<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
by	O
Japan	O
Art	O
Media	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slayers	B-Application
Royal	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
on	O
the	O
Slayers	B-Application
franchise	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
that	O
featured	O
the	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cut	O
scenes	O
and	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
well-received	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
non-sequel	O
Slayers	B-Application
Royal	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
its	O
two	O
purely	O
role-playing	O
predecessors	O
in	O
the	O
comedy	O
fantasy	O
franchise	O
Slayers	B-Application
video	O
game	O
entries	O
,	O
Royal	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
Mode	O
features	O
an	O
isometric-view	O
perspective	O
similar	O
to	O
this	O
used	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
and	O
is	O
round-based	O
for	O
selecting	O
orders	O
(	O
including	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
spells	O
and	O
character-specific	O
special	O
moves	O
)	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
their	O
execution	O
ending	O
with	O
a	O
next	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
either	O
manually	O
or	O
automatically	O
by	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Slayers	B-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
as	O
media	O
enabled	O
addition	O
of	O
FMV	B-Application
cutscenes	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
digitized	O
voice	O
sampling	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
Megumi	O
Hayashibara	O
,	O
Maria	O
Kawamura	O
,	O
Yasunori	O
Matsumoto	O
,	O
Masami	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
Hikaru	O
Midorikawa	O
and	O
other	O
main	O
actors	O
from	O
Slayers	B-Application
anime	O
productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
has	O
some	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
improved	O
FMV	B-Application
quality	O
,	O
five	O
minigames	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Slayers	B-Application
Quiz	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
vibration	O
feedback	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slayers	B-Application
Royal	I-Application
is	O
notable	O
for	O
bringing	O
together	O
Naga	O
the	O
Serpent	O
(	O
Lina	O
Inverse	O
's	O
companion	O
in	O
the	O
prequel	O
stories	O
)	O
with	O
Gourry	O
Gabriev	O
,	O
Amelia	O
Wil	O
Tesla	O
Seyruun	O
and	O
Zelgadis	O
Greywords	O
(	O
Lina	O
's	O
companions	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
storyline	O
)	O
at	O
once	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slayers	B-Application
Royal	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
original	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
release	O
became	O
#2	O
best-selling	O
game	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
during	O
August	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
magazine	O
Consoles	O
+	O
gave	O
a	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
90%	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Riglord	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
and	O
Sakura	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
also	O
87%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Halverson	O
from	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Republic	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
untranslated	O
Japanese	O
games	O
"	O
that	O
any	O
Saturn	B-Device
user	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
proud	O
to	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
