<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Cattle	O
Call	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2013	O
;	O
multiple	O
industry	O
and	O
genre	O
veterans	O
were	O
joined	O
the	O
development	O
staff	O
,	O
including	O
director	O
Masataka	O
Matsuura	O
,	O
designer	O
Kyoji	O
Koizumi	O
,	O
promotional	O
artist	O
Tomomi	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
writer	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
,	O
and	O
composer	O
Masashi	O
Hamauzu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
developers	O
used	O
ideas	O
from	O
the	O
concept	O
stages	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
to	O
develop	O
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
seven	O
different	O
characters	O
as	O
they	O
explore	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Avalon	O
;	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
different	O
starting	O
statistics	O
(	O
stats	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walking	O
around	O
areas	O
automatically	O
generates	O
a	O
map	O
,	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
ships	O
to	O
trade	O
from	O
Initium	O
in	O
a	O
mechanic	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
 '	O
StreetPass	B-Device
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
StreetPass	B-Device
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fill	O
ships	O
sooner	O
and	O
see	O
them	O
return	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
entirely	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Avalon	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
discovered	O
ten	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
and	O
identified	O
with	O
a	O
legendary	O
lost	O
continent	O
whose	O
inhabitants	O
walked	O
alongside	O
gods	O
;	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
while	O
now	O
mostly	O
wild	O
and	O
dominated	O
by	O
monsters	O
,	O
housed	O
ruins	O
crafted	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
natural	O
spirits	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Elementals	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
ancient	O
stones	O
which	O
detail	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
past	O
when	O
activated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
was	O
principally	O
developed	O
by	O
Cattle	O
Call	O
,	O
with	O
game	O
design	O
by	O
Grezzo	O
and	O
general	O
supervision	O
by	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
included	O
multiple	O
industry	O
veterans	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
worked	O
at	O
Square	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
SaGa	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
were	O
art	O
director	O
Masayo	O
Asano	O
,	O
character	O
designer	O
Ryo	O
Hirao	O
,	O
and	O
monster	O
designer	O
Yuichiro	O
Kojima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryoji	O
Shimogama	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
credits	O
included	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
and	O
Parasite	B-Application
Eve	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
worked	O
on	O
monster	O
designs	O
with	O
Kojima	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Masashi	O
Hamauzu	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
Unlimited	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Masato	O
Kato	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
written	O
the	O
scripts	O
for	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Masataka	O
Matsuura	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Nine	B-Application
Hours	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Persons	I-Application
,	I-Application
Nine	I-Application
Doors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
was	O
being	O
created	O
by	O
Matsuura	O
before	O
he	O
joined	O
FuRyu	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
proliferation	O
of	O
casual	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
intent	O
on	O
creating	O
an	O
RPG	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
golden	O
age	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
RPGs	O
of	O
Square	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
SaGa	O
as	O
his	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
FuRyu	O
's	O
other	O
major	O
titles	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
—	O
Exstetra	B-Application
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Dimension	I-Application
—	O
were	O
aimed	O
at	O
younger	O
audiences	O
,	O
Matsuura	O
was	O
intended	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
played	O
golden	O
age	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
environments	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
environment	O
pop	O
into	O
view	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
explores	O
,	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
emulate	O
pop-up	O
artwork	O
from	O
picture	O
books	O
,	O
which	O
fitted	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
through	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
V	O
Jump	O
,	O
which	O
reported	O
its	O
release	O
window	O
and	O
setting	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atlus	O
USA	O
chose	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
localization	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
positive	O
working	O
relationship	O
with	O
FuRyu	O
,	O
having	O
already	O
picked	O
up	O
Lost	B-Application
Dimension	I-Application
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
it	O
received	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Atlus	O
decided	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
FuRyu	O
to	O
release	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
overseas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
physical	O
and	O
digital	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
received	O
high	O
pre-order	O
numbers	O
through	O
Japanese	O
retailer	O
Tsutaya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
nearly	O
54,000	O
units	O
,	O
putting	O
it	O
in	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
sales	O
charts	O
behind	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zestiria	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
debut	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
reached	O
ninth	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
dedicated	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
:	O
aggregate	O
site	O
Metacritic	O
recorded	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
67%	O
based	O
on	O
reviews	O
from	O
31	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
Matsuura	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
story-driven	O
role-playing	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
golden	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
ideas	O
predating	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
Matsuura	O
brought	O
together	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
developers	O
to	O
create	O
The	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
