<s>
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Cattle	O
Call	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
began	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
concept	O
predated	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Yoshitaka	O
Murayama	O
,	O
noted	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
eventually	O
numbering	O
nine	O
characters	O
,	O
navigating	O
an	O
unnamed	O
fantasy	O
world	O
in	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
free	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
otherworldly	O
beings	O
called	O
Daemons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
lands	O
separated	O
by	O
ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Masataka	O
Matsuura	O
looked	O
at	O
what	O
his	O
next	O
project	O
could	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
discussions	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
suggestion	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
was	O
frequently	O
raised	O
,	O
but	O
Matsuura	O
felt	O
that	O
an	O
adequate	O
sequel	O
which	O
addressed	O
player	O
criticisms	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
done	O
on	O
more	O
powerful	O
gaming	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
requests	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
was	O
for	O
a	O
deeper	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
this	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
sequel	O
"	O
only	O
in	O
name	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
insisted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
be	O
completely	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concepts	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
were	O
around	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Matsuura	O
was	O
determined	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
normal	O
RPG	O
"	O
using	O
his	O
experience	O
making	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
Cattle	O
Call	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
design	O
work	O
by	O
Grezzo	O
and	O
general	O
supervision	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
FuRyu	O
;	O
these	O
developers	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
evoke	O
the	O
character-focused	O
narrative	O
and	O
role-playing	O
experience	O
of	O
the	O
Ultima	O
and	O
Wizardry	B-Device
series	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
classic	O
RPGs	O
from	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
golden	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
were	O
several	O
gameplay	O
similarities	O
between	O
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
Koizumi	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
biggest	O
difference	O
was	O
the	O
expanded	O
party	O
size	O
in	O
battle	O
and	O
their	O
more	O
stable	O
job-based	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
stance	O
,	O
Awakening	O
skill	O
learning	O
,	O
and	O
grid	O
positioning	O
systems	O
were	O
improved	O
versions	O
of	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
more	O
explanation	O
given	O
to	O
players	O
through	O
character	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
and	O
multiple	O
assets	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scenario	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Yoshitaka	O
Murayama	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Suikoden	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
players	O
could	O
not	O
choose	O
which	O
protagonist	O
to	O
start	O
out	O
as	O
while	O
still	O
keeping	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
ensemble	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expanded	O
story	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
that	O
differentiated	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
became	O
much	O
larger	O
than	O
originally	O
intended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
no	O
voice	O
acting	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
putting	O
it	O
in	O
contrast	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
RPGs	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
which	O
used	O
famous	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
actors	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
promotions	O
and	O
potential	O
multimedia	O
adaptations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asano	O
was	O
brought	O
on	O
as	O
art	O
director	O
by	O
Matsuura	O
,	O
having	O
previously	O
held	O
the	O
role	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Asano	O
was	O
chosen	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
preferred	O
"	O
solid	O
"	O
watercolor	O
artstyle	O
,	O
qualities	O
Matsuura	O
felt	O
were	O
needing	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
distinctive	O
world	O
map	O
design	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
"	O
fancy	O
"	O
style	O
used	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
designs	O
were	O
drawn	O
by	O
Ryo	O
Hirao	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Hirao	O
based	O
on	O
Matsuura	O
's	O
requests	O
and	O
Murayama	O
's	O
scenario	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
artstyle	O
shifting	O
from	O
that	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
with	O
characters	O
having	O
smaller	O
heads	O
and	O
slimmer	O
builds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
models	O
were	O
rendered	O
from	O
the	O
completed	O
character	O
artwork	O
using	O
a	O
similar	O
technique	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
;	O
mapping	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
artwork	O
onto	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
model	O
and	O
adjusting	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
distinct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
and	O
Ryoji	O
Shimogama	O
worked	O
on	O
monster	O
designs	O
,	O
returning	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
primarily	O
composed	O
by	O
Masashi	O
Hamauzu	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
most	O
notably	O
worked	O
on	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
principle	O
staff	O
,	O
development	O
studio	O
and	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
themes	O
releasing	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
compensation	O
for	O
the	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NIS	O
America	O
also	O
published	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
in	O
all	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
remastered	O
version	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
and	O
its	O
remaster	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
versions	O
receiving	O
a	O
74/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
gaming	O
charts	O
behind	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
exclusive	O
Arms	B-Application
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
31,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
