<s>
SaGa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Grace	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
Studio	O
Reel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
twelfth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
2016	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
port	O
subtitled	O
Ambitions	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
2019	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
original	O
console	O
title	O
since	O
2002	O
's	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
with	O
development	O
beginning	O
in	O
2013	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
designed	O
several	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
player	O
feedback	O
from	O
Unlimited	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
,	O
and	O
incorporated	O
features	O
from	O
both	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaGa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Grace	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
four	O
different	O
protagonists	O
through	O
separate	O
scenarios	O
;	O
each	O
character	O
can	O
pick	O
up	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
followers	O
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
joining	O
them	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
raising	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
statistics	O
and	O
acquiring	O
new	O
or	O
more	O
powerful	O
skills	O
is	O
not	O
tied	O
to	O
an	O
experience	O
point-based	O
leveling	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
had	O
been	O
dormant	O
since	O
the	O
releases	O
of	O
2002	O
's	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
and	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
in	O
2005	O
,	O
both	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series	O
creator	O
and	O
executive	O
producer	O
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
's	O
commitment	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
within	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
prevented	O
him	O
from	O
pursuing	O
further	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
in	O
mind	O
and	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
another	O
project	O
,	O
Inagaki	O
decided	O
to	O
revive	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
during	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inagaki	O
approached	O
Kawazu	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
agreed	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Business	O
Division	O
3	O
—	O
the	O
division	O
then	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
—	O
and	O
Studio	O
Reel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
was	O
Studio	O
Reel	O
's	O
Masahiro	O
Kataoka	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Square	O
Enix	O
employee	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
producer	O
was	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Masanori	O
Ichikawa	O
,	O
a	O
self-professed	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scarlet	O
Grace	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
2015	O
"	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
celebrations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
titles	O
,	O
Scarlet	O
Grace	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
as	O
Kawazu	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
optimizing	O
performance	O
for	O
Vita	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LP	O
and	O
skill	O
names	O
were	O
also	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
earlier	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
although	O
LP	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
remove	O
its	O
earlier	O
implementation	O
of	O
permadeath	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
reaction	O
to	O
player	O
complaints	O
about	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
character	O
control	O
in	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
United	O
Attack	O
,	O
while	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Collaboration	O
attack	O
mechanic	O
from	O
earlier	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
creation	O
meant	O
to	O
keep	O
battles	O
from	O
becoming	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Scarlet	O
Grace	O
was	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
pure	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
expanded	O
"	O
Free	O
Scenario	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
follow	O
various	O
scenarios	O
through	O
multiple	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Empire	O
which	O
originally	O
dominated	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Scarlet	O
Grace	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
each	O
scenario	O
was	O
drawn	O
from	O
both	O
Asia	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
influence	O
being	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Urpina	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
orthodox	O
protagonist	O
with	O
a	O
background	O
typical	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
Kawazu	O
comparing	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
Albert	B-Application
from	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
's	O
narrative	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
very	O
different	O
from	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
echoing	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Tomomi	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
designed	O
characters	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
and	O
had	O
last	O
worked	O
in	O
that	O
role	O
for	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
a	O
rough	O
sketch	O
idea	O
she	O
had	O
worked	O
from	O
for	O
earlier	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
Kobayashi	O
was	O
given	O
a	O
detailed	O
setting	O
document	O
by	O
Kawazu	O
prior	O
to	O
beginning	O
work	O
,	O
with	O
further	O
input	O
if	O
she	O
did	O
not	O
understand	O
what	O
she	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
SaGa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
Grace	I-Application
–	O
Ambitions	O
,	O
the	O
port	O
features	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
expanded	O
story	O
content	O
,	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Porting	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
proved	O
relatively	O
easy	O
due	O
to	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
difficulty	O
modifiers	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
similar	O
systems	O
Kawazu	O
designed	O
for	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
:	O
Minstral	O
Song	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
multiple	O
battle	O
cry	O
options	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
voice	O
actor	O
options	O
from	O
the	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
how	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
directed	O
,	O
as	O
earlier	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
had	O
made	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
use	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
had	O
expressed	O
his	O
wish	O
to	O
localize	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Western	O
release	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
port	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
2	I-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Western	O
port	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2019	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
alongside	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localization	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
8-4	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
production	O
house	O
dedicated	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
localization	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Tales	O
series	O
and	O
Nier	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
was	O
known	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
for	O
its	O
non-linear	O
gameplay	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
it	O
was	O
mainly	O
popular	O
due	O
to	O
Kawazu	O
's	O
narratives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
major	O
challenge	O
was	O
how	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
was	O
presented	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
revealed	O
story	O
details	O
in	O
a	O
fairly	O
cryptic	O
manner	O
through	O
NPC	O
conversation	O
and	O
minstrel	B-Application
ballads	O
found	O
through	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Scarlet	O
Grace	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
,	O
who	O
first	O
co-composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
was	O
sole	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
games	O
and	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
wanted	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
Ito	O
composed	O
over	O
forty	O
tracks	O
for	O
Scarlet	O
Grace	O
,	O
working	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
his	O
contributions	O
to	O
the	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
Imperial	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lyrics	O
were	O
written	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XI	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Yeako	O
Sato	O
,	O
then	O
fine-tuned	O
by	O
Kataoka	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
written	O
music	O
lyrics	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ambitions	O
port	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
sales	O
approaching	O
20,000	O
units	O
combined	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Western	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
release	O
was	O
positively	O
reviewed	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
76	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
eleven	O
reviews	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
on	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
positively	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
earlier	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Musgrave	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
could	O
gush	O
about	O
the	O
mechanics	O
all	O
day	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
learn	O
lessons	O
from	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hagues	O
found	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
far	O
more	O
inviting	O
than	O
earlier	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
despite	O
some	O
difficulty	O
spikes	O
and	O
the	O
unconventional	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
