<s>
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
released	O
for	O
Japan	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
development	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
director	O
and	O
programmer	O
Koji	O
Sugimoto	O
wanted	O
a	O
light-hearted	O
game	O
to	O
contrast	O
against	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Xenogears	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
aimed	O
for	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
game	O
without	O
pre-rendered	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
challenge	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
dual	O
protagonists	O
Rue	O
and	O
Mint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
character	O
health	O
is	O
reduced	O
to	O
zero	O
,	O
players	O
meet	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
follows	O
two	O
different	O
characters	O
:	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
named	O
Rue	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
princess	O
named	O
Mint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
Doll	O
Master	O
and	O
Rue	O
are	O
"	O
Dolls	O
"	O
,	O
artificial	O
beings	O
created	O
to	O
serve	O
the	O
Aeon	O
Valen	O
and	O
ensure	O
his	O
resurrection	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
preserved	O
his	O
spirit	O
within	O
the	O
sought-after	O
relic	O
,	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Dewprism	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
routes	O
,	O
the	O
Dewprism	B-Application
is	O
destroyed	O
after	O
Valen	O
merges	O
with	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
attempt	O
to	O
avoid	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Dewprism	B-Application
,	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Koji	O
Sugimoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sugimoto	O
had	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
at	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
developer	O
Square	O
on	O
multiple	O
notable	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
and	O
Xenogears	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Xenogears	B-Application
,	O
which	O
focused	O
on	O
mature	O
themes	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
Sugimoto	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
accessible	O
for	O
younger	O
players	O
with	O
humor	O
and	O
a	O
simple	O
story	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
bright	O
designs	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
experience	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
hardware	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
fully	O
3D	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
approved	O
,	O
Sugimoto	O
gathered	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
twenty	O
former	O
Xenogears	B-Application
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
being	O
close	O
to	O
release	O
,	O
Square	O
had	O
opted	O
to	O
continue	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
due	O
to	O
its	O
large	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sugimori	O
had	O
liked	O
Terada	O
and	O
Usuda	O
's	O
artwork	O
for	O
Xenogears	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
,	O
arranged	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Junya	O
Nakano	O
,	O
whose	O
previous	O
work	O
at	O
Square	O
included	O
Another	B-Application
Mind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
created	O
the	O
score	O
using	O
a	O
Roland	O
SC-88Pro	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
done	O
with	O
Another	B-Application
Mind	I-Application
,	O
and	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
multiple	O
other	O
game	O
projects	O
and	O
music	O
albums	O
when	O
creating	O
the	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
under	O
its	O
Japanese	O
title	O
Dewprism	B-Application
in	O
May	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
was	O
confirmed	O
in	O
July	O
1999	O
alongside	O
Chrono	B-Application
Cross	I-Application
and	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
Western	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
Dewprism	B-Application
to	O
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
interactive	O
game	O
demo	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
early	O
copies	O
of	O
Vagrant	B-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
formed	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
campaign	O
run	O
by	O
Square	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Summer	O
of	O
Adventure	O
2000	O
"	O
,	O
releasing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
titles	O
each	O
month	O
between	O
May	O
and	O
September	O
with	O
special	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
111,000	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
was	O
positive	O
the	O
gameplay	O
's	O
simplicity	O
,	O
and	O
Chris	O
Baker	O
of	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
cited	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
of	O
the	O
time	O
after	O
Brave	B-Application
Fencer	I-Application
Musashi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mahn	O
described	O
the	O
two	O
scenarios	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highlights	O
"	O
of	O
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sugiyama	O
teased	O
his	O
ideas	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
,	O
but	O
became	O
busy	O
with	O
mastering	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Watanabe	O
highlighted	O
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
as	O
giving	O
him	O
confidence	O
writing	O
female	O
characters	O
,	O
informing	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Yuna	O
and	O
Lightning	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nakano	O
attributed	O
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
with	O
maturing	O
his	O
musical	O
style	O
,	O
shaping	O
the	O
style	O
he	O
used	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
North	O
American	O
PSN	B-Device
release	O
followed	O
on	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
outfits	O
from	O
Threads	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
were	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
2016	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
mobile	O
game	O
,	O
Rampage	O
Land	O
Rankers	O
.	O
</s>
