<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Vanillaware	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Atlus	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
navigate	O
environments	O
from	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
perspective	O
,	O
choosing	O
from	O
six	O
character	O
classes	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
and	O
acquiring	O
loot	O
through	O
repeated	O
dungeon	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
follows	O
adventurers	O
as	O
they	O
journey	O
across	O
Hydeland	O
and	O
become	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
magical	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
and	O
lead	O
artist	O
George	O
Kamitani	O
originally	O
planned	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
as	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1997	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
title	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Vanillaware	O
's	O
successes	O
with	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
and	O
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
Kamitani	O
restarted	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
(	O
2D	O
)	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
adventurer	O
exploring	O
dungeons	O
in	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Hydeland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
characters	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
moveset	O
of	O
attacking	O
,	O
dodging	O
and	O
jumping	O
similar	O
to	O
classic	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
supports	O
co-op	O
multiplayer	O
;	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
have	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
local	O
co-op	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Key	O
to	O
their	O
plot	O
is	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
,	O
an	O
artifact	O
that	O
was	O
imbued	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
control	O
dragons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vivian	O
is	O
made	O
queen	O
and	O
inherits	O
the	O
now-powerless	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
by	O
George	O
Kamitani	O
as	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
sequel	O
to	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
,	O
a	O
1997	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
which	O
he	O
directed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
platform	O
and	O
publisher	O
pressure	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
would	O
have	O
used	O
3D	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
earliest	O
version	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
and	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamitani	O
's	O
aim	O
was	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
at	O
following	O
the	O
commercial	O
failure	O
of	O
Princess	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
,	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
scrapped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamitani	O
later	O
reused	O
the	O
female	O
warrior	O
concept	O
art	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Fantasy	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Ring	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dominion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
after	O
finishing	O
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
Kamitani	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Kamitani	O
presented	O
it	O
to	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
initially	O
well-received	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
executives	O
decided	O
to	O
pass	O
on	O
it	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
sell	O
the	O
same	O
numbers	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
target	O
platform	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
this	O
point	O
was	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
platform	O
,	O
hoping	O
for	O
an	O
international	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
eventually	O
settled	O
onto	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
crossplay	O
functions	O
,	O
was	O
chosen	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer-focused	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
as	O
UTV	O
Ignition	O
wanted	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
funding	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
dried	O
up	O
,	O
threatening	O
its	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
wanting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
cancelled	O
,	O
Kamitani	O
went	O
to	O
Atlus	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
published	O
Vanillaware	O
's	O
first	O
title	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
had	O
Vanillaware	O
's	O
longest	O
development	O
cycle	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
four	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
its	O
most	O
expensive	O
with	O
a	O
budget	O
of	O
over	O
¥100	O
million	O
(	O
over	O
US$	O
1,000,000	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
put	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
effort	O
into	O
development	O
,	O
which	O
left	O
them	O
no	O
resources	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
their	O
previous	O
title	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamitani	O
credited	O
programmer	O
Kentaro	O
Ohnishi	O
for	O
steering	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
becoming	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
something	O
Vanillaware	O
had	O
never	O
done	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
drew	O
direct	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Dungeons	B-Application
&	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
cited	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
and	O
Sorcerian	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
loot	O
system	O
and	O
its	O
surrounding	O
mechanics	O
were	O
suggested	O
by	O
Ohnishi	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
those	O
in	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Random	O
dungeon	O
generation	O
similar	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
was	O
dropped	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
so	O
players	O
could	O
enjoy	O
memorising	O
and	O
mastering	O
each	O
dungeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
framework	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
survived	O
from	O
its	O
days	O
as	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
almost	O
everything	O
else	O
was	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
multiple	O
interwoven	O
narratives	O
of	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
and	O
Muramasa	O
,	O
while	O
there	O
were	O
several	O
ancillary	O
story	O
threads	O
,	O
they	O
all	O
served	O
a	O
single	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
earliest	O
plan	O
was	O
for	O
only	O
a	O
town	O
and	O
dungeon	O
environments	O
like	O
the	O
Wizardry	B-Device
series	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
background	O
art	O
team	O
created	O
exterior	O
landscape	O
designs	O
and	O
thus	O
expanded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamitani	O
's	O
artwork	O
for	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
drew	O
heavy	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Frank	O
Frazetta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
of	O
his	O
previous	O
scores	O
had	O
been	O
set	O
in	O
worlds	O
of	O
either	O
dominant	O
hope	O
or	O
despair	O
,	O
with	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
digitally	O
worldwide	O
through	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
re-recorded	O
,	O
performed	O
by	O
a	O
live	O
orchestra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
included	O
an	O
extra	O
track	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
Percussion	O
Remix	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
remix	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
digitally	O
worldwide	O
through	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Oda	O
said	O
that	O
overseas	O
responses	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
strong	O
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
the	O
positive	O
reputation	O
of	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
and	O
Muramasa	O
as	O
reasons	O
for	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PAL	O
digital	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
version	O
was	O
taken	O
down	O
when	O
NIS	O
America	O
and	O
Atlus	O
ended	O
their	O
publishing	O
partnership	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
republished	O
on	O
PSN	B-Device
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
received	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
post-launch	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
narration	O
to	O
be	O
changed	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
character	O
class	O
voice	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patches	O
included	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
not	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
additional	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
was	O
a	O
remastered	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
enhancements	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
's	O
Pro	O
model	O
,	O
replace/redraw	O
hi-res	O
sprites	O
to	O
support	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
voicetracks	O
,	O
a	O
rerecorded	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
and	O
all	O
previous	O
patches	O
and	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Vanillaware	O
had	O
sought	O
to	O
update	O
an	O
existing	O
title	O
in	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
which	O
proved	O
a	O
challenge	O
as	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
do	O
bug	O
fixes	O
and	O
balance	O
adjustment	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
latest	O
patch	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamitani	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
producer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
running	O
parallel	O
with	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
13	B-Application
Sentinels	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aegis	I-Application
Rim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
issues	O
faced	O
in	O
development	O
was	O
getting	O
all	O
assets	O
to	O
show	O
in	O
4K	B-Architecture
without	O
jagged	O
edges	O
or	O
distracting	O
graphical	O
glitches	O
,	O
a	O
process	O
which	O
took	O
six	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2013	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
awards	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
won	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
,	O
Original	O
Role-Playing	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
to	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
versions	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
nostalgic	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Chris	O
Carter	O
was	O
highly	O
positive	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
reviving	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Fitch	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
love	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
side-scrolling	O
arcade	O
brawler	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFans	O
Robert	O
Steinman	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
faulted	O
its	O
UI	O
design	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
obfuscation	O
"	O
of	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
praised	O
or	O
at	O
least	O
noted	O
for	O
evoking	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
experience	O
of	O
classic	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
titles	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
to	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
searching	O
and	O
commanding	O
mechanic	O
was	O
also	O
faulted	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
cumbersome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
Chris	O
Moyse	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
echoed	O
many	O
of	O
Carter	O
's	O
comments	O
,	O
calling	O
Pro	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
definitive	O
edition	O
"	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
little	O
to	O
justify	O
buying	O
it	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
debut	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
sold	O
175,000	O
physical	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
300,000	O
physical	O
retail	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
across	O
both	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vita	O
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
respectively	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
best-selling	O
digital	O
games	O
on	O
PSN	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
drew	O
significant	O
controversy	O
in	O
pre-release	O
coverage	O
during	O
April	O
2013	O
for	O
its	O
exaggerated	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
Sorceress	O
 '	O
breasts	O
and	O
Amazon	O
's	O
buttocks	O
.	O
</s>
