<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2008	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Remnant	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2018	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Remnant	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Square	O
Enix	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
complaint	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
of	O
graphical	O
problems	O
including	O
low	O
framerates	O
and	O
"	O
texture	O
pop-in	O
"	O
where	O
higher	O
resolution	O
textures	O
would	O
suddenly	O
replace	O
lower	O
ones	O
several	O
seconds	O
after	O
a	O
scene	O
had	O
started	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
developers	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
SaGa	O
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Remnant	I-Application
marked	O
the	O
first	O
Square	O
Enix	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Square-Enix	O
'	O
s	O
chief	O
technology	O
officer	O
,	O
Julien	O
Merceron	O
,	O
claimed	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
completed	O
game	O
's	O
perceived	O
technical	O
shortcomings	O
were	O
caused	O
by	O
a	O
decision	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
to	O
not	O
only	O
cut	O
development	O
time	O
but	O
also	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
skilled	O
programmers	O
that	O
would	O
otherwise	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
planned	O
to	O
distinguish	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
other	O
role-playing	O
games	O
,	O
through	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
March	O
2009	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
numerous	O
improvements	O
and	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
the	O
downloadable	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
into	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
enhanced	O
graphical	O
settings	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Turbo	O
Mode	O
"	O
increasing	O
battle	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
New	O
Game	O
Plus	O
option	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
gold	O
and	O
unique	O
items	O
from	O
their	O
first	O
play-through	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
has	O
not	O
released	O
any	O
official	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
absence	O
,	O
though	O
Takai	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
found	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
"	O
a	O
lot	O
easier	O
"	O
than	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Sekito	O
had	O
spent	O
the	O
previous	O
decade	O
primarily	O
arranging	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
other	O
composers	O
for	O
remakes	O
and	O
re-releases	O
of	O
various	O
Square	O
Enix	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
over	O
800,000	O
copies	O
linked	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
accounts	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Spy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Remnant	I-Application
received	O
a	O
largely	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
38/40	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
;	O
the	O
review	O
praised	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
,	O
massive-scale	O
battles	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Romancing	B-Application
SaGa	I-Application
but	O
refined	O
to	O
a	O
wholly	O
new	O
class	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
learning	O
curve	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
choose	O
specific	O
skills	O
for	O
individual	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
from	O
extreme	O
technical	O
problems	O
,	O
while	O
GameTrailers	O
named	O
the	O
"	O
persistent	O
graphical	O
issues	O
"	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
weakest	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
1UP.com	O
cited	O
in	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
reviews	O
severe	O
frame-rate	O
problems	O
and	O
"	O
texture	O
pop-in	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
textures	O
were	O
displayed	O
as	O
low	O
resolution	O
for	O
several	O
seconds	O
before	O
being	O
replaced	O
with	O
higher-resolution	O
ones	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
main	O
failings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
issues	O
raised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
included	O
"	O
cluttered	O
screens	O
and	O
annoying	O
'	O
quests	O
 '	O
"	O
noted	O
by	O
GamePro	O
,	O
"	O
over	O
the	O
top	O
"	O
and	O
stereotypical	O
characters	O
opined	O
by	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
a	O
poor	O
and	O
generic	O
story	O
according	O
to	O
IGN	O
and	O
1UP	O
,	O
and	O
long	O
loading	O
screens	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
which	O
were	O
criticisms	O
brought	O
by	O
G4	O
,	O
1UP	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Australian	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
common	O
point	O
of	O
complaint	O
among	O
reviewers	O
was	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
repetitive	O
"	O
by	O
GamePro	O
,	O
frustrating	O
by	O
IGN	O
in	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
review	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
boring	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
worst	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
1UP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
criticism	O
was	O
not	O
universal	O
,	O
as	O
GameTrailers	O
cited	O
its	O
"	O
unique	O
battle	O
system	O
"	O
as	O
providing	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
to	O
enjoy	O
"	O
,	O
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
interesting	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Remnant	I-Application
"	O
in	O
their	O
PC	O
review	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
intriguing	O
"	O
and	O
especially	O
fun	O
in	O
the	O
larger-scale	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Remnant	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
features	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
upgrade	O
from	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
to	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	O
,	O
with	O
improved	O
graphics	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2018	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
