<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Jugdral	O
,	O
split	O
between	O
eight	O
countries	O
founded	O
by	O
the	O
Twelve	O
Crusaders	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
group	O
of	O
soldiers	O
who	O
ended	O
the	O
rule	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
dragon	O
Loptous	O
with	O
divine	O
aid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
told	O
over	O
two	O
generations	O
—	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
follows	O
the	O
Grannvalian	O
prince	O
Sigurd	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
follows	O
his	O
son	O
Seliph	O
as	O
he	O
works	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
cult	O
and	O
avenge	O
his	O
father	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
follows	O
the	O
traditional	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
system	O
of	O
tactical	O
battles	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
grid-based	O
maps	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
the	O
Weapons	O
Triangle	O
and	O
Support	O
systems	O
,	O
which	O
directly	O
impacted	O
both	O
gameplay	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
follow-up	O
title	O
based	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thracia	I-Application
776	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
elements	O
introduced	O
in	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
would	O
reappear	O
in	O
later	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Genealogy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
Sigurd	B-Application
and	O
his	O
son	O
Seliph	O
across	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
story-driven	O
missions	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Jugdral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
characters	O
are	O
subject	O
to	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
if	O
they	O
are	O
defeated	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
removing	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Jugdral	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
between	O
eight	O
countries	O
:	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Grannvale	O
,	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Verdane	O
,	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Agustria	O
,	O
the	O
Munster	O
District	O
,	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Thracia	O
,	O
the	O
Republic	O
of	O
Miletos	O
,	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Silesse	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Isaach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
staff	O
,	O
Jugdral	O
is	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
world	O
as	O
Archanea	O
,	O
the	O
continent	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
:	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
are	O
set	O
hundreds	O
of	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
time	O
period	O
of	O
Archanea	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
in	O
a	O
barely	O
civilized	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
begin	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
757	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
southwestern	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Verdane	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
Grannvale	O
's	O
weakened	O
state	O
to	O
invade	O
,	O
Byron	O
's	O
son	O
Sigurd	B-Application
repels	O
them	O
and	O
launches	O
a	O
counter-invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
campaign	O
,	O
Sigurd	B-Application
meets	O
a	O
mysterious	O
girl	O
named	O
Deirdre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sigurd	B-Application
and	O
Deirdre	O
fall	O
in	O
love	O
and	O
marry	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
son	O
Seliph	O
is	O
born	O
in	O
Agustria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Dukes	O
Lombard	O
and	O
Reptor	O
conspire	O
to	O
seize	O
the	O
throne	O
of	O
Grannvale	O
,	O
murder	O
Kurth	O
,	O
and	O
frame	O
Sigurd	B-Application
and	O
his	O
father	O
for	O
the	O
crime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sigurd	B-Application
is	O
forced	O
into	O
exile	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
archbishop	O
Manfroy	O
of	O
the	O
Loptr	O
Church	O
kidnaps	O
Deirdre	O
and	O
erases	O
her	O
memories	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
her	O
to	O
resurrect	O
Loptous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
exile	O
,	O
Sigurd	B-Application
and	O
his	O
allies	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
hide	O
Seliph	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
their	O
children	O
from	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Arvis	O
and	O
the	O
cult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
year	O
in	O
exile	O
,	O
Sigurd	B-Application
starts	O
making	O
his	O
way	O
back	O
through	O
Jugdral	O
,	O
killing	O
the	O
Dukes	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
false	O
accusation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apparently	O
exonerated	O
,	O
Sigurd	B-Application
returns	O
to	O
Grannvale	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
learn	O
that	O
Arvis	O
has	O
married	O
Deirdre	O
to	O
become	O
Grannvale	O
's	O
king	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arvis	O
orders	O
Sigurd	B-Application
's	O
allies	O
to	O
be	O
executed	O
and	O
personally	O
murders	O
Sigurd	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traveling	O
across	O
the	O
lands	O
of	O
Jugdral	O
,	O
Seliph	O
joins	O
forces	O
with	O
the	O
long-hidden	O
children	O
of	O
Sigurd	B-Application
's	O
companions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Julia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
on	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
began	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Yokoi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
design	O
was	O
handled	O
primarily	O
by	O
Katsuyoshi	O
Koya	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
Koya	O
's	O
last	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
he	O
and	O
Kaga	O
were	O
unsatisfied	O
with	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
his	O
illustrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
later	O
blamed	O
upon	O
severe	O
time	O
constraints	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
development	O
was	O
turbulent	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
general	O
staff	O
changeover	O
between	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
moving	O
offices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
future	O
series	O
producer	O
Masahiro	O
Higuchi	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
concept	O
for	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
so	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
typical	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
instead	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Holy	O
Sword	O
Emblem	O
Kaiser	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
name	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
dropped	O
due	O
to	O
space	O
limitations	O
and	O
other	O
unspecified	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
its	O
content	O
was	O
coming	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
its	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
"	O
Sword	O
Emblem	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
eventually	O
given	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
when	O
its	O
mechanics	O
settled	O
into	O
their	O
current	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
last	O
three	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
had	O
used	O
a	O
similar	O
setting	O
,	O
with	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
and	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
both	O
being	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Archanea	O
,	O
Kaga	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
new	O
for	O
his	O
next	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Medieval	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
halves	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
acting	O
as	O
an	O
introduction	O
for	O
Seliph	O
's	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
gameplay	O
concept	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
squad-based	O
tactical	O
game	O
that	O
excluded	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
eventually	O
settled	O
back	O
into	O
the	O
more	O
traditional	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
style	O
of	O
single	O
combat	O
between	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Support	O
system	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Mystery	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
was	O
greatly	O
expanded	O
based	O
on	O
fan	O
feedback	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
conversations	O
between	O
units	O
being	O
triggered	O
depending	O
on	O
various	O
factors	O
to	O
give	O
more	O
backstory	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
first	O
revealed	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
known	O
under	O
the	O
tentative	O
title	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	O
Inheritors	O
of	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
Japanese	O
title	O
,	O
Seisen	B-Application
no	I-Application
Keifu	I-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
alternately	O
translated	O
as	O
"	O
Descent	O
of	O
Jihad	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
:	O
the	O
latter	O
has	O
become	O
the	O
more	O
common	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
through	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
;	O
and	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
494,216	O
units	O
during	O
its	O
original	O
print	O
run	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
second	O
best-selling	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
to	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31	O
points	O
of	O
40	O
from	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
:	O
while	O
a	O
positive	O
score	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
lowest-scoring	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
in	O
an	O
import	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
highly	O
positive	O
:	O
saying	O
that	O
players	O
should	O
"	O
forget	O
about	O
everything	O
 [ they ] 	O
know	O
about	O
RPGs	O
and	O
strategy	O
games	O
"	O
when	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
writer	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
complex	O
storyline	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editor	O
concluded	O
by	O
calling	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
truly	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
epic	O
proportions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
five	O
best	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
up	O
until	O
2013	O
,	O
Chris	O
Carter	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
included	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
among	O
them	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
many	O
lasting	O
features	O
it	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
noted	O
that	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
a	O
suitable	O
subject	O
for	O
a	O
remake	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
international	O
success	O
of	O
more	O
recent	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
work	O
on	O
what	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
side	O
project	O
began	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thracia	I-Application
776	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
set	O
within	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaga	O
,	O
Hirota	O
and	O
Tsujiyoko	O
returning	O
to	O
their	O
staff	O
roles	O
from	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
flash	I-Application
cartridge	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
,	O
then	O
through	O
a	O
standard	O
ROM	B-Protocol
Cartridge	I-Protocol
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Kaga	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
left	O
to	O
establish	O
developer	O
Tirnanog	O
once	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
,	O
developing	O
Tear	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
used	O
in	O
Genealogy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
would	O
appear	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
:	O
the	O
Weapons	O
Triangle	O
and	O
expanded	O
Support	O
conversations	O
became	O
a	O
staple	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
romance	O
and	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
different	O
generations	O
became	O
a	O
core	O
part	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
an	O
explorable	O
home	O
base	O
was	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
My	O
Castle	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
Engage	I-Device
.	O
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