<s>
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Mistwalker	O
and	O
AQ	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
upon	O
the	O
island	O
fortress	O
of	O
Lazulis	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
that	O
is	O
slowly	O
being	O
drained	O
of	O
life	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
and	O
co-written	O
by	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
creator	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
who	O
had	O
the	O
initial	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
after	O
seeing	O
the	O
mixed	O
responses	O
to	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
staff	O
were	O
regular	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
composer	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
,	O
and	O
illustrator	O
Kimihiko	O
Fujisaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
ARPG	B-Application
)	O
incorporating	O
elements	O
of	O
tactical	O
and	O
stealth	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zael	O
is	O
primarily	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
from	O
a	O
fixed	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
utilize	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Zael	O
alone	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
party	O
being	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
player	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
Lazulis	O
Island	O
,	O
a	O
vast	O
seaborne	O
fortress	O
ruled	O
by	O
Count	O
Arganan	O
and	O
allied	O
to	O
an	O
unnamed	O
human	O
empire	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
crisis	O
as	O
the	O
land	O
decays	O
and	O
dies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
concepts	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
came	O
to	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
after	O
his	O
departure	O
from	O
Square	O
(	O
now	O
Square	O
Enix	O
)	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
he	O
elaborated	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
primarily	O
born	O
from	O
reflecting	O
on	O
the	O
design	O
mistakes	O
he	O
made	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
:	O
while	O
they	O
tried	O
to	O
innovate	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
they	O
kept	O
the	O
gameplay	O
very	O
traditional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakaguchi	O
drew	O
up	O
a	O
design	O
document	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
around	O
that	O
time	O
met	O
up	O
with	O
Takuya	O
Matsumoto	O
,	O
a	O
designer	O
from	O
AQ	O
Interactive	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Sakaguchi	O
on	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Mistwalker	O
,	O
AQ	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
Sakaguchi	O
's	O
first	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
director	O
since	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
V	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Sakaguchi	O
's	O
previous	O
RPGs	O
from	O
Mistwalker	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
contacted	O
regarding	O
both	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
fellow	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
ARPG	B-Application
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
Hatano	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
should	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
audience	O
and	O
using	O
a	O
"	O
romanticist	O
approach	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
explaining	O
why	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sakaguchi	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
because	O
a	O
large	O
proportion	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
development	O
staff	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
testers	O
,	O
came	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
that	O
working	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
high-definition	O
graphics	O
,	O
presented	O
challenges	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
ideas	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
implemented	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
approach	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
both	O
Uncharted	B-Application
and	O
television	O
series	O
The	O
West	O
Wing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cover	O
system	O
was	O
designed	O
around	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
control	O
born	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
control	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
,	O
a	O
long-time	O
collaborator	O
with	O
Sakaguchi	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Blue	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	O
Lost	B-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
prompting	O
interest	O
from	O
genre	O
fans	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
since	O
its	O
official	O
announcement	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
would	O
remain	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
effort	O
involved	O
in	O
bringing	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
overseas	O
would	O
be	O
too	O
much	O
work	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
other	O
important	O
releases	O
such	O
as	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
Yarn	I-Application
and	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
localization	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
had	O
done	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
continued	O
lack	O
of	O
confirmation	O
of	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
it	O
not	O
being	O
included	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
2011	O
release	O
schedule	O
,	O
a	O
fan-based	O
movement	O
called	O
Operation	O
Rainfall	O
started	O
a	O
campaign	O
to	O
raise	O
awareness	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
another	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
RPG	O
titled	O
Pandora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tower	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matsumoto	O
was	O
severely	O
disappointed	O
by	O
this	O
decision	O
and	O
thought	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
would	O
never	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xseed	O
Games	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
publisher	O
to	O
ask	O
Nintendo	O
about	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
and	O
after	O
being	O
favorably	O
impressed	O
by	O
their	O
proposal	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
granted	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
publishing	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
comment	O
much	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
"	O
very	O
classical	O
RPG	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
the	O
familiar	O
plotlines	O
the	O
game	O
explored	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
handled	O
its	O
plot	O
better	O
than	O
others	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
character	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simon	O
Parkin	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
,	O
found	O
the	O
characters	O
likable	O
despite	O
a	O
predictable	O
story	O
;	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
shared	O
points	O
of	O
praise	O
with	O
other	O
reviewers	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
praising	O
Zael	O
and	O
Calista	O
's	O
romance	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
held	O
the	O
game	O
together	O
during	O
some	O
mid-game	O
stumbles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parkin	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
about	O
combat	O
,	O
particularly	O
about	O
the	O
blending	O
and	O
gradual	O
growth	O
of	O
character	O
abilities	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
called	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
"	O
satisfying	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
"	O
surprisingly	O
worthwhile	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walton	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
ever	O
seen	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
echoed	O
to	O
a	O
degree	O
by	O
MacDonald	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
found	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
detail	O
put	O
into	O
environments	O
"	O
remarkable	O
"	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
despite	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
scale	O
,	O
while	O
Parkin	O
found	O
the	O
visuals	O
generally	O
unimpressive	O
despite	O
a	O
few	O
stand-out	O
moments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
said	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
an	O
"	O
authentic	O
"	O
appearance	O
despite	O
some	O
low-resolution	O
textures	O
,	O
while	O
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
them	O
for	O
their	O
"	O
sepia	O
tone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
topped	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
charts	O
,	O
selling	O
114,722	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assessments	O
by	O
Media	O
Create	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
achieved	O
higher	O
sales	O
than	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
due	O
to	O
higher	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
sales	O
remained	O
low	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
mostly	O
bought	O
by	O
gamers	O
who	O
already	O
owned	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Xseed	O
Games	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
saying	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
their	O
most	O
successful	O
title	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
Premium	O
Edition	O
selling	O
out	O
quickly	O
and	O
needing	O
to	O
be	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
special	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
1UP.com	O
named	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
best	O
RPGs	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii/Wii	O
U	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
in	O
GameSpot'''s	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN''s	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2012	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
awarded	O
as	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
U/Wii	O
Sound	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
