<s>
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
tri-Ace	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
titled	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
4K/HD	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Earth	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
protagonists	O
—	O
Zephyr	B-Application
,	O
Leanne	O
,	O
and	O
Vashyron	O
—	O
form	O
a	O
mercenary	O
group	O
that	O
take	O
odd	O
jobs	O
for	O
the	O
populace	O
of	O
Basel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
steampunk	O
environment	O
with	O
combat	O
involving	O
guns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
around	O
tri-Ace	O
'	O
s	O
proprietary	O
ASKA	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
shared	O
with	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
of	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
employs	O
the	O
"	O
tri-Attack	O
Battle	O
system	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
real-time	O
and	O
turn-based	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
if	O
any	O
character	O
is	O
killed	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
intact	O
Bezels	O
to	O
protect	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
ten	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
in	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Earth	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
–	O
Raised	O
in	O
a	O
seminary	O
from	O
a	O
young	O
age	O
it	O
's	O
suggested	O
he	O
was	O
an	O
outcast	O
as	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
agree	O
with	O
the	O
God-based	O
teachings	O
;	O
for	O
motivations	O
not	O
entirely	O
clear	O
,	O
Zephyr	B-Application
became	O
deranged	O
and	O
killed	O
everyone	O
at	O
the	O
facility	O
before	O
being	O
subdued	O
by	O
Vashyron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
expecting	O
to	O
die	O
,	O
Zenith	O
intervened	O
;	O
Zephyr	B-Application
stays	O
with	O
Vashyron	O
as	O
his	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
–	O
A	O
young	O
woman	O
living	O
with	O
Zephyr	B-Application
and	O
Vashyron	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
trainee	O
recruit	O
on	O
their	O
jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
acts	O
as	O
an	O
older	O
brother	O
figure	O
to	O
Zephyr	B-Application
and	O
Leanne	O
,	O
not	O
talking	O
much	O
about	O
his	O
past	O
and	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
most	O
light-hearted	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
–	O
The	O
Cardinal	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
experiments	O
on	O
Zephyr	B-Application
and	O
Leanne	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
man	O
who	O
originally	O
revealed	O
the	O
Zenith	O
System	O
's	O
true	O
nature	O
to	O
Rowen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
the	O
other	O
subjects	O
die	O
at	O
their	O
appointed	O
times	O
,	O
Juris	O
took	O
pity	O
on	O
Leanne	O
and	O
freed	O
her	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
her	O
meeting	O
Zephyr	B-Application
and	O
Vashyron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
Vashyron	O
doing	O
battle	O
with	O
a	O
berserk	O
Zephyr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Zephyr	B-Application
being	O
shot	O
twice	O
in	O
the	O
head	O
,	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
time	O
later	O
,	O
Zephyr	B-Application
sees	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
save	O
Leanne	O
as	O
she	O
jumps	O
from	O
a	O
bridge	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
miraculously	O
survive	O
their	O
resultant	O
fall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
skips	O
forward	O
two	O
years	O
—	O
Zephyr	B-Application
and	O
Vashyron	O
are	O
running	O
their	O
group	O
with	O
Leanne	O
,	O
taking	O
on	O
odd	O
jobs	O
across	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sympathetic	O
scientist	O
named	O
Juris	O
freed	O
Leanne	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
she	O
learned	O
the	O
truth	O
,	O
she	O
tried	O
to	O
commit	O
suicide	O
before	O
being	O
saved	O
by	O
Zephyr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zephyr	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
test	O
subjects	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Zephyr	B-Application
's	O
sister	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
killed	O
by	O
Zephyr	B-Application
during	O
his	O
rampage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vashyron	O
calls	O
Zephyr	B-Application
and	O
Leanne	O
off	O
,	O
seeing	O
further	O
fighting	O
is	O
pointless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credit	O
scene	O
,	O
Leanne	O
,	O
Zephyr	B-Application
and	O
Vashyron	O
explore	O
the	O
now-clean	O
world	O
beyond	O
Basel	O
,	O
and	O
Leanne	O
's	O
quartz	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
safely	O
embedded	O
in	O
her	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
took	O
place	O
over	O
three	O
years	O
,	O
beginning	O
around	O
2007	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Project	O
Cobra	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
tri-Ace	O
,	O
whose	O
other	O
notable	O
games	O
include	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Takayuki	O
Suguro	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Mitsuhiro	O
Shimano	O
and	O
Jun	B-Application
Yoshino	I-Application
,	O
and	O
programmed	O
by	O
Yuichiro	O
Kitao	O
and	O
Yoshiharu	O
Gotanda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Suguro	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
because	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
relatively	O
easy	O
to	O
develop	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
later	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
early	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
real-time	O
system	O
and	O
meant	O
for	O
only	O
one	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
;	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
handled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
2005	O
and	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
three	O
different	O
games	O
in	O
tandem	O
:	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
Infinite	B-Application
Undiscovery	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
employs	O
multiple	O
advanced	O
graphics	O
and	O
lighting	O
techniques	O
,	O
including	O
high-dynamic-range	B-Device
rendering	I-Device
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
layered	O
shader	O
tools	O
to	O
manage	O
graphical	O
layers	O
and	O
shadow	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	O
blur	O
effects	O
were	O
implemented	O
using	O
techniques	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
second-generation	O
CryEngine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Environments	O
and	O
characters	O
employ	O
a	O
relatively	O
low	O
number	O
of	O
polygons	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
free	O
up	O
resources	O
to	O
render	O
the	O
main	O
cast	O
,	O
whose	O
character	O
models	O
use	O
at	O
least	O
four	O
times	O
as	O
many	O
polygons	O
as	O
models	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physics	O
simulation	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
for	O
Valkyrie	B-Device
Profile	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Silmeria	I-Device
,	O
but	O
improved	O
and	O
expanded	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
's	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
minor	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
graphical	O
effects	O
and	O
performances	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	O
and	O
blurring	O
effects	O
were	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
on	O
360	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
was	O
Zephyr	B-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
nicknamed	O
"	O
Boy	O
of	O
the	O
Demonic	O
Possession	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
glistening	O
"	O
character	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
reworked	O
as	O
a	O
big	O
brother	O
figure	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
scene	O
where	O
he	O
and	O
Zephyr	B-Application
first	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Zephyr	B-Application
and	O
Vashyron	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
grim	O
environment	O
of	O
Basel	O
,	O
Leanne	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
contrast	O
against	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zephyr	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
a	O
lighter	O
,	O
less	O
antagonistic	O
character	O
due	O
to	O
him	O
being	O
younger	O
than	O
Leanne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
and	O
Kōhei	O
Tanaka	O
:	O
Sakuraba	O
had	O
done	O
work	O
on	O
multiple	O
titles	O
for	O
tri-Ace	O
titles	O
,	O
while	O
Tanaka	O
's	O
most	O
notable	O
recent	O
work	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	I-Application
for	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
composers	O
were	O
asked	O
to	O
collaborate	O
on	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
by	O
tri-Ace	O
and	O
Sega	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
about	O
his	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
actors	O
,	O
Shimano	O
was	O
impressed	O
,	O
praising	O
DiCocco	O
's	O
range	O
and	O
expression	O
for	O
Leanne	O
and	O
noting	O
Menville	O
's	O
performances	O
as	O
Zephyr	B-Application
required	O
fewer	O
retakes	O
than	O
other	O
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
was	O
first	O
hinted	O
at	O
prior	O
to	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
then	O
announced	O
as	O
an	O
untitled	O
"	O
mystery	O
"	O
RPG	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
marked	O
the	O
first	O
collaboration	O
between	O
tri-Ace	O
and	O
Sega	O
—	O
most	O
of	O
tri-Ace	O
'	O
s	O
previous	O
games	O
had	O
been	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
seemed	O
unique	O
enough	O
to	O
stand	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
Sega	O
agreed	O
to	O
take	O
up	O
publishing	O
duties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
staff	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
either	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
or	O
Resonance	O
of	O
Time	O
,	O
but	O
Sega	O
asked	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
changed	O
to	O
End	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mildly	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
in	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
strong	O
enough	O
to	O
hold	O
everything	O
together	O
"	O
and	O
added	O
"	O
the	O
unique	O
combat	O
system	O
steps	O
up	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
star	O
of	O
the	O
show.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
some	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
combat	O
in	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
initially	O
confusing	O
,	O
especially	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
take	O
the	O
optional	O
tutorial.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
told	O
in	O
a	O
drawn-out	O
,	O
stilted	O
way	O
that	O
only	O
reveals	O
its	O
agenda	O
dozens	O
of	O
hours	O
into	O
your	O
quest	O
"	O
but	O
what	O
"	O
makes	O
this	O
story	O
engaging	O
even	O
before	O
your	O
ultimate	O
goal	O
becomes	O
clear	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
well-developed	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
relate	O
to	O
,	O
"	O
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
quirky	O
story	O
provides	O
laughs	O
and	O
drama.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
builds	O
its	O
world	O
mostly	O
through	O
inference	O
and	O
implication	O
rather	O
than	O
exposition	O
"	O
and	O
added	O
"	O
the	O
main	O
plot	O
being	O
somewhat	O
threadbare	O
,	O
it	O
never	O
really	O
ascends	O
to	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
epic	O
scale	O
one	O
would	O
expect	O
from	O
the	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
disliked	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
"	O
large	O
difficulty	O
spikes	O
are	O
interjected	O
every	O
now	O
and	O
then	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
built	O
for	O
those	O
that	O
enjoy	O
the	O
grind.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
artbook	O
titled	O
End	B-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
Design	O
Works	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
characters	O
and	O
costumes	O
make	O
appearances	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
Sega	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
's	O
Hatsune	B-Application
Miku	I-Application
:	I-Application
Project	I-Application
DIVA	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
,	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Kagamine	O
Rin	O
can	O
obtain	O
a	O
Leanne	O
outfit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zephyr	B-Application
,	O
Vashyron	O
,	O
and	O
Leanne	O
are	O
the	O
three	O
characters	O
representing	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
in	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Namco-Capcom-Sega	O
mega-crossover	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zephyr	B-Application
and	O
Leanne	O
are	O
a	O
Pair	O
Unit	O
while	O
Vashyron	O
is	O
a	O
Solo	O
Unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
enemies	O
from	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
also	O
appear	O
as	O
enemy	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trio	O
returns	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
with	O
Zephyr	B-Application
and	O
Vashyron	O
being	O
the	O
Pair	O
Unit	O
and	O
Leanne	O
as	O
the	O
Solo	O
Unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
Resonance	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
would	O
be	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
4K/HD	O
Remaster.	O
"	O
</s>
