<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Square	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
last	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
battles	O
may	O
also	O
strike	O
on	O
the	O
overworld	O
map	O
and	O
follow	O
a	O
typical	O
RPG	O
pattern	O
:	O
the	O
player	O
makes	O
choices	O
for	O
their	O
characters	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
whether	O
to	O
fight	O
,	O
cast	O
a	O
magic	B-Application
spell	B-Application
,	O
or	O
run	O
away	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
enemy	O
takes	O
a	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
magic	B-Application
system	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
magic	B-Application
spells	B-Application
by	O
entering	O
words	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
katakana	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
most	O
console	O
RPGs	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
precreated	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
it	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
nearly	O
total	O
creative	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
enter	O
various	O
magic	B-Application
words	O
(	O
called	O
kotodama	O
( 言霊	O
,	O
ことだま	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
)	O
into	O
their	O
grimoire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
formed	O
from	O
letters	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
specific	O
patterns	O
corresponding	O
to	O
each	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
spells	B-Application
that	O
use	O
the	O
root	O
word	O
tou	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
will	O
produce	O
lightning-based	O
attacks	O
,	O
while	O
those	O
containing	O
aqu	O
will	O
create	O
water-based	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
influence	O
the	O
base	O
power	O
and	O
cost	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
,	O
but	O
others	O
add	O
abnormal	O
status	O
effects	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
poisoning	O
the	O
target	O
)	O
or	O
change	O
the	O
mantra	O
's	O
range	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
only	O
targets	O
a	O
single	O
enemy	O
instead	O
of	O
multiple	O
ones	O
or	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
geo	O
is	O
an	O
earth-related	O
mantra	O
,	O
and	O
kingcoast	O
is	O
a	O
water	O
spell	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
use	O
of	O
spelled-out	O
mantras	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
learn	O
magic	B-Application
from	O
even	O
their	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
enemy	O
uses	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
but	O
to	O
write	O
down	O
the	O
spells	B-Application
used	O
and	O
then	O
to	O
enter	O
them	O
into	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
own	O
grimoire	O
after	O
the	O
battle	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
enemy	O
spells	B-Application
are	O
extremely	O
powerful	O
,	O
although	O
many	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
cost-efficient	O
as	O
the	O
basic	O
spells	B-Application
described	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
are	O
more	O
space-efficient	O
versions	O
of	O
regular	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
4,000	O
years	O
,	O
a	O
Rudra	O
appears	O
with	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
and	O
the	O
race	O
that	O
came	O
before	O
it	O
is	O
destroyed	O
or	O
driven	O
to	O
near	O
extinction	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
Rudras	O
have	O
since	O
become	O
fossils	B-Protocol
that	O
archaeologists	O
refer	O
to	O
as	O
Lago	O
Stones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Treasure	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rudras	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Squaresoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
Square-developed	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
title	O
with	O
game	O
director	O
Kouzi	O
Ide	O
,	O
who	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
retire	O
after	O
three	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
never	O
localized	O
outside	O
Japan	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
magic	B-Application
system	O
was	O
also	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
obstacle	O
for	O
translators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brazilian	O
magazine	O
VideoGame	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
console	O
for	O
role	O
playing	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
just	O
another	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
as	O
being	O
as	O
high	O
quality	O
as	O
Square	O
's	O
other	O
series	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
Radar	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
battle	O
system	O
of	O
learning	O
spells	B-Application
through	O
words	O
and	O
combining	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
new	O
ones	O
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
that	O
were	O
more	O
beatifically	O
drawn	O
and	O
"	O
narratively	O
ambitious	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
magic	B-Application
system	O
and	O
also	O
the	O
unique	O
approach	O
of	O
having	O
three	O
branching	O
stories	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
exit	O
and	O
enter	O
at	O
will	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
title	O
a	O
"	O
hidden	O
gem	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
compared	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
its	O
many	O
shifting	O
perspectives	O
to	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
large	O
budget	O
as	O
contemporary	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
linguistic	O
magic	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hobby	O
Consolas	O
called	O
the	O
title	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
ever	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphical	O
detail	O
and	O
the	O
innovative	O
magic	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
