<s>
is	O
a	O
2020	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
planned	O
trilogy	O
of	O
games	O
remaking	O
the	O
1997	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
joins	O
AVALANCHE	B-Application
,	O
an	O
eco-terrorist	O
group	O
trying	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
powerful	O
megacorporation	O
Shinra	O
from	O
using	O
the	B-Application
planet	I-Application
's	O
life	O
essence	O
as	O
an	O
energy	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
combines	O
real-time	O
action	B-Application
with	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remake	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
April	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
selling	O
more	O
than	O
3.5	O
million	O
copies	O
within	O
three	O
days	O
and	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
game	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
late	O
2023	O
or	O
early	O
2024	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
planned	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
remaking	O
the	O
1997	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Cloud	O
Strife	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Shinra	O
soldier	O
turned	O
mercenary	O
who	O
joins	O
the	O
eco-terrorist	O
group	O
AVALANCHE	B-Application
to	O
fight	O
the	O
Shinra	O
Corporation	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
draining	O
the	B-Application
planet	I-Application
's	O
life	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploration	O
and	O
battle	O
mechanics	O
both	O
take	O
place	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
it	O
is	O
filled	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
halt	O
the	O
action	B-Application
and	O
use	O
special	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
magic	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinra	O
uses	O
Mako	O
,	O
a	O
refined	O
form	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Planet	I-Application
's	O
spiritual	O
energy	O
harvested	O
by	O
massive	O
reactors	O
,	O
to	O
power	O
the	O
metropolis	O
of	O
Midgar	O
and	O
develop	O
cutting-edge	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disillusioned	O
with	O
Shinra	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
his	O
childhood	O
friend	O
Tifa	O
Lockhart	O
(	O
Britt	O
Baron/Ayumi	O
Ito	O
)	O
,	O
Cloud	O
takes	O
a	O
mercenary	O
job	O
for	O
Avalanche	B-Application
,	O
an	O
eco-terrorist	O
organization	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Barret	O
Wallace	O
(	O
John	O
Eric	O
Bentley/Masahiro	O
Kobayashi	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barret	O
believes	O
excessive	O
Mako	O
harvesting	O
harms	O
the	B-Application
planet	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
a	O
bombing	O
attack	O
on	O
a	O
Mako	O
reactor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strange	O
ghost-like	O
entities	O
,	O
who	O
alternately	O
help	O
and	O
hinder	O
Cloud	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
cause	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
recruited	O
for	O
another	O
attack	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
goes	O
missing	O
in	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avalanche	B-Application
fails	O
to	O
stop	O
Shinra	O
's	O
plan	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
plate	O
falls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
a	O
local	O
Avalanche	B-Application
cell	O
,	O
Yuffie	O
and	O
Sonon	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
lab	O
under	O
Shinra	O
headquarters	O
and	O
fight	O
through	O
Shinra	O
's	O
forces	O
before	O
discovering	O
that	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Materia	O
is	O
not	O
yet	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
established	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
expanded	O
through	O
the	O
multimedia	O
project	O
Compilation	B-Application
of	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
comprising	O
additional	O
games	O
,	O
films	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
,	O
Square	O
announced	O
a	O
remake	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
alongside	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
and	O
IX	B-Application
,	O
but	O
nothing	O
further	O
was	O
heard	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
were	O
preoccupied	O
with	O
developing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
,	O
and	O
Remake	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
an	O
equally	O
large	O
or	O
larger	O
project	O
hard	O
to	O
undertake	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demand	O
for	O
a	O
remake	O
grew	O
following	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
tech	O
demo	O
at	O
the	O
2005	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
showcasing	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
with	O
Square	O
's	O
new	O
Crystal	O
Tools	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Remake	O
project	O
began	O
when	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
producer	O
Shinji	O
Hashimoto	O
broached	O
the	O
subject	O
to	O
Kitase	O
,	O
Nojima	O
,	O
and	O
Nomura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reason	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
remake	O
was	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
was	O
creating	O
a	O
growing	O
library	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
hoped	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
was	O
appointed	O
as	O
director	O
much	O
to	O
his	O
own	O
surprise	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
remake	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
busy	O
with	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
III	I-Application
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
filled	O
the	O
role	O
director	O
for	O
both	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
III	I-Application
concurrently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
project	O
leader	O
was	O
Naoki	O
Hamaguchi	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
for	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
project	O
lead	O
for	O
Mobius	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
approached	O
developing	O
Remake	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
as	O
a	O
main	O
numbered	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
simply	O
remastering	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
with	O
better	O
graphics	O
as	O
many	O
fans	O
had	O
requested	O
,	O
they	O
noted	O
that	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
mechanics	O
had	O
become	O
dated	O
by	O
modern	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
overarching	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
both	O
"	O
new	O
and	O
nostalgic	O
"	O
for	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
while	O
exemplifying	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
for	O
new	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
decision	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Remake	O
action-based	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
draws	O
from	O
that	O
action-based	O
style	O
of	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teruki	O
Endo	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
served	O
as	O
battle	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
aimed	O
to	O
retain	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
popular	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
,	O
while	O
merging	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
action-based	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	O
Strife	O
's	O
initial	O
redesign	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
departed	O
more	O
dramatically	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
altered	O
to	O
more	O
closely	O
resemble	O
Nomura	O
's	O
original	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
received	O
technical	O
assistance	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
latter	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
action	B-Application
gameplay	O
and	O
video	O
quality	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
originally	O
partnered	O
with	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
CyberConnect2	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
keeping	O
in	O
close	O
contact	O
due	O
to	O
different	O
development	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
a	O
similar	O
scale	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
part	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Midgar	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
iconic	O
status	O
among	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	O
's	O
interactions	O
with	O
AVALANCHE	B-Application
members	O
Biggs	O
,	O
Wedge	O
,	O
and	O
Jessie	O
further	O
his	O
character	O
development	O
and	O
deepen	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
fully	O
voiced	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
plan	O
being	O
for	O
the	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
CGI	O
film	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
Advent	O
Children	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
actors	O
remained	O
the	O
same	O
with	O
Takahiro	O
Sakurai	O
being	O
surprised	O
by	O
this	O
younger	O
take	O
on	O
Cloud	O
,	O
having	O
not	O
played	O
Cloud	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
unvoiced	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
consists	O
primarily	O
of	O
arrangements	O
of	O
pieces	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
wrote	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
with	O
original	O
tracks	O
by	O
several	O
other	O
series	O
veterans	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Masashi	O
Hamauzu	O
and	O
Mitsuto	O
Suzuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Uematsu	O
and	O
Kitase	O
had	O
worked	O
together	O
since	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Kitase	O
initially	O
believing	O
Uematsu	O
would	O
refuse	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
long	O
since	O
left	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
found	O
success	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
composer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
years	O
of	O
rumors	O
and	O
fan	O
requests	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Sony	O
's	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
next	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
2015	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Experience	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
opening	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
30th	O
anniversary	O
opening	O
ceremony	O
event	O
hosted	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
–	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
—	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
piece	O
of	O
CGI	O
key	O
art	O
was	O
unveiled	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
announcements	O
for	O
a	O
collaboration	O
event	O
with	O
Mobius	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
following	O
E3	O
2018	O
,	O
Nomura	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
full	O
attention	O
shifted	O
to	O
it	O
when	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
years	O
without	O
substantial	O
footage	O
,	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
was	O
shown	O
during	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
May	O
2019	O
State	O
of	O
Play	O
broadcast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
in	O
a	O
second	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
during	O
an	O
orchestral	O
concert	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
until	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
further	O
details	O
about	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
on	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
covering	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
revealed	O
that	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
would	O
receive	O
physical	O
copies	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
early	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
growing	O
concerns	O
of	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
on	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
in	O
June	O
,	O
a	O
scene	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
was	O
reproduced	O
for	O
the	O
8-bit	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-88	I-Device
computer	O
by	O
Japanese	O
programmer	O
Soba	O
P	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
Remake	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
Intergrade	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
featuring	O
improved	O
visuals	O
and	O
shorter	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
available	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
cost	O
to	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
PS5-exclusive	O
DLC	O
expansion	O
titled	O
Episode	O
Intermission	O
featuring	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
Yuffie	O
Kisaragi	O
,	O
who	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
Midgar	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	O
expansion	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
Intergrade	O
,	O
but	O
must	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
if	O
using	O
the	O
free	O
upgrade	O
from	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
news	O
outlets	O
reported	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
anime	O
series	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Netflix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
novel	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
backstories	O
of	O
Tifa	O
and	O
Aerith	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
:	O
Traces	O
of	O
Two	O
Pasts	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remake	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
planned	O
trilogy	O
of	O
games	O
remaking	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
;	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Rebirth	I-Application
,	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
late	O
2023	O
or	O
early	O
2024	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Crisis	O
Core	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Reunion	O
,	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
Crisis	O
Core	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
larger	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theatrhythm	O
had	O
previously	O
included	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
Advent	O
Children	O
and	O
Crisis	O
Core	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
returns	O
in	O
Final	O
Bar	O
Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
summarize	O
,	O
he	O
says	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
tells	O
a	O
smaller	O
,	O
more	O
personal	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
tale	O
and	O
marries	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
smart	O
mashup	O
of	O
action	B-Application
and	O
RPG	O
gameplay	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
deliver	O
a	O
must-play	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
interactions	O
with	O
the	O
cast	O
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
minor	O
characters	O
in	O
Avalanche	B-Application
was	O
also	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
writers	O
with	O
his	O
confrontations	O
with	O
Sephiroth	O
Destructoid	O
agreed	O
about	O
the	O
cast	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
Aerith	O
,	O
noting	O
her	O
fun	O
characterization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
,	O
also	O
finding	O
the	O
graphics	O
superior	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
framerate	O
,	O
fitting	O
for	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
game	O
which	O
is	O
more	O
notable	O
when	O
Cloud	O
becomes	O
involved	O
in	O
fights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
3.5	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
within	O
three	O
days	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
,	O
surpassing	O
the	O
launch	O
sales	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Spider-Man	I-Application
(	O
3.3	O
million	O
;	O
2018	O
)	O
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
3.1	O
million	O
;	O
2018	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
that	O
figure	O
had	O
increased	O
to	O
over	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
out	O
in	O
many	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
surpassing	O
the	O
launch	O
record	O
previously	O
set	O
by	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
April	O
2020	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
trade	O
association	O
GAME	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
took	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
only	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
to	O
sell	O
more	O
than	O
100,000	O
units	O
within	O
Germany	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
it	O
won	O
a	O
Gold	O
Sales	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
downloaded	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
April	O
2020	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intergrade	O
accumulated	O
13.803	O
players	O
upon	O
it	O
release	O
in	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Awards	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Remake	I-Application
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Recipient(s )	O
and	O
Nominee(s )	O
Result	O
2019	O
Game	O
Critics	O
AwardsBest	O
of	O
Show	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
RemakeBest	O
Console	O
GameBest	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
2020	O
CEDEC	O
AwardsExcellence	O
in	O
Sound	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
AwardsPlayStation	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
YearBest	O
Visual	O
Design	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2020Game	O
of	O
the	O
YearBest	O
Game	O
DirectionBest	O
NarrativeBest	O
Art	O
DirectionBest	O
Score/MusicBest	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
2021	O
17th	O
British	O
Academy	O
Games	O
AwardsAnimationPerformer	O
in	O
a	O
Leading	O
RoleCody	O
Christian	O
24th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
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