<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
,	O
concludes	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
subseries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2014	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
through	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
employs	O
a	O
highly	O
revamped	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
action-oriented	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
outfits	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
extend	O
by	O
completing	O
story	O
missions	O
and	O
side	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
started	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
XIII-2s	B-Application
final	O
piece	O
of	O
DLC	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
a	O
special	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
Event	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
in	O
September	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
turn	O
the	O
camera	O
around	O
the	O
character	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
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
as	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
XIII-2	B-Application
,	O
is	O
rendered	O
to	O
scale	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
who	O
navigates	O
the	O
world	O
on	O
foot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
areas	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
chocobos	O
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
animal	O
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
Outerworld	O
Services	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
take	O
photos	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
their	O
personal	O
stats	O
and	O
battle	O
scores	O
,	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
features	O
were	O
disabled	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Style-Change	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
system	O
,	O
uses	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Active	O
Time	O
Battle	O
(	O
ATB	O
)	O
-based	O
Paradigm	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
XIII	O
games	O
and	O
bears	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
dressphere	B-Application
system	O
featured	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X-2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
XIII	O
,	O
Lightning	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
people	O
who	O
are	O
turned	O
by	O
a	O
fal'Cie—one	O
of	O
a	O
race	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
gods	O
—	O
into	O
l'Cie	B-Application
,	O
servants	O
of	O
the	O
fal'Cie	O
gifted	O
with	O
magical	O
powers	O
and	O
a	O
'	O
Focus'—an	O
assigned	O
task	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
;	O
those	O
that	O
succeed	O
in	O
their	O
Focus	O
go	O
into	O
crystal	O
stasis	O
,	O
while	O
those	O
that	O
fail	O
turn	O
into	O
monsters	O
called	O
Cie'th	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
finale	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
l'Cie	B-Application
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
crystal	O
pillar	O
to	O
support	O
Cocoon	O
,	O
preventing	O
the	O
catastrophe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
l'Cie	B-Application
were	O
made	O
human	O
again	O
by	O
the	O
Goddess	O
Etro	O
,	O
the	O
deity	O
responsible	O
for	O
maintaining	O
the	O
balance	O
between	O
the	O
mortal	O
world	O
and	O
the	O
Unseen	O
Realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
XIII-2	B-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Etro	O
's	O
interference	O
allowed	O
Chaos	O
,	O
an	O
energy	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
Unseen	O
Realm	O
,	O
to	O
escape	O
and	O
distort	O
the	O
timeline	O
as	O
written	O
after	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
Cocoon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
is	O
set	O
five	O
hundred	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
XIII-2	B-Application
,	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
thirteen	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightning	O
,	O
a	O
central	O
character	O
from	O
both	O
XIII	O
and	O
XIII-2	B-Application
,	O
is	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
sole	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
narrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
also	O
make	O
appearances	O
:	O
Hope	O
Estheim	O
aids	O
Lightning	O
using	O
a	O
wireless	O
communicator	O
;	O
Snow	O
Villiers	O
,	O
devastated	O
by	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Serah	O
Farron	O
—	O
his	O
fiancée	O
and	O
Lightning	O
's	O
sister	O
—	O
becomes	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
Yusnaan	O
and	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
last	O
l'Cie	B-Application
;	O
Oerba	O
Dia	O
Vanille	O
and	O
Oerba	O
Yun	O
Fang	O
,	O
released	O
from	O
crystal	O
stasis	O
,	O
go	O
separate	O
ways	O
,	O
with	O
Fang	O
becoming	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
Monoculus	O
,	O
a	O
bandit	O
gang	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	O
Dunes	O
,	O
and	O
Vanille	O
gaining	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
hear	O
the	O
voices	O
of	O
the	O
dead	O
,	O
thus	O
being	O
deemed	O
a	O
saint	O
and	O
falling	O
under	O
the	O
constant	O
protection	O
of	O
the	O
Order	O
in	O
Luxerion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
region	O
also	O
becomes	O
the	O
home	O
of	O
Mog	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
moogle	O
companion	O
of	O
Noel	O
and	O
Serah	O
from	O
XIII-2	B-Application
;	O
Caius	O
Ballad	O
,	O
Lightning	O
's	O
old	O
adversary	O
and	O
the	O
one	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
unleashing	O
of	O
Chaos	O
into	O
the	O
mortal	O
world	O
;	O
and	O
Paddra	O
Nsu-Yeul	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
seeress	O
and	O
pivotal	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
whose	O
cycle	O
of	O
early	O
death	O
and	O
reincarnation	O
was	O
the	O
motivation	O
behind	O
Caius	O
's	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
introduces	O
Lumina	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
near-doppelganger	O
of	O
Serah	O
who	O
both	O
aids	O
and	O
taunts	O
Lightning	O
during	O
her	O
quest	O
;	O
and	O
Bhunivelze	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
deity	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
universe	O
who	O
chooses	O
Lightning	O
as	O
the	O
Savior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
learns	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
Yeul	O
's	O
perpetual	O
rebirth	O
that	O
caused	O
the	O
Chaos	O
to	O
seep	O
into	O
the	O
mortal	O
world	O
,	O
triggering	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
XIII-2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
originated	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
XIII-2	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
brainstorming	O
ideas	O
for	O
possible	O
continuations	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
though	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
solid	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
second	O
sequel	O
to	O
XIII	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
started	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Requiem	O
of	O
the	O
Goddess	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
story-based	O
DLC	O
episode	O
for	O
XIII-2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
chosen	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
on	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
next-gen	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
not	O
considered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
tri-Ace	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
on	O
XIII-2	B-Application
,	O
returned	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
story	O
concepts	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
rebirth	O
"	O
of	O
Lightning	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
:	O
this	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
called	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
and	O
not	O
XIII-3	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
attract	O
new	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
XIII	O
storyline	O
(	O
generally	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Lightning	O
Saga	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
intended	O
to	O
stand	O
independent	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
world	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
hard-edged	O
gameplay	O
ideas	O
were	O
borrowed	O
from	O
Dark	B-Application
Souls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
mostly	O
using	O
new	O
assets	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
various	O
continents	O
took	O
longer	O
to	O
create	O
than	O
the	O
environments	O
in	O
XIII-2	B-Application
,	O
and	O
story	O
scenes	O
sometimes	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
redone	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overall	O
plot	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
finalized	O
when	O
development	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
battle	O
system	O
originated	O
while	O
ideas	O
were	O
being	O
discussed	O
for	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
but	O
technical	O
limitations	O
and	O
problems	O
implementing	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
party-based	O
battle	O
system	O
prevented	O
it	O
from	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
sharing	O
design	O
elements	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
XIII	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
also	O
bears	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
developers	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
directly	O
inspired	O
by	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightning	O
's	O
multiple	O
outfits	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Isamu	O
Kamikokuryo	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
director	O
,	O
Toshitaka	O
Matsuda	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
art	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
Toshiyuki	O
Itahana	O
,	O
a	O
designer	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IX	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Crystal	O
Chronicles	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
's	O
open	O
design	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
MMORPGs	B-Protocol
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
,	O
described	O
by	O
Abe	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
tourist	O
guide	O
style	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
team	O
used	O
multiple	O
real	O
world	O
locations	O
as	O
inspiration	O
:	O
Luxerion	O
and	O
Yusnaan	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Paris	O
and	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Dead	O
Dunes	O
and	O
Wildlands	O
were	O
influenced	O
by	O
Cairo	B-Language
and	O
Costa	O
Rica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Masashi	O
Hamauzu	O
,	O
who	O
composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
XIII	O
,	O
Naoshi	O
Mizuta	O
and	O
Mitsuto	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
who	O
co-composed	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
XIII-2	B-Application
with	O
Hamauzu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
,	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
four	O
compact	O
discs	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bonus	O
album	O
,	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Soundtrack	O
Plus	O
,	O
featuring	O
unreleased	O
tracks	O
and	O
rearrangements	O
of	O
classic	O
themes	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotional	O
album	O
,	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Pre	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
about	O
a	O
second	O
sequel	O
's	O
existence	O
started	O
even	O
before	O
XIII-2s	B-Application
release	O
,	O
when	O
a	O
domain	O
name	O
was	O
registered	O
in	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII-3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
turned	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
domain	O
was	O
registered	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
western	O
branch	O
without	O
the	O
main	O
company	O
's	O
knowledge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
XIII-2s	B-Application
cliffhanger	O
ending	O
became	O
common	O
knowledge	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creators	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
ending	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
prepare	O
fans	O
for	O
coming	O
DLC	O
packets	O
that	O
would	O
expand	O
upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
run-up	O
to	O
a	O
special	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
commemoration	O
event	O
for	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
teaser	O
site	O
titled	O
"	O
A	O
Storm	O
Gathers	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
promising	O
new	O
developments	O
for	O
the	O
XIII	O
series	O
and	O
its	O
main	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
was	O
heavily	O
promoted	O
at	O
gaming	O
events	O
throughout	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
promotion	O
campaign	O
,	O
Lightning	O
and	O
monsters	O
from	O
the	O
XIII	O
series	O
featured	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
player	O
events	O
in	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
Realm	I-Protocol
Reborn	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
these	O
featured	O
the	O
clothing	O
,	O
weapon	O
and	O
equipment	O
of	O
Cloud	O
Strife	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
limited	O
edition	O
Pre-Order	O
Bonus	O
Pack	O
,	O
while	O
another	O
featured	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
Samurai-inspired	O
outfits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
cross-game	O
promotional	O
campaign	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
of	O
Japan	O
also	O
made	O
Yuna	O
's	O
costume	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
X	O
a	O
playable	O
garb	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
Japanese	O
HD	O
Remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
either	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
or	O
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
garb	O
was	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
exclusive	O
from	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
for	O
other	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
XIII-2	B-Application
and	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
a	O
figurine	O
of	O
Lightning	O
,	O
selected	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
stand	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
book	O
of	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
containing	O
a	O
specially-themed	O
DualShock	O
3	O
controller	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
platforms	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
release	O
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
release	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
followed	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
book	O
set	O
between	O
XIII-2	B-Application
and	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
,	O
Chronicle	O
of	O
Chaotic	O
Era	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
author	O
falling	O
ill	O
.	O
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
three-part	O
novella	O
set	O
after	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
ending	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Famitsu	O
Weekly	O
magazine	O
,	O
titled	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
Reminiscence	O
:	O
tracer	O
of	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
backward	O
compatibility	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
Enhanced	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
display	O
in	O
4K	O
Ultra	O
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
20	O
in	O
software	O
sales	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
,	O
selling	O
just	O
over	O
277,000	O
units	O
and	O
beating	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
4,000	O
units	O
,	O
under	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
sales	O
of	O
XIII-2	B-Application
for	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
17th	O
among	O
the	O
100	O
best-selling	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
400,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
third	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
debut	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Spy	O
,	O
a	O
further	O
376,000	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
PC	O
version	O
were	O
sold	O
by	O
April	O
2018	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>
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
brand	O
manager	O
Shinji	O
Hashimoto	O
revealed	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
that	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
met	O
sales	O
expectations	O
and	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
is	O
satisfied	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
69/100	O
based	O
on	O
21	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
66/100	O
based	O
on	O
62	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Elliot	O
of	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
fun	O
and	O
"[felt]	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	O
an	O
energetic	O
,	O
modern	O
approximation	O
of	O
combat	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
turn-based	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Marty	O
Sliva	O
greatly	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
did	O
a	O
great	O
job	O
of	O
empowering	O
me	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
[	O
trio	O
of	O
Schema ]	O
that	O
felt	O
unique	O
and	O
personal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
series	O
won	O
a	O
Sound	O
Division	O
:	O
Award	O
of	O
Excellence	O
at	O
the	O
CEDEC	O
AWARDS	O
2014	O
for	O
the	O
sound	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
won	O
a	O
Famitsu	O
Excellence	O
Award	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
to	O
Siliconera	O
about	O
the	O
Japanese	O
reviews	O
,	O
Toriyama	O
said	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
negativity	O
stemmed	O
from	O
the	O
time	O
limit	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
opinions	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
become	O
more	O
positive	O
after	O
some	O
time	O
since	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
initial	O
release	O
after	O
players	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
nuances	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shinji	O
Hashimoto	O
revealed	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
that	O
Lightning	B-Application
Returns	I-Application
met	O
sales	O
expectations	O
and	O
that	O
Square	O
Enix	O
is	O
satisfied	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
