0 1 2 . ▁The ▁Last ▁Story ▁takes ▁place ▁upon ▁the ▁island ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Laz ul is , ▁in ▁a ▁world ▁that ▁is ▁slowly ▁being ▁dra ined ▁of ▁life ▁by ▁an ▁unknown ▁force . ▁The ▁story ▁focus es ▁on ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁mer cen aries ▁looking ▁for ▁work ▁on ▁Laz ul is ; ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁number , ▁Z ael , ▁dream s ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁kn ight . ▁After ▁receiving ▁the ▁myst ical ▁" Mark ▁of ▁the ▁Out s ider ", ▁Z ael ▁becomes ▁involved ▁with ▁a ▁noble w oman ▁named ▁Cal ista ▁in ▁an ▁on going ▁war ▁between ▁humans ▁and ▁the ▁be ast - like ▁Gor ak . ▁During ▁game play , ▁the ▁player ▁controls ▁Z ael ▁as ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁mer cen ary ▁group ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁belongs ▁undert ake ▁miss ions ▁on ▁Laz ul is . ▁Z ael ▁can ▁command ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁mer cen ary ▁squad ▁during ▁miss ions , ▁and ▁f ights ▁in ▁batt les ▁that ▁involve ▁action , ▁tact ical ▁and ▁ste alth ▁elements . ▁Multiple ▁online ▁multi player ▁modes ▁are ▁also ▁present . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁directed ▁and ▁co - written ▁by ▁Hir on ob u ▁Sak ag uch i , ▁the ▁original ▁cre ator ▁of ▁Final ▁Fant asy , ▁who ▁had ▁the ▁initial ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁after ▁seeing ▁the ▁mixed ▁responses ▁to ▁Blue ▁Dragon ▁and ▁Lost ▁Od ys sey . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁designer ▁Tak u ya ▁M ats um oto , ▁Sak ag uch i ▁decided ▁to ▁make