Ultimate Fantasy creator’s newest JRPG, Fantasian, simply received a launch date

A brand new recreation from Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Ultimate Fantasy collection, is an enormous deal, however that new recreation, Fantasian, hasn’t obtained the extent of consideration it looks as if it ought to have, largely as a result of it was initially made solely for iOS. After a number of years accessible solely on Apple units, although, we realized that Fantasian could be heading to PC in a newly enhanced format underneath the title Fantasian Neo Dimension. Now, we lastly know when this reworked model of the sport will hit PC, and it’s a lot earlier than anticipated.

Fantasian is a JRPG that appears again to the foundations of the style for inspiration, that includes design selections like turn-based fight and random encounters. It additionally stars an amnesiac protagonist within the type of foremost character Leo, a younger man who units out throughout a wierd world overrun by machines to be taught who he’s and the character of a mysterious illness plaguing the setting’s individuals.

Except for the distinctive ability system utilized in its turn-based fights, Fantasian stands out for its dimension-hopping journey, the attraction of its handmade diorama background visuals, and Sakaguchi being joined by one other Ultimate Fantasy veteran, the composer Nobuo Uematsu, for the sport’s soundtrack. The launch date announcement doesn’t get into particulars of how, precisely, Neo Dimension expands on the unique recreation, but it surely does seem to make what was initially an Apple Arcade undertaking take a look at house, fidelity-wise, on consoles and PC.

Fantasian Neo Dimension launches on December 5, 2024. Wishlist it on Steam proper right here.

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