<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
Headlock	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
titled	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
Chronology	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
being	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
with	O
staff	O
drawn	O
from	O
both	O
Atlus	O
 '	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
tri-Ace	O
title	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
and	O
following	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
characters	O
traveling	O
across	O
the	O
war-torn	O
continent	O
of	O
Vainqueur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
part	O
of	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
is	O
navigating	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
branching	O
stories	O
spread	O
across	O
alternate	O
timelines	O
using	O
a	O
book	O
called	O
the	O
White	O
Chronicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Vainqueur	O
,	O
a	O
land	O
populated	O
by	O
humans	O
and	O
Beastribes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
Headlock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Staff	O
members	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
and	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
a	O
2005	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
tri-Ace	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
Radiata	B-Application
Stories	I-Application
,	O
original	O
concept	O
designer	O
Satoshi	O
Takayashiki	O
acted	O
as	O
co-director	O
and	O
concept	O
designer	O
,	O
while	O
artist	O
Hiroshi	O
Konishi	O
reprised	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
character	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
previously	O
as	O
a	O
planner	O
for	O
multiple	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Radaint	O
Historia	O
was	O
his	O
debut	O
as	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Field	O
planner	O
Tatsuya	O
Watanabe	O
,	O
battle	O
planner	O
Sawao	O
Kato	O
,	O
event	O
planner	O
Kenichi	O
Takamori	O
,	O
and	O
programmer	O
Daisuke	O
Yajima	O
had	O
all	O
worked	O
on	O
earlier	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
titles	O
;	O
Watanabe	O
and	O
Takamori	O
both	O
worked	O
on	O
Strange	O
Journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Takayashiki	O
,	O
who	O
first	O
pitched	O
his	O
proposal	O
to	O
Atlus	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hirata	O
,	O
Atlus	O
were	O
intrigued	O
at	O
the	O
collaboration	O
as	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
was	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
project	O
that	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
appeared	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
time-travel	O
element	O
caused	O
problems	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
as	O
they	O
worked	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
depict	O
the	O
White	O
Chronicle	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
mechanic	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
putting	O
in	O
frequent	O
text	O
updates	O
so	O
players	O
would	O
not	O
forget	O
the	O
story	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
portable	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
meaning	O
interruptions	O
were	O
likely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
later	O
described	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
as	O
their	O
most	O
challenging	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
hinted	O
at	O
by	O
a	O
trademark	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Maragos	O
later	O
remembered	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
as	O
his	O
favorite	O
localization	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
far	O
easier	O
than	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
other	O
titles	O
he	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
writer	O
was	O
Yoh	O
Haduki	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
written	O
the	O
scenarios	O
for	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Devil	I-Application
Survivor	I-Application
and	O
Growlanser	B-Application
Wayfarer	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
the	O
branching	O
timelines	O
,	O
Takayashiki	O
used	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
spreadsheet	O
to	O
map	O
out	O
and	O
keep	O
track	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
timelines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
Chronology	I-Application
,	O
an	O
expanded	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
2016	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Hirata	O
directed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
in	O
production	O
for	O
a	O
different	O
portable	O
platform	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
but	O
Hirata	O
's	O
commitment	O
to	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
caused	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
be	O
put	O
on	O
hold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
development	O
on	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
,	O
development	O
resumed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
had	O
passed	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
userbase	O
had	O
grown	O
to	O
a	O
far	O
larger	O
size	O
than	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
development	O
being	O
shifted	O
to	O
it	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hirata	O
had	O
long	O
wanted	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
,	O
and	O
after	O
completing	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
talked	O
with	O
Atlus	O
and	O
learned	O
that	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
had	O
a	O
strong	O
following	O
both	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
overseas	O
,	O
prompting	O
Atlus	O
to	O
agree	O
to	O
a	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
art	O
was	O
redrawn	O
by	O
Masaki	O
Hirooka	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
work	O
includes	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Order	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ecclesia	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
Support	O
Skill	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
characters	O
could	O
perform	O
follow-up	O
attacks	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
inspired	O
by	O
a	O
similar	O
mechanic	O
in	O
Tokyo	B-Application
Mirage	I-Application
Sessions	I-Application
♯FE	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
composed	O
of	O
both	O
battle	O
challenges	O
and	O
additional	O
narratives	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
months	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
and	O
Western	O
releases	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
was	O
written	O
by	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
,	O
a	O
composer	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
her	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Team	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
:	O
Piano	O
Selection	O
,	O
it	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
printing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2-CD	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
titled	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
:	I-Application
Perfect	I-Application
Chronology	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
through	O
Team	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
third	O
best-reviewed	O
DS	B-Device
title	O
of	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
import	O
review	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
Chris	O
Schilling	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
DS	B-Device
role-playing	O
titles	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
criticised	O
its	O
linear	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiva	O
Stella	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
felt	O
that	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
classic	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
James	O
Jones	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
felt	O
that	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
"	O
should	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
must-own	O
list	O
of	O
any	O
fans	O
of	O
RPGs	O
"	O
and	O
acted	O
as	O
a	O
fitting	O
end	O
to	O
Atlus	O
's	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
generally	O
cited	O
as	O
both	O
entertaining	O
and	O
demanding	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
positional	O
system	O
and	O
enemy	O
tactics	O
;	O
GamesTM	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
engaging	O
and	O
rewarding	O
battle	O
systems	O
since	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	O
Chronology	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
by	O
Metacritic	O
based	O
on	O
44	O
reviews	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
highest-rated	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Polygon	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
remake	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
find	O
an	O
audience	O
after	O
going	O
mostly	O
unnoticed	O
during	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Radiant	B-Application
Historia	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
sixth	O
place	O
in	O
game	O
sales	O
charts	O
with	O
over	O
32,800	O
units	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
new	O
release	O
following	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
debut	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
DS	B-Device
sales	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perfect	O
Chronology	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
at	O
#1	O
,	O
selling	O
21,429	O
units	O
and	O
pushing	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
exclusive	O
Arms	B-Application
to	O
#2	O
after	O
two	O
weeks	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
data	O
from	O
North	O
America	O
's	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
during	O
February	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Perfect	O
Chronology	O
entered	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
gaming	O
charts	O
at	O
eighth	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2011	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
3DS/DS	O
Story	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
3DS/DS	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Traditional	O
RPG	O
"	O
award	O
(	O
tied	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trails	I-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
)	O
,	O
while	O
editor	O
Neal	O
Chandran	O
chose	O
it	O
as	O
his	O
pick	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
RPG	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
