<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
in	O
2014	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
through	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XIII-2	B-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2009	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
subseries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
began	O
in	O
early	O
2010	O
and	O
lasted	O
about	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
exceed	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
in	O
every	O
aspect	O
while	O
making	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
tone	O
more	O
dark	O
and	O
mysterious	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
Western	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2014	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
sequel	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
turn	O
the	O
camera	O
around	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
360°	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XIII-2	B-Application
has	O
a	O
world	O
rendered	O
to	O
scale	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
caricature	O
of	O
the	O
character	O
roaming	O
around	O
miniature	O
terrain	O
,	O
as	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
earlier	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
every	O
area	O
is	O
represented	O
proportionally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
navigates	O
the	O
world	O
on	O
foot	O
or	O
by	O
chocobo	O
,	O
large	O
flightless	O
birds	O
that	O
appear	O
regularly	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
in-game	O
data	O
log	O
provides	O
a	O
bestiary	O
and	O
incidental	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
XIII-2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Either	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
main	O
characters	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
direct	O
control	O
over	O
at	O
any	O
point	O
;	O
the	O
other	O
character	O
and	O
the	O
monster	O
are	O
then	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
enemy	O
has	O
a	O
meter	O
,	O
called	O
a	O
Chain	O
Gauge	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
percentage	O
that	O
increases	O
from	O
a	O
base	O
level	O
of	O
100	O
when	O
the	O
enemy	O
is	O
struck	O
by	O
attacks	O
or	O
spells	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crystarium	O
is	O
a	O
leveling	O
and	O
growth	O
system	O
,	O
making	O
a	O
return	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
in	O
an	O
altered	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
follows	O
on	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
but	O
as	O
is	O
typical	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
unrelated	O
to	O
all	O
other	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
XIII	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
fal'Cie—a	O
god-like	O
race	O
—	O
transformed	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
six	O
people	O
into	O
l'Cie	B-Application
(	O
servants	O
of	O
the	O
fal'Cie	O
with	O
magical	O
powers	O
and	O
a	O
'	O
Focus'—an	O
assigned	O
task	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fal'Cie	O
hoped	O
these	O
l'Cie	B-Application
would	O
initiate	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
Gran	O
Pulse	O
,	O
by	O
crashing	O
the	O
floating	O
and	O
inhabited	O
sphere	O
Cocoon	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
finale	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
l'Cie	B-Application
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
crystal	O
pillar	O
to	O
support	O
Cocoon	O
,	O
preventing	O
the	O
catastrophe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XIII-2	B-Application
begins	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
XIII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
3	O
AF	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
XIII-2	B-Application
jumps	O
between	O
different	O
time	O
periods	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
parallel	O
versions	O
of	O
different	O
places	O
,	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	O
Historia	O
Crux	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
journeying	O
to	O
5	O
AF	O
to	O
resolve	O
a	O
paradox	O
on	O
Cocoon	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
and	O
help	O
Alyssa	O
,	O
an	O
Academy	O
member	O
and	O
survivor	O
of	O
the	O
Purge	O
,	O
a	O
massacre	O
by	O
the	O
Sanctum	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
began	O
around	O
March	O
and	O
April	O
2010	O
and	O
lasted	O
about	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
carried	O
out	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
1st	O
Production	O
Department	O
,	O
a	O
collective	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
teams	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
personnel	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
remained	O
in	O
their	O
roles	O
:	O
Motomu	O
Toriyama	O
was	O
director	O
,	O
Yoshinori	O
Kitase	O
producer	O
,	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
character	O
designer	O
and	O
Isamu	O
Kamikokuryo	O
art	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
troubled	O
development	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
that	O
had	O
been	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
simultaneous	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
company-wide	O
engine	O
Crystal	O
Tools	O
gave	O
reason	O
to	O
rethink	O
the	O
production	O
process	O
for	O
high-budget	O
games	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
consulted	O
the	O
European	O
subsidiary	O
Eidos	O
to	O
more	O
closely	O
adapt	O
a	O
Western	O
approach	O
to	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
XIII-2	B-Application
was	O
not	O
entirely	O
developed	O
in-house	O
;	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
tri-Ace	O
was	O
contracted	O
to	O
help	O
out	O
with	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
,	O
art	O
and	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
strong	O
sales	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
had	O
been	O
criticized	O
on	O
several	O
fronts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Environments	O
were	O
made	O
more	O
explorable	O
and	O
the	O
artists	O
were	O
given	O
more	O
freedom	O
to	O
include	O
their	O
own	O
ideas	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
locations	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rectify	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
artificial	O
seeming	O
settings	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
side	O
quests	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
abundance	O
of	O
chocobos	O
and	O
the	O
more	O
open	O
environment	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Rockstar	O
San	O
Diego	O
's	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toriyama	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
the	O
plot	O
not	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
but	O
instead	O
as	O
taking	O
place	O
900	O
years	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toriyama	O
expressed	O
his	O
wish	O
to	O
"	O
create	O
a	O
story	O
where	O
 [ Lightning ] 	O
ends	O
up	O
 [ truly ] 	O
happy	O
one	O
day	O
"	O
as	O
he	O
considered	O
her	O
emotional	O
state	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
doubtful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emi	O
Nagashima	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
by	O
her	O
pen	O
name	O
Jun	O
Eishima	O
,	O
had	O
written	O
novellas	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
was	O
consulted	O
early	O
on	O
in	O
development	O
to	O
help	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
plot	O
for	O
XIII-2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
reflected	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
:	O
Season	O
2	O
when	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
first	O
proposed	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
cheerful	O
and	O
humorous	O
feel	O
than	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
members	O
wanted	O
the	O
overall	O
tone	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
to	O
be	O
serious	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
darker	O
and	O
more	O
mysterious	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfamiliar	O
concepts	O
and	O
terms	O
in	O
XIII	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
l'Cie	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
fal'Cie	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
deemed	O
too	O
difficult	O
to	O
understand	O
and	O
hence	O
avoided	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
story	O
link	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
via	O
the	O
location	O
Valhalla	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
later	O
discarded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
much	O
darker	O
tone	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Kamikokuryo	O
decided	O
on	O
surrealism	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
much	O
tighter	O
schedule	O
allowing	O
for	O
little	O
pre-production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moogle	O
Mog	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Toshitaka	O
Matsuda	O
after	O
he	O
had	O
received	O
a	O
request	O
for	O
a	O
cute	O
and	O
mascot-like	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Masashi	O
Hamauzu	O
,	O
Naoshi	O
Mizuta	O
,	O
and	O
Mitsuto	O
Suzuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hamauzu	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
sole	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
wrote	O
roughly	O
a	O
quarter	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tracks	O
,	O
as	O
did	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
while	O
Mizuta	O
wrote	O
nearly	O
half	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
Mizuta	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
music	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XI	O
,	O
and	O
Suzuki	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
sound	O
director	O
for	O
several	O
Square	O
Enix	O
games	O
and	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
arranger	O
for	O
XIII	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toriyama	O
also	O
wished	O
for	O
the	O
music	O
to	O
have	O
"	O
a	O
more	O
edgy	O
sound	O
"	O
and	O
more	O
vocal	O
pieces	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
sound	O
"	O
unlike	O
the	O
typical	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
has	O
published	O
the	O
2011	O
four-disc	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
album	O
of	O
arrangements	O
and	O
alternate	O
versions	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
PLUS	O
,	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
downloadable	O
outfits	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
accessories	O
,	O
scenarios	O
,	O
recruitable	O
monsters	O
and	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
initial	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
these	O
ideas	O
did	O
not	O
come	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
designed	O
and	O
planned	O
for	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
that	O
would	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
own	O
XIII	O
save	O
data	O
can	O
unlock	O
an	O
additional	O
wallpaper	O
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
or	O
gamer	O
picture	O
(	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
for	O
the	O
save	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DLC	B-Protocol
released	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
contained	O
additional	O
weapons	O
,	O
costumes	O
,	O
and	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-release	O
downloads	O
also	O
included	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Lost	O
Report	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
offers	O
a	O
look	O
back	O
at	O
XIIIs	O
story	O
through	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
downloadable	O
scenarios	O
for	O
other	O
characters	O
:	O
"	O
Perpetual	O
Battlefield	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
reveals	O
Snow	O
's	O
fate	O
;	O
"	O
Heads	O
or	O
Tails	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
how	O
Sazh	O
came	O
to	O
500	O
AF	O
Academia	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Requiem	O
of	O
the	O
Goddess	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
shows	O
Lightning	O
's	O
struggle	O
against	O
Caius	O
and	O
explains	O
how	O
she	O
became	O
crystallized	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
's	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
sold	O
524,000	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
only	O
reached	O
48th	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
just	O
below	O
four	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
home	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
placed	O
as	O
the	O
second-best	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
just	O
below	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
XIII-2	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
3.1	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
400,000	O
further	O
copies	O
were	O
registered	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
by	O
2017	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Spy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
received	O
very	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
Japanese	O
reviewers	O
,	O
getting	O
perfect	O
scores	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
magazines	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
disagreed	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
art	O
"	O
represents	O
a	O
step	O
back	O
from	O
the	O
splendor	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dale	O
North	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
"	O
wonderfully	O
varied	O
and	O
lots	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
and	O
predicted	O
that	O
"	O
traditionalist	O
"	O
fans	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
music	O
would	O
not	O
like	O
it	O
as	O
much	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
varied	O
new	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Juba	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
changes	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIIIs	I-Application
battle	O
system	O
made	O
it	O
his	O
favorite	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
battle	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
"	O
phenomenal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parish	O
said	O
that	O
XIII-2	B-Application
was	O
an	O
inversion	O
of	O
XIII	O
in	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
took	O
precedence	O
over	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parkin	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
weak	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
not	O
engaging	O
,	O
and	O
Clements	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
insubstantial	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
found	O
particularly	O
disappointing	O
as	O
most	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
focused	O
heavily	O
on	O
their	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hints	O
and	O
rumors	O
began	O
circulating	O
about	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
as	O
early	O
as	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
Square	O
Enix	O
registered	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-3	I-Application
web	O
domain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
To	O
be	O
continued	O
"	O
ending	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
ending	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
prompt	O
players	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
alternative	O
endings	O
and	O
remain	O
ready	O
for	O
the	O
coming	O
DLC	B-Protocol
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
stated	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
piece	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
officials	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
future	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
XIII-related	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
teaser	O
site	O
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Event	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
A	O
Storm	O
Gathers	O
"	O
,	O
promising	O
a	O
"	O
new	O
direction	O
for	O
the	O
saga	O
of	O
key	O
character	O
Lightning	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
ending	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
character	O
,	O
Lightning	O
.	O
</s>
