Fantasian, an acclaimed JRPG from the core creators of the Remaining Fantasy collection, looks like it is lastly ditching Apple Arcade exclusivity and coming to PC (and probably different platforms).
If you have not heard of Fantasian, that is in all probability as a result of it has been unique to Apple Arcade because it launched again in 2021. That hasn’t stopped it from receiving largely glowing opinions from critics and gamers alike, but it surely undoubtedly hasn’t gotten the eye it possible would’ve if it had launched on different platforms.
Fortunately, the sport just lately cropped up on the Steam Database as “Fantasian Playtest”, and though it does not have a full product itemizing but, that is a fairly surefire signal that it is within the strategy of being ported to PC.
Fantasian was produced and written by Hironobu Sakaguchi and composed by Nobuo Uematsu, the veteran duo behind a lot of the Remaining Fantasy collection. Its story a few younger man who loses his reminiscence after being transported to an alternate universe is not precisely revolutionary within the JRPG area, however its revolutionary “Dimengeon” system for storing and saving random encounters to deal with at your leisure appears like a game-changer. It is also gotten excessive marks for its turn-based battling and environments, which should not be a shock contemplating developer Mistwalker’s pedigree.
Again in February, Sakaguchi teased his curiosity in bringing Fantasian to PC, however no onerous plans had been revealed. And whereas nothing’s been confirmed, that is undoubtedly the most effective proof we’ve got to this point that the sport is lastly being free of Apple Arcade jail.
Within the meantime, take a look at our picks for the finest JRPGs to play in 2023.