<s>
Kartia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Word	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
(	O
or	O
simply	O
Kartia	B-Application
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Kartia	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atlus	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
its	O
art	O
designer	O
,	O
Yoshitaka	O
Amano	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
"	O
chapter	O
"	O
of	O
both	O
volumes	O
revolves	O
around	O
phantoms	O
,	O
beings	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
summoned	O
by	O
certain	O
humans	O
using	O
"	O
Kartia	B-Application
"	O
,	O
magical	O
cards	O
which	O
create	O
whatever	O
is	O
written	O
on	O
them	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fire	O
or	O
Water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
summon	O
and	O
control	O
phantoms	O
to	O
fight	O
for	O
them	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
managing	O
Kartia	B-Application
supplies	O
,	O
casting	O
magic	O
with	O
Kartia	B-Application
cards	O
,	O
and	O
creating	O
weapons	O
for	O
the	O
human	O
combatants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kartia	B-Application
cards	O
can	O
be	O
combined	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
powerful	O
spells	O
or	O
phantoms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mona	O
carries	O
a	O
forbidden	O
original	O
Nothingness	O
Kartia	B-Application
that	O
can	O
destroy	O
all	O
of	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
morning	O
,	O
Troy	O
is	O
arrested	O
by	O
Encrypter	O
police	O
who	O
suspect	O
him	O
of	O
Kartia	B-Application
theft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bachstail	O
states	O
that	O
they	O
pertain	O
to	O
a	O
forbidden	O
original	O
Kartia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saradiart	O
seems	O
immortal	O
,	O
but	O
Raguruzet	O
states	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
be	O
killed	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Death	O
Kartia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
later	O
discovers	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
Death	O
and	O
Life	O
Kartias	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Idorus	O
Encrypter	O
School	O
and	O
plans	O
to	O
inform	O
Bachstail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bachstail	O
compares	O
the	O
two	O
sketches	O
of	O
the	O
forbidden	O
Kartia	B-Application
from	O
Karis	O
and	O
Troy	O
and	O
concludes	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
is	O
fake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aile	O
denies	O
using	O
an	O
original	O
Kartia	B-Application
as	O
doing	O
so	O
would	O
also	O
kill	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rebels	O
wish	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
floating	O
paradise	O
of	O
Eden	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
the	O
original	O
Heaven	O
and	O
Earth	O
Kartias	B-Application
made	O
of	O
elven	O
bone	O
and	O
blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
and	O
Bachstail	O
are	O
Inquirers	O
and	O
that	O
she	O
will	O
help	O
Toxa	O
free	O
Mona	O
and	O
Misty	O
if	O
he	O
takes	O
the	O
Death	O
Kartia	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Idorus	O
Encrypter	O
School	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reveals	O
that	O
her	O
deceased	O
mother	O
,	O
Shell	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
revived	O
using	O
the	O
original	O
Human	O
Kartia	B-Application
located	O
on	O
Eden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mona	O
visits	O
Lacryma	O
in	O
her	O
cell	O
and	O
gives	O
her	O
the	O
Nothingness	O
Kartia	B-Application
,	O
believing	O
she	O
'll	O
do	O
right	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saradiart	O
arrives	O
and	O
Toxa	O
uses	O
the	O
original	O
Death	O
Kartia	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Idorus	O
Encrypter	O
School	O
,	O
which	O
seems	O
to	O
kill	O
Saradiart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
Pentagram	O
Cardinal	O
Belthshumeltz	O
cuts	O
off	O
Saradiart	O
's	O
left	O
arm	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
original	O
Heaven	O
Kartia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
recounts	O
how	O
Lacryma	O
died	O
from	O
disease	O
twelve	O
years	O
ago	O
and	O
that	O
Shell	O
used	O
the	O
original	O
Life	O
Kartia	B-Application
to	O
bring	O
her	O
back	O
,	O
killing	O
Shell	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lacryma	O
opens	O
Shell	O
's	O
grave	O
but	O
discovers	O
no	O
remains	O
and	O
runs	O
off	O
,	O
but	O
Bachstail	O
stays	O
behind	O
and	O
finds	O
the	O
real	O
original	O
Death	O
Kartia	B-Application
inside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summons	O
Eden	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Earth	O
Kartia	B-Application
,	O
which	O
falls	O
and	O
crushes	O
Idorus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bachstail	O
abandons	O
Vigilance	O
with	O
the	O
real	O
Death	O
Kartia	B-Application
in	O
his	O
possession	O
and	O
Lacryma	O
accepts	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
Inquirer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Troy	O
uses	O
it	O
to	O
complete	O
his	O
illegal	O
sketches	O
,	O
determines	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
Human	O
Kartia	B-Application
and	O
that	O
Vandor	O
will	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
copy	O
without	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
new	O
found	O
resolve	O
,	O
Vandor	O
calls	O
himself	O
Kainas	O
once	O
again	O
and	O
Troy	O
gives	O
him	O
the	O
finished	O
text	O
for	O
the	O
Human	O
Kartia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Saradiart	O
can	O
defeat	O
them	O
,	O
Bachstail	O
enters	O
with	O
the	O
real	O
original	O
Death	O
Kartia	B-Application
and	O
kills	O
Saradiart	O
,	O
but	O
vanishes	O
soon	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lacryma	O
takes	O
the	O
flying	O
dragons	O
to	O
Pentagram	O
Cathedral	O
and	O
stops	O
Belthshumeltz	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
unleashes	O
the	O
original	O
Heaven	O
Kartia	B-Application
before	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
another	O
disaster	O
,	O
Lacryma	O
uses	O
Mona	O
's	O
Nothingness	O
Kartia	B-Application
to	O
counter	O
the	O
destructive	O
sky	O
created	O
by	O
Heaven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
encounters	O
Bachstail	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
that	O
Kartia	B-Application
is	O
merely	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
transporting	O
materials	O
and	O
creatures	O
from	O
Eden	O
to	O
Rebus	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
those	O
that	O
use	O
originals	O
are	O
transported	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eden	O
's	O
resources	O
have	O
depleted	O
with	O
the	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
Kartia	B-Application
and	O
Bachstail	O
now	O
wishes	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
restore	O
balance	O
to	O
both	O
dimensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kainas	O
uses	O
the	O
original	O
Human	O
Kartia	B-Application
to	O
bring	O
Lacryma	O
back	O
to	O
Rebus	O
and	O
is	O
transported	O
to	O
Eden	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kartia	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
internal	O
R&D1	O
studio	O
of	O
Atlus	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
behind	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
included	O
several	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
veterans	O
including	O
producer	O
Kouji	O
Okada	O
,	O
scenarist	O
Kazunori	O
Sakai	O
,	O
and	O
designer	O
Shirō	O
Takashima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
USA	O
originally	O
released	O
Kartia	B-Application
as	O
a	O
Blockbuster	O
Video	O
rental	O
exclusive	O
on	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
retail	O
sale	O
ten	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
slight	O
variant	O
in	O
the	O
packaging	O
:	O
the	O
BBV	O
rental	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
foil	O
lettering	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Kartia	B-Application
"	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
cover	O
–	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
blue	O
that	O
nearly	O
blends	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
a	O
role-playing	O
freak	O
who	O
enjoys	O
strategically	O
moving	O
troops	O
on	O
maps	O
and	O
fighting	O
wars	O
with	O
your	O
mind	O
,	O
Kartia	B-Application
is	O
the	O
perfect	O
game	O
for	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
or	O
Tactics	B-Application
Ogre	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
two-player	O
mode	O
and	O
unique	O
features	O
make	O
it	O
worth	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
war	O
...	O
or	O
a	O
weekend	O
rental.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
OPM	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
.	O
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