Summary
Fantasian Neo Dimensionis now available on PC and consoles. With this release, one of the bestApple Arcadeexclusives has at last expanded its reach to other platforms.
Fantasianis a role-playing game developed by Mistwalker, a Hawaii studio established by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the renownedcreator of theFinal Fantasyseries. It was originally released as an Apple Arcade exclusive in two parts, which debuted in April and August 2021.
More than three years later, the critically acclaimed JRPG is now finally available on non-Apple platforms, having reached the PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on December 5. Thisnew version of the game is calledFantasian Neo Dimensionand comes with a few extra bells and whistles, including comprehensive English and Japanese voiceovers, as well as 4K visuals (apart from the Switch port). A new, “Normal” difficulty is also part of the package, promising to make the JRPG significantly more accessible than the Apple Arcade original, which developed a reputation as a fairly demanding game that constantly requires the player to pay attention or perish.
$49.99
eShop
iOS, macOS, tvOS
$6.99/mo
Three and a half years since its initial release,Fantasianis still widely considered to be one of thebest Apple Arcade gamesever released. Its high level of acclaim is reflected in its “Strong” rating on OpenCritic, based on an average score of 82 and an 86% reviewer recommendation rate. Its PC and console debut should hence be of great interest to JRPG fans who have been unable to experience it during its prolonged period of Apple Arcade exclusivity. While the original game was published by Mistwalker, Square Enix is handling the distribution ofNeo Dimension.
A typical playthrough ofFantasian Neo Dimensionis likely to take over 60 hours, though completionists could easily spend more than 80 hours in the game. The JRPG’s new ports are priced at $49.99, thus offering decent value in terms of their price-to-content ratio.
Apart from stylish diorama visuals and an extremely varied gallery of bosses,Fantasian Neo Dimensionis also notable for being the final major game project by Nobuo Uematsu, the legendary composer best known for his contributions to theFinal Fantasyfranchise. Although the 65-year-old keyboardist and symphonist isn’t retiring, he recently expressed a desire to focus more on creating music outside of video game soundtracks, which are typically time-intensive to compose.
FANTASIAN Neo Dimension
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The Father of FINAL FANTASY, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and renowned composer Nobuo Uematsu return to deliver an original RPG story.Mechteria—a deathly mechanical infection that robs humans of their emotions and lives—is slowly engulfing the world. The protagonist Leo awakens with only one memory left to him in a strange land abundant with machines. The human world, threatened by mechteria… a machine world, filled with mysteries… and the unseen dimensions that lie beyond both.Using the Warp Device that was left behind, Leo must now embark on an interdimensional journey to reclaim his lost memories and save the world from the mechteria infection.
