9/4/2023 0 Comments Fantasian diorama![]() “The basics I would say are the same,” he explains when I ask about the differences between creating a console RPG to something for mobile, “but the interface is a huge element of the experience. Combat and exploration aren’t that dissimilar from the norm Sakaguchi helped create. ![]() The game has more familiar facets of design, too. “So that was really eye-opening for me as well. “Seeing these in real life gives you an inspiration that you really can’t achieve by looking at digital environments,” he says. Sakaguchi shows me how the small dividing doors on a beautifully ornate cottage have real, working hinges. Pre-conceptualisation became vital because committing to the build of one of the game’s 150 dioramas was a big step. It’s a process startlingly similar to the efforts of The Lord of the Rings’ Weta Workshop (albeit something unexplored in video games before now), and one that majorly affected Sakaguchi’s approach to game design. These bite-sized novels have unique artwork, music, and sound effects to offer players a truly immersive experience.Hironobu Sakaguchi's own Warhammer Space Marine figurineįantasian’s digital world made from real items, with lighting and fog effects and digital characters layered over the top, was something that Sakaguchi felt was “new”. Novel Storytelling: To tell an epic story, a ‘novel’ approach was used in the form of a “Memory” system where players encounter and collect various memories, journal entries, and notes presented as miniature in-game novels to flesh out the story, realms, and characters of Fantasian.Legendary Soundtrack: Celebrated composer Nobuo Uematsu, known for his work on the Final Fantasy series and games such as Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon, created a soundtrack to compliment the memorable and magical world of Fantasian from catchy battle tunes to heart-pumping dungeon pieces, and moving character themes. ![]() Fantasian serves as a vehicle to bring these amazing works of art into the digital space via Apple Arcade. Creating Fantasian’s real-life miniature sets are veterans who have worked on projects like the Godzilla films, Attack on Titan, and Ultraman.
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