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FANTASIAN Neo Dimension Announced | Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024
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finally!
Werewolf Jones
Member
I actually made a soy noise.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Cyberpunkd
Member
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Finally a real Final Fantasy game.
delfrickintree
Banned
Seems to be obvious imo, why would they make a sequel to a game nobody has played or heard of. I would be interested in playing the original even before this new version, but being exclusive to apple is bewildering
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Let me help you out.
"The father of FINAL FANTASY, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and renowned composer Nobuo Uematsu return to deliver an original RPG story! Experience an enhanced version of FANTASIAN Neo Dimension, with brand new features including English and Japanese voice overs and an additional difficulty option. Assume the role of Leo, as he journeys to recover his memories and solve the mystery of a strange mechanical infection destroying his world. Experience an original and modern take on the beloved turn-based battle system, with a wealth of unique mechanics and strategic combat that shake up the classic RPG formula, and explore a multi-dimensional universe come to life set against the backdrop of over 150 charming hand-crafted dioramas.FANTASIAN Neo Dimension will be launching on Nintendo Switch this Winter."
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
don't come here and say something is obvious in todays retardness that is the JRPG genre
if something was obvious, FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE would be a REMAKE, you know, since it has REMAKE in its fucking name.
always, ALWAYS assume that jrpgs are dumb as fuck and assume the worst. that's why i asked, nothing is ever obvious
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
yes but will gilgamesh be in this one
nial
Member
That's actually a very good point.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I'll be getting this on PC
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
More info via the official Twitter account of Fantasian and Squeenix themselves:
A story penned by Hironobu Sakaguchi
Score composed by Nobuo Uematsu
Turn-based combat
English and Japanese voiceovers
4K visuals
A new approachable difficulty mode
A story penned by Hironobu Sakaguchi Score composed by Nobuo Uematsu Turn-based combat English and Japanese voiceovers 4K visuals A new approachable difficulty modeWhat is FANTASIAN Neo Dimension?
The protagonist Leo wakes up from a massive explosion only to find himself lost in a strange land. That’s not the only thing lost - his memories have almost entirely vanished too!
With only a single memory to guide him, he sets out on a journey to reclaim his lost past and unravel the mysteries of a bizarre mechanical infection that’s slowly engulfing all known to man.
This journey will take Leo and his growing party of allies through more than 150 hand-crafted dioramas, which combine physical environments with 3D characters. These were created by masters of the craft and include everything from dense forests and arid deserts to some… less conventional regions.
FANTASIAN New Dimension’s battle system
Of course, you won’t explore unopposed - inevitably you’ll have to face off against hordes of monsters and worse in battle. FANTASIAN New Dimension’s turn-based battles will feel comfortable to fans of classic RPGs like the FINAL FANTASY and DRAGON QUEST series, but it has some unique mechanics that make it feel unique and modern.
One such mechanic the ability to aim attacks to hit enemies in straight or curved lines. The key to success lies in observing your foes’ turn order and position on the battlefield and using the right skills and trajectory of attacks to take multiple foes out efficiently.
The game also introduces the Dimengeon System, which allows you to avoid the interruptions of random encounters by sending previously encountered enemies to a dimensional dungeon. You can open the ‘Dimengeon’ at any point to battle everything stored inside at a time that’s convenient for you - and with some handy enhancements that make these thrilling large-scale battles fly by.
Of course, the longer you wait to open the Dimengeon, the more enemies you’ll have to take on, so you’ll need to think carefully about when to take on the challenge. Once it reaches capacity, the battle will start automatically!
It all adds up to combat that is very easy to understand yet has enormous depth to master - a killer combo that makes the game hard to put down!
What’s been added to FANTASIAN New Dimension?
FANTASIAN originally released on iOS for Apple Arcade, but this new console and PC version has received some significant enhancements, which makes it the definitive way to play the game. These include:
- English and Japanese voiceovers - All cutscenes, and many optional scenes in the game are now voice acted. You’ll be able to play the game with either the English or Japanese voice actors.
- 4K visuals - the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Steam versions of the game will offer support for 4K displays, making this already beautiful game look even prettier.
- Normal difficulty mode - FANTASIAN was a very difficult game upon release, with many bosses pounding players before they worked out the optimal strategies to defeat them. FANTASIAN Neo Dimension adds a new ‘Normal’ difficulty, to make the game a little more approachable. Of course, if you crave the challenge of the original game, that’s still there too!
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension launches this Winter for Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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A message from the Father of Final Fantasy, Hironobu Sakaguchi:
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Never said it would be a good Final Fantasy game.
Sorcerer
Member
It probably would have never been made if it were not for Apple. And being on Arcade first does not seem to be a bad thing for this game as there was a bit of port begging for the game for a while.
delfrickintree
Banned
Yea right I guarantee apple dangled a fat wad in the publishers face for exclusivity.
Sorcerer
Member
There's quite a few references to Final Fantasy in this game.
As well Tie-Fighter sounds in the battle system.
Sorcerer
Member
I don't think its all bad. Apple eventually frees the game and lets them to go to Steam/other platforms. I think they pay for all development because many games exclusive on Apple Arcade have "Produced by Apple" first thing in the credits. That seems to get removed when the game is ported.
U n i o n 0015
Member
Same here. Quite liked it but it'll be better to play on my Steam Deck or PC.
delfrickintree
Banned
Ok perhaps, but arent we talking about the creator of FF and also the legendary music composer.. and they needed funding for development? Surely another insular and proprietary entity would have some interest..
Sorcerer
Member
I think Apple Arcade has recently fallen apart and developers have talked about getting screwed by Apple recently. But apparently when this game was in development Apple was very generous and Arcade was an unknown. So the deal was probably too good to pass up at the time.
Perhaps if they went with Microsoft, Microsoft would have bought Mistwalker and shut them down. Because you know Xbox needs Japanese game studios. LOL!!!
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delfrickintree
Banned
To be fair, I know jackshit about apple except they manage to fleece their userbase with idealized products with yearly iterations. Also they ruined my favorite sci-fi IP, asimov's Foundation. So knowing they have not any relevancy since playing mathblaster in elementary school, I don't have much confidence in apple in terms of gaming. They recently opened their store for emulation or something right? Wow so revolutionary
Sorcerer
Member
They have allowed Retroarch on the Iphone and Apple tv. Also, they seem to be working (possibly with Codeweavers) on getting Windows games to work on their hardware. Similar to Steam OS. Taking the fast track of converting existing Windows games instead of native development it seems. Gameporting Toolkit 2 is a part of the next OS.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
I have a reputation that says all FF games are bad if GILGAMESH isn't in them.
But real talk Fantasian is quite good but that's because it's Sakaguchi.
Loved Lost Odyssey and Last Story so it's a no brainer to get this when it releases and isn't locked to Apple Arcade.
Killer8
Member
I will pick this up for Switch or Steam Deck. I don't think 4K benefits the visual style at all. It just makes it look like average videogame models pasted onto a photograph. A smaller screen helps to make it all look more cohesive and like looking into a tilt shifted world. Proof that you can indeed have too much graphics.
EDMIX
Writes a lot, says very little
lol I don't know if I'd say that, but it does look really generic, like garden variety JRPG.
I think the gameplay looks more fun then anything artistically with the game.
Fbh
Member
Finally!
Will definitely pick it up
It's definitely a game that would look and sound pretty generic if it wasn't for the people involved.
But what can I say? Sakaguchi has been such a big and influential figure in my history with games that I will probably always check out anything he releases. Specially if, as his message says, this might end up being his final game,
Also I still think the idea of levels basically being pictures of actual dioramas is sort of cool
Will definitely pick it up
It's definitely a game that would look and sound pretty generic if it wasn't for the people involved.
But what can I say? Sakaguchi has been such a big and influential figure in my history with games that I will probably always check out anything he releases. Specially if, as his message says, this might end up being his final game,
Also I still think the idea of levels basically being pictures of actual dioramas is sort of cool
Dr. Claus
Banned
Bring Back Scalebound
Banned
The only things about this that mildly made me feel anything where the names involved...
The plot seems like something you could find on any D Tier PS1 RPG.
The character designs look nice on the artwork, but painfully generic in-game.
Also, why is the Protagonist a discount Nier character? He just looks like if you took someone from Nier Replicant, and made them less interesting looking.
The two anime girls following the Protagonist just look like the same BORING anime girls you have seen on, again, any D Tier PS1 RPG.
Let me guess, one of them is his childhood best (between a billion quotations) "friend", that secretly wants to fuck him? Because RPGs are incapable of writing GENUINE friendships between guys and gals.
Like... It's aggressively derivative in every possible way. And maybe I'm being too cynical. I am, actually. But I don't think this showcase showed anything particularly interesting, besides the names involved, and the gameplay.
The plot seems like something you could find on any D Tier PS1 RPG.
The character designs look nice on the artwork, but painfully generic in-game.
Also, why is the Protagonist a discount Nier character? He just looks like if you took someone from Nier Replicant, and made them less interesting looking.
The two anime girls following the Protagonist just look like the same BORING anime girls you have seen on, again, any D Tier PS1 RPG.
Let me guess, one of them is his childhood best (between a billion quotations) "friend", that secretly wants to fuck him? Because RPGs are incapable of writing GENUINE friendships between guys and gals.
Like... It's aggressively derivative in every possible way. And maybe I'm being too cynical. I am, actually. But I don't think this showcase showed anything particularly interesting, besides the names involved, and the gameplay.
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Unknown Soldier
Member
So this one finally escaped from the Apple Arcade Walled Prison
But is it actually unironically good, especially when it will have real JRPG competition on consoles?
But is it actually unironically good, especially when it will have real JRPG competition on consoles?
KàIRóS
Member
I played the whole thing on the Apple Arcade (Ugh) and IMO it's Sakaguchi's best attempt at making a 90s Final Fantasy again.
Unknown Soldier
Member
So it was better than Lost Odyssey and The Last Story?
KàIRóS
Member
Ehh I wouldn't go that far, I would say it's on par with The Last Story, better than Blue Dragon but worse than Lost Odyssey.