<s>
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Makai	B-Application
Toushi	I-Application
SaGa	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
December	O
1989	O
by	O
Square	O
Co	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
translated	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
English	O
for	O
worldwide	O
release	O
and	O
renamed	O
it	O
,	O
linking	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
to	O
improve	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sunsoft	O
re-released	O
it	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
during	O
1998	O
;	O
Square	O
followed	O
with	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
remake	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
2002	O
and	O
2007	O
respectively	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
worldwide	O
in	O
2020	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
operates	O
on	O
a	O
turn-based	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Nobuyuki	O
Hoshino	O
and	O
developed	O
under	O
director	O
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
;	O
renowned	O
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
wrote	O
its	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
greatest	O
games	O
and	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
for	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
a	O
character	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
with	O
a	O
party	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
characters	O
,	O
exploring	O
areas	O
and	O
interacting	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
journey	O
between	O
field	O
screen	O
locations	O
via	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
,	O
a	O
downsized	O
representation	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
various	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Random	O
enemy	O
encounters	O
occasionally	O
interrupt	O
travel	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
screen	O
and	O
hostile	O
areas	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
other	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
related	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
upon	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
removed	O
the	O
latter	O
effect	O
entirely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
function	O
of	O
equipment	O
in	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
games	O
is	O
to	O
increase	O
character	O
attributes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
several	O
worlds	O
centered	O
around	O
a	O
large	O
tower	O
,	O
built	O
by	O
the	O
Creator	O
in	O
ancient	O
times	O
(	O
God	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
)	O
to	O
link	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Restoring	O
the	O
items	O
to	O
a	O
statue	O
of	O
a	O
great	O
hero	O
,	O
they	O
receive	O
the	O
Black	O
Sphere	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
Gen-bu	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
four	O
fiends	O
controlled	O
by	O
Ashura	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Climbing	O
the	O
tower	O
,	O
the	O
party	O
discovers	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
a	O
family	O
that	O
attempted	O
to	O
reach	O
Paradise	O
but	O
failed	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
library	O
suggesting	O
Ashura	B-Protocol
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
someone	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
president	O
Masafumi	O
Miyamoto	O
requested	O
developers	O
create	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
after	O
he	O
noticed	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Application
and	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akitoshi	O
Kawazu	O
and	O
partner	O
Koichi	O
Ishii	O
decided	O
that	O
instead	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Application
,	O
they	O
would	O
produce	O
what	O
they	O
felt	O
customers	O
desired	O
most	O
:	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
difficult	O
and	O
feature	O
advanced	O
gameplay	O
,	O
described	O
by	O
Kawazu	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monochrome	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
proved	O
an	O
obstacle	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
graphics	O
such	O
as	O
fire	O
were	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
portray	O
without	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanaka	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
2-megabit	O
capacity	O
of	O
contemporary	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
cartridges	O
severely	O
limited	O
their	O
designs	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
removed	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
finished	O
game	O
to	O
ensure	O
peak	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
sixteen	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uematsu	O
struggled	O
with	O
composition	O
at	O
first	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
sound	O
hardware	O
was	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
Famicom	O
's	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
stereo	O
option	O
,	O
unique	O
waveforms	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
three	O
musical	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kawazu	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
to	O
resemble	O
that	O
of	O
Square	O
's	O
two	O
preceding	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
but	O
Uematsu	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
new	O
waveforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
severely	O
limited	O
by	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
technical	O
specifications	O
,	O
having	O
only	O
three	O
note	O
types	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introductory	O
music	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Prologue	O
"	O
,	O
appeared	O
remixed	O
as	O
the	O
opening	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Heartful	O
Tears	O
"	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Wipe	O
Your	O
Tears	O
Away	O
"	O
)	O
became	O
a	O
staple	O
for	O
later	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
,	O
used	O
in	O
five	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
and	O
arranged	O
differently	O
each	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fifteen	O
tracks	O
were	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
1991	O
two-disc	O
All	O
Sounds	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
soundtrack	O
,	O
encompassing	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
and	O
re-released	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
in	O
December	O
2004	O
as	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
Zenkyoku	O
Shu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
liner	O
notes	O
for	O
All	O
Sounds	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
,	O
Uematsu	O
states	O
he	O
enjoys	O
listening	O
to	O
the	O
track	O
while	O
remembering	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kanagawa	O
Philharmonic	O
Orchestra	O
played	O
the	O
song	O
in	O
the	O
Press	O
Start	O
2008	O
-Symphony	O
of	O
Games	O
-	O
concert	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
When	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
Was	O
Young	O
"	O
medley	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
"	O
Main	O
Theme	O
"	O
was	O
played	O
alongside	O
"	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
"	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
II	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Symphonic	O
Odysseys	O
concert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
by	O
Misa	O
Ikeda	O
,	O
the	O
287-page	O
book	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Futabasha	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Adventure	O
series	O
for	O
children	O
,	O
and	O
detailed	O
a	O
hero	O
's	O
trek	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
tower	O
to	O
reach	O
Paradise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
,	O
Square	O
featured	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Ryūkishi	O
Dan	O
-	O
Knights	O
(=	O
?,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Dragon	O
Knights	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
fan	O
book	O
which	O
consisting	O
of	O
reactions	O
and	O
artworks	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
titles	O
featured	O
in	O
October	O
1992	O
by	O
Game	O
Player	O
's	O
magazine	O
on	O
a	O
video	O
tape	O
named	O
Game	O
Player	O
's	O
Gametape	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Games	O
,	O
which	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
offered	O
a	O
gameplay	O
tutorial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
translated	O
it	O
to	O
English	O
in	O
March	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
with	O
new	O
artwork	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
retitled	O
it	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
before	O
releasing	O
it	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
to	O
tie	O
into	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
the	O
exchange	O
between	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
and	O
the	O
Creator	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
latter	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
created	O
Asura	B-Protocol
simply	O
out	O
of	O
boredom	O
,	O
is	O
altered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Sunsoft	O
acquired	O
the	O
license	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
"	O
games	O
,	O
re-releasing	O
them	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
advertising	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
handheld	O
,	O
the	O
re-released	O
version	O
featured	O
no	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
for	O
Bandai	O
's	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
Color	I-Operating_System
unit	O
;	O
the	O
Japan-exclusive	O
port	O
debuted	O
March	O
2002	O
under	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
allowed	O
playthrough	O
of	O
the	O
intact	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
had	O
renewed	O
their	O
trademark	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
2007	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
made	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
version	O
available	O
for	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
removed	O
the	O
bestiary	O
mode	O
and	O
original	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
condensed	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
in-game	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
alongside	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
SaGa	B-Operating_System
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
on	O
December	O
19	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Collection	O
of	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
:	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
at	O
Square	O
Enix	O
so	O
players	O
could	O
enjoy	O
the	O
original	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
trilogy	O
on	O
modern	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
included	O
color	O
and	O
resolution	O
options	O
,	O
higher	O
speed	O
options	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
control	O
options	O
that	O
emulated	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
console	O
,	O
a	O
commemorative	O
track	O
created	O
by	O
later	O
composer	O
Kenji	O
Ito	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
artwork	O
by	O
Fujioka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
was	O
considered	O
for	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
leave	O
it	O
out	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
originals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
titles	O
were	O
rebranded	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
their	O
original	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
branding	O
was	O
retained	O
as	O
a	O
subtitle	O
to	O
avoid	O
undue	O
confusion	O
for	O
original	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titles	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
is	O
Square	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
sell	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
;	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
alone	O
shipped	O
1.37million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
(	O
1.15million	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
quickly	O
released	O
two	O
sequels	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
subsequent	O
SaGa	B-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
other	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Freak	O
founder	O
Satoshi	O
Tajiri	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
influence	O
behind	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
,	O
stating	O
it	O
gave	O
him	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
could	O
handle	O
more	O
than	O
action	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
two	O
highest-rated	O
games	O
of	O
1989	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Jeff	O
Rovin	O
heavily	O
praised	O
the	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
How	O
to	O
Win	O
at	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Games	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
thorough	O
manual	O
and	O
considering	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
masterful	O
achievement	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
unit	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
superlative	O
game	O
of	O
 [ its ] 	O
kind	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
as	O
complex	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1991	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
named	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
third	O
all-around	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
September	O
1997	O
they	O
ranked	O
it	O
70th	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
"	O
games	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
stayed	O
true	O
to	O
the	O
Square	O
Soft	O
tradition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
in	O
1991	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
slow	O
in	O
spots	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
like	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
worth	O
your	O
patience	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
good	O
quest	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Power	O
Play	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
78%	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
showing	O
potential	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
as	O
the	O
first	O
role-playing	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
in	O
retrospective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
a	O
"	O
compelling	O
RPG	O
with	O
a	O
complex	O
gameplay	O
system	O
and	O
a	O
solid	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
and	O
"	O
dated	O
"	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP	O
's	O
Retronauts	O
described	O
its	O
gameplay	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IIs	I-Application
,	O
though	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
systems	O
involved	O
were	O
not	O
properly	O
refined	O
until	O
its	O
sequel	O
;	O
they	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
randomness	O
of	O
the	O
mutant	O
and	O
monster	O
character	O
classes	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
very	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spencer	O
Yip	O
of	O
Siliconera	O
named	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
he	O
was	O
thankful	O
for	O
playing	O
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
opening	O
his	O
mind	O
to	O
story-based	O
games	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
titles	O
like	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
part	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TechnoBuffalo	O
's	O
Ron	O
Duwell	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
regarded	O
less	O
favorably	O
than	O
its	O
sequels	O
,	O
its	O
flaws	O
could	O
be	O
worked	O
around	O
and	O
added	O
"	O
There	O
is	O
nothing	O
quite	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Final	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
essential	O
"	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
1989	O
,	O
noting	O
its	O
introduction	O
of	O
new	O
ideas	O
that	O
contrasted	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
pretty	O
decent	O
portable	O
RPG	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameDaily	O
named	O
it	O
a	O
definite	O
game	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
alongside	O
the	O
related	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
providing	O
"	O
hours	O
of	O
role-playing	O
excitement	O
,	O
whether	O
you	O
were	O
waiting	O
in	O
a	O
dentist	O
's	O
office	O
or	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
Grandma	O
's	O
house.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
off-screen	O
deaths	O
of	O
non-player	O
characters	O
felt	O
more	O
"	O
poignant	O
"	O
and	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
memento	B-Application
mori	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
Pocket	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
shared	O
this	O
sentiment	O
;	O
the	O
latter	O
three	O
named	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
fifty	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
battle	O
planner	O
Nobuyuki	O
Matsuoka	O
paid	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
by	O
deliberately	O
giving	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
final	O
boss	O
a	O
similar	O
vulnerability	O
.	O
</s>
