<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tirnanog	O
,	O
a	O
development	O
studio	O
started	O
by	O
Shouzou	O
Kaga	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
after	O
he	O
left	O
Nintendo	O
’s	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
development	O
team	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
complicated	O
development	O
and	O
initial	O
release	O
period	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
receiving	O
legal	O
pressure	O
multiple	O
times	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
very	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
featured	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thracia	I-Application
776	I-Application
artist	O
Mayumi	O
Hirota	O
,	O
infringed	O
on	O
their	O
copyrights	O
on	O
their	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Direct	O
ties	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
were	O
dropped	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
original	O
title	O
,	O
Emblem	O
Saga	O
,	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
its	O
final	O
title	O
as	O
to	O
not	O
sound	O
so	O
similar	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
competitor	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
on	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaga	O
and	O
Tirnanog	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
vastly	O
overhauled	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tear	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	O
Berwick	O
Saga	O
,	O
in	O
2005	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
though	O
the	O
title	O
sold	O
less	O
and	O
was	O
ultimately	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tear	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
RPG	O
with	O
gameplay	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
sequel	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creator	O
,	O
Shouzou	O
Kaga	O
,	O
who	O
no	O
longer	O
had	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
upon	O
leaving	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
traces	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
's	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
first	O
created	O
by	O
Shouzou	O
Kaga	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
from	O
1990	O
's	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
to	O
1999	O
's	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thracia	I-Application
776	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
founded	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
,	O
Tirnanog	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
shortly	O
after	O
announced	O
their	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
similarly	O
titled	O
Emblem	O
Saga	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
market	O
rival	O
Sony	O
on	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
changing	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
Tear	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
and	O
removing	O
any	O
direct	O
references	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
a	O
month	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
never	O
officially	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
legal	O
battles	O
and	O
being	O
released	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
lifespan	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
though	O
a	O
rough	O
unofficial	O
fan	O
translation	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
successfully	O
emulating	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
formula	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
clone	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
exceptionally	O
well	O
done	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
32-bit	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
look	O
significantly	O
better	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
2D	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFan	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
favorably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Hitoshi	O
Sakimoto	O
's	O
music	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
though	O
conceding	O
that	O
they	O
thought	O
a	O
game	O
released	O
so	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
life	O
cycle	O
would	O
take	O
better	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
sound	O
system	O
,	O
nor	O
did	O
they	O
approve	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
vocal	O
theme	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kaga	O
and	O
Tirnanog	O
's	O
legal	O
victory	O
allowing	O
them	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
despite	O
its	O
obvious	O
similarities	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
setting	O
a	O
precedent	O
for	O
it	O
being	O
acceptable	O
for	O
original	O
creators	O
to	O
make	O
very	O
similar	O
spiritual	O
sequels	O
without	O
the	O
consent	O
or	O
involvement	O
from	O
their	O
original	O
parent	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USGamer	O
cited	O
the	O
victory	O
as	O
reason	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
future	O
similar	O
situations	O
were	O
allowed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bungie	O
leaving	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Halo	O
series	O
behind	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
similar	O
Destiny	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Keiji	O
Inafune	O
leaving	O
Capcom	O
and	O
the	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
similar	O
Mighty	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
similarly	O
compared	O
the	O
situation	O
to	O
Koji	O
Igarashi	O
creating	O
a	O
Castlevania	B-Application
spiritual	O
sequel	O
with	O
Bloodstained	B-Application
after	O
leaving	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
legal	O
proceedings	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
suspected	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
why	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
proposed	O
entry	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
64	O
,	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
still	O
largely	O
played	O
as	O
a	O
tactical	O
RPG	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
fundamental	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
character	O
movement	O
operating	O
on	O
a	O
hexagonal	O
layout	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
square	O
grid	O
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
temporarily	O
recruit	O
mercenaries	B-Application
by	O
interacting	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
recruit	O
them	O
permanently	O
if	O
certain	O
criteria	O
are	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analysts	O
suggest	O
the	O
dip	O
in	O
sales	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
launching	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
as	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
Japanese	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Namco	B-Application
X	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
,	O
SD	O
Gundam	O
G	O
Generation	O
DS	O
and	O
Hanjuku	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
Kotaku	O
listing	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
honorable	O
mention	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
reviewer	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
probably	O
the	O
best	O
tactical	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
 [ he ] 	O
ever	O
had	O
the	O
pleasure	O
of	O
playing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
