Fantasia is a kind of RPG video games that I’ve had my eye on because it was first introduced. Sadly, the Last Fantasy creator’s new title launched as an Apple Arcade unique, with no phrase on a PC launch. It seems to be like we potential Fantasian followers could 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 may 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 yr 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 Last Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi’s personal studio, Mistwalker, in what seemed to be a return to extra conventional turn-based JRPG gameplay.
Its distinctive artwork fashion is one in every of Fantasian’s most alluring options, with settings comprised of real-life dioramas created by folks with expertise as particular results artists on iconic movies like Godzilla. After the artists hand-crafted the dioramas, they have been scanned and positioned in-game as environments. Consequently, Fantasian has a number of the most stunningly practical scenes discovered within the JRPG style.
The Steam itemizing was noticed by Twitter person ‘Knoebel’ in keeping with VGC. If the entry proves to be respectable, then Fantasian’s exclusivity cope with Apple Arcade is coming to an finish and the sport will quickly be out there on PC. Sakaguchi not too long ago mentioned the sport coming to PC, stating, “Now we have obtained 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 exhausting as doable to fulfill their expectations,” so it’s not unlikely that Fantasian can be playable through Steam quickly. With no new phrase but on the Last Fantasy 16 PC launch date, I’m excited to at the least get to dive into Fantasian in the intervening time on the platform I’m most snug with.
When you’re simply as enthusiastic about Fantasian as I’m, then you might wish to flick through just a few of those different enjoyable fantasy video games. Alternatively, try a number of the greatest PC video games this yr should you want one thing new to play that isn’t essentially inside the fantastical, magical realms.
