'Fantasian,' by Creator of Final Fantasy, Now Available on Apple Arcade

Fantasian, the latest turn-based role-playing game by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, has just been released exclusively on Apple Arcade.

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Set against a backdrop made from over 150 handmade dioramas that blend physical environments with 3D characters, Fantasian sees players assume the role of "Leo," who awakens to find himself lost in a strange land with only one remaining memory.

The tale begins in a realm governed by machines. Within this multi-dimensional universe, the balance of "Chaos and Order" becomes a key factor in the struggle for these realms and the machinations of the gods who wish to control them. Players will assume the role of protagonist, Leo, who awakens from a massive explosion only to find himself lost in a strange land with only one memory left to him. As players set out on a journey to reclaim Leo's memories, they will unravel the mysteries of the bizarre mechanical infection slowly engulfing all that is known to mankind. The captivating story is written by Sakaguchi and is complimented by a sweeping soundtrack by celebrated Final Fantasy composer, Nobuo Uematsu.

The game includes new battle mechanics including "Dimengeon Battle,", which allows players to send previously encountered enemies into a separate dimensional dungeon to streamline combat and maximize exploration.

The soundtrack to the game is by Nobuo Uematsu, known for his work on the Final Fantasy series and other titles such as Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon.

According to an interview given to the LA Times, Sakaguchi found inspiration for the game by replaying Final Fantasy VI, which offered a number of reminders and lessons for modern mobile game development.

"Back in the day, everything was done in tiles," said Sakaguchi "Your character would move one tile at a time. That introduces puzzle-like elements, in which you might see a treasure tile that you can't access. But if you walk around the building and go through the back door, you might be able to reach that chest.

"When the player reaches the ending, it feels like they have seen everything this world has to offer. That desire — that craving that humans have — we're trying to re-create."


Hironobu Sakaguchi appeared in a recent ‌Apple Arcade‌ video "Meet the Creators"

Fantasian is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. ‌‌Apple Arcade‌‌‌‌‌ is priced at $4.99 per month, and that price point allows the whole family to play games without ads or additional in-app purchases.

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Top Rated Comments

mazz0 Avatar
56 months ago
You had me at Nobuo Uematsu.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
brock2621 Avatar
56 months ago
Just started playing and about an hour in; the story structure of the beginning dungeon is giving me FFVII intro feels while the content of the narrative is def FFVI.
Most importantly, I cannot describe how refreshing it is to not see ads pop up to purchase more “jewels” or “diamonds” to continue progression! I forgot what it was like to play a “fully realized, non-gotcha” type mobile game!

(To be fair though, this doesn’t feel like a mobile game, it feels like a classic console RPG)
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
msp3 Avatar
56 months ago
I'm floored by how beautiful this is and how much care went into it. Just subscribed to Apple Arcade, and my mind is blown over how high quality their catalog is. Is this the future of gaming? A business model of all you can download for some monthly fee instead of free junk full of ads and incremental buy-ups designed by psychologists and economists (yes serious developers hire them) to revenue maximize the user to some unknown degree...
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
frou Avatar
56 months ago
That's impressive. Pretty nice the quality of developers/games they're attracting to Arcade.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
LeeW Avatar
56 months ago
That is stunning to be fair. Apple Arcade is not my thing but have to hand it to Apple, the quality of many titles is fantastic.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
amartinez1660 Avatar
56 months ago

You had me at Nobuo Uematsu.
That requires multiple emoticon reactions.
Final Fantasy creator and music composer? FFVI as some inspiration?! Signing myself up!

This will be for me the first Apple Arcade game that I’ll finally play, been paying the AppleOne family bundle but both News+ and Arcade have been just sitting there.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)