<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Daughter	I-Application
is	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
2D	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
indie	O
developers	O
Derek	O
Yu	O
and	O
Jon	O
Perry	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
Blackeye	O
Software	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
shows	O
the	O
Dungaga	B-Application
,	O
an	O
imperial	O
industrialized	O
race	O
,	O
conquering	O
the	O
more	O
spiritual	O
Lorian	B-Application
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Mia	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
the	O
Lorian	B-Application
priestess	O
and	O
an	O
unknown	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
she	O
sees	O
her	O
Dungaga	B-Application
stepfather	O
Gar	O
hit	O
her	O
mother	O
,	O
she	O
manifests	O
a	O
light-based	O
magic	O
that	O
she	O
uses	O
to	O
strike	O
down	O
Gar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
travels	O
,	O
Mia	O
meets	O
the	O
enigmatic	O
lizardlike	O
Shulin	O
,	O
the	O
slime-based	O
Grodol	O
warriors	O
,	O
a	O
familiar	O
baby	O
dragon	O
named	O
Elanduru	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
Dungaga	B-Application
dissidents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Dungaga	B-Application
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
three	O
sons	O
of	O
the	O
dark	O
god	O
Baphomet	O
,	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
summon	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Daughter	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
a	O
metroidvania	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
certain	O
areas	O
unreachable	O
until	O
they	O
acquire	O
a	O
useful	O
skill	O
or	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
the	O
score	O
uses	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
influences	O
from	O
famous	O
video	O
game	O
soundtracks	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eternal	B-Application
Daughter	I-Application
was	O
Saulesco	O
's	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
produced	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
16	O
years	O
old	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
of	O
the	O
Underdogs	O
praised	O
Eternal	B-Application
Daughter	I-Application
for	O
its	O
well-designed	O
and	O
smoothly	O
animated	O
characters	O
,	O
precise	O
platform	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
addictive	O
nonlinear	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP	O
highlighted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
visual	O
style	O
and	O
level	O
of	O
polish	O
,	O
not	O
usually	O
seen	O
in	O
freeware	B-License
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
reviews	O
commented	O
on	O
Eternal	B-Application
Daughter	I-Application
's	O
"	O
harsh-but-fair	O
"	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
1UP.com	O
included	O
Eternal	B-Application
Daughter	I-Application
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
101	O
best	O
free	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
