<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
consoles	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
and	O
international	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
mainline	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
includes	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
summoned	O
monsters	O
,	O
chocobos	O
,	O
and	O
airships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
is	O
the	O
flagship	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
collection	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Crystal	O
Tools	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
Western	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
,	O
which	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
and	O
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selling	O
1.7	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
which	O
concludes	O
Lightning	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	B-Language
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
series	O
was	O
widely	O
successful	O
and	O
has	O
shipped	O
over	O
11	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
backward	O
compatibility	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	I-Device
Enhanced	I-Device
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
turn	O
the	O
camera	O
around	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
360°	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
surroundings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
is	O
rendered	O
to	O
scale	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
it	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
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>
An	O
in-game	O
datalog	O
provides	O
a	O
bestiary	O
and	O
incidental	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
International	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
also	O
contains	O
an	O
"	O
Easy	O
"	O
mode	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
,	O
enemies	O
are	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
open	O
field	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
approached	O
or	O
avoided	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
touches	O
an	O
enemy	O
,	O
the	O
screen	O
transitions	O
from	O
the	O
regular	O
map	O
to	O
a	O
separate	O
battle	O
screen	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
;	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
health	O
is	O
fully	O
restored	O
after	O
each	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
maximum	O
of	O
three	O
characters	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
battles	O
,	O
which	O
use	O
a	O
variant	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
traditional	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
(	O
ATB	O
)	O
system	O
first	O
featured	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
only	O
controls	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
while	O
the	O
remaining	O
two	O
characters	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
choose	O
from	O
a	O
limited	O
stock	O
of	O
paradigms	O
set	O
up	O
outside	O
of	O
battle	O
,	O
limiting	O
the	O
possible	O
combinations	O
of	O
roles	O
available	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
of	O
directing	O
AI-controlled	O
party	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Crystarium	O
is	O
a	O
leveling	O
system	O
consisting	O
of	O
six	O
crystals	O
and	O
resembles	O
the	O
Sphere	O
Grid	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Gran	O
Pulse	O
(	O
often	O
simply	O
called	O
Pulse	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
representing	O
either	O
Pulse	O
or	O
Cocoon	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>
If	O
the	O
l'Cie	B-Application
complete	O
their	O
task	O
in	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
transformed	O
to	O
crystal	O
and	O
according	O
to	O
legend	O
gain	O
eternal	O
life	O
;	O
otherwise	O
they	O
become	O
mindless	O
monsters	O
called	O
Cie'th	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
l'Cie	B-Application
are	O
not	O
explicitly	O
told	O
their	O
Focus	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
instead	O
given	O
visions	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
interpret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
battle	O
,	O
l'Cie	B-Application
from	O
Pulse	O
attacked	O
and	O
ripped	O
a	O
large	O
hole	O
in	O
Cocoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
l'Cie	B-Application
completed	O
their	O
focus	O
and	O
were	O
turned	O
to	O
crystal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
magic	O
is	O
normally	O
only	O
accessible	O
to	O
l'Cie	B-Application
,	O
fal'Cie	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
monsters	O
in	O
Cocoon	O
and	O
Pulse	O
,	O
though	O
distilled	O
chemical	O
forms	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
normal	O
humans	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Manadrives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
six	O
main	O
playable	O
characters	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
are	O
Lightning	O
(	O
Ali	O
Hillis/Maaya	O
Sakamoto	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
soldier	O
and	O
older	O
sister	O
to	O
Serah	O
;	O
Snow	O
Villiers	O
(	O
Troy	O
Baker/Daisuke	O
Ono	O
)	O
,	O
Serah	O
's	O
fiancé	O
and	O
leader	O
of	O
NORA	O
,	O
a	O
paramilitary	O
group	O
;	O
Oerba	O
Dia	O
Vanille	O
(	O
Georgia	O
van	O
Cuylenburg/Yukari	O
Fukui	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrator	O
and	O
an	O
exile	O
who	O
is	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
l'Cie	B-Application
from	O
Pulse	O
;	O
Sazh	O
Katzroy	O
(	O
Reno	O
Wilson/Masashi	O
Ebara	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
civilian	O
pilot	O
and	O
father	O
to	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
,	O
Dajh	O
;	O
Hope	O
Estheim	O
(	O
Vincent	O
Martella/Yūki	O
Kaji	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
who	O
is	O
struggling	O
within	O
the	O
relationships	O
he	O
shares	O
with	O
his	O
parents	O
;	O
and	O
Oerba	O
Yun	O
Fang	O
(	O
Rachel	O
Robinson/Mabuki	O
Andou	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
l'Cie	B-Application
from	O
Pulse	O
who	O
is	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Sanctum	O
's	O
Cavalry	O
branch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightning	O
's	O
sister	O
Serah	O
had	O
found	O
the	O
fal'Cie	O
from	O
Pulse	O
and	O
been	O
changed	O
into	O
a	O
l'Cie	B-Application
by	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anima	O
then	O
brands	O
them	O
as	O
l'Cie	B-Application
and	O
they	O
are	O
cast	O
out	O
into	O
a	O
different	O
part	O
of	O
Cocoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
transformation	O
,	O
the	O
newly	O
crested	O
l'Cie	B-Application
all	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
vision	O
:	O
a	O
monster	O
called	O
Ragnarok	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Vanille	O
's	O
scenario	O
,	O
Sazh	O
discusses	O
how	O
his	O
son	O
Dajh	O
was	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
l'Cie	B-Application
by	O
a	O
Cocoon	O
fal'Cie	O
and	O
was	O
taken	O
by	O
PSICOM	O
to	O
discover	O
his	O
Focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fang	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
and	O
Vanille	O
were	O
l'Cie	B-Application
from	O
Pulse	O
who	O
were	O
turned	O
into	O
crystals	O
;	O
they	O
were	O
turned	O
back	O
into	O
humans	O
13	O
days	O
earlier	O
,	O
sparking	O
the	O
Purge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nautilus	O
,	O
Vanille	O
reveals	O
herself	O
to	O
Sazh	O
as	O
a	O
l'Cie	B-Application
from	O
Pulse	O
,	O
and	O
indirectly	O
the	O
reason	O
that	O
Dajh	O
was	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
l'Cie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
party	O
flies	O
away	O
to	O
Pulse	O
and	O
journeys	O
to	O
Oerba	O
,	O
Vanille	O
and	O
Fang	O
's	O
hometown	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
hope	O
to	O
learn	O
how	O
to	O
remove	O
their	O
l'Cie	B-Application
marks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
party	O
awaken	O
from	O
their	O
crystallization	O
on	O
Pulse	O
and	O
find	O
their	O
l'Cie	B-Application
brands	O
gone	O
;	O
Lightning	O
,	O
Hope	O
,	O
Snow	O
and	O
Sazh	O
reunite	O
with	O
Serah	O
and	O
Dajh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
began	O
in	O
February	O
2004	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
International	O
+	O
Last	O
Mission	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nojima	O
thought	O
up	O
the	O
crystal	O
mythology	O
that	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
concepts	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
fal'Cie	O
and	O
l'Cie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
party	O
should	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
reliable	O
and	O
calm	O
leader	O
type	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
more	O
accurately	O
show	O
the	O
confusion	O
and	O
unease	O
after	O
the	O
protagonists	O
transform	O
into	O
l'Cie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
positive	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
tech	O
demo	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
developed	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Crystal	O
Tools	O
engine	O
,	O
a	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
multiplatform	O
game	O
engine	O
created	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
its	O
next	O
generation	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
factor	O
in	O
the	O
platform	O
move	O
was	O
the	O
delayed	O
release	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
,	O
which	O
came	O
out	O
a	O
very	O
short	O
time	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
was	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
E3	O
convention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Versus	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
later	O
retitled	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Type-0	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Agito	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
the	O
three	O
of	O
which	O
form	O
the	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
were	O
divided	O
into	O
multiple	O
areas	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
developer	O
or	O
team	O
focusing	O
only	O
on	O
a	O
specific	O
task	O
such	O
as	O
developing	O
a	O
specific	O
in-game	O
area	O
or	O
modeling	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Motomu	O
Toriyama	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
and	O
X-2	B-Application
;	O
producer	O
Yoshinori	O
Kitase	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
V	O
through	O
VIII	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
producer	O
for	O
X	O
and	O
X-2	B-Application
;	O
main-character	O
designer	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
had	O
performed	O
the	O
same	O
role	O
for	O
VII	O
,	O
VIII	O
,	O
X	O
,	O
and	O
X-2	B-Application
,	O
and	O
battle-system	O
director	O
Toshiro	O
Tsuchida	O
reprised	O
that	O
role	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
XIII	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
internal	O
goal	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
"	O
gameplay	O
and	O
craftmanship	O
"	O
impact	O
that	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
X	O
had	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
their	O
respective	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
stemmed	O
from	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
create	O
battles	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
:	O
Advent	O
Children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
(	O
MP	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
in	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
battle	O
system	O
as	O
Tsuchida	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
designers	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
gave	O
players	O
an	O
incentive	O
to	O
not	O
use	O
their	O
most	O
powerful	O
magic	O
attacks	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
MP	O
cost	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
making	O
battles	O
less	O
interesting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
guideline	O
to	O
Nomura	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
her	O
"	O
strong	O
and	O
beautiful	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIIs	I-Application
Cloud	O
Strife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
consoles	O
allowed	O
Nomura	O
to	O
use	O
more	O
complex	O
elements	O
in	O
the	O
character	O
designs	O
than	O
before	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Lightning	O
's	O
cape	O
and	O
detailed	O
facial	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
which	O
were	O
more	O
inspired	O
by	O
Asian	O
locations	O
and	O
culture	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
by	O
the	O
art	O
team	O
to	O
be	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toriyama	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
available	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
include	O
a	O
new	O
area	O
,	O
weapons	O
and	O
quests	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
cut	O
it	O
as	O
well	O
due	O
to	O
quality	O
concerns	O
so	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
difficulties	O
with	O
the	O
different	O
systems	O
for	O
extra	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
two	O
gaming	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
Advent	O
Children	O
Complete	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
solely	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
announced	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
limitations	O
,	O
runs	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	O
(	O
720p	O
maximum	O
)	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
version	O
and	O
is	O
spread	O
across	O
3	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masashi	O
Hamauzu	O
composed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
;	O
his	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
as	O
a	O
co-composer	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
composer	O
for	O
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
main-series	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
compositions	O
by	O
original	O
series	O
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Uematsu	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
this	O
role	O
was	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
Hamauzu	O
after	O
Uematsu	O
signed	O
on	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
the	O
main	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
on	O
four	O
Compact	O
Discs	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
selections	O
from	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
two	O
gramophone	O
record	O
albums	O
in	O
2010	O
:	O
W/F	O
:	O
Music	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
W/F	O
:	O
Music	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Gentle	O
Reveries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
album	O
of	O
arranged	O
pieces	O
from	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
-PLUS-	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
an	O
album	O
of	O
piano	O
arrangements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Japanese	O
alcoholic	O
beverage	O
distributor	O
Suntory	O
released	O
the	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Elixir	O
"	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
personal	O
space	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
in	O
Japan	O
until	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
costume	O
and	O
personal	O
space	O
furnishings	O
;	O
they	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
Asian	O
,	O
European	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
versions	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Ultimate	O
Box	O
Japanese	O
package	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
again	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Lightning	O
Ultimate	O
box	O
,	O
a	O
Japan	O
exclusive	O
edition	O
which	O
includes	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
its	O
two	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
a	O
limited-edition	O
white	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
pink	O
color	O
print	O
of	O
Lightning	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Elite	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
discontinued	O
Pro	O
models	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
silver	O
strip	O
on	O
the	O
hard	O
drive	O
emblazoned	O
with	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
logo	O
in	O
the	O
western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
quantity	O
of	O
themed	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
faceplates	O
created	O
by	O
Nomura	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
a	O
select	O
few	O
retailers	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PAL	B-Language
territories	O
received	O
a	O
limited	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
both	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Original	O
Sound	O
Selection	O
"	O
best	O
of	O
"	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
,	O
three	O
Eidolon	O
art	O
prints	O
,	O
a	O
Brand	O
of	O
the	O
l'Cie	B-Application
decal	O
and	O
The	O
World	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
a	O
hardback	O
book	O
featuring	O
character	O
artwork	O
,	O
CG-rendered	O
artwork	O
,	O
and	O
environments	O
from	O
across	O
the	O
game	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
published	O
three	O
Ultimania	O
books	O
in	O
2010	O
:	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Scenario	O
Ultimania	O
and	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Battle	O
Ultimania	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Ultimania	O
Ω	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
guide	O
,	O
the	O
Ultimania	O
Ω	O
,	O
includes	O
voice	O
actor	O
and	O
additional	O
staff	O
interviews	O
,	O
the	O
complete	O
story	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
including	O
additional	O
character	O
profiles	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
artworks	O
and	O
illustrations	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
dissections	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
western	O
regions	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
in	O
Asian	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
changed	O
in	O
late	O
2010	O
when	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
in	O
fact	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
despite	O
many	O
statements	O
to	O
the	O
opposite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
two	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
official	O
release	O
in	O
Chinese	O
and	O
Korean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
Japanese	O
voice-overs	O
could	O
be	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
called	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Ultimate	O
Hits	O
International	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Asia	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
booklet	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Corridor	O
of	O
Memory	O
that	O
contains	O
content	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
short	O
story	O
epilogue	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Episode	O
I.Final	O
Fantasy	O
XIII	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
via	O
cloud	O
streaming	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
backward	O
compatibility	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionFinal	O
Fantasy	O
XIII	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
sold	O
1.7	O
million	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
1.9	O
million	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
American	O
game	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
reached	O
an	O
estimated	O
800,000	O
and	O
500,000	O
units	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
9.7	O
million	O
units	O
has	O
been	O
sold	O
on	O
consoles	O
for	O
both	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
XIII-2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
series	O
was	O
widely	O
successful	O
and	O
has	O
shipped	O
over	O
11	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
83/100	O
based	O
on	O
83	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
82/100	O
based	O
on	O
54	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
65/100	O
based	O
on	O
6	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dengeki	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
battles	O
are	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
deserved	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
120	O
,	O
as	O
100	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
Best	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
award	O
nomination	O
at	O
the	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
received	O
widespread	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
two-thirds	O
of	O
your	O
party	O
is	O
AI-controlled	O
,	O
FFXIIIs	B-Application
battles	O
may	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
involving	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
critics	O
generally	O
praised	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
revitalize	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
formula	O
,	O
many	O
reacted	O
negatively	O
to	O
the	O
linear	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
ten	O
chapters	O
on	O
Cocoon	O
,	O
an	O
issue	O
which	O
many	O
felt	O
was	O
compounded	O
by	O
the	O
large	O
reduction	O
of	O
towns	O
,	O
free-roaming	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
interaction	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
release	O
,	O
director	O
Motomu	O
Toriyama	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
lower-than-expected	O
review	O
scores	O
for	O
a	O
main	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
game	O
came	O
from	O
reviewers	O
who	O
approached	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
a	O
Western	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
senses	O
FFXIII	B-Application
is	O
more	O
like	O
an	O
FPS	O
than	O
an	O
RPG	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toriyama	O
and	O
Kitase	O
later	O
said	O
,	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
biggest	O
complaints	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
linear	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
not	O
enough	O
interaction	O
between	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
towns	O
and	O
minigames	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
some	O
value	O
it	O
highly	O
and	O
some	O
are	O
not	O
very	O
happy	O
with	O
it	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
adding	O
:	O
"	O
Should	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
become	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
or	O
should	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
not	O
become	O
a	O
new	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
entitled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
in	O
production	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
while	O
taking	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
criticism	O
and	O
other	O
feedback	O
about	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
January	O
and	O
February	O
2012	O
respectively	O
,	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
Serah	O
and	O
newcomer	O
Noel	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XIII-2	B-Application
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
sequel	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
,	O
Dirge	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cerberus	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revenant	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
After	I-Application
Years	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
returned	O
again	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
second	O
sequel	O
entitled	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
meant	O
to	O
wrap	O
up	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Lightning	O
and	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toriyama	O
said	O
in	O
the	O
Ultimania	O
Omega	O
companion	O
book	O
prior	O
to	O
XIII-2	B-Application
''	O
s	O
announcement	O
that	O
he	O
hoped	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
story	O
"	O
where	O
Lightning	O
ends	O
up	O
happy	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
Square	O
Enix	O
had	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
