On Tuesday (March 2, 2021), developer Mistwalker officially unveiled its new game, Fantasian, which will be released for the Apple Arcade platform. Apple Arcade is a video game subscription service from Apple Inc. for iOS, iPad, tvOS, and macOS devices. I'm a subscriber of the service and there are some delightful surprises, like Various Daylife, a simulation RPG from Square Enix.
Fantasian is the newest project from Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the Final Fantasy series and founder of Mistwalker. The game was first teased during the Apple Arcade announcement event in March 2019.
Fantasian is a Japanese RPG that promises several new features for the genre, from the creation of its environments to the combat system. The protagonist is Leo, who wakes up after a huge explosion only to find himself lost in an unknown place, and with only one memory from the past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9guC7V_Cvdk "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," says the game's App Store page. The epic tale will be told on a novel approach. Throughout the game, players will find and collect various memories which will tell the game's story.
In addition to the reveal trailer, Mistwalker delivered us another video highlighting some of the core features and mechanics of the new game.
The title stands out for its three-dimensional environments, which are actually dioramas created by veterans of the Japanese visual effects industry, with experience in projects such as the Godzilla, Attack on Titan, and Ultraman movies. These dioramas have been transposed into the game to then receive the game's 3D characters.