<s>
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
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
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
battles	O
take	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
grid-based	O
map	O
,	O
with	O
player	O
units	O
assigned	O
character	O
classes	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
single	O
combat	O
with	O
enemies	O
and	O
being	O
subject	O
to	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
if	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Binding	O
Blade	O
began	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
title	O
called	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	O
Maiden	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
but	O
internal	O
changes	O
caused	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
change	O
its	O
platform	O
to	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
scrapping	O
nearly	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
 '	O
main	O
goals	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
forgiving	O
to	O
newcomers	O
than	O
the	O
notoriously	O
difficult	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thracia	I-Application
776	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
never	O
releasing	O
overseas	O
,	O
Roy	O
's	O
appearance	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
its	O
2003	O
prequel	O
,	O
The	O
Blazing	O
Blade	O
,	O
released	O
overseas	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Roy	O
and	O
his	O
growing	O
army	O
as	O
they	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
battle	O
across	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Elibe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
characters	O
fall	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
subjected	O
to	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
,	O
removing	O
them	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Binding	O
Blade	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Elibe	O
,	O
a	O
setting	O
shared	O
with	O
its	O
prequel	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
save	O
Hector	O
from	O
death	O
,	O
but	O
rescues	O
Lilina	O
from	O
Bern	O
's	O
occupation	O
and	O
sees	O
to	O
the	O
protection	O
of	O
Guinivere	O
,	O
Zephiel	O
's	O
sister	O
who	O
opposes	O
his	O
war	O
and	O
has	O
fled	O
Bern	O
with	O
its	O
royal	O
treasure	O
,	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
with	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
Roy	O
is	O
granted	O
its	O
incredible	O
power	O
and	O
wields	O
the	O
Binding	O
Blade	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
assault	O
on	O
Bern	O
's	O
capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Binding	O
Blade	O
began	O
development	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	O
Maiden	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
peripheral	O
64DD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
were	O
well	O
into	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Maiden	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
the	O
internal	O
development	O
structure	O
at	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
was	O
changed	O
,	O
which	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
being	O
restarted	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Very	O
little	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
concept	O
survived	O
the	O
transition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
on	O
a	O
portable	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
had	O
been	O
considered	O
for	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
available	O
hardware	O
lacked	O
the	O
expression	O
to	O
realize	O
their	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GBA	B-Device
offered	O
technical	O
capacities	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
the	O
release	O
platform	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
,	O
while	O
also	O
offering	O
portability	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
more	O
appealing	O
to	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
issues	O
they	O
faced	O
was	O
the	O
limited	O
resolution	O
and	O
screen	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
animations	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
evoke	O
scenes	O
from	O
high	O
fantasy	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Record	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lodoss	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Slayers	B-Application
,	O
contrasting	O
with	O
the	O
equivalent	O
styles	O
of	O
fantasy	O
fighting	O
in	O
Japanese	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
employed	O
a	O
branching	O
narrative	O
,	O
with	O
different	O
characters	O
opening	O
up	O
different	O
story	O
routes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titular	O
"	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
"	O
is	O
represented	O
as	O
a	O
family	O
crest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
earlier	O
entries	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
notoriously	O
difficult	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
,	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
The	O
Binding	O
Blade	O
was	O
intentionally	O
lowered	O
:	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
with	O
three	O
difficulties	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
"	O
Normal	O
"	O
mode	O
being	O
intended	O
as	O
"	O
Easy	O
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Binding	O
Blade	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
Space	O
World	O
2000	O
under	O
its	O
original	O
title	O
Maiden	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
was	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
operatic	O
commercial	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
title	O
,	O
Fūin	O
no	O
Tsurugi	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
alternately	O
translated	O
as	O
The	O
Binding	O
Blade	O
and	O
The	O
Sword	B-Device
of	I-Device
Seals	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Binding	O
Blade	O
became	O
the	O
more	O
common	O
modern	O
translation	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2017	O
it	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
when	O
detailing	O
Roy	O
's	O
series	O
origins	O
for	O
his	O
character	O
profile	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
reviewer	O
noted	O
the	O
slight	O
alterations	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
formula	O
with	O
the	O
shift	O
onto	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
unmistakably	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
the	O
drop	O
in	O
difficulty	O
from	O
Thracia	B-Application
776	I-Application
despite	O
preserving	O
some	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
positively	O
noted	O
the	O
fast	O
reactions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
AI	O
,	O
enabling	O
a	O
low-stress	O
experience	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
positively	O
noted	O
the	O
links	O
to	O
its	O
2003	O
prequel	O
Rekka	B-Application
no	I-Application
Ken	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Main	O
protagonist	O
Roy	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
Marth	O
from	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
,	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
:	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
not	O
removed	O
for	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
,	O
giving	O
audiences	O
their	O
first	O
wider	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
through	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
with	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
and	O
sales	O
of	O
Advance	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
which	O
altered	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
view	O
that	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
unsuccessful	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
this	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
title	O
being	O
localized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rekka	I-Application
no	I-Application
Ken	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
The	O
Binding	O
Blade	O
set	O
twenty	O
years	O
prior	O
and	O
following	O
Roy	O
's	O
father	O
Eliwood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
was	O
willing	O
to	O
localize	O
The	O
Binding	O
Blade	O
,	O
the	O
workload	O
of	O
localizing	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Sacred	I-Device
Stones	I-Device
meant	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
scrapped	O
,	O
leaving	O
The	O
Binding	O
Blade	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
future	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
titles	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
barring	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Mystery	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Emblem	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2010	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
