<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
HexaDrive	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Type-0	O
HD	O
is	O
a	O
high-definition	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
and	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Type-0	O
received	O
a	O
2011	O
Japan-only	O
release	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
Type-0	O
HD	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
mid-2012	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
move	O
to	O
promote	O
the	B-Application
next	I-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
gaming	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
opportunity	O
for	O
multiple	O
changes	O
to	O
refine	O
the	O
experience	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
of	O
updated	O
graphics	O
and	O
an	O
expanded	O
color	O
palette	O
,	O
Type-0	O
HD	O
is	O
largely	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
was	O
dropped	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
were	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
HD	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
utilizes	O
a	O
real-time	O
battle	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Crisis	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
can	O
be	O
navigated	O
on	O
foot	O
,	O
using	O
chocobos	O
(	O
recurring	O
galliform	O
birds	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
)	O
or	O
via	O
an	O
airship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lead	O
character	O
can	O
be	O
swapped	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
being	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
character	O
costumes	O
made	O
included	O
through	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
demos	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
were	O
included	O
in	O
Type-0	O
HD	O
as	O
unlockables	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
costumes	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
HD	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
explored	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
high-definition	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
experimented	O
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
on	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
but	O
production	O
was	O
halted	O
when	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
were	O
transferred	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
some	O
time	O
working	O
on	O
XV	O
,	O
original	O
director	O
Hajime	O
Tabata	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
Type-0	O
HD	O
for	O
eighth-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
development	O
in	O
mid-2012	O
,	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
XV	O
was	O
shifted	O
onto	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
development	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
HexaDrive	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
successfully	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
The	B-Application
3rd	I-Application
Birthday	I-Application
,	O
and	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
high-definition	O
remasters	O
of	O
Ōkami	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Wind	I-Application
Waker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
an	O
incentive	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
players	O
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
west	O
to	O
purchase	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
before	O
XVs	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
plan	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
port	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
seventh	O
generation	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
proved	O
popular	O
at	O
the	O
2013	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
Tabata	O
had	O
no	O
development	O
experience	O
with	O
seventh	O
generation	O
console	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
eighth	O
generation	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
art	O
director	O
Yusuke	O
Naora	O
,	O
moving	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
to	O
eighth-generation	O
hardware	O
proved	O
hard	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
early	O
claims	O
,	O
no	O
version	O
of	O
Type-0	O
HD	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lighting	O
effects	O
and	O
in-game	O
assets	O
were	O
improved	O
and	O
updated	O
for	O
HD	O
consoles	O
using	O
the	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
technology	O
utilized	O
for	O
XV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
originally	O
meant	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
cursory	O
role	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
elements	O
,	O
it	O
ended	O
up	O
being	O
used	O
far	O
more	O
than	O
anticipated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
scheduling	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
sometimes	O
pressure	O
on	O
the	O
HexaDrive	O
team	O
and	O
they	O
experienced	O
difficulties	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
their	O
first	O
time	O
developing	O
for	O
eighth-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
piece	O
of	O
the	O
cutscene	O
was	O
shown	O
privately	O
to	O
attendees	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
commemoration	O
event	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Type-0	O
by	O
Takeharu	O
Ishimoto	O
,	O
who	O
also	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>
This	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
within	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
unsuitable	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lyrics	O
were	O
translated	O
by	O
SAWA	O
,	O
a	O
singer	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
World	I-Application
Ends	I-Application
with	I-Application
You	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
commercial	O
Blu-ray	O
release	O
for	O
Type-0	O
HDs	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
HD	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
the	O
entire	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
the	O
newly	O
composed	O
tracks	O
,	O
tracks	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Agito	I-Application
and	O
ten	O
bonus	O
MP3	O
tracks	O
selected	O
by	O
Ishimoto	O
from	O
his	O
previous	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
Collection	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
included	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
:	O
Episode	O
Duscae	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
bundle	O
was	O
also	O
produced	O
for	O
Japan	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
download	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
XV	O
demo	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
console	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
to	O
Windows	O
via	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
was	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
promotion	O
for	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
Final	O
Fantasy-themed	O
pre-order	O
gifts	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
rated	O
M	O
for	O
Mature	O
by	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
Software	O
Rating	O
Board	O
for	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winners	O
of	O
a	O
separate	O
special	O
sweepstake	O
received	O
a	O
themed	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
or	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
promotional	O
artwork	O
posters	O
specific	O
to	O
each	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
Play	O
Arts	O
Kai	O
mini-figurine	O
of	O
Ace	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
gold	O
Vermillion	O
Bird	O
pin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
further	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
offered	O
the	O
Japanese	O
thriller	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
rental	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
the	O
weekend	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
not	O
coming	O
west	O
was	O
the	O
flagging	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
market	O
and	O
the	O
uncertainty	O
of	O
the	O
Vita	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
port	O
impractical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
clarified	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
make	O
the	O
transition	O
onto	O
mobile	O
devices	O
or	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
HD	O
Remaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Sykes	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
setting	O
and	O
story	O
's	O
superficial	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
books	O
improved	O
the	O
story	O
after	O
the	O
confusing	O
opening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damiani	O
found	O
the	O
battles	O
"	O
a	O
welcomed	O
change	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
but	O
disliked	O
other	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
lock-on	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Type-0	O
HD	O
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
93,000	O
:	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
accounted	O
for	O
roughly	O
92	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
roughly	O
1,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Type-0	O
HD	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revelations	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
provoked	O
a	O
rise	O
in	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
while	O
other	O
console	O
sales	O
remained	O
consistent	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
ultimately	O
performed	O
poorly	O
,	O
selling	O
through	O
only	O
59.59	O
%	O
of	O
its	O
shipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Type-0	O
HD	O
reached	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
gaming	O
charts	O
behind	O
Battlefield	B-Application
Hardline	I-Application
,	O
while	O
it	O
reached	O
tenth	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
charts	O
for	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
