<s>
Never	B-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Infinity	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
KID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
KID	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
Infinity	B-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Infinity	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Ever	B-Application
17	I-Application
,	O
Remember	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
the	O
spin-off	O
12Riven	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
reboot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Never	B-Application
7	I-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
reads	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
presses	O
a	O
button	O
to	O
advance	O
through	O
the	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
replaying	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
fast	B-Application
forward	I-Application
function	O
to	O
move	O
past	O
sections	O
of	O
text	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
already	O
read	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
meter	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
Visual	B-Application
Memory	I-Application
Unit	I-Application
shows	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
doing	O
with	O
the	O
female	O
characters	O
:	O
it	O
shows	O
three	O
blocks	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
hearts	O
inside	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
doing	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
glossary	O
,	O
which	O
explains	O
various	O
key	O
words	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
gets	O
points	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
unlock	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
calculator	O
,	O
a	O
calendar	O
,	O
and	O
mini-games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Never	B-Application
7	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
April	O
1	O
–	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concluding	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
trapped	O
in	O
an	O
infinite	B-Algorithm
loop	I-Algorithm
,	O
he	O
vows	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
girl	O
alive	O
and	O
break	O
free	O
of	O
the	O
loop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
immediately	O
after	O
Uchikoshi	O
's	O
first	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
,	O
was	O
finished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
make	O
heavy	O
use	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
themes	O
in	O
Never	B-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
as	O
his	O
superiors	O
at	O
KID	O
told	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
needed	O
to	O
include	O
cute	O
girl	O
characters	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
sell	O
;	O
he	O
kept	O
science	O
fiction	O
themes	O
light	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
dating	O
game	O
elements	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
being	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
relationship	O
with	O
a	O
girl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
new	O
scenarios	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
depicted	O
reality	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Never	B-Application
7	I-Application
as	O
subjective	O
and	O
relative	O
rather	O
than	O
absolute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
comes	O
from	O
how	O
Makoto	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
infinite	B-Algorithm
loop	I-Algorithm
and	O
reach	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
seven	O
characters	O
die	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
open	O
to	O
speculation	O
and	O
multiple	O
interpretations	O
,	O
a	O
design	O
philosophy	O
that	O
was	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
later	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
what	O
led	O
to	O
Infinity	B-Application
being	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
series	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
openness	O
to	O
interpretation	O
was	O
that	O
development	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
confirm	O
or	O
deny	O
whether	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
was	O
connected	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Memories	B-Application
Off	I-Application
series	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
while	O
characters	O
with	O
similar	O
names	O
may	O
appear	O
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
decide	O
for	O
themselves	O
what	O
the	O
answer	O
would	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
and	O
ending	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Sen	O
Oku	O
no	O
Hoshikuzu	O
Furasu	O
Yoru	O
no	O
Sora	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Hokorobishi	O
Hana	O
"	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
were	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
band	O
Asriel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
by	O
KID	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
under	O
the	O
title	O
Infinity	B-Application
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
version	O
titled	O
Infinity	B-Application
Cure	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
also	O
by	O
KID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
KID	O
released	O
a	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
titled	O
Never	B-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Infinity	I-Application
;	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
GameX	O
for	O
Mac	O
"	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyberfront	O
released	O
it	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
writer	O
at	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mood	O
boring	O
from	O
start	O
to	O
end	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
1000	O
best	O
selling	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
estimated	O
4,250	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Never	B-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
four	O
more	O
Infinity	B-Application
games	O
were	O
made	O
:	O
Ever	B-Application
17	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Out	I-Application
of	I-Application
Infinity	I-Application
,	O
Remember	B-Application
11	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Infinity	I-Application
,	O
12Riven	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Psi-Climinal	I-Application
of	I-Application
Integral	I-Application
,	O
and	O
;	O
Nakazawa	O
worked	O
on	O
Ever	B-Application
17	I-Application
and	O
Remember	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Uchikoshi	O
worked	O
on	O
all	O
except	O
Code_18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
of	O
Never	B-Application
7	I-Application
had	O
been	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
Uchikoshi	O
gradually	O
focused	O
more	O
on	O
science	O
fiction	O
and	O
less	O
on	O
romance	O
with	O
each	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Remember	B-Application
11	I-Application
not	O
featuring	O
any	O
dating	O
elements	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Never	B-Application
7	I-Application
was	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Ever	B-Application
17	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
connect	O
the	O
worlds	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
