<s>
Fantasian	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
co-developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hawaii-based	O
studio	O
Mistwalker	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
through	O
the	O
Apple	O
Arcade	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Hironobu	O
Sakaguchi	O
with	O
music	O
by	O
Nobuo	O
Uematsu	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
best	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
creators	O
and	O
pioneers	O
behind	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploring	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Fantasian	B-Application
involves	O
players	O
tapping	O
on	O
a	O
location	O
,	O
which	O
Leo	O
will	O
then	O
navigate	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
small	O
party	O
,	O
where	O
during	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
turn	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
deal	O
physical	O
damage	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
enemy	O
,	O
use	O
items	O
to	O
aid	O
themselves	O
or	O
cure	O
status	O
ailments	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
skills	O
that	O
require	O
magic	B-Application
points	I-Application
such	O
as	O
offensive	O
magic	O
attacks	O
or	O
attacks	O
that	O
hit	O
multiple	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unique	O
element	O
to	O
Fantasian	B-Application
is	O
the	O
"	O
Dimengeon	O
"	O
system	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
skip	O
battles	O
against	O
previously	O
encountered	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantasian	B-Application
began	O
development	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
conceived	O
after	O
Sakaguchi	O
had	O
met	O
with	O
some	O
Apple	O
employees	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
fans	O
of	O
both	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
and	O
Uematsu	O
's	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceptually	O
,	O
Sakaguchi	O
felt	O
inspired	O
to	O
go	O
"	O
back	O
to	O
 [ his ] 	O
roots	O
"	O
after	O
replaying	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
former	O
colleagues	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
had	O
spent	O
time	O
working	O
on	O
mobile	O
games	O
like	O
Party	O
Wave	O
and	O
Blade	O
Guardian	O
,	O
with	O
his	O
last	O
narrative	O
role-playing	O
game	O
being	O
2011	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Story	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Fantasian	B-Application
,	O
Sakaguchi	O
wanted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
something	O
that	O
emulated	O
the	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
games	O
(	O
JRPG	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
style	O
that	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
old	O
styles	O
can	O
be	O
great	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
right	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
potentially	O
,	O
Fantasian	B-Application
could	O
be	O
his	O
last	O
project	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visually	O
,	O
Fantasian	B-Application
uses	O
hand-crafted	O
dioramas	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
decided	O
upon	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
miniatures	O
hobbyist	O
,	O
Sakaguchi	O
had	O
previously	O
used	O
hand-crafted	O
elements	O
in	O
the	O
mobile	O
strategy	O
game	O
Terra	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
concept	O
further	O
in	O
a	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
pre-rendered	O
levels	O
from	O
earlier	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Fantasian	B-Application
used	O
drones	O
equipped	O
with	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scanning	I-Algorithm
technology	O
to	O
digitally	O
recreate	O
miniature	O
sets	O
built	O
by	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantasian	B-Application
is	O
composed	O
of	O
two	O
parts	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
taking	O
20	O
to	O
30	O
hours	O
to	O
complete	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
completes	O
the	O
story	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
40	O
to	O
60	O
hours	O
of	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uematsu	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
other	O
Mistwalker	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Fantasian	B-Application
,	O
he	O
composed	O
60	O
tracks	O
for	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
considers	O
Fantasians	B-Application
music	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
soundtrack	O
he	O
has	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alluding	O
to	O
health	O
issues	O
,	O
Uematsu	O
noted	O
that	O
like	O
Sakaguchi	O
,	O
the	O
Fantasian	B-Application
soundtrack	O
could	O
be	O
his	O
last	O
complete	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantasian	B-Application
's	O
soundtrack	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
fusion	O
of	O
baroque-style	O
music	O
with	O
synthesizers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
features	O
improvisations	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
composer	O
had	O
never	O
used	O
in	O
his	O
video	O
game	O
soundtracks	O
prior	O
to	O
Fantasian	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
streaming	O
through	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fantasian	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Particular	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Dimengeon	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
diorama	O
sets	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
during	O
battles	O
,	O
while	O
criticism	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
being	O
a	O
typical	O
JRPG	O
story	O
,	O
navigating	O
the	O
world	O
being	O
somewhat	O
cumbersome	O
via	O
the	O
touch	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
being	O
subpar	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
higher-resolution	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
through	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
