<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
co-developed	O
by	O
XPEC	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
SummerTimeStudio	O
and	O
publisher	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
is	O
an	O
abridged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
2016	O
title	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
remaking	O
its	O
storyline	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
HD	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
director	O
Hajime	O
Tabata	O
acted	O
as	O
co-producer	O
with	O
Kosei	O
Ito	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Tabata	O
on	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
young	O
team	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
and	O
simplify	O
it	O
for	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
wider	O
casual	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rebuilt	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
originally	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
2015	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Episode	O
Duscae	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
demo	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
producer	O
in	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
Kosei	O
Ito	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Tabata	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
Square	O
Enix	O
project	O
Before	B-Application
Crisis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
designed	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
polygonal	O
character	O
models	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
its	O
current	O
art	O
style	O
was	O
chosen	O
instead	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
younger	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
in-house	O
Luminous	O
Engine	O
,	O
Pocket	O
Edition	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
third-party	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Windows	O
devices	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
device	O
series	O
being	O
phased	O
out	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
instead	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
latest	O
generation	O
of	O
game-compatible	O
tablet	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
day	O
earlier	O
than	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
devices	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
June	O
6	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
HD	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
September	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shaun	O
Musgrave	O
from	O
TouchArcade	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
five	O
stars	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
)	O
,	O
commenting	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
faithful	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
abridged	O
narrative	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
"	O
being	O
retained	O
from	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
being	O
of	O
particular	O
merit	O
.	O
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