<s>
Quest	B-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
Holy	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
Century	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Imagineer	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Quest	B-Application
64s	I-Application
moderate	O
financial	O
success	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
in	O
consideration	O
by	O
the	O
developer	O
Imagineer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Imagineer	O
released	O
two	O
other	O
related	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
:	O
Quest	O
:	O
Brian	O
's	O
Journey	O
and	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
game	I-Application
called	O
Quest	O
:	O
Fantasy	O
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
sets	O
off	O
to	O
find	O
his	O
father	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
left	O
the	O
monastery	O
of	O
the	O
mages	O
-	O
the	O
player	O
learns	O
later	O
that	O
his	O
father	O
is	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
thief	O
who	O
has	O
stolen	O
the	O
"	O
Eletale	B-Application
Book	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
encounters	O
enemies	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
changing	O
to	O
a	O
separate	O
battle	O
layout	O
the	O
game	O
simply	O
locks	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
into	O
place	O
and	O
the	O
battle	O
proceeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
spells	O
work	O
through	O
elemental	O
spirits	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64	I-Device
controller	I-Device
's	O
four	O
C	O
buttons	O
corresponding	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
classic	O
elements	O
(	O
wind	O
,	O
earth	O
,	O
water	O
,	O
and	O
fire	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
experience	O
is	O
gained	O
for	O
specific	O
stats	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
performs	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
no	O
money	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
which	O
is	O
unusual	O
for	O
an	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
early	O
1997	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
titled	O
Eltale	O
( エルテイル	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Holy	B-Application
Magic	I-Application
Century	I-Application
in	O
all	O
other	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
company	O
Imagineer	O
,	O
while	O
THQ	O
both	O
translated	O
it	O
into	O
English	O
and	O
published	O
it	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expectations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
high	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
RPG	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-Application
64	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
with	O
GameRankings	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
54%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
"	O
Quest	B-Application
64	I-Application
's	O
individual	O
puzzles	O
and	O
challenges	O
are	O
similarly	O
straightforward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
In	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Quest	B-Application
64	I-Application
proves	O
the	O
cartridge-based	O
N64	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
a	O
viable	O
format	O
for	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
