<s>
The	B-Application
Diofield	I-Application
Chronicle	I-Application
is	O
a	O
strategy	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
Lancarse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2022	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
tile-based	B-Application
in	O
its	O
movement	O
,	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
allows	O
for	O
more	O
free	O
directional	O
movement	O
like	O
XCOM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
the	O
viewpoint	O
shifts	O
as	O
the	O
battles	O
themselves	O
play	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Diofield	I-Application
Chronicle	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
war-torn	O
continent	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Alletain	O
sits	O
in	O
the	O
close	O
vicinity	O
of	O
a	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
Trovelt-Schoevian	O
Empire	O
and	O
the	O
Rowetale	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
"	O
State	O
of	O
Play	O
"	O
presentations	O
outlining	O
future	O
games	O
coming	O
to	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
only	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Diofield	I-Application
Chronicle	I-Application
was	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
additionally	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
character	O
design	O
by	O
Taiki	O
(	O
character	O
designer	O
on	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vermilion	I-Application
series	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
features	O
character	O
art	O
from	O
designer	O
Isamu	O
Kamikokuryo	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
did	O
art	O
for	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XII	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
noted	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
art	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
at	O
times	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
share	O
no	O
official	O
ties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
is	O
co-developing	O
the	O
title	O
with	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
Lancarse	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
co-developed	O
Shin	B-Application
Megami	I-Application
Tensei	I-Application
:	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
with	O
Atlus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
is	O
composed	O
by	O
Ramin	O
Djawadi	O
and	O
Brandon	O
Campbell	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Diofield	I-Application
Chronicle	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Diofield	I-Application
Chronicle	I-Application
sold	O
6,415	O
physical	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
eighth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
