<s>
,	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
as	O
Stella	B-Application
Deus	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
Pinegrow	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Hoshigami	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ruining	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
,	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
six	O
characters	O
through	O
story-driven	O
tactical	O
missions	O
,	O
revolving	O
around	O
positioning	O
,	O
assigned	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
special	O
skills	O
of	O
individual	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stella	B-Application
Deus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
story-driven	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
characters	O
both	O
picked	O
up	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
in	O
side	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
turn-based	O
Replaceable	O
Action	O
Position	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Hoshigami	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ruining	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stella	B-Application
Deus	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
called	O
Solum	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
slowly	O
being	O
swallowed	O
by	O
"	O
Miasma	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
mist-like	O
substance	O
that	O
destroys	O
all	O
life	O
it	O
touches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
finally	O
,	O
an	O
alchemist	B-Language
named	O
Viser	O
is	O
using	O
Dignus	O
's	O
patronage	O
to	O
hunt	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
Spirits	O
(	O
polygonal	O
creatures	O
whose	O
nature	O
is	O
unknown	O
)	O
,	O
draining	O
their	O
life-force	O
to	O
fuel	O
his	O
alchemic	O
inventions	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
is	O
sure	O
will	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stella	B-Application
Deus	I-Application
has	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
21	O
recruitable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spero	O
:	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
;	O
dual-wields	O
katanas	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linea	O
:	O
the	O
other	O
main	O
character	O
;	O
a	O
shaman	B-Protocol
who	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
bow	O
and	O
offensive	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
pacifistic	O
and	O
highly	O
spiritual	O
,	O
she	O
is	O
an	O
implacable	O
foe	O
when	O
roused	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
healing	O
magics	O
and	O
a	O
staff	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adara	O
:	O
an	O
alchemist	B-Language
who	O
lost	O
an	O
arm	O
in	O
an	O
experiment	O
by	O
the	O
wicked	O
alchemist	B-Language
Malkar	O
;	O
her	O
mechanical	O
replacement	O
from	O
Viser	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
argyrion	O
"	O
,	O
doubles	O
as	O
her	O
battle	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
Linea	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
nearly-extinct	O
Anima	O
culture	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
shaman	B-Protocol
:	O
she	O
can	O
talk	O
to	O
Spirits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
external	O
studio	O
Pinegrow	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
staff	B-Application
from	O
earlier	O
Japanese	O
tactical	O
RPG	O
Hoshigami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
staff	B-Application
were	O
Atlus	O
director	O
Akiyasu	O
Yamamoto	O
,	O
and	O
scenario	O
supervisor	O
Ryo	O
Mizuno	O
,	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
Record	B-Application
of	I-Application
Lodoss	I-Application
War	I-Application
fantasy	O
novel	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Pinegrow	O
staff	B-Application
as	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Hoshigami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Hoshigami	B-Application
,	O
Atlus	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
it	O
,	O
instead	O
being	O
its	O
own	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artwork	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
artist	O
group	O
Kusanagi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Xenogears	B-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
re-dubbed	O
Stella	B-Application
Deus	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
,	O
and	O
featured	O
full	O
English	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
its	O
cast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
,	O
two	O
mobile	O
titles	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Atlus	O
and	O
mobile	O
company	O
Bbmf	O
in	O
September	O
2006	O
and	O
January	O
2007	O
respectively	O
:	O
Stella	B-Application
Deus	I-Application
:	O
Raven	O
Spirits	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Stella	B-Application
Deus	I-Application
featuring	O
a	O
separate	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
Stella	B-Application
Deus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Time	I-Application
of	I-Application
Alchemy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
both	O
Stella	B-Application
Deus	I-Application
and	O
Raven	O
Spirits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
design	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
areas	O
where	O
Yamamoto	O
was	O
initially	O
unsatisfied	O
,	O
making	O
multiple	O
changes	O
with	O
his	O
staff	B-Application
during	O
the	O
development	O
run-up	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Beta	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
two	O
had	O
worked	O
together	O
since	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	O
Sakimoto	O
tried	O
his	O
hand	O
at	O
more	O
serious	O
dramatic	O
music	O
,	O
while	O
Iwata	O
used	O
more	O
symphonic	O
material	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stella	B-Application
Deus	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Eternity	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
