<s>
Realms	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arkania	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Attic	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
German	O
pen	O
&	O
paper	O
RPG	O
system	O
The	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Eye	I-Application
by	O
Schmidt	O
Spiele	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
German	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
German	O
title	O
:	O
Das	B-Application
Schwarze	I-Application
Auge	I-Application
:	I-Application
Die	I-Application
Schicksalsklinge	I-Application
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realms	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arkania	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
is	O
a	O
classical	O
3D	O
party	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
characters	O
(	O
plus	O
an	O
optional	O
NPC	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
recruited	O
)	O
moving	O
through	O
3D	O
towns	O
and	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
generally	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
pseudo-3D-engine	O
as	O
Attic	O
's	O
1991	O
game	O
Spirit	B-Application
of	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
an	O
increased	O
resolution	O
for	O
the	O
3D	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
borrowed	O
ideas	O
from	O
Eye	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beholder	I-Application
(	O
the	O
inventory	O
user	O
interface	O
)	O
and	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Isles	I-Application
of	I-Application
Terra	I-Application
(	O
the	O
main	O
screen	O
user	O
interface	O
layout	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
NPC/monster	O
sprites	O
in	O
the	O
3D	O
view	O
(	O
a	O
shortcoming	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
entire	O
Northlands	O
Trilogy	O
)	O
that	O
were	O
already	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
real-time	O
action	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
-	O
Dungeon	B-Device
Master	I-Device
-	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	O
of	O
Destiny	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Northlands	O
Trilogy	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Realms	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arkania	I-Application
:	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Trail	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Realms	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arkania	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
over	I-Application
Riva	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Austrian	O
Crafty	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
German	O
United	O
Independent	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metacritic	O
,	O
a	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
,	O
rated	O
it	O
18/100	O
based	O
on	O
five	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crafty	O
Studios	O
eventually	O
posted	O
an	O
apology	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
which	O
they	O
promised	O
to	O
update	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Blade	O
of	O
Destiny	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
73%	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
small	O
draw	O
distance	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
even	O
'	O
see	O
 '	O
the	O
poorly-drawn	O
buildings	O
until	O
you	O
're	O
practically	O
standing	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
them	O
"	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
generic	O
RPG	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
The	O
main	O
problem	O
with	O
Blade	O
of	O
Destiny	O
is	O
that	O
you	O
really	O
have	O
seen	O
this	O
sort	O
of	O
thing	O
before	O
-	O
and	O
better	O
,	O
most	O
probably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
W	O
.	O
McCubbin	O
reviewed	O
Realms	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arkania	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destiny	I-Application
in	O
Pyramid	O
#6	O
(	O
March/April	O
,	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
have	O
no	O
hesitancy	O
about	O
recommending	O
Realms	O
of	O
Arkania	O
for	O
what	O
it	O
does	O
well	O
--	O
graphics	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
