<s>
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2022	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
35th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
alternate	O
universe	O
prequel	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
on	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
the	O
storyline	O
follows	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
characters	O
brought	O
into	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
to	O
face	O
the	O
malevolent	O
Chaos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origin	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
protagonist	O
Jack	O
,	O
exploring	O
environments	O
and	O
fighting	O
monsters	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
dark	O
fantasy	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
his	O
friends	O
lay	O
the	O
groundwork	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Warriors	O
of	O
Light	O
,	O
Jack	O
embraces	O
his	O
family	O
name	O
Garland	O
and	O
waits	O
in	O
his	O
throne	O
room	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
arrive	I-Application
to	I-Application
challenge	I-Application
him	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
is	O
co-developed	O
by	O
franchise	O
creator	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
division	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
created	O
the	O
initial	O
idea	O
for	O
Origin	O
after	O
production	O
finished	O
on	O
Dissidia	B-Application
012	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
imagining	O
an	O
action-focused	O
game	O
about	O
conquering	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
later	O
approached	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
concept	O
,	O
he	O
combined	O
this	O
initial	O
concept	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
series	O
focusing	O
on	O
Final	O
Fantasys	O
villain	O
Garland	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
angry	O
older	O
protagonist	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
final	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
behind	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
a	O
mature	O
,	O
"	O
brutal	O
"	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
that	O
would	O
separate	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
while	O
retaining	O
connections	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
emulate	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
's	O
known	O
style	O
of	O
challenging	O
action	O
combat	O
;	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
Dissidia	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
NT	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
job	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
feature	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
system	O
created	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Inoue	O
saying	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
jobs	O
than	O
that	O
game	O
featured	O
in	O
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
designs	O
deliberately	O
emulated	O
or	O
referenced	O
other	O
numbered	O
entries	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
wooded	O
wetland	O
area	O
taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Sunleth	O
Waterscape	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
was	O
a	O
new	O
storyline	O
using	O
the	O
original	O
as	O
inspiration	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
themes	O
of	O
examining	O
the	O
role	O
and	O
goals	O
of	O
Warriors	O
of	O
Light	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
during	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
on	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Nojima	O
answered	O
that	O
he	O
personally	O
considers	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
ultimately	O
left	O
open	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
interpretation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
existence	O
was	O
leaked	O
by	O
industry	O
insiders	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
and	O
was	O
shown	O
during	O
a	O
Square	O
Enix	O
livestream	O
forming	O
part	O
of	O
E3	O
2021	O
;	O
its	O
platforms	O
are	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
via	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
hero	O
character	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
lot	O
older	O
and	O
more	O
mature	O
compared	O
to	O
your	O
typical	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
protagonist'rather	O
than	O
misleading	O
people	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
better	O
if	O
we	O
were	O
more	O
transparent	O
about	O
what	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origin	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
liked	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
job	O
variety	O
,	O
and	O
especially	O
praised	O
the	O
tone	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
for	O
everyone	O
,	O
despite	O
how	O
much	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
name	O
might	O
bring	O
people	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
less	O
positively	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
story	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
incentive	O
to	O
engage	O
with	O
enemies	O
,	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
locales	O
,	O
combat	O
,	O
classes	O
,	O
and	O
customization	O
,	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
is	O
the	O
strangest	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
yet	O
,	O
bounding	O
wildly	O
between	O
awful	O
and	O
fantastic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
:	O
"	O
Its	O
overly	O
complex	O
story	O
and	O
one-dimensional	O
NPCs	O
do	O
n't	O
pay	O
off	O
until	O
the	O
final	O
hours	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
freedom	O
available	O
in	O
its	O
challenging	O
combat	O
and	O
extensive	O
character	O
customization	O
is	O
consistently	O
rewarding	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
...	O
It	O
'	O
s	O
a	O
love	O
letter	O
to	O
its	O
own	O
source	O
material	O
,	O
filled	O
with	O
references	O
and	O
homages	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
history	O
that	O
seem	O
designed	O
to	O
give	O
fans	O
of	O
any	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
something	O
to	O
enjoy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Push	O
Square	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campy	O
tone	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
a	O
singular	O
good	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
reverence	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
positives	O
while	O
also	O
writing	O
negatively	O
about	O
the	O
graphical	O
issues	O
,	O
edgy	O
protagonist	O
,	O
supporting	O
cast	O
,	O
and	O
incomprehensible	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Origin	I-Application
sold	O
46,849	O
physical	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
launch	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
selling	O
28,944	O
physical	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
17,905	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
over	O
57,000	O
physical	O
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
launch	O
month	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
selling	O
over	O
36,000	O
units	O
and	O
ranking	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
best-selling	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Stranger	B-Application
of	I-Application
Paradise	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
best-selling	O
games	O
of	O
March	O
2022	O
in	O
its	O
launch	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
