<s>
The	O
Compilation	B-Application
of	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
is	O
a	O
metaseries	O
produced	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
subseries	O
stemming	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
animated	O
features	O
and	O
short	O
stories	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
continuity	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
announced	O
in	O
2003	O
with	O
the	O
reveal	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
Advent	O
Children	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
core	O
products	O
are	O
four	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
one	O
movie	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
these	O
are	O
tie-in	O
products	O
and	O
spin-offs	O
including	O
books	O
,	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advent	O
Children	O
and	O
the	O
mobile	O
title	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
are	O
a	O
sequel	O
and	O
prequel	O
to	O
VII	O
,	O
respectively	O
focusing	O
on	O
Cloud	O
Strife	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
and	O
covert	O
operatives	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Turks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
follows	O
Zack	O
Fair	O
,	O
a	O
minor	O
character	O
in	O
VII	O
,	O
while	O
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Advent	O
Children	O
,	O
follows	O
Vincent	O
Valentine	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
optional	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
revealed	O
was	O
Advent	O
Children	O
,	O
it	O
ran	O
into	O
delays	O
during	O
post-production	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
first	O
Compilation	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
was	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
the	O
core	O
titles	O
,	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
still	O
unreleased	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
due	O
to	O
issues	O
with	O
overseas	O
platform	O
compatibility	O
and	O
staff	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
and	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
have	O
received	O
praise	O
,	O
while	O
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
garnered	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
Compilation	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
has	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
response	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
staff	O
linked	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
decline	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
prestige	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Compilation	O
inspired	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
similar	O
subseries	O
of	O
linked	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
split	O
into	O
24	O
episodes	O
,	O
with	O
episode	O
delivery	O
working	O
via	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription-based	O
distribution	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
featuring	O
both	O
first	O
and	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
spin-off	O
taking	O
place	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
Lost	O
Episode	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
Zack	O
Fair	O
in	O
a	O
real-time	O
combat	O
system	O
enabling	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
Zack	O
around	O
,	O
activate	O
abilities	O
and	O
attack	O
or	O
block	O
attacks	O
from	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Reunion	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expanded	O
edition	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
Intergrade	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
First	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
battle	O
royale	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Ateam	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
30	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
gameplay	O
features	O
3	O
versus	O
3	O
multiplayer	O
arena	O
matches	O
,	O
blending	O
action	O
elements	O
traditional	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
with	O
RPG	O
mechanics	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ever	I-Application
Crisis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2023	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
single-player	O
game	O
which	O
retells	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
canon	O
Compilation	O
titles	O
while	O
adding	O
in	O
new	O
narrative	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
late	O
2023	O
–	O
early	O
2024	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
Advent	O
Children	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
conceived	O
for	O
the	O
Compilation	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
direct-to-DVD	O
sequel	O
to	O
VII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
limited	O
edition	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Last	O
Order	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
an	O
original	O
video	O
animation	O
detailing	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Nibelheim	O
,	O
a	O
key	O
event	O
in	O
VII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nojima	O
also	O
wrote	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Lateral	O
Biography	O
:	O
Turks	O
~	O
The	O
Kids	O
Are	O
Alright	O
~	O
,	O
a	O
novel	O
set	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
before	O
Advent	O
Children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
racing	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
mini	O
game	O
from	O
VII	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
G-Bike	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Japan-based	O
developer	O
CyberConnect2	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
planned	O
subseries	O
of	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
based	O
on	O
VIIs	O
mini	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
is	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
industrial	O
or	O
post-industrial	O
science	O
fiction	O
milieu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
the	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
"	O
by	O
the	O
series	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
retroactively	O
named	O
"	O
Gaia	B-Application
"	O
in	O
some	O
Square	O
Enix	O
promotional	O
material	O
and	O
by	O
game	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
planet	I-Application
's	O
lifeforce	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
Lifestream	O
,	O
a	O
flow	O
of	O
spiritual	O
energy	O
that	O
gives	O
life	O
to	O
everything	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
in	O
turn	O
causing	O
the	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
to	O
dangerously	O
weaken	O
,	O
threatening	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
everything	O
and	O
everyone	O
on	O
the	B-Application
planet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
all	O
come	O
under	O
threat	O
from	O
Sephiroth	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
SOLDIER	O
created	O
through	O
Shinra	O
experimentation	O
and	O
driven	O
mad	O
when	O
he	O
learns	O
the	O
truth	O
about	O
his	O
origins	O
,	O
and	O
Jenova	O
,	O
an	O
alien	O
lifeform	O
which	O
seeks	O
to	O
destroy	O
all	O
life	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
conflict	O
,	O
Sephiroth	O
summons	O
a	O
destructive	O
spell	O
called	O
Meteor	O
to	O
mortally	O
wound	O
the	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
begins	O
six	O
years	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
VII	O
,	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
confrontations	O
between	O
the	O
Turks	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
incarnation	O
of	O
AVALANCHE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
time	O
period	O
,	O
but	O
follows	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
Zack	O
,	O
a	O
SOLDIER	O
who	O
befriended	O
Cloud	O
and	O
was	O
killed	O
by	O
Shinra	O
troops	O
after	O
turning	O
against	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
characters	O
who	O
interact	O
with	O
Zack	O
is	O
Genesis	O
Rhapsodos	O
,	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
SOLDIER	O
who	O
successfully	O
rebels	O
and	O
eventually	O
decides	O
to	O
protect	O
the	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
is	O
set	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Advent	O
Children	O
,	O
and	O
focuses	O
on	O
Vincent	O
's	O
conflict	O
against	O
Deepground	O
,	O
a	O
sect	O
of	O
SOLDIER	O
that	O
was	O
trapped	O
beneath	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Midgar	O
during	O
Meteor	O
's	O
descent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Compilation	B-Application
of	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Yoshinori	O
Kitase	O
and	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
,	O
the	O
respective	O
director	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
strong	O
financial	O
benefit	O
to	O
creating	O
the	O
Compilation	O
—	O
following	O
the	O
unprecedented	O
financial	O
upturn	O
prompted	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
2003	O
merger	O
of	O
Square	O
and	O
Enix	O
into	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
then-CEO	O
Yoichi	O
Wada	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
could	O
tap	O
into	O
fan	O
demands	O
for	O
continuations	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
conditions	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
launch	O
was	O
to	O
reunite	O
the	O
original	O
staff	O
members	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
Nojima	O
,	O
art	O
director	O
Yusuke	O
Naora	O
and	O
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
and	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
were	O
conceived	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
embrace	O
more	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
title	O
had	O
a	O
different	O
impetus	O
fueling	O
its	O
creation	O
and	O
development	O
:	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
thought	O
up	O
by	O
Hajime	O
Tabata	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
employee	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
mobile	O
division	O
,	O
when	O
asked	O
by	O
Nomura	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
the	O
Turks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Vincent	O
's	O
choice	O
of	O
weapon	O
,	O
Kitase	O
's	O
love	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
challenge	O
it	O
would	O
provide	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
solidification	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Advent	O
Children	O
and	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
considered	O
other	O
gun-wielding	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
protagonists	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
originated	O
simply	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
spin-off	O
or	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
after	O
talks	O
with	O
Kitase	O
and	O
Nomura	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
another	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creation	O
of	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
after	O
Advent	O
Children	O
began	O
a	O
lettering	O
formula	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
later	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
staff	O
as	O
common	O
abbreviations	O
:	O
'	O
AC	O
 '	O
stood	O
for	O
Advent	O
Children	O
,	O
'	O
BC	O
 '	O
for	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
'	O
CC	O
 '	O
for	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
and	O
'	O
DC	O
 '	O
for	O
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequence	O
was	O
nearly	O
disrupted	O
when	O
Crisis	B-Application
Cores	I-Application
title	O
was	O
considered	O
as	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
Core	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
"	O
Before	O
"	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
soon	O
dropped	O
,	O
coincidentally	O
creating	O
the	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
making	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
reminded	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
stick	O
to	O
completely	O
serious	O
traditional	O
RPGs	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
original	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Advent	O
Children	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Compilation	O
title	O
to	O
begin	O
production	O
,	O
it	O
ran	O
into	O
problems	O
during	O
post-production	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
released	O
title	O
being	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
it	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
to	O
begin	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
was	O
also	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
mobile	O
phones	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
were	O
not	O
able	O
to	O
handle	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
animation	O
studio	O
Madhouse	O
created	O
a	O
commercial	O
to	O
promote	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
became	O
an	O
action	O
RPG	O
,	O
staying	O
within	O
the	O
staff	O
's	O
design	O
strengths	O
while	O
incorporating	O
action	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wada	O
had	O
stated	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
release	O
of	O
Compilation	O
titles	O
was	O
still	O
ongoing	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
Compilation	O
could	O
remain	O
an	O
active	O
franchise	O
until	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
twentieth	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIIs	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
later	O
interviews	O
relating	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
multiple	O
staff	O
members	O
including	O
Nomura	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Compilation	O
was	O
only	O
ever	O
intended	O
to	O
extend	O
to	O
three	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
movie	O
,	O
ending	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPG	O
Site	O
's	O
Alex	O
Donaldson	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
,	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Compilation	O
was	O
"	O
too	O
far	O
detached	O
from	O
the	O
lore	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
critiquing	O
Advent	O
Children	O
and	O
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
,	O
and	O
faulting	O
Before	O
Crisiss	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
was	O
the	O
Compilations	O
"	O
first	O
classic	O
[	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
VII ]	O
spin-off	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPGFans	O
Stephen	O
Meyerink	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Compilation	O
titles	O
prior	O
to	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
had	O
"	O
expanded	O
,	O
extended	O
,	O
and	O
retconned	O
[	O
the	O
story ]	O
into	O
what	O
some	O
would	O
call	O
an	O
unrecognizable	O
mess	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexa	O
Ray	O
Corriea	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Polygon	O
,	O
was	O
highly	O
critical	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
few	O
of	O
the	O
Compilation	O
titles	O
were	O
good	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
served	O
to	O
"	O
cheapen	O
the	O
1997	O
 [ PlayStation ] 	O
original	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
western	O
critics	O
were	O
positive	O
about	O
Last	O
Order	O
,	O
the	O
OAV	O
received	O
heavy	O
fan	O
criticism	O
in	O
Japan	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
retconning	O
of	O
key	O
events	O
,	O
which	O
prompted	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
event	O
was	O
faithfully	O
recreated	O
in	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
due	O
to	O
remaining	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
has	O
received	O
limited	O
attention	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
,	O
but	O
previews	O
have	O
been	O
highly	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphics	O
as	O
being	O
impressive	O
for	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opinions	O
for	O
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
were	O
decidedly	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
enjoying	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
intimate	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
action-oriented	O
gameplay	O
,	O
despite	O
some	O
criticism	O
for	O
it	O
being	O
aimed	O
at	O
fans	O
of	O
VII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
of	O
the	O
Compilation	O
have	O
generally	O
cited	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
remake	I-Application
had	O
the	O
highest	O
average	O
score	O
in	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
an	O
88/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advent	O
Children	O
Complete	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
increase	O
in	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
registered	O
200,000	O
users	O
on	O
launch	O
day	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
up	O
until	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
accessed	O
1.6	O
million	O
times	O
by	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
shipped	O
392,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
460,000	O
units	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
270,000	O
units	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
sold	O
350,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
sold	O
301,600	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
of	O
thought	O
behind	O
the	O
Compilation	O
would	O
later	O
inspire	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
subseries	O
of	O
games	O
linked	O
by	O
a	O
common	O
mythos	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
use	O
lessons	O
learned	O
from	O
the	O
Compilation	O
production	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
an	O
individual	O
level	O
,	O
Before	O
Crisiss	O
popularity	O
would	O
inspire	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
another	O
mobile	O
title	O
within	O
the	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
subseries	O
:	O
originally	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Agito	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
it	O
would	O
later	O
change	O
platforms	O
and	O
be	O
renamed	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
sequences	O
in	O
Advent	O
Children	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Motomu	O
Toriyama	O
when	O
creating	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
staff	O
members	O
have	O
blamed	O
the	O
Compilation	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
other	O
extensions	O
of	O
titles	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
,	O
for	O
undermining	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
market	O
presence	O
and	O
fan	O
trust	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
biggest	O
launches	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
and	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
in	O
history	O
,	O
surpassing	O
the	O
launch	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
record	O
holders	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
(	O
3.3	O
million	O
)	O
and	O
God	O
of	O
War''	O
(	O
3.1	O
million	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
