Fans of theFinal Fantasyseries know that many of its games cover themes of belonging and sacrifice in worlds where there is constant struggle between man, magic, and machine. With sixteen main entries in the series,Final Fantasyhas covered everything fromMidgar’s gritty dystopiainFinal Fantasy 7to colorful interconnected open-world biomes inFinal Fantasy 12. Now,Final Fantasycreator Hironobu Sakaguchi is taking on a different challenge. Partnering with acclaimed composer Nobuo Uematsu, Sakaguchi is working on a diorama adventure RPG titledFantasian.
Fantasiantakes place in a world governed by machines. The universe of the game is multi-dimensional, and there exists a constant struggle for balance and power between people and the gods. Players will start the game as Leo, a mysterious protagonist who awakens after an explosion to find himself lost and with only one memory. Leo will try to unravel his past while simultaneously confronting a sinister mechanical infection that is spreading throughout mankind. A new trailer forFantasianintroduces gamers to some of the game’s key characters and itsJRPG battle mechanics.
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One of the most unique aspects ofFantasianis its diorama worlds. There are over 150 handmade dioramas in the game that blend physical environments with 3D characters andcinematic cutscenes. Players will travel though civilian populated areas and environments that monsters call their home. As shown in the trailer, when players encounter monsters in the wild they can either fight or send the creatures to a place called the “Dimengeon.”
InFantasian, the Dimengeon exists to give players options concerning when they want to fight battles. The Dimengeon can be turned on or off and has a maximum monster amount that can be stored inside it. If a player wants to fight a monster they can do so anytime they encounter one, and the battle system shown in the trailer looks very similar to turn-based battles of theFinal Fantasyseries. However, if a player does not want to fight a battle, they can simply send monsters to the Dimengeon to fight as a group at a later time.
This new trailer does not show if there is a way to increase Dimengeon capacity or which monster fights inFantasianwon’t be transferable to the Dimengeon, but it does show off some cool potential bosses. This new system might be an excellent way for turn-based strategy game enthusiasts to pick battles on their own terms or stretch the limits of the system to see how many monsters they can beat at once. ForFinal Fantasyfans worried about theaction game elements ofFinal Fantasy 16,Fantasiancould be a great future option to enjoy a classic yet updated turn-based RPG experience.
Fantasianwill release sometime in 2021 via the Apple Arcade subscription service for Apple TV, Mac Computers, iPhone, and iPad.
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