<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
From	I-Application
the	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nautilus	O
(	O
Sacnoth	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
The	O
New	O
World	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
narrative	O
and	O
a	O
spin-off	O
featuring	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
was	O
produced	O
on	O
a	O
tight	O
schedule	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
staff	O
members	O
returning	O
from	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Covenant	I-Application
;	O
Covenant	O
art	O
director	O
Takamusa	O
Ohsawa	O
acted	O
as	O
director	O
and	O
producer	O
,	O
while	O
Miyako	O
Kato	O
and	O
Yoshitaka	O
Hirota	O
returned	O
respectively	O
as	O
character	O
designer	O
and	O
lead	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
plans	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
,	O
From	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
development	O
by	O
Nautilus	O
before	O
their	O
absorption	O
into	O
Aruze	O
and	O
departure	O
from	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
team	O
members	O
including	O
Kato	O
,	O
Hirota	O
and	O
series	O
creator	O
Matsuzo	O
Machida	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
titled	O
Penny	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
From	I-Application
the	I-Application
New	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
led	O
by	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Johnny	O
Garland	O
as	O
they	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
progress	O
is	O
split	O
between	O
a	O
linear	O
story-driven	O
first	O
half	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
half	O
which	O
allows	O
greater	O
exploration	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
optional	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
reality	O
as	O
and	O
featuring	O
cameos	O
from	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Covenant	I-Application
,	O
the	O
story	O
is	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
canon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
supporting	O
character	O
is	O
Roger	O
Bacon	O
,	O
a	O
12th	O
century	O
philosopher	O
who	O
achieved	O
imperfect	O
immortality	O
and	O
a	O
recurring	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
rescue	O
the	O
vampire	O
Hilda	O
and	O
Roger	O
Bacon	O
from	O
Area	B-Application
51	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nautilus	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Sacnoth	O
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
production	O
team	O
that	O
created	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
titles	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Eurasian	O
continent	O
,	O
From	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Americas	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
developers	O
a	O
fresh	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
setting	O
and	O
characters	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
beginner-friendly	O
narrative	O
which	O
would	O
attract	O
a	O
larger	O
audience	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
being	O
a	O
spin-off	O
only	O
loosely	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
and	O
Covenant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
portraying	O
a	O
grand	O
mythology	O
,	O
the	O
narrative	O
focused	O
on	O
individuals	O
within	O
the	O
struggle	O
created	O
within	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
spin-off	O
status	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
treated	O
Johnny	O
with	O
the	O
gravity	O
of	O
a	O
mainline	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Covenant	O
,	O
From	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
used	O
only	O
one	O
PS2	B-Device
DVD	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
problems	O
with	O
data	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
change	O
to	O
a	O
lighter	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
monster	O
designs	O
continued	O
to	O
draw	O
inspiration	O
from	O
H	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Lovecraft	O
's	O
Cthulhu	O
Mythos	O
,	O
an	O
influence	O
reaching	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshitaka	O
Hirota	O
,	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
games	O
,	O
returned	O
for	O
From	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hirota	O
was	O
joined	O
by	O
Ryo	O
Fukuda	O
,	O
who	O
collaborated	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tomoko	O
Imoto	O
and	O
Hirotomi	O
Imoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Team	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2005	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
an	O
arrange	O
album	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
across	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
games	O
were	O
localised	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
,	O
From	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
was	O
licensed	O
for	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
by	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Xseed	O
was	O
a	O
fairly	O
new	O
company	O
,	O
and	O
From	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
earliest	O
major	O
localizations	O
,	O
having	O
successfully	O
secured	O
Western	O
release	O
rights	O
alongside	O
Wild	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
localization	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Jeremy	O
Blaustein	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
,	O
Xseed	O
were	O
under	O
pressure	O
due	O
to	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
resources	O
being	O
tied	O
up	O
with	O
Wild	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
while	O
they	O
were	O
impressed	O
by	O
the	O
English	O
dub	O
,	O
the	O
written	O
script	O
had	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
issues	O
and	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
proofed	O
and	O
edited	O
for	O
consistency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
parent	O
company	O
CEO	O
Ken	O
Berry	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
market	O
demand	O
for	O
From	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
was	O
sufficient	O
alongside	O
that	O
for	O
Wild	B-Application
Arms	I-Application
4	I-Application
to	O
keep	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
going	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PALGNs	O
Tristan	O
Kalogeropoulos	O
noted	O
the	O
more	O
absurd	O
storyline	O
and	O
characters	O
compared	O
to	O
earlier	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
negatively	O
noted	O
the	O
stereotypes	O
of	O
American	O
culture	O
and	O
history	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gann	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
still	O
weak	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
design	O
inherent	O
to	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
;	O
like	O
other	O
reviewers	O
,	O
he	O
criticised	O
the	O
dungeon	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
,	O
Machida	O
said	O
that	O
From	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
true	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
III	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
continued	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
original	O
protagonist	O
Yuri	O
Hyuga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
plan	O
had	O
been	O
for	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
III	O
to	O
follow	O
Jinpachiro	O
Hyuga	O
and	O
Kiheita	O
Inugami	O
,	O
the	O
respective	O
fathers	O
of	O
Yuri	O
and	O
Covenant	O
character	O
Kurando	O
Inugami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
From	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
;	O
Nautilus	O
was	O
absorbed	O
into	O
Aruze	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
ended	O
video	O
game	O
production	O
,	O
ultimately	O
ceasing	O
to	O
exist	O
during	O
corporate	O
restructuring	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machida	O
was	O
approached	O
three	O
times	O
about	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
but	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
circumstances	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machida	O
,	O
Kato	O
and	O
Hirota	O
later	O
came	O
together	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Penny	B-Application
Blood	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
