<s>
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
subsequently	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
in	O
2001	O
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
subtitled	O
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2022	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
character	O
attributes	O
and	O
skills	O
are	O
dependent	O
on	O
actions	O
taken	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
requesting	O
Square	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
entry	O
for	O
the	O
in-production	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
solely	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
co-composed	O
music	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
"	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
"	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
adventure	O
movie	O
Romancing	O
the	O
Stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
included	O
cut	O
content	O
and	O
features	O
from	O
later	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
remake	O
included	O
redrawn	O
artwork	O
by	O
Yusuke	O
Naora	O
and	O
a	O
redone	O
soundtrack	O
from	O
Ito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
remake	O
sold	O
500,000	O
units	O
across	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
seeing	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
difficulty	O
and	O
art	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
more	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
titles	O
were	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
would	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
subsequent	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
eight	O
different	O
protagonists	O
,	O
playing	O
through	O
their	O
narratives	O
and	O
an	O
overarching	O
story	O
in	O
a	O
nonlinear	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
remake	O
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
retains	O
the	O
original	O
narrative	O
and	O
many	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
including	O
non-linear	O
exploration	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
environments	O
are	O
rendered	O
in	O
3D	O
and	O
elements	O
from	O
later	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
are	O
incorporated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Mardias	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
Albert	B-Application
,	O
heir	O
to	O
a	O
noble	O
lord	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
of	O
Rosalia	O
;	O
Aisha	O
,	O
a	O
peace-loving	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
nomadic	O
Taralians	O
;	O
Jamil	O
,	O
a	O
thief	O
operating	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Estamir	O
;	O
Claudia	O
,	O
a	O
woman	O
raised	O
by	O
a	O
witch	O
in	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Mazewood	O
;	O
Hawk	O
,	O
a	O
notorious	O
pirate	O
;	O
Sif	O
,	O
a	O
warrior	O
from	O
the	O
snow-covered	O
region	O
of	O
Valhalland	O
;	O
Gray	O
,	O
a	O
treasure-seeking	O
adventurer	O
;	O
and	O
Barbara	O
,	O
member	O
of	O
a	O
travelling	O
band	O
of	O
entertainers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
overseen	O
in	O
their	O
quest	O
by	O
the	O
Minstrel	B-Application
,	O
a	O
figure	O
who	O
is	O
secretly	O
an	O
avatar	O
of	O
Elore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
is	O
cleared	O
with	O
all	O
eight	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
final	O
scene	O
shows	O
them	O
talking	O
together	O
,	O
then	O
setting	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
group	O
watched	O
over	O
by	O
the	O
Minstrel	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
began	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
approached	O
series	O
developer	O
Square	O
about	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
title	O
for	O
their	O
in-development	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
request	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
demand	O
for	O
a	O
third	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
SaGa	B-Operating_System
,	O
so	O
two	O
projects	O
began	O
in	O
parallel	O
;	O
Kawazu	O
led	O
a	O
team	O
on	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Square	O
's	O
new	O
Osaka	O
studio	O
developed	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
SaGa	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jikuu	I-Application
no	I-Application
Hasha	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
early	O
production	O
,	O
Kawazu	O
wanted	O
to	O
break	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
brand	O
and	O
call	O
the	O
game	O
something	O
different	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
it	O
retained	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Free	O
Scenario	O
System	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
linear	O
story	O
structure	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Albert	B-Application
's	O
scenario	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
written	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
was	O
Kobayashi	O
's	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
work	O
,	O
so	O
she	O
had	O
to	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
creative	O
freedom	O
she	O
had	O
compared	O
to	O
her	O
previous	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
had	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
input	O
on	O
what	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
like	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Albert	B-Application
being	O
the	O
only	O
left-handed	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
have	O
as	O
much	O
influence	O
as	O
he	O
wanted	O
due	O
to	O
other	O
development	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sprites	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Kazuko	O
Shibuya	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
since	O
the	O
1980s	O
and	O
designed	O
character	O
sprites	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphic	O
design	O
staff	O
included	O
Inoue	O
,	O
Tetsuya	O
Takahashi	O
and	O
Hiroshi	O
Takai	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
would	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
designer	O
on	O
future	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
released	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
title	O
released	O
by	O
Square	O
,	O
following	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
guidebook	O
,	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
Destiny	O
Guide	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2001	O
by	O
DigiCube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-releases	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2009	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
magazine	O
GamePro	O
reported	O
that	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
localised	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
releasing	O
under	O
a	O
different	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
went	O
unreleased	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
its	O
potentially	O
off-putting	O
complexity	O
and	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
text	O
needing	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2000	O
,	O
Square	O
announced	O
it	O
had	O
begun	O
development	O
on	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Bandai	B-Operating_System
WonderSwan	I-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
supporters	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
platform	O
during	O
its	O
tenure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
non-appearance	O
on	O
the	O
equivalent	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
due	O
to	O
Square	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
long-standing	O
enmity	O
over	O
Square	O
's	O
break	O
from	O
them	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
's	O
planned	O
material	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
during	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
due	O
to	O
memory	O
restrictions	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
would	O
allow	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
"	O
complete	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
formed	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Square	O
Masterpiece	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
their	O
classic	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
adjusted	O
for	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
:	O
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
decided	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
remake	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
received	O
much	O
feedback	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
experimental	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
approach	O
used	O
in	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
Kawazu	O
designed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
more	O
traditional	O
role-playing	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
added	O
in	O
many	O
elements	O
for	O
the	O
remake	O
that	O
he	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
described	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
remake	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
functional	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
"	O
that	O
would	O
combine	O
elements	O
from	O
previous	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
into	O
one	O
definitive	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
style	O
referenced	O
the	O
sprite	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
Kawazu	O
called	O
more	O
original	O
than	O
the	O
prevalent	O
realistic	O
style	O
of	O
series	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
described	O
as	O
more	O
"	O
explosive	O
"	O
and	O
expressive	O
than	O
the	O
graphical	O
style	O
of	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
redrawn	O
by	O
Yusuke	O
Naora	O
,	O
lead	O
artist	O
of	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphical	O
style	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
sketch	O
motion	O
"	O
techniques	O
used	O
in	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
artwork	O
mapped	O
onto	O
3D	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
logo	O
made	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Minstrel	B-Application
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
figure	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimania	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
novella	O
written	O
by	O
Benny	O
Matsumaya	O
,	O
a	O
long-standing	O
contributor	O
to	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
 '	O
additional	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
later	O
re-released	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
as	O
a	O
PS2	B-Device
Classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
release	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
download	O
code	O
and	O
a	O
jigsaw	O
with	O
an	O
artwork	O
by	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
formed	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
celebrations	O
of	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2005	O
,	O
featuring	O
alongside	O
other	O
major	O
titles	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
including	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
Western	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
"	O
subtitle	O
was	O
dropped	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
had	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
dub	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
New	O
Generation	O
Pictures	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
several	O
titles	O
within	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
Profile	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
and	O
its	O
Western	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
was	O
not	O
remastered	O
as	O
later	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
titles	O
were	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
May	O
2022	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
co-composer	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
SaGa	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Hihō	O
Densetsu	O
)	O
alongside	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ito	O
had	O
helped	O
with	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
knew	O
that	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
cartridge	O
space	O
had	O
been	O
taken	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
impacting	O
the	O
music	O
's	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
the	O
score	O
,	O
Ito	O
broke	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
musical	O
style	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
emulated	O
fingerstyle	O
playing	O
,	O
instead	O
emulating	O
slapping	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
sound	O
designer	O
Minoru	O
Akao	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
smooth	O
"	O
sound	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Ito	O
described	O
the	O
score	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
as	O
"	O
rough	O
"	O
,	O
using	O
different	O
instruments	O
to	O
Uematsu	O
's	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ito	O
returned	O
as	O
composer	O
and	O
arranger	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ito	O
found	O
returning	O
to	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
both	O
enjoyable	O
and	O
painful	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fan	O
expectations	O
and	O
love	O
surrounding	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
part	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
was	O
allowing	O
tracks	O
to	O
sound	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
intended	O
outside	O
the	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2002	O
,	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
970,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
ranking	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
best-selling	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
title	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
original	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
1.3	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
;	O
over	O
1.1	O
million	O
were	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
further	O
overseas	O
sales	O
adding	O
150,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
's	O
panel	O
of	O
four	O
reviewers	O
faulted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
as	O
inferior	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
but	O
lauded	O
the	O
freedom	O
of	O
choice	O
given	O
to	O
players	O
through	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
gameplay	O
progression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Free	O
Scenario	O
System	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
repeatedly	O
enjoy	O
the	O
game	O
however	O
they	O
wished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
between	O
the	O
weeks	O
of	O
May	O
2	O
and	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
around	O
217	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
coming	O
in	O
ahead	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
and	O
Nintendogs	B-Application
,	O
and	O
completely	O
selling	O
out	O
in	O
some	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reviews	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
it	O
saw	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jane	O
Pinckard	O
1Up.com	O
praised	O
the	O
environments	O
,	O
but	O
faulted	O
many	O
other	O
elements	O
from	O
art	O
to	O
mechanics	O
as	O
poorly	O
or	O
confusingly	O
designed	O
,	O
feeling	O
it	O
did	O
little	O
to	O
improve	O
on	O
the	O
mixed	O
reputation	O
of	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Greg	O
Mueller	O
called	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
"	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
without	O
any	O
substance	O
"	O
,	O
faulting	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
narrative	O
and	O
confusing	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
remaster	O
,	O
Chris	O
Shive	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
noted	O
that	O
several	O
elements	O
of	O
its	O
design	O
once	O
innovative	O
now	O
appeared	O
dated	O
,	O
additionally	O
noting	O
some	O
outdated	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
fixed	O
camera	O
angle	O
that	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
addressed	O
;	O
he	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
good	O
offering	O
for	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
fans	O
but	O
a	O
hard	O
sell	O
for	O
many	O
modern	O
genre	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Rerports	O
Neal	O
Ronaghan	O
disliked	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
found	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
mechanics	O
confusing	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
battle	O
gameplay	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
good	O
entry	O
point	O
into	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Murillo	O
Zerbinatto	O
of	O
RPGamer	O
praised	O
its	O
replayability	O
and	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
remaster	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
progression	O
and	O
mechanics	O
would	O
be	O
offputting	O
for	O
casual	O
gamers	O
,	O
summing	O
Minstrel	B-Application
Song	O
Remastered	O
up	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
title	O
packed	O
with	O
nuances	O
and	O
peculiarities	O
that	O
still	O
stand	O
the	O
test	O
of	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
popular	O
and	O
influential	O
title	O
within	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
popularising	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
and	O
introducing	O
mechanics	O
and	O
a	O
scenario	O
structure	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
repeated	O
by	O
later	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
,	O
two	O
further	O
titles	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
:	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
manga	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
volumes	O
by	O
Tokuma	O
Shoten	O
in	O
1994	O
and	O
1995	O
,	O
written	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Saki	O
Kaori	O
.	O
</s>
