Fantasia is a type of RPG video games that I’ve had my eye on because it was first introduced. Sadly, the Ultimate Fantasy creator’s new title launched as an Apple Arcade unique, with no phrase on a PC launch. It appears to be like like we potential Fantasian followers might lastly get to play it, although, as an eagle-eyed fan has noticed a Steam database entry with the sport’s identify listed. Whereas the entry doesn’t give out an excessive amount of details about the sport or its PC launch, the itemizing’s accuracy might imply that Fantasian is effectively on its method to us non-mobile gamers.
The primary a part of Fantasian debuted on Apple Arcade again within the spring of 2021, whereas the second half got here later that 12 months in the summertime. If it’s coming to PC now, then it probably had an exclusivity contract with Apple lasting two years. Fantasian was developed by Ultimate Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s personal studio, Mistwalker, in what appeared to be a return to extra conventional turn-based JRPG gameplay.
Its distinctive artwork type is one in all Fantasian’s most alluring options, with settings comprised of real-life dioramas created by individuals with expertise as particular results artists on iconic movies like Godzilla. After the artists hand-crafted the dioramas, they had been scanned and positioned in-game as environments. In consequence, Fantasian has a number of the most stunningly sensible scenes discovered within the JRPG style.
The Steam itemizing was noticed by Twitter consumer ‘Knoebel’ in response to VGC. If the entry proves to be respectable, then Fantasian’s exclusivity take care of Apple Arcade is coming to an finish and the sport will quickly be obtainable on PC. Sakaguchi lately mentioned the sport coming to PC, stating, “We have now acquired many requests to launch the sport on PC too, and there have additionally been requests for a sequel.”
He went on to say that the builders “want to proceed working as arduous as potential to satisfy their expectations,” so it’s not unlikely that Fantasian shall be playable by way of Steam quickly. With no new phrase but on the Ultimate Fantasy 16 PC launch date, I’m excited to not less than get to dive into Fantasian in the interim on the platform I’m most snug with.
For those who’re simply as enthusiastic about Fantasian as I’m, then it’s possible you’ll wish to flick through a number of of those different enjoyable fantasy video games. Alternatively, take a look at a number of the greatest PC video games this 12 months in case you want one thing new to play that isn’t essentially inside the fantastical, magical realms.
