<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Type-0	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
subseries	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
games	O
sharing	O
a	O
common	O
mythos	O
which	O
includes	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
XV	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
taking	O
control	O
of	O
characters	O
in	O
real-time	O
combat	O
during	O
missions	O
across	O
Orience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
and	O
presentation	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
historical	O
documentaries	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
itself	O
was	O
written	O
to	O
be	O
darker	O
than	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
called	O
It	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Hajime	O
Tabata	O
,	O
who	O
took	O
up	O
the	O
project	O
after	O
completing	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
easy	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
universe	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
distance	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
subseries	O
 '	O
flagship	O
title	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releasing	O
to	O
strong	O
sales	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
camera	O
control	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
games	O
related	O
to	O
Type-0	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
developed	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
high	B-Application
definition	I-Application
remaster	I-Application
that	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
14	O
members	O
of	O
Class	O
Zero	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
sent	O
on	O
missions	O
across	O
Orience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
outside	O
combat	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
breed	O
chocobos	O
,	O
recurring	O
galliform	O
birds	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Type-0	O
uses	O
a	O
real-time	O
,	O
action-based	B-Application
battle	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
not	O
being	O
controlled	O
are	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
human	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
multiple	O
recurring	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
color	O
of	O
Phantoma	O
indicates	O
what	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
it	O
will	O
replenish	O
,	O
though	O
in	O
general	O
they	O
automatically	O
replenish	O
a	O
set	O
amount	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
magic	O
skills	O
are	O
divided	O
into	O
five	O
basic	O
groups	O
named	O
after	O
types	O
of	O
guns	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
"	O
Rifle	O
"	O
fires	O
the	O
spell	B-Application
in	O
a	O
straight	O
line	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
Missile	O
"	O
homes	O
in	O
on	O
and	O
chases	O
targeted	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
can	O
continue	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
through	O
activities	O
within	O
the	O
Peristylium	O
while	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
is	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
UMD	O
is	O
running	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
is	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
:	O
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Type-0	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
HD	I-Application
,	O
so	O
the	O
terms	O
and	O
quotes	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
text	O
are	O
from	O
the	O
localization	O
of	O
the	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
rather	O
than	O
unofficial	O
translations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
is	O
set	O
within	O
Orience	O
,	O
a	O
land	O
divided	O
between	O
four	O
nations	O
or	O
"	O
Crystal	O
States	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
servants	O
,	O
called	O
l'Cie	B-Application
,	O
are	O
branded	O
with	O
a	O
symbol	O
and	O
are	O
given	O
a	O
"	O
Focus	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
task	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
blessed	O
with	O
long	O
life	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
crystal	O
,	O
l'Cie	B-Application
are	O
cursed	O
to	O
lose	O
their	O
memories	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
are	O
Class	O
Zero	O
,	O
an	O
elite	O
group	O
of	O
14	O
students	O
from	O
the	O
Vermillion	O
Peristylium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
important	O
characters	O
from	O
Rubrum	O
are	O
Khalia	O
Chival	O
VI	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
leader	O
of	O
Rubrum	O
and	O
headmaster	O
of	O
the	O
Vermillion	O
Peristyrium	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
l'Cie	B-Application
Caetuna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
flight	O
,	O
Machina	O
storms	O
off	O
after	O
clashing	O
with	O
Class	O
Zero	O
,	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
White	O
Tiger	O
l'Cie	B-Application
to	O
protect	O
Rem	O
from	O
his	O
brother	O
's	O
fate	O
before	O
returning	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
help	O
from	O
its	O
l'Cie	B-Application
soldiers	O
and	O
Class	O
Zero	O
,	O
Rubrum	O
destroys	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Concordia	O
and	O
Milites	O
,	O
uniting	O
Orience	O
under	O
its	O
flag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Class	O
Zero	O
face	O
the	O
Arbiter	O
's	O
trials	O
,	O
the	O
Vermillion	O
Bird	O
Crystal	O
offers	O
them	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
become	O
l'Cie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Class	O
Zero	O
refuse	O
the	O
Crystal	O
's	O
offer	O
and	O
Rem	O
is	O
made	O
a	O
l'Cie	B-Application
in	O
their	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Agito	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
subseries	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
linked	O
by	O
a	O
common	O
mythos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hajime	O
Tabata	O
,	O
who	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
mythos	O
,	O
was	O
searching	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
after	O
finishing	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
and	O
became	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
producer	O
Kosei	O
Ito	O
acted	O
as	O
producer	O
before	O
his	O
move	O
to	O
Capcom	O
prior	O
to	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
was	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
equivalent	O
to	O
a	O
console	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
available	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
upon	O
release	O
rather	O
than	O
in	O
episodic	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
mobile	O
exclusive	O
,	O
versions	O
for	O
both	O
mobiles	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
were	O
being	O
developed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
to	O
be	O
revealed	O
when	O
the	O
former	O
was	O
sufficiently	O
advanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2006	O
and	O
2008	O
,	O
development	O
wavered	O
between	O
inactivity	O
and	O
sluggishness	O
since	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
devoted	O
to	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agito	O
XIII	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
RPG	O
using	O
fully	O
rendered	O
3D	O
graphics	O
similar	O
to	O
console	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
from	O
multiple	O
genres	O
such	O
as	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
,	O
smaller-scale	O
multiplayer-focused	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
standard	O
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Type-0	O
became	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
,	O
cancelling	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
developers	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
mobile	O
technology	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
level	O
which	O
could	O
handle	O
their	O
full	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
development	O
began	O
that	O
year	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
who	O
developed	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
again	O
slowed	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
them	O
were	O
completing	O
work	O
on	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2009	O
and	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
distance	O
it	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
since	O
after	O
the	O
platform	O
change	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
had	O
little	O
in	O
common	O
other	O
than	O
their	O
shared	O
mythos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
titles	O
considered	O
and	O
rejected	O
was	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Live	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
title	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
,	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
indicate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
separation	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
story	O
was	O
darker	O
than	O
many	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kanji	O
symbol	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
logo	O
was	O
drawn	O
by	O
Naora	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
designed	O
the	O
Shinra	O
logo	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
its	O
companion	B-Application
media	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
multi-character	O
system	O
of	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
naming	O
of	O
magic	O
styles	O
after	O
weapons	O
of	O
war	O
made	O
reference	O
to	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
technical	O
restrictions	O
and	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
the	O
Academy	O
Assist	O
function	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
for	O
playable	O
characters	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
limited	O
to	O
healing	O
,	O
survival	O
and	O
other	O
minor	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
was	O
still	O
ongoing	O
during	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
temporary	B-Error_Name
stoppage	I-Error_Name
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
that	O
year	O
negatively	O
affecting	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
,	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
Ends	I-Application
with	I-Application
You	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
hold	O
back	O
despite	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
,	O
recording	O
a	O
quantity	O
of	O
tracks	O
unusual	O
for	O
a	O
spin-off	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
band	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
big	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
contacted	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
to	O
compose	O
and	O
perform	O
the	O
song	O
and	O
agreed	O
readily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
brought	O
in	O
after	O
the	O
platform	O
move	O
onto	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
titled	O
Agito	O
XIII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
summer	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
unspecified	O
difficulties	O
with	O
development	O
including	O
the	O
stoppage	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
caused	O
a	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Type-0	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
two	O
UMDs	O
,	O
as	O
Tabata	O
wanted	O
to	O
cut	O
as	O
little	O
content	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
impossible	O
if	O
they	O
had	O
settled	O
for	O
using	O
one	O
UMD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
1UP.com	O
and	O
Joystiq	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
successfully	O
brought	O
west	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tabata	O
later	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
being	O
localized	O
were	O
the	O
flagging	O
Western	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
market	O
and	O
uncertainties	O
surrounding	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
patch	O
was	O
eventually	O
resumed	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
unofficial	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
system	O
and	O
further	O
translation	O
bugfixes	O
,	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Ace	O
,	O
Machina	O
and	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
Class	O
Zero	O
,	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
series	O
of	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Trading	O
Card	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
sold	O
472,253	O
units	O
,	O
topping	O
Japanese	O
sales	O
charts	O
and	O
selling	O
through	O
79.08	O
%	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
shipments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2011	O
for	O
Japanese	O
media	O
retail	O
shop	O
Tsutaya	O
,	O
beating	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
store	O
's	O
best-selling	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
title	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Portable	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
and	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
and	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	O
both	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
with	O
Famitsu	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
vividly	O
portrays	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
deep	O
,	O
intense	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
experience	O
,	O
something	O
beyond	O
just	O
a	O
side	O
story	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
called	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
's	O
gameplay	O
a	O
"	O
stressless	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
size	O
and	O
saying	O
the	O
action-oriented	O
battle	O
system	O
made	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
several	O
staff	O
members	O
and	O
voice	O
actors	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
reunited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
meeting	O
triggered	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X/X	I-Application
-2	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Remaster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
revealed	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Agito	I-Application
,	O
an	O
online	O
companion	O
game	O
to	O
Type-0	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
online	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Type-0	O
universe	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Asian	O
and	O
English-speaking	O
territories	O
between	O
2016	O
and	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
working	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
Tabata	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
of	O
Type-0	O
for	O
eighth-generation	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
HexaDrive	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
HD	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
interviews	O
given	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
Tabata	O
commented	O
that	O
he	O
wished	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Type-1	O
after	O
completing	O
XV	B-Application
,	O
and	O
later	O
explained	O
the	O
conceptual	O
Type	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
publishing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
too	O
experimental	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
