<s>
Left	B-Application
Alive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ilinx	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
follows	O
several	O
individuals	O
trying	O
to	O
survive	O
amidst	O
a	O
surprise	O
invasion	O
of	O
their	O
country	O
,	O
while	O
both	O
helping	O
civilians	O
to	O
safety	O
and	O
attempting	O
to	O
stop	O
destruction	O
and	O
damage	O
wrought	O
by	O
Wanzers	O
,	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
combat	O
mecha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
gained	O
more	O
action	O
elements	O
as	O
development	O
proceeded	O
and	O
ultimately	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
survival	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	B-Application
Alive	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
,	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
game	O
physics	O
,	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	B-Application
Alive	I-Application
is	O
a	O
primarily	O
stealth-based	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
with	O
survival	O
game	O
elements	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koshka	O
,	O
a	O
Rutherian	O
command	O
and	O
control	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
guides	O
players	O
and	O
warns	O
them	O
when	O
enemies	O
come	O
close	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
during	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
two	O
Eastern	O
European	O
countries	O
,	O
Ruthenia	O
and	O
Garmoniya	O
,	O
formerly	O
Ukraine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koshka	O
,	O
the	O
Ruthenia	O
military	O
's	O
logistics	O
and	O
communications	O
AI	B-Application
system	O
,	O
supports	O
all	O
three	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	B-Application
Alive	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
developer	O
Ilinx	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshifumi	O
Nabeshima	O
directed	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
previously	O
having	O
directed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinji	O
Hashimoto	O
,	O
who	O
helped	O
produce	O
entries	O
in	O
both	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
served	O
as	O
producer	O
for	O
Left	B-Application
Alive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoji	O
Shinkawa	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
created	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
promotional	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artist	O
Takayuki	O
Yanase	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
also	O
contributed	O
to	O
Wanzer	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nabeshima	O
initially	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
revolve	O
around	O
mech	O
robots	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
roots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
learned	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
control	O
people	O
and	O
fight	O
against	O
wanzers	O
,	O
Front	B-Application
Missions	I-Application
term	O
for	O
mechs	O
,	O
he	O
considered	O
giving	O
them	O
a	O
guard	O
suit	O
or	O
power	O
suit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artwork	O
,	O
Nabeshima	O
had	O
the	O
design	O
team	O
make	O
sure	O
he	O
remained	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
created	O
a	O
character	O
with	O
the	O
inspiration	O
he	O
found	O
through	O
the	O
artwork	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
artist	O
Yoshitaka	O
Amano	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
favorite	O
artists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mechs	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
traditional	O
"	O
Zenith-type	O
"	O
wanzers	O
from	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
,	O
just	O
"	O
powerful/formidable	O
"	O
,	O
so	O
Shinkawa	O
designed	O
purely	O
from	O
his	O
imagination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
story	O
development	O
,	O
Yoji	O
Shinkawa	O
already	O
had	O
some	O
characters	O
who	O
existed	O
in	O
the	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
series	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
also	O
decided	O
that	O
a	O
very	O
realistic	O
plot	O
that	O
would	O
still	O
feel	O
like	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
would	O
involve	O
several	O
characters	O
dealing	O
with	O
"	O
evil	O
conspiracies	O
"	O
caused	O
by	O
nations	O
plotting	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Hidenori	B-Application
Iwasaki	I-Application
worked	O
on	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
drawing	O
from	O
his	O
experiences	O
as	O
the	O
composer	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
in	O
previous	O
Front	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
five	O
desktop	O
wallpapers	O
,	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sample	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
promotions	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Japanese	O
rock	O
band	O
Man	O
with	O
a	O
Mission	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
song	O
called	O
"	O
Left	B-Application
Alive	I-Application
"	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
February	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
day	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
launched	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
pack	O
for	O
Left	B-Application
Alive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
"	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
Collaboration	O
"	O
pack	O
contained	O
only	O
in-game	O
advertising	O
for	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Left	B-Application
Alive	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
approximately	O
17,622	O
physical	O
units	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
were	O
sold	O
during	O
its	O
launch	O
week	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
number	O
five	O
selling	O
game	O
of	O
any	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
