series series video game franchise developed published square square enix began time travel role playing video game spawned radical produced directed promotional anime called ports produced march million units square_enix 12th best selling game based copies shipped million units 24th march games sold million units placed highly website ign games time lists 4th 6th early 13th late 2nd 18th 2nd music series highly regarded enjoyed wide popularity games subject extremely positive reviews concept creation produced directed development game dubbed headed composed supervisor final_fantasy fame freelance supervisor character designer fame worked general outline story fan time travel series focused theme time travel outline finalized story script writer members staff worked minor project extension titled radical initially game intended short original text based adventure developed months planning end development connected game plot characters turning story platform game mainstream connections left blurred purpose advertised game release continuation titled announced members participate game developed staff installment terms basic system gameplay producer clear new installment sequel game designers approach gameplay evolve hardware creating completely new game restructuring style maximize performance console gameplay focuses theme parallel worlds time travel deeply involved game plot terms storyline described director scenario writer trigger result pulled trigger games role playing video game released march japan august north_america game story follows group young led accidentally transported time learn world destroyed distant future prevent disaster travel history discover means save planet ported playstation standalone title japan final compilation north_america version released nintendo handheld platform november regarded today greatest games additionally related applications released year extension inspired sequels expansion packs add titles released included trigger jet bike special racing game based original character library featuring profiles characters monsters game music library collection music game soundtrack contents music library later included extras playstation radical radical literally jewel stolen japanese exclusive text based game released super extension player takes role young accompanied kid teen aged thief mysterious masked story wrapping loose end predecessor plot released playstation november japan august north_america story partly remake replaces successor protagonist faced alternate reality died child struggles uncover past meets kid thief seeking mysterious artifact kid ultimately revealed find roots events break names owned applied japan november second registered united_states december year preceded press report mentioned team interested developing new game series script story ideas considered square publish news american trademark eventually dropped november dimensional adventure dimensional adventure lit time space adventures minute promotional anime broadcast japanese jump festival july created written served director animation director character designer anime takes place setting night beginning game events follows monsters game called english version game voiced respectively adventures place fair festival beginning anime infested gathering monsters coming meet characters game including johnny called english version game anime ends scene following morning monsters left seen credits scenes game anime followed manga series published jump starting series follows joined johnny form frog continue adventure time meet characters way including slash chapters series released music music series mainly composed game served composer contracted stomach final_fantasy composer brought project compose songs time game release quantity tracks sound effects unprecedented additionally disc acid jazz arrangement called brink time released went compose soundtrack radical commercially released album freelance composer returned score soundtrack contacted decided center work old world cultural influences including mediterranean celtic african music contributor played guitar beginning ending themes selected sang ending song radical happy accomplish half envisioned certain songs ported score entries soundtrack contain radical arranged versions music series play video game music concerts presenting main themes frog theme far away times reception series successful game rankings sales sold million copies japan abroad reaching million sales months ended best selling game year realms revelation country game met substantial success release north_america playstation final package topped playstation sales charts weeks remake shipped copies japan north_america december sold shipping units japan abroad respectively released united_states greatest_hits title japanese ultimate hits series placed highly website ign games time lists 4th 6th early 13th late 2nd 18th 2nd gamespot included greatest games time list released april appeared 28th time list poll conducted japanese magazine famitsu nintendo_power 100th issue placed eighteenth best nintendo games time twentieth anniversary issue named fifth best game received reviewers gamespot awarded game perfect seven games games listed gamespot given score console game year award ign gave game score cross appeared games list music series highly regarded enjoyed wide popularity ign termed trigger soundtrack best soundtracks produced said music large game ability capture emotions player furthermore called soundtrack memorable tunes rpg history game won best music award electronic gaming monthly video game awards soundtrack won gold prize sony playstation awards ign review game termed soundtrack brilliant score wonders stirring emotional strings players playing game separate piece japanese rpg composers ign named second best
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