<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Integrity	I-Application
and	I-Application
Faithlessness	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
tri-Ace	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
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
one	O
of	O
seven	O
party	O
members	O
in	O
battles	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
control	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
from	O
previous	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
games	O
such	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
items	O
are	O
also	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Integrity	I-Application
and	I-Application
Faithlessness	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
S.D	O
537	O
(	O
A.D	O
2623	O
)	O
,	O
between	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
third	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Integrity	I-Application
and	I-Application
Faithlessness	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
under	O
development	O
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Famitsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
many	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
thought	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
over	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
producer	O
Yoshinori	O
Yamagishi	O
being	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kobayashi	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
relaunch	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
because	O
he	O
was	O
concerned	O
that	O
the	O
shrinking	O
console	O
market	O
and	O
the	O
continued	O
push	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
other	O
developers	O
to	O
make	O
simpler	O
games	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
would	O
make	O
further	O
sequels	O
impossible	O
for	O
less	O
famous	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kobayashi	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
draw	O
its	O
"	O
essence	O
"	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
logo	O
is	O
also	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
logo	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
reassure	O
fans	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
are	O
still	O
committed	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
primarily	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
very	O
small	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
market	O
remaining	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
to	O
why	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Kobayashi	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
focus	O
was	O
on	O
getting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
meant	O
delivering	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
those	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technical	O
differences	O
exist	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
different	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
achieving	O
higher	O
framerates	O
and	O
resolution	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
release	O
was	O
moved	O
back	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
launch	O
date	O
by	O
several	O
weeks	O
to	O
give	O
more	O
time	O
for	O
optimization	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
systems	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kobayashi	O
said	O
that	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
possibility	O
,	O
but	O
traditional	O
console	O
players	O
would	O
prefer	O
more	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
its	O
sequel	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
producer	O
Shuichi	O
Kobayashi	O
explained	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
likely	O
be	O
easy	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
ASKA	O
engine	O
tri-Ace	O
used	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
having	O
difficulty	O
trying	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
players	O
without	O
a	O
controller	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Integrity	I-Application
and	I-Application
Faithlessness	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
notes	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
varied	O
widely	O
in	O
quality	O
,	O
from	O
very	O
high	O
quality	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
noting	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
acting	O
had	O
less	O
emotional	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Integrity	I-Application
and	I-Application
Faithlessness	I-Application
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
175,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
