The developer studio brought onboard veterans who had worked on miniature set projects such as Godzilla films and Attack on Titan. The details of the areas are exquisite, from the different biomes to the large sprawling cities to intricate bed chambers. Anyway, back to Fantasian.)Ī quick Google search confirmed by suspicion, the backgrounds to all of the areas of Fantasian are hand-crafted dioramas, and there are almost 160 of them. George Lucas is revolutionary, and the most passionate film maker I’ve ever seen. It’s honestly a small miracle that Star Wars even exists at all. It’s called the Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy, and it’s amazing. (Side note, I highly recommend the documentary for any Star Wars/movie buffs. I had also just watched the making of Star Wars documentary on Disney+, so I knew talented people could do amazing things with dioramas. When I reached the first forest, I knew I recognized the look of the trees from one of my middle school diorama projects. By contrast, the main character and townsfolk had a familiar JRPG look. The town was beautifully created, but it was unlike anything I’ve ever seen in a video game. Right away, I thought something seemed strange about the background graphics. I’m going to start with the graphics because that is what immediately caught my attention. While the story may be a little cliché, Fantasian is well executed and continues to keep me intrigued. From the graphics and music to the character design and gameplay, it hits all the right spots. The title I’ve been obsessed with for over a week now is Fantasian.įantasian does so many things right. For those who haven’t played the game yet, or struggle with context clues, I won’t hold you in suspense any longer. I’ve played quite a few mobile games throughout the years, so I was shocked to find a Final Fantasy like RPG exclusive to Apple Arcade. Capybara Games has created quite an addictive puzzler in Grindstone, and we highly recommend a run through this surprisingly solid slasher.After spending some time on Apple Arcade for the last column, I decided to finally open a game I had downloaded months ago, and boy it was a doozy. Player freedom plays a big part in the experience, too, letting you decide if you want to finish every level as soon as possible or try to grab that last side item and risk being overrun. Grindstone takes a simple premise and turns it on its head, combining a top-down adventure game with color matching mechanics with impressive results. Then suddenly that hero starts slashing through every monster in the path, rendering them all a bloody mess. Instead of matching colored monsters to make them disappear, you're charting a path of like-colored creatures for the hero to travel through. For one, the hero Jorj is in the middle of the colored monsters, not standing off to the side. Grindstone looks like a typical match-3 puzzle game at first glance, but the more you look the more you'll realize how different it actually is. And if you recently bought a new iOS device, Apple TV, or Mac, you may already have a free three-month trial for Apple Arcade waiting for you to take up.įor more coverage of Apple Arcade games not on this list, check out our reviews of NBA 2K21: Arcade Edition, Platinum Games' World of Demons, and Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat. If you don't believe us, here are 12 of the best games you'll find on Apple Arcade to give you an idea. The iPhone is already in your pocket so you don't need a new device to play with, and the amount of quality unlocked makes that five bucks pay for itself quickly. If you're looking for a new game to play but can't or don't want to drop top dollar on it, the $5 a month subscription to Apple Arcade may be the answer you're looking for. The subscription service was packed from day one with great games across every genre, from sprawling adventures across dozens of hours to simple pick-up-and-play puzzlers. Apple Arcade's launch in 2019 showed not all mobile games suffer from that "gacha" stereotype.
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