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Fantasian Neo Dimension - Review

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    Fantasian Neo Dimension Review

    A Tale of Two Halves

    Who says old hands can't be taught new tricks? The Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, and his team at Mistwalker, took a lot of creative gameplay ideas and mixed it with a traditional RPG story formula to create Fantasian. What was originally released on the Apple Arcade in two parts received some sprucing up with Square Enix coming on board to release it as Fantasian Neo Dimension on PC and consoles. There is a decided shift from a light-hearted adventure to a grueling difficulty spike against a lot of bosses in the second half that takes some adjusting to, but the great gameplay and stunning presentation shine throughout.

    Fantasian begins as Leo wakes up in a mechanical world with no idea of who he is or how he got there. While fleeing a giant robot, he uses a magical device and, poof, appears in a frontier town. Leo's only memory is of a woman he met in this village, so Leo begins retracing his steps to figure out who he is, meeting up with new and former companions along the way. What starts as a simple journey of camaraderie and hijinks is derailed by the ominous Vam, a harbringer of chaos that fancies himself a God. Through this chaos, he is sowing mechteria around the world. Mechteria is a mechanical spore that spews poison and drains the life of all that are nearby. When this mechteria starts to invade more of the human realm, it intersects with Leo's journey of self-discovery, leading to the ragtag group's quest expanding to saving everything.

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    Fantasian Neo Dimension is a tale of two halves. Its first half feels like an homage to the older parts of the legendary catalogue of its creators. The second half, meanwhile, feels like that homage got to flex its muscles and pummel players into submission as they endeavor against boss fights until the adventure reaches its conclusion. Those able to adapt to the shifting changes between halves will find a love letter to turn-based RPGs that could only come from lifelong experts. The pacing shifts cause a juxtaposition between a restrictive feeling start and thematically minimal end, which just goes to show that even experts can find ways to grow in a given field. Where passion, creativity, and talent co-exist in such a lovely harmony always means there's new avenues to explore and this wonderful game is worth undertaking the journey.

    Score: 4/5
     
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