<s>
Grand	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Monochrome	O
Corporation	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
mercenary	O
group	O
in	O
the	O
employ	O
of	O
different	O
nations	O
formed	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
a	O
collapsed	O
empire	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
engages	O
in	O
turn-based	B-Application
combat	I-Application
while	O
navigating	O
paths	O
on	O
maps	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2011	O
under	O
director	O
Tomohiko	B-Application
Deguchi	I-Application
,	O
a	O
former	O
Vanillaware	O
staff	O
member	O
,	O
using	O
similar	O
design	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
concepts	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Single-player	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
featuring	O
scenarios	O
around	O
the	O
nations	O
and	O
new	O
player	O
units	O
between	O
2015	O
and	O
2016	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
bundled	O
into	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
mercenary	O
commander	O
,	O
who	O
forms	O
squads	O
of	O
fighters	O
to	O
complete	O
missions	O
for	O
the	O
four	O
warring	O
nations	O
of	O
Resonail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
uses	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
turn	O
limit	O
is	O
reached	O
,	O
the	O
mission	O
is	O
failed	O
and	O
in	O
most	O
scenarios	O
the	O
player	O
reaches	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
online	O
cross-play	O
support	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Resonail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomohiko	B-Application
Deguchi	I-Application
,	O
a	O
former	O
staff	O
member	O
at	O
Vanillaware	O
who	O
was	O
level	O
designer	O
for	O
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
and	O
directed	O
2011	O
's	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
,	O
founded	O
independent	O
developer	O
Monochrome	O
Corporation	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
so	O
he	O
could	O
pursue	O
his	O
own	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
project	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
a	O
planned	O
state	O
since	O
their	O
initial	O
meeting	O
,	O
and	O
Watanabe	O
wanted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
an	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watanabe	O
had	O
also	O
played	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
originally	O
began	O
for	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
then	O
partway	O
through	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
similar	O
in	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
premise	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
,	O
Deguchi	O
called	O
the	O
gameplay	O
very	O
different	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
real-time	O
action	O
and	O
tactical	O
positioning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Deguchi	O
's	O
love	O
of	O
tabletop	O
and	O
board	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
including	O
Disgaea	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
specific	O
element	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
was	O
raising	O
fighting	O
units	O
and	O
sending	O
them	O
on	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
of	O
four	O
kingdoms	O
over	O
the	O
three	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
was	O
to	O
broaden	O
the	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
the	O
terms	O
"	O
knight	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
warrior	O
"	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
Landerth	O
and	O
Valkyr	O
respectively	O
,	O
Deguchi	O
was	O
making	O
reference	O
to	O
their	O
use	O
of	O
chivalric	B-Device
and	O
Viking	B-Application
"	O
mythologies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
Beast	O
monsters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Shin	O
Nagasawa	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Etrian	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
from	O
Basiscape	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
Hitoshi	O
Sakimoto	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Vanillaware	O
on	O
their	O
projects	O
including	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
sharing	O
composers	O
and	O
a	O
premise	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
,	O
its	O
musical	O
style	O
was	O
kept	O
distinct	O
using	O
different	O
instrumentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
through	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
being	O
reported	O
as	O
65%	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
delisted	O
from	O
digital	O
store	O
fronts	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
preparatory	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
online	O
services	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
and	O
digital	O
Western	O
release	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
,	O
building	O
on	O
their	O
previous	O
localizations	O
of	O
Spike	O
Chunsoft	O
series	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
playable	O
games	O
shown	O
off	O
by	O
Sony	O
at	O
their	O
PlayStation	O
booth	O
at	O
the	O
PAX	O
East	O
event	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
English	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
storyline	O
and	O
character	O
class	O
DLC	B-Protocol
were	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
dubs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
pre-orders	O
of	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
included	O
a	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
theme	O
and	O
additional	O
in-game	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
consequence	O
of	O
the	O
technical	O
and	O
manufacturing	O
issues	O
,	O
NIS	O
America	O
extended	O
the	O
free	O
download	O
period	O
for	O
an	O
early	O
and	O
day-one	O
purchaser	O
DLC	B-Protocol
"	O
Lord	O
 '	O
Set	O
"	O
bundle	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
themed	O
player	O
piece	O
and	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
met	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reception	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
website	O
recorded	O
scores	O
of	O
78	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
based	O
on	O
33	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
76	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
for	O
the	O
Vita	O
version	O
based	O
on	O
11	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trace	O
Wysaske	O
of	O
RPGFan	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
said	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
helped	O
keep	O
player	O
attention	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
elements	O
he	O
felt	O
lacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benham	O
noted	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
similar	O
style	O
and	O
delivery	O
to	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
unimportant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Moehnke	O
and	O
Bailey	O
praised	O
the	O
packaging	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
,	O
noting	O
both	O
the	O
increased	O
playtime	O
and	O
the	O
additional	O
lore	O
surrounding	O
the	O
nations	O
of	O
Resonail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torres	O
positively	O
compared	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
,	O
highlighting	O
the	O
home	O
base	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wysaske	O
described	O
Grand	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
as	O
"	O
constantly	O
at	O
odds	O
with	O
itself	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
new	O
elements	O
and	O
elements	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
,	O
though	O
he	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
enjoyable	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
