Hironobu Sakaguchi’s name is recorded in world history gaming as the creator of the Final Fantasy series. After leaving Squaresoft (now Square Enix), he continued to work in the industry gaming with his own studio, Mistwalker. For 2021, he has prepared his newest game entitled fantasy.
Fantasy take settings in a world ruled by machines. The story focuses on Leo, a young man who awakens from a powerful explosion that makes him lose his memory. On an adventure to restore his memories, Leo and his comrades are confronted with the mystery of a mechanical infection that is slowly consuming all things.
Gamers familiar with games Older Final Fantasy can certainly feel the influence of the game series in Fantasy. Adopting the classic RPG style of play, Mistwalker presents combat in the form of turn-based where players and enemies will take turns attacking. However, Mistwalker includes a unique feature called Dimengeon Battle, which brings a change in terms of random battle.
Instead of facing an opponent that appears suddenly, you can send the monsters you encounter to a dungeons in another dimension. And gamer can visit dungeons earlier to face your opponent any time you wish! Thanks to this feature, players can explore the game world without any distractions, and go into battle when they feel ready.
No less interesting than Fantasian is the visuals. Do you feel that the character and the surrounding environment do not “blend” perfectly? Naturally, because all the locations in the game are made in the form of dioramas! Yes, Mistwalker created more than 150 dioramas to show various locations that you can later explore.
For this reason, they partner with veterans in making sets who have been involved in various leading projects. Starting from Godzilla, Ultraman, until Attack on Titan. After the set is finished, the characters created in 3D graphics are also “placed” in it. Interesting right?
Besides having storyline quality and unique visuals, Fantasy is equipped with soundtrack nice one. For games This time, Hironobu Sakaguchi again collaborated with maestro Nobuo Uematsu to compose music that could liven up the atmosphere.
Fantasian is slated to launch in 2021, although it doesn’t have an official release date yet. Games it will be available on Apple Arcade (Mac, iOS, tvOS). It is not known whether later games it will also be present in platform other or not. [Aseek]