersia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conflict	O
was	O
instigated	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
781	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
consequential	O
events	O
:	O
the	O
Norzaleo	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
monarch	O
dying	O
under	O
unexplained	O
circumstances	O
,	O
civil	O
unrest	O
in	O
the	O
Holy	O
Gustava	O
Empire	O
precipitating	O
an	O
invasion	O
of	O
Norzaleo	O
,	O
the	O
disappearance	O
of	O
the	O
Republic	O
of	O
Guimoule	O
's	O
president	O
,	O
a	O
revolution	O
within	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Saleesia	O
Theocracy	O
,	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
the	O
Shinobi	O
Tribe	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Islands	O
of	O
Mirelva	O
seizing	O
the	O
opportunity	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
chaos	O
to	O
plunder	O
the	O
mainland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
wields	O
the	O
Brigandine	B-Application
of	O
Justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Republic	O
of	O
Guimoule	O
:	O
A	O
nation	O
founded	O
by	O
Mohana	O
Carridine	O
,	O
the	O
progenitor	O
of	O
the	O
Mohana	O
sect	O
of	O
the	O
Rune	O
faith	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rival	O
of	O
Mana	B-Application
Saleesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
wields	O
the	O
Brigandine	B-Application
of	O
Glory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
wields	O
the	O
Brigandine	B-Application
of	O
Freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mana	B-Application
Saleesia	O
Theocracy	O
:	O
A	O
powerful	O
nation	O
in	O
the	O
mana-rich	O
heartlands	O
of	O
Runersia	O
founded	O
by	O
the	O
progenitor	O
of	O
the	O
Zai	O
sect	O
of	O
the	O
Rune	O
faith	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rival	O
of	O
Guimoule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
wields	O
the	O
Brigandine	B-Application
of	O
Sanctity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
wields	O
the	O
Brigandine	B-Application
of	O
Ego	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lacks	O
a	O
Brigandine	B-Application
of	O
its	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
troops	O
are	O
led	O
by	O
Tim	O
Gustav	O
,	O
the	O
13th	O
emperor	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
Brigandines	B-Application
and	O
prove	O
the	O
innate	O
superiority	O
of	O
his	O
clan	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brigandine	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Runersia	I-Application
was	O
a	O
joint	O
project	O
between	O
developer	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
and	O
publisher	O
Happinet	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Kazuhiro	O
Igarashi	O
joined	O
Happinet	O
subsidiary	O
E3	O
Staff	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
it	O
released	O
Brigandine	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Forsena	I-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
E3	O
Staff	O
was	O
dissolved	O
before	O
Igarashi	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
Brigandine	B-Application
title	O
like	O
he	O
had	O
hoped	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
help	O
revive	O
the	O
series	O
when	O
Happinet	O
reopened	O
its	O
game	O
development	O
department	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
initially	O
considered	O
a	O
remake	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
core	O
staff	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Brigandine	B-Application
were	O
not	O
available	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
was	O
assembled	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Igarashi	O
,	O
many	O
companies	O
were	O
considered	O
as	O
partners	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
but	O
the	O
employees	O
of	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
ones	O
to	O
bring	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Brigandine	B-Application
game	O
to	O
their	O
initial	O
meeting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Igarashi	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
creators	O
wished	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
originality	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
Brigandine	B-Application
games	O
while	O
not	O
being	O
directly	O
influenced	O
by	O
any	O
other	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terada	O
's	O
notably	O
wrote	O
the	O
scenarios	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
specific	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
style	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
Igarashi	O
's	O
first	O
choice	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
and	O
character	O
design	O
was	O
Raita	O
Kazama	O
,	O
an	O
artist	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
and	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kazama	O
was	O
given	O
more	O
freedom	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Runersia	I-Application
than	O
with	O
his	O
previous	O
jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sato	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
did	O
soundtracks	O
for	O
Brigandine	B-Application
:	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Disgaea	B-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
promptly	O
put	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Runersia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brigandine	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Runersia	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
by	O
publisher	O
Happinet	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
and	O
gameplay	O
screenshots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
spend	O
much	O
of	O
early	O
part	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
making	O
adjustments	O
and	O
fixing	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
despite	O
an	O
increasing	O
number	O
of	O
employees	O
having	O
to	O
stay	O
home	O
from	O
work	O
and	O
close	O
collaboration	O
between	O
the	O
developers	O
becoming	O
a	O
challenge	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
pandemic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
contained	O
a	O
tutorial	O
and	O
an	O
opening	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
Norzaleo	O
Kingdom	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brigandine	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Runersia	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
battles	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
exhausting	O
"	O
when	O
multiple	O
battles	O
were	O
triggered	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
turn	O
,	O
the	O
ease	O
with	O
which	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
could	O
be	O
exploited	O
given	O
that	O
it	O
preferentially	O
attacked	O
nations	O
with	O
smaller	O
armies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
low	O
graphical	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
3D	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
panned	O
its	O
battles	O
as	O
slow	O
and	O
repetitive	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
and	O
claimed	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
decent	O
and	O
functional	O
"	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
well-positioned	O
for	O
the	O
greater	O
attention	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
by	O
the	O
recent	O
success	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
,	O
it	O
did	O
nothing	O
unexpected	O
or	O
especially	O
memorable	O
.	O
</s>
