Threads of Fate

For the 1915 silent film, see The Threads of Fate.
Threads of Fate
Developer(s) Square Product Development Division 3
Publisher(s)
Director(s) Koji Sugimoto
Producer(s) Hiromichi Tanaka
Designer(s) Makoto Shimamoto
Programmer(s) Koji Sugimoto
Writer(s) Daisuke Watanabe
Composer(s) Junya Nakano
Platform(s) PlayStation, PlayStation Network
Release date(s)

PlayStation

  • JP October 14, 1999
  • NA July 19, 2000[1]

PlayStation Network

  • JP June 23, 2010
  • NA April 19, 2011
Genre(s) Action role-playing game, platformer
Mode(s) Single-player

Threads of Fate, known in Japan as Dewprism (デュープリズム Dyūpurizumu), is a 1999 action platform video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation console. The game was released in Japan on October 14, 1999 and in North America on July 19, 2000,[1] and was re-released on the PlayStation Network in Japan on June 23, 2010 and in North America on April 19, 2011.

Threads of Fate revolves around two characters, Rue and Mint, and their quest for a mystical object known only as "the Relic" that has the power to profoundly alter their lives. The game received favorable reviews and was re-released as part of Square Enixs "Legendary Hits" label. Though an official sequel was never released, a fan-made sequel called "Duo Princess" was created for the PC in Japanese.

Gameplay

The game has the player pick between a male and a female protagonist. Each character has different attacks and transformations.

Plot

The two protagonists, Rue and Mint, both desire the Relic for different reasons; Rue wanted to revive his dead friend Claire who was killed in a confrontation with the Arm of Death, while Mint, a princess, wanted to reclaim her right to the throne from her sister Maya.

Development and release

Manga

A manga based on the game was planned to be made by Ken Akamatsu of Love Hina fame, but the project was scrapped. Many of his character designs would later be redesigned and used in Akamatsu's Negima!: Magister Negi Magi.

Soundtrack

The music of Threads of Fate is composed by Junya Nakano, who has worked on several other games for Square. Hidenori Iwasaki did the score's synthesizer programming. A soundtrack was released in Japan (titled Dewprism OST) and was available via import for several years in other countries. The soundtrack, though discontinued and out of print, was recently given a re-print in August 2006.

The OST has two discs, Disc RUE and Disc MINT, featuring all of the tracks played throughout the game. The tracks are divided between the discs according to which character they fit best. Much of the mellower music is contained on Rue's disc, with a fairly small selection of 'happy' tracks or battle tracks, while Mint's disc contains almost all of the more intrusive tracks, the happier tracks, and several battle themes.

PlayStation Network re-release

On May 4, 2010 Square Enix announced Threads of Fate would be released for PlayStation Network. It was released on June 23, 2010 on the Japanese Store.[2]

On December 29, 2010 Square-Enix announced Threads of Fate would also be released for the PlayStation Network in North America.[3] It was released on April 19, 2011; however, this was one day before the PlayStation Network outage, and thus it was not widely available until June 2, 2011, when the network was restored.[4]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
GameRankings76%[5]
Review scores
PublicationScore
AllGame[6]
EGM6.17/10[7]
Famitsu34/40[8]
GameFan71%[9]
GamePro[10]
Game RevolutionC−[11]
GameSpot7.9/10[12]
IGN7.7/10[1]
OPM (US)[13]
PSM[14]

Threads of Fate received "favorable" reviews according to video game review aggregator GameRankings.[5] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 34 out of 40.[8][15]

The game sold over 111,000 copies in Japan by the end of 1999.[16] The game was re-released in 2007 under Square Enix's Legendary Hits label in Japan.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Smith, David (July 18, 2000). "Threads of Fate". IGN. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Romano, Sal (June 9, 2010). "Threads of Fate dated for JP PlayStation Network". Gematsu. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ Reilly, Jim (December 29, 2010). "Vagrant Story, Xenogears Headed to PSN". IGN. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  4. ↑ Gutierrez, Rey (April 17, 2011). "The Drop: Week of April 18th 2011 New Releases". PlayStation Blog.
  5. 1 2 "Threads of Fate for PlayStation". GameRankings. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  6. ↑ Berger, Gregory. "Threads of Fate - Review". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Threads of Fate". Electronic Gaming Monthly. 2000.
  8. 1 2 "プレイステーション - DEWPRISM (デュープリズム)". Famitsu 915: 13. June 30, 2006.
  9. ↑ "REVIEW for Threads of Fate". GameFan. July 14, 2000.
  10. ↑ Star Dingo (August 2, 2000). "Threads of Fate Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 20, 2005. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ Archer, Erik (July 2000). "Threads of Fate Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ Vestal, Andrew (November 19, 1999). "Threads of Fate Review". GameSpot. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Threads of Fate". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. 2000.
  14. ↑ "Review: Threads of Fate". PSM. August 2000.
  15. ↑ Hill, Doug "Stom" (October 15, 1999). "Famitsu rates Square's Dewprism". RPGamer. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  16. ↑ "1999年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP300" [1999 Game Software Annual Sales Top 300]. Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 2005 ファミ通ゲーム白書2005 [Famitsu Game Whitebook 2005] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Enterbrain. May 13, 2005. p. 416. ISBN 4-7577-2307-5. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015.
  17. ↑ Spencer (November 15, 2006). "Square-Enix reprints their Legendary Hits". Siliconera. Retrieved April 1, 2009.

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