<s>
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
worldwide	O
,	O
releasing	O
first	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
split	O
between	O
exploration	O
with	O
story-specific	O
twists	O
,	O
and	O
turn-based	B-Application
combat	I-Application
played	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokita	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
influenced	O
his	O
later	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
eight	O
different	O
protagonists	O
through	O
nine	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
turn-based	B-Application
battle	O
system	O
is	O
used	O
across	O
all	O
scenarios	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
sometimes	O
a	O
party	O
fighting	O
enemies	O
on	O
a	O
7x7	O
grid	O
,	O
with	O
characters	O
able	O
to	O
move	O
and	O
perform	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
attacking	O
or	O
using	O
particular	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
is	O
split	O
into	O
seven	O
chapters	O
,	O
covering	O
prehistoric	O
,	O
ancient	O
Chinese	O
,	O
feudal	B-Application
Japanese	I-Application
,	O
Wild	O
West	O
,	O
present	O
day	O
,	O
near	O
future	O
,	O
and	O
distant	O
future	O
eras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twilight	O
of	O
Edo	O
Japan	O
:	O
The	O
Infiltrator	O
:	O
Trainee	O
ninja	B-Application
Oboromaru	O
is	O
sent	O
by	O
his	O
master	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
rescue	O
a	O
politically	O
important	O
person	O
and	O
kill	O
his	O
captor	O
Ode	O
Iou	O
,	O
a	O
daimyo	O
who	O
has	O
made	O
a	O
pact	O
with	O
demonic	O
forces	O
to	O
conquer	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Development	O
Division	O
5	O
of	O
Square	O
,	O
noted	O
as	O
creators	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
directorial	O
debut	O
of	O
Takashi	O
Tokita	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
in	O
a	O
designer	O
role	O
for	O
Hanjuku	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
concept	O
was	O
born	O
from	O
the	O
desire	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
RPG	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
experience	O
multiple	O
standalone	O
stories	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
contrasting	O
against	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
where	O
smaller	O
stories	O
served	O
a	O
grand	O
narrative	O
arc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
production	O
was	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
the	O
expanding	O
storage	O
capacity	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
ROM	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
aim	O
being	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
complete	O
each	O
section	O
within	O
a	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
staff	O
members	O
,	O
including	O
designer	O
Nobuyuki	O
Inoue	O
and	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Fumiaki	O
Fukaya	O
,	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
either	O
Hanjuku	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
or	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
16-megabit	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokita	O
had	O
difficulty	O
adjusting	O
to	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
director	O
,	O
particularly	O
as	O
he	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
hands-on	O
with	O
the	O
graphical	O
elements	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
notable	O
feature	O
of	O
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
were	O
the	O
artists	O
brought	O
in	O
to	O
design	O
the	O
lead	O
cast	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
main	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
in-game	O
graphics	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
Yukiko	O
Sasaki	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
map	O
designer	O
on	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katō	O
designed	O
the	O
sprites	O
of	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
cast	O
based	O
on	O
templates	O
from	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
Orstead	O
being	O
directly	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Warrior	O
of	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
his	O
other	O
work	O
,	O
Tokita	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
tone	O
and	O
dramatic	O
moments	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
Devilman	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
based	O
its	O
structure	O
on	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
script	O
emulating	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
anime	O
and	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
story	O
paid	O
homage	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Orstead	O
and	O
Streibough	O
mirroring	O
that	O
between	O
Cecil	O
Harvey	O
and	O
Kain	O
Highwind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokita	O
was	O
concerned	O
about	O
creating	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
story	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
ongoing	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
and	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
chapter	O
and	O
its	O
selectable	O
lead	O
protagonists	O
emulated	O
the	O
freedom	O
of	O
choice	O
present	O
in	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
writing	O
music	O
for	O
Capcom	O
on	O
multiple	O
projects	O
including	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Shimomura	O
moved	O
to	O
Square	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
fuelled	O
by	O
the	O
wish	O
to	O
compose	O
for	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
Shimomura	O
's	O
first	O
major	O
RPG	O
composition	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
first	O
job	O
after	O
arriving	O
at	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
only	O
previous	O
work	O
on	O
RPGs	O
was	O
minor	O
work	O
on	O
Breath	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
prior	O
to	O
leaving	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shimomura	O
wrote	O
the	O
score	O
on	O
a	O
PC-9800	B-Operating_System
series	I-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
ported	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
sound	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
hearing	O
of	O
her	O
struggles	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
offered	O
to	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Birds	O
in	O
the	O
Sky	O
,	O
Fish	O
in	O
the	O
River	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Megalomania	O
"	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
Theatrhythm	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Curtain	I-Application
Call	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
before	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
delays	O
occurred	O
in	O
Live	O
A	O
Lives	O
production	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
order	O
was	O
reversed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
through	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
port	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
were	O
featured	O
in	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
crossovers	O
with	O
the	O
mobile	O
games	O
Holy	O
Dungeon	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Space-Time	I-Application
Crystal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
2022	O
,	O
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
remained	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
later	O
interviews	O
,	O
Tokita	O
felt	O
that	O
his	O
experience	O
with	O
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
helped	O
solidify	O
his	O
directing	O
and	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
joining	O
the	O
Square	O
Enix	O
team	O
developing	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
,	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
HD-2D	O
"	O
graphical	O
style	O
which	O
blended	O
sprite	O
art	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
,	O
Tokita	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
remake	O
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
using	O
the	O
graphical	O
style	O
of	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
made	O
possible	O
because	O
Square	O
Enix	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
talks	O
over	O
licencing	O
from	O
Shogakukan	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
president	O
Yosuke	O
Matsuda	O
had	O
himself	O
voiced	O
a	O
wish	O
to	O
remake	O
older	O
titles	O
using	O
the	O
HD-2D	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
was	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
proposed	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sasaki	O
expressed	O
disbelief	O
when	O
approached	O
about	O
the	O
remake	O
,	O
but	O
accepted	O
as	O
many	O
staff	O
members	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
for	O
performing	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
opening	O
theme	O
"	O
Cha-La	O
Head-Cha-La	O
"	O
,	O
Kageyama	O
also	O
recorded	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Western	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
will	O
be	O
releasing	O
ports	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Live	B-Application
A	I-Application
live	I-Application
sold	O
270,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
failure	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
Famitsu	O
reviewers	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
variety	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
graphics	O
lacking	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
titles	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
lauded	O
both	O
the	O
omnibus	O
narrative	O
and	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
too	O
short	O
;	O
the	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
one-of-a-kind	O
experience	O
"	O
Jenni	O
Lada	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
website	O
GamerTell	O
,	O
included	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
titles	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
variety	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reception	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
earning	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
81	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
86	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
