<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Radiant	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
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	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
tenth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2005	O
GameCube	B-Application
title	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
's	O
plot	O
begins	O
in	O
the	O
war-torn	O
nation	O
of	O
Daein	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Micaiah	O
and	O
her	O
allies	O
,	O
the	O
Dawn	O
Brigade	O
,	O
rebelling	O
against	O
the	O
oppressive	O
Begnion	B-Application
Occupational	O
Army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
and	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
with	O
units	O
moving	O
across	O
a	O
grid-based	O
map	O
in	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
plot	O
being	O
subject	O
to	O
permanent	O
death	O
if	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuing	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
developing	O
for	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
after	O
a	O
period	O
on	O
portable	O
devices	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
close	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
's	O
release	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
boost	O
sales	O
for	O
both	O
game	O
and	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
criticism	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
motion	O
controls	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
and	O
the	O
changes	O
to	O
support	O
conversations	O
received	O
negative	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
with	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
square-based	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
cast	O
returns	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
except	O
Largo	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
figures	O
new	O
to	O
Tellius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
from	O
a	O
completed	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
save	O
file	O
can	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
via	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
memory	O
card	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
characters	O
obtaining	O
statistical	O
gains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
conversations	O
from	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
accessed	O
and	O
viewed	O
using	O
this	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
support	O
"	O
system	O
has	O
been	O
altered	O
so	O
that	O
a	O
unit	O
can	O
support	O
any	O
other	O
unit	O
,	O
although	O
units	O
can	O
only	O
have	O
one	O
support	O
relationship	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
secondary	O
support	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
bond	O
"	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
active	O
by	O
default	O
or	O
obtained	O
when	O
two	O
units	O
have	O
attained	O
an	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
support	O
level	O
in	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Dawns	I-Application
multifaceted	O
plot	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
permanent	O
main	O
character	O
leads	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
different	O
factions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
later	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
units	O
will	O
battle	O
against	O
a	O
previously	O
playable	O
set	O
of	O
enemy	O
units	O
;	O
despite	O
the	O
"	O
permanent	O
death	O
"	O
feature	O
common	O
to	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
some	O
partner	O
units	O
and	O
previously	O
playable	O
enemy	O
units	O
defeated	O
in	O
battle	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
playable	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
introduced	O
new	O
features	O
relating	O
to	O
unit	O
development	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
double	O
promotion	O
for	O
beorcs	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
the	O
unit	O
a	O
special	O
skill	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
unit	O
's	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
highest	O
level	O
of	O
weaponry	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
SS	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
a	O
unit	O
to	O
have	O
used	O
a	O
particular	O
weapon	O
type	O
many	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
archers	O
could	O
not	O
attack	O
adjacent	O
units	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
crossbow	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
bows	O
,	O
allows	O
such	O
units	O
to	O
attack	O
both	O
adjacent	O
and	O
distant	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
magic	O
,	O
omitted	O
from	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
but	O
present	O
in	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
was	O
reintroduced	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
second	O
magical	O
trinity	O
(	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
rock-paper-scissors	O
system	O
)	O
alongside	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
:	O
Dark	O
Magic	O
is	O
strong	O
against	O
Anima	O
Magic	O
(	O
fire	O
,	O
lightning	O
,	O
and	O
wind	O
)	O
,	O
Anima	O
is	O
strong	O
against	O
Light	O
magic	O
,	O
and	O
Light	O
Magic	O
is	O
strong	O
against	O
Dark	O
Magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
parts	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
prologue	O
chapter	O
that	O
introduces	O
the	O
situation	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
chapters	O
that	O
is	O
resolved	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
Endgame	O
"	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Mad	O
King	O
's	O
War	O
,	O
detailed	O
in	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
Daein	O
,	O
the	O
war	O
's	O
instigator	O
and	O
eventual	O
loser	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
victorious	O
nation	O
Crimea	O
are	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
rebuilding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Crimea	O
is	O
ruled	O
by	O
Queen	O
Elincia	O
,	O
Daein	O
lacks	O
a	O
proper	O
successor	O
and	O
is	O
instead	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
corrupt	O
and	O
oppressive	O
occupation	O
forces	O
of	O
the	O
Begnion	B-Application
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
the	O
Dawn	O
Brigade	O
locates	O
and	O
allies	O
with	O
the	O
late	O
King	B-Application
Ashnard	I-Application
's	O
orphan	O
son	O
Pelleas	O
,	O
his	O
scheming	O
and	O
ruthless	O
adviser	O
Izuka	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
former	O
general	O
of	O
Daein	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Black	O
Knight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	O
of	O
the	O
plight	O
of	O
the	O
Daein	O
people	O
eventually	O
reaches	O
Empress	O
Sanaki	O
of	O
Begnion	B-Application
,	O
who	O
sends	O
her	O
trusted	O
advisor	O
Sephiran	O
to	O
Daein	O
to	O
reign	O
in	O
the	O
occupation	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unbeknownst	O
to	O
them	O
all	O
,	O
Izuka	O
tricks	O
Pelleas	O
into	O
signing	O
a	O
contract	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
blood	O
pact	O
with	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Begnion	B-Application
senate	O
,	O
Lekain	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
kill	O
increasingly	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
Daein	O
citizens	O
when	O
triggered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
representative	O
,	O
Ranulf	O
,	O
explains	O
that	O
Rafiel	O
has	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Begnion	B-Application
senate	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
assassinating	O
the	O
previous	O
apostle	O
of	O
Begnion	B-Application
and	O
framing	O
the	O
heron	O
clans	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
their	O
near	O
annihilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
Laguz	O
Alliance	O
declaring	O
war	O
on	O
Begnion	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ike	O
leads	O
the	O
Alliance	O
into	O
battle	O
against	O
the	O
Begnion	B-Application
forces	O
,	O
commanded	O
by	O
the	O
veteran	O
general	O
Zelgius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Begnion	B-Application
coerces	O
Daein	O
into	O
joining	O
the	O
war	O
on	O
their	O
side	O
with	O
the	O
blood	O
pact	O
and	O
uses	O
another	O
blood	O
pact	O
to	O
force	O
Kilvas	O
to	O
betray	O
the	O
Laguz	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Begnion	B-Application
begins	O
raiding	O
Crimean	O
villages	O
for	O
supplies	O
,	O
drawing	O
Crimea	O
into	O
the	O
conflict	O
on	O
the	O
Laguz	O
Alliance	O
's	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
Empress	O
Sanaki	O
escapes	O
the	O
senate	O
's	O
clutches	O
and	O
joins	O
the	O
Alliance	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
faction	O
of	O
Begnion	B-Application
soldiers	O
loyal	O
to	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
decides	O
that	O
humankind	O
is	O
unworthy	O
of	O
survival	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
eradicated	O
,	O
and	O
recruits	O
the	O
Begnion	B-Application
senate	O
to	O
this	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ranulf	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
Black	O
Knight	O
's	O
true	O
identity	O
is	O
Zelgius	O
;	O
if	O
Pelleas	O
survived	O
,	O
Izuka	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
Ashnard	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
unwitting	O
dupe	O
used	O
to	O
place	O
Daein	O
further	O
under	O
Begnion	B-Application
's	O
thumb	O
;	O
Yune	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
old	O
claim	O
that	O
human-laguz	O
half-breeds	O
are	O
a	O
crime	O
against	O
the	O
goddess	O
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
persecution	O
against	O
them	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
lie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Tower	O
of	O
Guidance	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
kills	O
the	O
corrupt	O
Begnion	B-Application
senators	O
and	O
frees	O
Daein	O
and	O
Kilvas	O
from	O
the	O
blood	O
pacts	O
while	O
Ike	O
defeats	O
Zelgius	O
in	O
a	O
duel	O
to	O
the	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sephiran	O
admits	O
that	O
the	O
massacre	O
of	O
the	O
heron	O
clans	O
destroyed	O
his	O
faith	O
in	O
humanity	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
since	O
engineered	O
both	O
the	O
Mad	O
King	O
's	O
War	O
and	O
the	O
Laguz-Begnion	O
conflict	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawns	I-Application
predecessor	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
had	O
successfully	O
established	O
itself	O
overseas	O
first	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
then	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
at	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
wanted	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
on	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
but	O
they	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
Gamecube	B-Application
as	O
it	O
was	O
becoming	O
a	O
redundant	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
seen	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
ability	O
to	O
sell	O
hardware	O
,	O
they	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
next	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
then-in-development	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
announced	O
under	O
its	O
codename	O
"	O
Revolution	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reason	O
development	O
began	O
so	O
early	O
was	O
because	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
release	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
as	O
close	O
as	O
possible	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
would	O
boost	O
both	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
sales	O
:	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
history	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
attempted	O
anything	O
like	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
rather	O
than	O
making	O
versions	O
for	O
both	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Gamecube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
in	O
turn	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
rather	O
than	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
portable	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
after	O
its	O
absence	O
from	O
them	O
between	O
the	O
releases	O
of	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thracia	I-Application
776	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion	O
controls	O
options	O
were	O
not	O
implemented	O
into	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
it	O
felt	O
unnecessary	O
to	O
the	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
mainline	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
numbers	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
went	O
from	O
around	O
one	O
hundred	O
for	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
to	O
around	O
200	O
for	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
:	O
half	O
the	O
staff	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
half	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
Digital	O
Frontier	O
were	O
asked	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
more	O
epic	O
scope	O
rather	O
than	O
just	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
trend	O
from	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
the	O
developers	O
felt	O
was	O
wrong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
was	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
even	O
though	O
that	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
given	O
an	O
intentional	O
cliffhanger	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
So	O
the	O
story	O
would	O
be	O
comprehensible	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
played	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
split	O
up	O
into	O
four	O
segments	O
divided	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
various	O
factions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
incorporated	O
such	O
a	O
structure	O
into	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dialogue	O
for	O
characters	O
was	O
made	O
slightly	O
rougher	O
based	O
on	O
feedback	O
from	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
where	O
character	O
dialogue	O
remained	O
calm	O
and	O
cultured	O
even	O
in	O
battle	O
situations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
increased	O
by	O
approximately	O
1.5	O
times	O
compared	O
to	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
portray	O
the	O
themes	O
of	O
conflict	O
explored	O
in	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
thematic	O
color	O
,	O
expressed	O
in	O
its	O
artwork	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
was	O
red	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
blue	O
in	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senri	O
Kita	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
in	O
that	O
capacity	O
for	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
holds	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
78/100	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
appreciated	O
the	O
depth	O
and	O
refinement	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
proceeded	O
to	O
note	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
accessibility	O
due	O
to	O
greater	O
complication	O
and	O
difficulty	O
as	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
progresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
were	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
choice	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion	O
controls	O
,	O
although	O
RPGamer	O
's	O
Bryan	O
Boulette	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
thankfully	O
delivers	O
a	O
traditional	O
experience	O
that	O
is	O
n't	O
changed	O
just	O
for	O
the	O
sake	O
of	O
changing	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
general	O
,	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
system	O
recognized	O
in	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
GameCube	B-Application
predecessor	O
,	O
with	O
ONMs	O
Chandra	O
Nair	O
commenting	O
that	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
has	O
"	O
refused	O
to	O
move	O
forward.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
criticises	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
unforgiving	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
features	O
"	O
permanent	O
death	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
really	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
refinements	O
of	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
present	O
in	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
weapon	O
forging	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
ONM	O
thought	O
was	O
simpler	O
to	O
control	O
in	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
their	O
plot	O
and	O
characterisation	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
described	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
"	O
laughable	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
villains	O
as	O
clichéd	O
and	O
"	O
one-dimensional.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
multiple	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
were	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
rating	O
them	O
as	O
"	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
improvement	O
graphically	O
"	O
from	O
Path	B-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
"	O
are	O
n't	O
mindblowing	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
welcomed	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawns	I-Application
interface	O
and	O
camera	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
A	O
strategy	O
game	O
should	O
often	O
focus	O
on	O
function	O
before	O
form	O
,	O
but	O
Radiant	B-Application
Dawn	I-Application
nails	O
both.	O
"	O
</s>
