<s>
was	O
a	O
cancelled	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
development	O
by	O
Mistwalker	O
and	O
Cavia	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistwalker	O
founder	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
acted	O
as	O
co-producer	O
and	O
writer	O
,	O
Drakengard	B-Application
artist	O
Kimihiko	O
Fujisaka	O
was	O
designing	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
was	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
was	O
based	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
,	O
where	O
humans	O
begin	O
using	O
a	O
race	O
called	O
the	O
Bogles	O
for	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cry	B-Device
On	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
publisher	O
AQ	O
Interactive	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
next-generation	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakaguchi	O
reused	O
designs	O
in	O
his	O
later	O
title	O
Terra	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
and	O
shared	O
a	O
concept	O
trailer	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
Fujisaka	O
and	O
Uematsu	O
later	O
collaborated	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cry	B-Device
On	I-Device
was	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
world	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cry	B-Device
On	I-Device
was	O
being	O
co-developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
by	O
Mistwalker	O
and	O
Cavia	O
,	O
and	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
AQ	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistwalker	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
working	O
on	O
multiple	O
360	B-Operating_System
projects	O
including	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Cavia	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
Drakengard	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mistwalker	O
founder	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
co-producer	O
and	O
scenario	O
writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
producer	O
was	O
Takuya	O
Iwasaki	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Drakengard	B-Application
as	O
line	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
were	O
being	O
designed	O
by	O
Drakengard	B-Application
artist	O
Kimihiko	O
Fujisaka	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
being	O
composed	O
by	O
Sakaguchi	O
's	O
recurring	O
collaborator	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
Sakaguchi	O
's	O
first	O
time	O
creating	O
an	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
later	O
statement	O
from	O
an	O
artist	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
ran	O
parallel	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Sakaguchi	O
described	O
as	O
difficult	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
due	O
to	O
work	O
pressure	O
of	O
producing	O
multiple	O
large-scale	O
projects	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
central	O
theme	O
was	O
the	O
evocation	O
of	O
tears	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
both	O
sadness	B-Application
and	O
joy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commenting	O
on	O
Fujisaka	O
's	O
designs	O
,	O
Sakaguchi	O
praised	O
them	O
as	O
bringing	O
dignity	O
alongside	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
sadness	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2007	O
,	O
Fujisaka	O
had	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
Manabu	O
Kusunoki	O
,	O
an	O
artist	O
from	O
Artoon	O
who	O
had	O
done	O
concept	O
work	O
for	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cry	B-Device
On	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
December	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
next-generation	O
game	O
titles	O
announced	O
by	O
AQ	O
Interactive	O
following	O
its	O
formation	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
alongside	O
Cavia	O
's	O
Bullet	B-Application
Witch	I-Application
and	O
Vampire	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
from	O
Artoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Mistwalker	O
's	O
fourth	O
announced	O
project	O
within	O
2005	O
following	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
ASH	B-Application
:	I-Application
Archaic	I-Application
Sealed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
follow	O
ASH	B-Application
:	I-Application
Archaic	I-Application
Sealed	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
AQ	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
Cry	B-Device
On	I-Device
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
its	O
announcement	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
its	O
cancellation	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
little	O
was	O
heard	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
IGNs	O
John	O
Tanaka	O
referred	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
vaporware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Hilliard	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scenario	O
,	O
and	O
general	O
situation	O
of	O
development	O
hell	O
,	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Guardian	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2014	O
interview	O
,	O
Sakaguchi	O
said	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
revive	O
or	O
revisit	O
Cry	B-Device
On	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fujisaka	O
,	O
who	O
joined	O
Mistwalker	O
as	O
an	O
in-house	O
artist	O
,	O
posted	O
his	O
concept	O
art	O
for	O
Cry	B-Device
On	I-Device
on	O
Mistwalker	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
both	O
apologizing	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
release	O
and	O
feeling	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
polish	O
in	O
the	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Cry	B-Device
On	I-Device
was	O
mentioned	O
in	O
a	O
2009	O
interview	O
,	O
Uematsu	O
felt	O
glad	O
it	O
was	O
cancelled	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
overworked	O
during	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
Fujisaka	O
and	O
Uematsu	O
would	O
all	O
collaborate	O
on	O
Mistwalker	O
's	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
enemy	O
designs	O
from	O
Cry	B-Device
On	I-Device
were	O
reused	O
by	O
Sakaguchi	O
in	O
the	O
2014	O
mobile	O
game	O
Terra	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
