Do you remember Fantasian? That excellent classic JRPG by Hironobu Sakaguchi, father of Final Fantasy, with its beautifully and literally handcrafted scenarios in dioramas.

Fantasian is releasing the second part of its game Friday the 13th. Let's hope that the launch goes to plan!

The first part of Fantasian was released on April 2, earlier this year. Although its Apple Arcade (macOS, iOS, tvOS) exclusivity blocked many players from enjoying Fantasian, the masses who did play the game have not been short on praise, saying that it breathes the essence of Final Fantasy.

Now, the second part of Fantasian promises double the playtime, additional features such as swapping your party members mid-battle, an expanded Growth Map - sort like a skill point board to customize your characters - and is said to be more quest-driven than the story-driven first part.

Part 2 will have 50 new dioramas scenarios, complementing the existing ones, and Nobuo Uematsu, legendary composer for the Final Fantasy series, has composed 34 new tracks. My playtime in the first part was around 24 hours. Sakaguchi said the second part will boast a runtime of 40-60 hours.