<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
is	O
an	O
episodic	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1991	O
title	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
17	O
years	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
original	O
cast	O
and	O
their	O
descendants	O
in	O
episodic	O
tales	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
villain	O
appears	O
,	O
setting	O
into	O
action	O
a	O
mysterious	O
chain	O
of	O
events	O
that	O
threatens	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
the	O
Blue	O
Planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
compilation	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
;	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	O
Interlude	O
,	O
which	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
bridge	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
The	B-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
phone	O
version	O
was	O
initially	O
titled	O
but	O
later	O
releases	O
have	O
since	O
adopted	O
the	O
Western	O
title	O
,	O
renaming	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
in	O
3D	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
style	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
uses	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
features	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
including	O
random	O
encounters	O
and	O
the	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
(	O
ATB	O
)	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
originated	O
with	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
retains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
from	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
while	O
further	O
improving	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
character	O
sprites	O
to	O
a	O
level	O
comparable	O
with	O
those	O
of	O
VI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Double	O
and	O
Triple	O
Techs	O
of	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
,	O
these	O
allow	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
characters	O
to	O
coordinate	O
separate	O
commands	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
new	O
attack	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
MP	O
from	O
all	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
moon	O
leaves	O
the	O
Blue	O
Planet	O
's	O
orbit	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
peace	O
begins	O
as	O
Damcyan	O
,	O
Eblan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Village	O
of	O
Mist	O
are	O
rebuilt	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Baron	O
comes	O
under	O
the	O
rule	O
of	O
Cecil	O
and	O
his	O
wife	O
,	O
Rosa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
return	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IVs	I-Application
NPCs	O
now	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
descent	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
encounters	O
several	O
bosses	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
with	O
Takashi	O
Tokita	O
as	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Tokita	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
mobile	O
team	O
to	O
collaborate	O
on	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokita	O
proposed	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
entertaining	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
remake	O
and	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
sequel	O
afterward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
2D	O
sprites	O
was	O
to	O
allow	O
as	O
many	O
chapters	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
as	O
possible	O
while	O
also	O
invoking	O
the	O
feeling	O
of	O
nostalgia	B-Application
for	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokita	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
grown	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
having	O
also	O
previously	O
worked	O
as	O
scenario	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
decided	O
that	O
releasing	O
the	O
sequel	O
in	O
mobile	O
format	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
idea	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
only	O
a	O
short	O
while	O
after	O
completing	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
remained	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
were	O
incorporated	O
,	O
and	O
Kazuko	O
Shibuya	O
,	O
2D	O
sprite	O
artist	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
six	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
returned	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
,	O
higher	O
quality	O
character	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
's	O
original	O
music	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
although	O
new	O
compositions	O
are	O
also	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
rating	O
by	O
the	O
ESRB	O
for	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
was	O
discovered	O
in	O
late	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
speculation	O
regarding	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
distributed	O
via	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
officially	O
confirmed	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
also	O
trademarked	O
The	B-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
hinting	O
at	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
that	O
territory	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WiiWare	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
graphical	O
enhancements	O
over	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
,	O
including	O
larger	O
screen	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
,	O
clearer	O
menu	O
screens	O
and	O
fonts	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
character	O
portraits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
English	O
localization	O
follows	O
the	O
precedents	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
remake	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
similar	O
writing	O
and	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
translations	O
of	O
names	O
and	O
terminology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
mobile	O
phone	O
market	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
the	I-Application
After	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tsuki	I-Application
no	I-Application
Kikan	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
episodic	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
Prologue	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Ceodore	O
's	O
Tale	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
published	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
each	O
individual	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complete	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
and	O
a	O
new	O
scenario	O
(	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	O
Interlude	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
compilation	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Complete	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3D	O
remake	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
vein	O
as	O
the	O
3D	O
remake	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
reached	O
a	O
benchmark	O
of	O
one	O
million	O
downloads	O
(	O
not	O
including	O
downloads	O
of	O
the	O
free	O
prologue	O
chapter	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
months	O
following	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
WiiWare	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
