<s>
Monster	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
downloadable	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
multimedia	O
project	O
surrounding	O
the	O
2016	O
video	O
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
four	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
while	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
fishing	O
around	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VR-based	O
content	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
under	O
consideration	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
for	O
including	O
characters	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
often	O
called	O
simplistic	O
in	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
glitchy	O
in	O
its	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Deep	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
Eos	O
,	O
an	O
Earth-like	O
fantasy	O
world	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
the	O
2016	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
fisherman	O
who	O
just	O
happens	O
to	O
be	O
fishing	O
right	O
where	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
protagonists	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
are	O
also	O
fishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
control	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
DualShock	B-Device
4	O
controller	O
or	O
two	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
fish	O
finding	O
sonar	B-Application
with	O
their	O
left	O
hand	O
and	O
the	O
fishing	O
pole	O
in	O
their	O
right	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	O
of	O
the	O
Deep	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
Universe	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
multimedia	O
project	O
based	O
around	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
that	O
includes	O
additional	O
story	O
episodes	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
film	O
,	O
and	O
original	O
net	O
animation	O
:	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
was	O
large	O
enough	O
to	O
have	O
covered	O
several	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
create	O
any	O
additional	O
games	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
produce	O
additional	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XV	O
and	O
its	O
associated	O
media	O
likewise	O
hold	O
a	O
thematic	O
connection	O
to	O
Fabula	O
Nova	O
Crystallis	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
associated	O
media	O
sharing	O
a	O
common	O
mythos	O
while	O
boasting	O
unconnected	O
stories	O
and	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
Universe	O
"	O
content	O
—	O
which	O
came	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
—	O
Monster	O
of	O
the	O
Deep	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
following	O
,	O
forming	O
part	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
dedicated	O
post-launch	O
content	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XVs	I-Application
director	O
Hajime	O
Tabata	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
VR	O
content	O
was	O
first	O
suggested	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
their	O
in-development	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retelling	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
2015	O
commercial	O
demo	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
:	O
Episode	O
Duscae	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
designer	O
Wan	O
Hazmer	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
went	O
on	O
a	O
fishing	O
trip	O
to	O
Yokohama	O
Bay	O
with	O
Kazuaki	O
Iwasawa	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
supervisor	O
for	O
Kingsglaive	O
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
due	O
to	O
his	O
experience	O
with	O
fishing	O
—	O
this	O
was	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
could	O
gain	O
authentic	O
experience	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
its	O
initial	O
announcement	O
inferred	O
that	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
would	O
be	O
made	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
the	O
playable	O
VR	O
content	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
shooting	O
side	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
went	O
from	O
alongside	O
the	O
regular	O
version	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
to	O
"	O
unlikely	O
to	O
release	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
to	O
"	O
sometime	O
after	O
September	O
30	O
"	O
and	O
even	O
missing	O
the	O
October	O
launch	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
given	O
a	O
new	O
release	O
date	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
's	O
delay	O
to	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
plan	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
itself	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
project	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
without	O
needing	O
to	O
own	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
2016	O
demo	O
,	O
Griffin	O
McElroy	O
of	O
Polygon	O
sharply	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
simplistic	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
stood	O
out	O
among	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
event	O
as	O
not	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
was	O
particularly	O
fun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Klepek	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
agreed	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
simplicity	O
meant	O
that	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
aspect	O
was	O
barely	O
utilized	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
experience	O
became	O
more	O
about	O
punching	O
buttons	O
to	O
win	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Webster	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
very	O
shallow	O
and	O
was	O
more	O
like	O
an	O
arcade	O
shooting	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
House	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
did	O
get	O
a	O
positive	O
first	O
impression	O
however	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Meghan	O
Sullivan	O
of	O
IGN	O
who	O
was	O
generally	O
impressed	O
with	O
it	O
despite	O
conceding	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
citing	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
immersion	O
and	O
nostalgia	O
impossible	O
to	O
feel	O
without	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
...	O
began	O
to	O
tear	O
up	O
with	O
happiness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
admitting	O
a	O
bias	O
due	O
to	O
enjoying	O
the	O
fishing	O
minigame	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
it	O
knew	O
its	O
particular	O
player	O
niche	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
Magazine	O
was	O
fairly	O
negative	O
about	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
its	O
elements	O
are	O
"	O
all	O
a	O
little	O
rote	O
-	O
something	O
we	O
certainly	O
do	O
n't	O
associate	O
with	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
