tri-Crescendo was founded in February 1999 by Hiroya Hatsushiba, who still heads the company. Hatsushiba originally being a sound programmer, tri-Crescendo was initially responsible for the sound in all games by tri-Ace starting with Valkyrie Profile, until 2001 when it started its first original development, programming and sound creation for Baten Kaitos and Baten Kaitos II (with graphic and scenario work by Monolith Soft). tri-Crescendo recently released Eternal Sonata for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and is working on the Wii RPG Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon.