<s>
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2011	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Vanillaware	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
in	O
2009	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
;	O
Muramasa	O
publisher	O
Marvelous	O
wanted	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Vanillaware	O
on	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Tomohiko	B-Application
Deguchi	I-Application
,	O
and	O
GrimGrimoire	B-Application
artist	O
Kouichi	O
Maenou	O
designed	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Vanillaware	O
focusing	O
on	O
developing	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
,	O
a	O
planned	O
localization	O
from	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
and	O
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
leaving	O
Vanillaware	O
,	O
Deguchi	O
used	O
his	O
concepts	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
to	O
develop	O
the	O
2014	O
video	O
game	O
Grand	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
player-named	O
leader	O
of	O
a	O
mercenary	O
knight	O
squad	O
in	O
service	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
kingdoms	O
of	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Rystia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
online	O
function	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
battle	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
groups	O
representing	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
three	O
kingdoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	O
groups	O
could	O
vote	O
on	O
which	O
territory	O
to	O
attack	O
next	O
,	O
and	O
individual	O
players	O
could	O
opt	O
to	O
have	O
their	O
characters	O
controlled	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
themselves	O
manually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
of	O
Rystia	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
warring	O
kingdoms	O
:	O
Logres	O
,	O
the	O
Ancient	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
ruled	O
by	O
King	O
Fausel	O
;	O
Union	O
,	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Knights	O
,	O
ruled	O
by	O
King	O
Leon	O
;	O
and	O
Avalon	O
,	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Magic	O
,	O
ruled	O
by	O
Queen	O
Muse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
on	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
lasted	O
around	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
Entertainment	O
of	O
Muramasa	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Demon	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
,	O
producer	O
Yoshifumi	O
Hashimoto	O
contacted	O
Vanillaware	O
about	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
together	O
,	O
after	O
hearing	O
Vanillaware	O
's	O
Tomohiko	B-Application
Deguchi	I-Application
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deguchi	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
,	O
created	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
from	O
his	O
wish	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
concept	O
allowed	O
him	O
to	O
express	O
his	O
wish	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
wireless	O
communication	O
functions	O
for	O
something	O
unusual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
his	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>
The	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
director	O
was	O
Kouichi	O
Maenou	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
as	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
GrimGrimoire	B-Application
,	O
an	O
earlier	O
title	O
from	O
Vanillaware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
,	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
emulate	O
classic	O
Western	O
fantasy	B-Application
art	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Vanillaware	O
titles	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
style	O
of	O
defined	O
lines	O
and	O
soft	O
colours	O
for	O
characters	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
choosing	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
distinguish	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
other	O
titles	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
multiplayer	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
production	O
,	O
Hashimoto	O
consulted	O
with	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
manufacturer	O
Sony	O
about	O
its	O
online	O
elements	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
them	O
as	O
"	O
understanding	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
from	O
Basiscape	O
,	O
a	O
music	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
Hitoshi	O
Sakimoto	O
who	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Vanillaware	O
since	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
2007	O
debut	O
Odin	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
late	O
March	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crown	I-Application
,	O
Vanillaware	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
dedicate	O
any	O
resources	O
to	O
help	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
with	O
the	O
localization	O
,	O
eventually	O
forcing	O
them	O
to	O
cancel	O
it	O
despite	O
the	O
translation	O
being	O
almost	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
he	O
developed	O
Grand	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
which	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
both	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Vanillaware	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
gaming	O
charts	O
as	O
recorded	O
by	O
Media	O
Create	O
,	O
with	O
debut	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
64,600	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
fiscal	O
year	O
report	O
,	O
Marvelous	O
Entertainment	O
cited	O
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
as	O
a	O
factor	O
in	O
strong	O
financial	O
gains	O
during	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
History	I-Application
earned	O
the	O
Platinum	O
Award	O
from	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
Weekly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
Japanese-exclusive	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
noted	O
the	O
general	O
excitement	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
following	O
its	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
