<s>
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
developed	O
by	O
Tokyo	O
RPG	O
Factory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
parent	O
company	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
as	O
a	O
console	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
debut	O
project	O
of	O
Tokyo	O
RPG	O
Factory	O
,	O
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
began	O
production	O
in	O
2014	O
with	O
a	O
short	O
production	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
goal	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
took	O
mechanical	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
visual	O
theme	O
of	O
snow	O
,	O
the	O
narrative	O
was	O
written	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
sadness	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
navigating	O
environments	O
from	O
an	O
angled	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
fight	O
using	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
System	O
featured	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
:	O
after	O
each	O
action	O
is	O
taken	O
by	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
an	O
ATB	O
gauge	O
must	O
fill	O
again	O
before	O
another	O
action	O
is	O
taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
snow-bound	O
land	O
regularly	O
beset	O
by	O
angry	O
demons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
sacrifice	O
,	O
Setsuna	O
's	O
mother	B-Application
Mana	O
,	O
told	O
the	O
Time	O
Judge	O
of	O
Setsuna	O
's	O
potential	O
as	O
one	O
who	O
might	O
defeat	O
the	O
Dark	O
Samsara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Travelling	O
back	O
to	O
Setsuna	O
's	O
home	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
her	O
mother	B-Application
left	O
as	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
,	O
Endir	O
defeats	O
the	O
Dark	O
Samsara	O
in	O
its	O
humanoid	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Tokyo	O
RPG	O
Factory	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
created	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
staffed	O
by	O
external	O
staff	O
to	O
produce	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
(	O
RPGs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
pure	O
fantasy	B-Application
,	O
true	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
was	O
written	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
beginning	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
goals	O
,	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
adopted	O
from	O
role-playing	O
games	O
like	O
early	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
and	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hashimoto	O
,	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
was	O
used	O
as	O
inspiration	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
,	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
favorite	O
of	O
the	O
assembled	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
few	O
spiritual	O
successors	O
to	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
drew	O
influence	O
from	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
and	O
Mother	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xenogears	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
playtime	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
similar	O
to	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
of	O
the	O
90s	O
,	O
going	O
against	O
the	O
prevalent	O
trend	O
of	O
added	O
content	O
with	O
the	O
scale	O
and	O
power	O
of	O
gaming	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
specifically	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
key	O
theme	O
running	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
sadness	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
theme	O
also	O
extends	O
to	O
its	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
stems	O
from	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
setsunasa	O
"	O
:	O
while	O
it	O
holds	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
meanings	O
in	O
Japanese	O
,	O
the	O
meaning	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
was	O
sadness	B-Application
or	O
sorrow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
continue	O
producing	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
thematic	O
concepts	O
,	O
they	O
considered	O
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
standalone	O
project	O
without	O
any	O
need	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
its	O
foundation	O
,	O
Tokyo	O
RPG	O
Factory	O
had	O
drawn	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
phrase	O
Setsugekka	O
(	O
Snow	O
,	O
Moon	O
and	O
Flowers	O
)	O
when	O
choosing	O
the	O
visual	O
themes	O
for	O
each	O
planned	O
game	O
;	O
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
used	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
snow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Tomoki	O
Miyoshi	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
composer	O
whose	O
first	O
notable	O
score	O
was	O
for	O
Soul	B-Application
Calibur	I-Application
V	I-Application
.	O
Almost	O
all	O
tracks	O
were	O
performed	O
on	O
solo	O
piano	O
played	O
by	O
Randy	O
Kerber	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
major	O
films	O
including	O
Forrest	O
Gump	O
and	O
Titanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2015	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
title	O
Project	B-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
promotion	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
wary	O
of	O
openly	O
referencing	O
Chrono	B-Application
Trigger	I-Application
as	O
that	O
might	O
cause	O
an	O
excess	O
of	O
expectations	O
among	O
potential	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
next	O
showing	O
was	O
at	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
,	O
where	O
its	O
official	O
Japanese	O
title	O
was	O
revealed	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
title	O
in	O
Japan	O
is	O
Ikenie	B-Application
to	I-Application
Yuki	I-Application
no	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
,	O
roughly	O
translated	O
as	O
"	O
Setsuna	O
of	O
Sacrifice	O
and	O
Snow	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
differences	O
in	O
content	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
exception	O
being	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
looks	O
better	O
on	O
a	O
large	O
screen	O
due	O
to	O
resolution	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
details	O
regarding	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
English	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
English	O
title	O
,	O
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platforms	O
,	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
worldwide	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
coliseum	O
battle	O
mode	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Temporal	O
Battle	O
Arena	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
on	O
April	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Media	O
Create	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#6	O
and	O
#7	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
33	O
,	O
629	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
27	O
,	O
994	O
,	O
bringing	O
total	O
sales	O
to	O
roughly	O
66,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
,	O
the	O
Vita	O
version	O
had	O
dropped	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
sold	O
a	O
further	O
6,619	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
had	O
earned	O
a	O
substantial	O
profit	O
from	O
continue	O
sales	O
of	O
I	B-Application
Am	I-Application
Setsuna	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
