<s>
is	O
a	O
2011	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Ignition	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
UTV	O
Ignition	O
Games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
saw	O
later	O
releases	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
upcoming	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
has	O
Enoch	O
platforming	O
through	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
levels	O
which	O
vary	O
in	O
presentation	O
and	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
with	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
combat	O
using	O
weapons	O
stolen	O
from	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeyasu	O
supervised	O
further	O
El	O
Shaddai-related	O
media	O
,	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
developing	O
a	O
follow-up	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Child	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
El	B-Application
Shaddai	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Metatron	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
immortal	O
scribe	O
Enoch	O
through	O
eleven	O
levels	O
;	O
the	O
gameplay	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
platforming	O
and	O
hack	O
and	O
slash-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
El	O
Shaddai	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
traditional	O
HUD	B-Application
on	O
its	O
initial	O
playthrough	O
,	O
with	O
information	O
being	O
displayed	O
through	O
the	O
in-game	O
environment	O
;	O
damage	O
to	O
Enoch	O
and	O
enemies	O
are	O
shown	O
through	O
their	O
armour	O
,	O
graphic	O
displays	O
show	O
an	O
enemy	O
's	O
status	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
appears	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
saves	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
progress	O
,	O
and	O
Enoch	O
's	O
weapons	O
display	O
their	O
condition	O
through	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Azazel	O
,	O
Ezekiel	O
,	O
Armaros	O
,	O
Sariel	O
,	O
Arakiel	O
and	O
Baraqel−referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Grigori−they	O
accelerate	O
human	O
evolution	O
and	O
produce	O
human-Grigori	O
hybrids	O
called	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
which	O
threaten	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
three	O
centuries	O
of	O
searching	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
guardian	O
angel	O
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
and	O
four	O
Archangels	B-Application
,	O
Enoch	O
discovers	O
the	O
Grigori	O
's	O
Tower	O
in	O
an	O
isolated	O
spacial	O
realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enoch	O
ends	O
up	O
meeting	O
a	O
human	O
Freeman	O
girl	O
called	O
Nanna	O
and	O
her	O
passive	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
companion	O
Neph	O
,	O
then	O
defeats	O
Sariel	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
die	O
when	O
their	O
parent	O
Grigori	O
is	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Baraqel	O
was	O
devoured	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
when	O
it	O
went	O
berserk	O
,	O
and	O
Arakiel	O
died	O
during	O
the	O
Grigori	O
's	O
descent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
revived	O
Enoch	O
defeats	O
Ezekiel	O
,	O
which	O
kills	O
her	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
children	O
including	O
Neph	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
then	O
teleports	O
Nanna	O
away	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
final	O
narration	O
from	O
the	O
Archangels	B-Application
reveals	O
Enoch	O
's	O
actions	O
ended	O
the	O
Tower	O
's	O
influence	O
and	O
persuaded	O
the	O
Council	O
of	O
Elders	O
to	O
halt	O
the	O
flood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
shows	O
Armoros	O
's	O
passive	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
swimming	O
in	O
the	O
ocean	O
,	O
hinting	O
that	O
Armoros	O
is	O
still	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then-CEO	O
Vijay	O
Chadha	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
Sawaki	O
Takeyasu	O
,	O
an	O
artist	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
at	O
Capcom	O
on	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
Ōkami	B-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
Takeyasu	O
went	O
into	O
freelance	O
development	O
through	O
his	O
studio	O
Crim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
hearing	O
Takeyasu	O
had	O
gone	O
independent	O
,	O
Chadha	O
visited	O
him	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
persuaded	O
him	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
Takeyasu	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
(	O
360	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
with	O
Takeyasu	O
not	O
wanting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
release	O
until	O
the	O
consoles	O
were	O
well	O
established	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeyasu	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
balance	O
between	O
the	O
traditional	O
design	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
and	O
the	O
artistic	O
focus	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
was	O
a	O
mythology-based	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
the	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
no	O
traditional	O
UI	O
or	O
HUD	B-Application
,	O
with	O
it	O
instead	O
being	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
promote	O
player	O
immersion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
was	O
considered	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
little	O
support	O
for	O
it	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
thus	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
information	O
on	O
its	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
the	O
team	O
used	O
Autodesk	O
's	O
Scaleform	B-Application
GFx	I-Application
for	O
the	O
menu	O
and	O
text	O
displays	O
,	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
PhysX	B-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
in-game	O
physics	O
,	O
and	O
CRI	O
Middleware	O
's	O
CRI	O
Movie	O
software	O
for	O
video	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
research	O
,	O
Takeyasu	O
read	O
both	O
the	O
Book	O
of	O
Enoch	O
,	O
and	O
writings	O
based	O
around	O
Enoch	O
and	O
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
,	O
finding	O
the	O
latter	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
boring	O
"	O
in	O
their	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Takeyasu	O
liked	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
a	O
trademark	O
search	O
revealed	O
a	O
similarly-titled	B-Application
series	I-Application
owned	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
was	O
intended	O
as	O
an	O
enigmatic	O
character	O
who	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
sympathetic	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
manipulate	O
time	O
allowing	O
for	O
a	O
saving	O
and	O
loading	O
mechanic	O
without	O
obvious	O
in-game	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeyasu	O
later	O
stated	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
personality	O
ended	O
up	O
being	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
deciding	O
on	O
the	O
visual	O
theme	O
,	O
Takeyasu	O
based	O
it	O
around	O
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
's	O
ability	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
any	O
era	O
,	O
allowing	O
anachronistic	O
elements	O
to	O
appear	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
approach	O
was	O
partially	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Babel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
a	O
base	O
of	O
traditional	O
religious	O
imagery	O
,	O
Hori	O
created	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
art	O
combining	O
that	O
with	O
a	O
style	O
of	O
simple	O
contrasting	O
colors	O
inspired	O
by	O
iPad	B-Device
advertisements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeyasu	O
created	O
the	O
designs	O
for	O
Enoch	O
,	O
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
at	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
basing	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
visual	O
theme	O
of	O
a	O
timeless	O
realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
started	O
from	O
a	O
concept	O
of	O
what	O
Ōkami	B-Application
protagonist	O
Amaterasu	O
would	O
look	O
like	O
as	O
a	O
human	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takeyasu	O
included	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
jeans	B-Language
in	O
the	O
design	O
as	O
he	O
liked	O
jeans	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
was	O
the	O
first	O
character	O
Takeyasu	O
designed	O
,	O
and	O
stayed	O
generally	O
unchanged	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enoch	O
and	O
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
were	O
designed	O
to	O
contrast	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
appearance	O
,	O
representing	O
the	O
stylistic	O
extremes	O
of	O
the	O
West	O
(	O
Enoch	O
)	O
and	O
Japan	O
(	O
Luficel	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
's	O
unconventional	O
design	O
was	O
directly	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
vague	O
description	O
within	O
the	O
Book	O
of	O
Enoch	O
and	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
supposed	O
origin	O
of	O
monsters	O
,	O
moving	O
away	O
from	O
their	O
traditional	O
portrayal	O
as	O
humanoid	O
giants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enoch	O
and	O
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
are	O
respectively	O
voiced	O
by	O
Shin-ichiro	O
Miki	O
and	O
Ryōta	O
Takeuchi	O
,	O
while	O
Nana	O
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Emiri	O
Katō	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
and	O
Yuka	O
Naka	O
as	O
an	O
adult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
Blake	O
Ritson	O
as	O
Enoch	O
,	O
Jason	O
Isaacs	O
as	O
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Samantha	O
Francis	O
as	O
Nanna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
recorded	O
in	O
Britain	O
,	O
with	O
Ignition	O
making	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
poorly-received	O
voice	O
acting	O
of	O
their	O
earlier	O
titles	O
including	O
Arc	B-Application
Rise	I-Application
Fantasia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
for	O
the	O
Nephilim	B-Operating_System
stages	O
was	O
made	O
"	O
cute	O
"	O
with	O
additional	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
line	O
from	O
the	O
trailer	O
,	O
with	O
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
asking	O
if	O
Enoch	O
has	O
enough	O
armour	O
,	O
quickly	O
became	O
an	O
internet	O
meme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
reissued	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Encore	O
"	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
promotional	O
collaborations	O
included	O
clothing	O
brand	O
Edwin	O
creating	O
jeans	B-Language
modelled	O
on	O
Enoch	O
and	O
Luficel	O
's	O
own	O
,	O
and	O
Bandai	O
also	O
produced	O
several	O
figurines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
included	O
themed	O
costumes	O
and	O
titles	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crim	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Windows	O
and	O
released	O
it	O
worldwide	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
came	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
post-game	O
novel	O
focusing	O
on	O
Lucifel	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
artbook	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
were	O
released	O
alongside	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Crim	O
for	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
cloud	O
platform	O
on	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mythical	O
Concept	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Child	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Crim	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
PC3	O
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
versions	O
saw	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
receiving	O
scores	O
of	O
78	O
and	O
75	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
46	O
and	O
44	O
reviews	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
elements	O
given	O
full	O
praise	O
by	O
Moriarty	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
faulted	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
HUD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
El	O
Shaddai	O
were	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
fifteen	O
best-selling	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
reaching	O
third	O
place	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
58,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
75,200	O
units	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
over	O
12,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
El	O
Shaddai	O
failed	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
top	O
40	O
all-platforms	O
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
reached	O
#27	O
and	O
#37	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
360	B-Operating_System
charts	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
