<s>
Folklore	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2007	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Republic	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Folklore	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
control	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
to	O
both	O
explore	O
their	O
surroundings	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
folk	O
is	O
nearly	O
defeated	O
,	O
its	O
spirit	O
will	O
glow	O
red	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
absorb	O
it	O
by	O
locking	O
onto	O
it	O
and	O
performing	O
shaking	O
and	O
yanking	O
motions	O
with	O
the	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
motion	O
control	O
(	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
conventional	O
button	O
interface	O
)	O
to	O
reel	O
in	O
its	O
energy	O
for	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Keats	O
(	O
Richard	O
Coyle	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
journalist	O
from	O
an	O
occult	O
magazine	O
called	O
Unknown	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
,	O
receives	O
a	O
telephone	O
call	O
from	O
a	O
woman	O
in	O
distress	O
telling	O
him	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
Doolin	O
,	O
and	O
crying	O
about	O
Faerys	O
who	O
would	O
kill	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Folklore	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
which	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
The	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
dark	O
fantasy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Republic	O
,	O
under	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
,	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
designer	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
popular	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
Realms	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
companion	O
piece	O
to	O
Gaia	O
's	O
Monster	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jewel	I-Application
Summoner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
of	O
Jewel	O
Summoner	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
retitled	O
Folklore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaia	O
however	O
would	O
assist	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Folklore	B-Application
,	O
contributing	O
monster	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
creatures	O
appearing	O
in	O
Folklore	B-Application
would	O
later	O
appear	O
in	O
Gaia	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
Coded	B-Application
Soul	I-Application
:	I-Application
Uketsugareshi	I-Application
Idea	I-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
featured	O
connectivity	O
with	O
Folklore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English-speech	O
demonstration	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
European	O
PSN	B-Device
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
offering	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
PSN	B-Device
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English/Traditional	O
Chinese	O
speech	O
version	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Asian	O
PSN	B-Device
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Japanese	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
on	O
European	O
and	O
US	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
Stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
Folklore	B-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
discs	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
by	O
TEAM	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Folklore	B-Application
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Clements	O
of	O
IGN	O
was	O
particularly	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
style	O
over	O
the	O
actual	O
technical	O
graphics	O
engine	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
Folklore'''s	O
sheer	O
visual	O
beauty	O
comes	O
more	O
from	O
the	O
stellar	O
art	O
direction	O
and	O
execution	O
of	O
the	O
artistic	O
design	O
than	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
processing	O
power	O
it	O
requires	O
,	O
”	O
helped	O
further	O
by	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
poignant	O
and	O
intrinsically	O
atmospheric.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
view	O
was	O
further	O
echoed	O
by	O
Gaming	O
Target	O
,	O
summing	O
up	O
with	O
"	O
technically	O
the	O
game	O
looks	O
great	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
realistic	O
style	O
of	O
Doolin	O
,	O
mixed	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
colorful	O
and	O
absurdly	O
Japanese	O
stylings	O
of	O
the	O
Netherworld	O
levels	O
,	O
"	O
later	O
including	O
Folklore	B-Application
in	O
their	O
"	O
52	O
Games	O
We	O
'll	O
Still	O
Be	O
Playing	O
From	O
2007.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
SIXAXIS	B-Device
motion	O
control	O
to	O
reel	O
in	O
energy	O
from	O
downed	O
folk	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
better	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
feature	O
compared	O
to	O
past	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
1UP.com	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
subtle	O
and	O
sensible	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
motion	O
control	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
now-defunct	O
Game	O
Republic	O
was	O
planning	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
or	O
download	O
only	O
Move	O
compatible	O
Folklore	B-Application
sequel	O
and	O
had	O
pitched	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
Sony	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Folklore''	O
were	O
not	O
keen	O
to	O
green	O
light	O
the	O
project	O
which	O
failed	O
to	O
pass	O
the	O
internal	O
review	O
board	O
at	O
Sony	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
