Fantasian is a new FF6-inspired JRPG by Hironobu Sakaguchi and Nobuo Uematsu.
Mistwalker and ex Final fantasy Director Hironobu Sakaguchi reveals new details about Fantastic during the Game Live Japan event hosted by Famitsu on March 7 – featuring details of the combat system, new screenshots and an estimate of the release date. We have summarized everything below. Several trailers and screenshots are also included at the bottom of the story.
Hironobu Sakaguchi is the producer and storyteller of Fantastic. The game director is Takuto Nakamura. And promotion is handled by Saho Nishikawa. The last part of the Fantastic segment also had Final Fantasy 7 Remake producer Yoshinori Kitase as gas.
Fantastic is a brand new JPRG by Mistwalker and an exclusive Apple Arcade.
Fantastic is released in both Japanese and English on Apple Arcade. An release date for Fantastic has not yet been announced by Mistwalker, and it’s coming soon.
Why Hironobu Sakaguchi decided to make Fantastic?
Hironobu Sakaguchi explained that he got the idea Fantastic following its live series. Where he and several original staff members of Final fantasy 6 did the game in 2018. The streams included designer Kazuko Shibuya in particular.
Fantastic uses a diorama aesthetic for its graphics
Fantastic especially a diorama game. Hironobu Sakaguchi has the VF6 let’s play was on an old CRT TV. So he had the idea to use diorama to give players a nostalgic feeling and that the oldschool felt similar to it.
FantasticThe developers asked 150 craftsmen in Japan to make all the locations in the game. Then the dioramas in the game were recreated. There are more than 150 dioramas in total Fantastic. Hironobu Sakaguchi jokingly mentioned that one day they could exhibit the dioramas in museums.
Nobuo Uematsu has all the music in Fantastic
Nobuo Uematsu, known for the OST in Final fantasy games, all the music in Fantastic. There are more than 60 tracks in total.
Fantastic Features Trailer Famitsu version explained the combat system and the Dimengeon system
Preview is on time stamp 6:07:25. It has more footage than the preview version of the features in early March.
Fantastic uses a standard JRPG turn-based combat system, with random encounters.
Fantastic has a combat system similar to oldschool Final fantasy, compared to action-oriented as in Final Fantasy VII Remake. However, there is no ATB and it is 100% turn based. Players can, however, activate the Dimengeon, capturing enemies they normally encounter, and sending them into another dimension. Then players can enter the Dimengeon at any time and fight all enemies captured so far at the same time.
Hironobu Sakaguchi explained that he got the idea for the Dimengeon system as a result of Fantastic‘s touch controls.
Imagine touching a chest on the map with your finger so that the protagonist starts moving towards it. A random encounter causes, however. Once the fight is over, the protagonist will be immobile again, and you will need to touch your chest again. The Dimengeon system prevents situations like this.
You can initially occupy up to 30 enemies in Dimengeon. They will appear in successive waves if there are too many. There is also a special gimmick to make the fights easier. Players can upgrade the Dimengeon limit beyond 30 enemies.
The combat system has a target system similar to Chrono Trigger to take a mainstream example. In addition, certain skills attack in a straight line, while some have a curved path. You can aim the skill to hit as many enemies as possible.
How long will it take to beat Fantastic?
According to what has been launched, it will take players between 20 and 60 hours to complete Fantastic. It will depend on whether they focus on the main story or not.
Further, Fantastic will be divided into two parts. similar to Final Fantasy 6. The first part will be simple. Meanwhile, the second part will include quite a few queries. You know what I’m talking about when you played VF6.
Party members in Fantastic
There will be a total of eight party members. Three party members fight in a fight. However, if you start the second half of the match, you can freely switch between the eight party members.
Fantastic Story
Different worlds are mixed together Fantastic. From worlds with fantasy themes to magic and monsters. For technology-themed words with robots. Each world is united and interconnected.
The Fantastic segment in the Game Live Japan stream begins to link the timestamp 5:57:49 below
The last part of the segment included the talk show between Yoshinori Kitase and Sakaguchi Hironobu. It is definitely interesting to listen if you can speak Japanese. To learn more about the development stories behind it Fantastic. We will definitely tell you as soon as we can when we find out more Fantastic on Apple Arcade and its release date.