<s>
Fortress	B-Device
is	O
the	O
code	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
cancelled	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Swedish	O
game	O
developer	O
Grin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Director	O
Ulf	O
Andersson	O
devised	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
Fortress	B-Device
before	O
preproduction	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
approached	O
the	O
developer	O
and	O
proposed	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grin	O
reconceived	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
recurring	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
world	O
of	O
Ivalice	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
elements	O
of	O
XII	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
stylistic	O
motifs	O
and	O
character	O
designs	O
;	O
additional	O
elements	O
included	O
chocobos	O
and	O
other	O
recurring	O
creatures	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grin	O
worked	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
style	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
development	O
was	O
told	O
that	O
no	O
funding	O
would	O
ever	O
come	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
developer	O
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
several	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Fortress	B-Device
was	O
thought	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
studio	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
also	O
suspended	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
any	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
scenario	O
writer	O
Ulf	O
Andersson	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
set	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revenant	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
revolved	O
a	O
magical	O
fortress	B-Device
designed	O
to	O
defend	O
Ivalice	O
from	O
a	O
being	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Sea	O
King	O
Loemund	O
,	O
who	O
rose	O
every	O
10,000	O
years	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
last	O
attempt	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
slain	O
and	O
his	O
crown	O
was	O
lost	O
in	O
the	O
fortress	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marching	O
to	O
the	O
fortress	B-Device
 '	O
location	O
,	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
forces	O
would	O
have	O
needed	O
to	O
fend	O
off	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Loemund	O
,	O
who	O
seeks	O
vengeance	O
against	O
his	O
killer	O
's	O
descendant	O
Queen	O
Ashelia	O
B'nargin	O
Dalmasca	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
entire	O
cast	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
back	O
together	O
for	O
a	O
final	O
fight	O
to	O
save	O
Ivalice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortress	B-Device
started	O
out	O
as	O
an	O
original	O
fantasy	B-Application
game	O
concept	O
designed	O
by	O
Ulf	O
Andersson	O
,	O
Grin	O
's	O
co-founder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
character	O
artist	O
Björn	O
Albihn	O
described	O
Fortress	B-Device
as	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
epic	O
scale	O
both	O
in	O
story	O
and	O
production	O
values	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
developed	O
on	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
compatible	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
realistic	O
and	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
according	O
to	O
Guillaumue	O
Mraz	O
,	O
a	O
level	O
designer	O
at	O
Grin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
president	O
Yoichi	O
Wada	O
visited	O
Grin	O
several	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
liked	O
the	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
concept	O
and	O
its	O
Nordic	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
getting	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
boss	O
fight	O
from	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Grin	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
company	O
Capcom	O
,	O
Wada	O
said	O
he	O
had	O
seen	O
enough	O
,	O
and	O
decided	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
would	O
publish	O
Fortress	B-Device
as	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
spin-off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
it	O
became	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
,	O
the	O
Grin	O
founders	O
wanted	O
to	O
come	O
in	O
and	O
revolutionize	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
in	O
new	O
ways	O
with	O
their	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortress	B-Device
was	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
world	O
of	O
Ivalice	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
version	O
seen	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
,	O
only	O
set	O
some	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
many	O
original	O
characters	O
and	O
locations	O
,	O
concept	O
art	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
the	O
character	O
Ashe	O
and	O
a	O
Judge	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
chocobos	O
and	O
other	O
recurring	O
creatures	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
portfolio	O
video	O
created	O
by	O
lead	O
technical	O
artist	O
Anders	O
Bodbacka	O
revealed	O
that	O
Larsa	O
Solidor	O
and	O
Basch	O
fon	O
Ronsenburg	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
were	O
also	O
to	O
be	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
a	O
normal	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
with	O
familiar	O
characters	O
exploring	O
a	O
"	O
Nordic	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
primarily	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
massive	O
fortress	B-Device
"	O
according	O
to	O
Linda	O
Dahlberg	O
,	O
a	O
Grin	O
associate	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
visually	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Vikings	B-Application
and	O
wielded	O
armor	O
and	O
weapons	O
decorated	O
with	O
sea	O
and	O
sea	O
monster	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planned	O
boss	O
battles	O
included	O
fighting	O
a	O
gargantuan	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
monster	O
Malboro	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
seaweed	O
on	O
its	O
back	O
to	O
climb	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
it	O
and	O
drop	O
bombs	O
on	O
the	O
creature	O
's	O
weak	O
spots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
design	O
document	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
divided	O
into	O
at	O
least	O
seven	O
chapters	O
,	O
starting	O
at	O
the	O
gate	O
of	O
the	O
Fortress	B-Device
and	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
stronghold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grin	O
's	O
music	O
director	O
Erik	O
Thunberg	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
score	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
track	O
that	O
features	O
a	O
rearrangement	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Prelude	O
"	O
theme	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
pay	O
Grin	O
for	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Fortress	B-Device
in	O
successive	O
waves	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
milestones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Grin	O
released	O
Terminator	B-Application
Salvation	I-Application
,	O
Wanted	B-Language
:	I-Language
Weapons	I-Language
of	I-Language
Fate	I-Language
,	O
and	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
and	O
poor	O
sales	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
further	O
financial	O
woes	O
and	O
seemed	O
to	O
make	O
Square	O
Enix	O
nervous	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
such	O
a	O
well-guarded	O
secret	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
through	O
so	O
many	O
changes	O
,	O
that	O
most	O
employees	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
until	O
very	O
late	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grin	O
attempted	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
to	O
fit	O
more	O
with	O
traditional	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
but	O
still	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
any	O
positive	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Grin	O
sent	O
Square	O
Enix	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
own	O
games	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
were	O
told	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
Final	O
Fantasys	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
closed	O
its	O
offices	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
delayed	O
payments	O
from	O
"	O
too	O
many	O
publishers	O
"	O
caused	O
"	O
an	O
unbearable	O
cashflow	O
situation	O
"	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
Fortress	B-Device
in	O
a	O
farewell	O
note	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
unreleased	O
masterpiece	O
that	O
 [ they ] 	O
were	O
n't	O
allowed	O
to	O
finish	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
bankruptcy	O
papers	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
goals	O
for	O
Fortress	B-Device
"	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
met	O
in	O
a	O
satisfactory	O
way	O
"	O
,	O
whereas	O
Andersson	O
claimed	O
the	O
contrary	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
milestones	O
initially	O
set	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
producer	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
had	O
been	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mraz	O
stated	O
that	O
Grin	O
seemed	O
to	O
have	O
ignored	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
requests	O
for	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
too	O
important	O
to	O
overlook	O
this	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Grin	O
's	O
closure	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
existence	O
of	O
Fortress	B-Device
spread	O
as	O
mentions	O
and	O
concept	O
art	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
appeared	O
on	O
former	O
employees	O
 '	O
resumes	O
and	O
portfolios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2010	O
,	O
footage	O
from	O
an	O
alleged	O
tech	O
demo	O
of	O
Fortress	B-Device
was	O
leaked	O
onto	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
description	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
are	O
"	O
set	O
some	O
time	O
after	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revenant	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
"	O
and	O
mentioned	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
subsidiary	O
Eidos	O
Montreal	O
as	O
a	O
possible	O
new	O
home	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Replying	O
to	O
a	O
fan	O
question	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
David	O
Hoffman	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
business	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
branch	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
mentioned	O
Fortress	B-Device
without	O
confirming	O
its	O
existence	O
,	O
also	O
saying	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
no	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
rumored	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fortress	B-Device
project	O
,	O
still	O
supported	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
time	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
,	O
undisclosed	O
studio	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
ended	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
an	O
interview	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
Motomu	O
Toriyama	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
said	O
that	O
Fortress	B-Device
was	O
suspended	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
wo	O
n't	O
be	O
released	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
