It includes the initial hours of the title, introducing Leo and the world while showcasing how the battle system works. Unlike other role-playing games, you can banish enemies to the Dimengeon, a separate dimension, to fight later. Though there is a balance, since you need to fight all of them simultaneously, the Dimengeon does offer unique benefits to even the odds.

Progress transfers from the demo to the game, allowing you to continue playing after purchasing the latter. With sales coming up, including the Steam Winter Sale on December 19th, it’s a good time to jump in.

Fantasian Neo Dimension will be a familiar experience to fans of the turn-based JRPG genre’s heyday, with turn-based battles, a classic fantasy setting, and fixed isometric camera angles. Directed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and featuring a sountrack composed by Final Fantasy veteran Nobuo Uematsu, the game certainly has some big names attached to it. Interestingly, it’s also Uematsu’s final full game sound track, as the composer revealed earlier this year. 

Fantasian Neo Dimension is due out later this week, on December 5, for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. 

In a message shared by the game’s official Twitter account, Uematsu said, “Fantasian releases on December 5. This is my final project as a composer of video game music. I hope you’ll pick it up and play it!”

This isn’t the first time Uematsu has expressed his readiness to retire from composing music for video games. Earlier this year, he said that he was unlikely to ever compose a full video game soundtrack again. 

Uematsu has, however, composed the main themes for Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth in recent years. Earlier this year, he suggested that he would return in a similar capacity for the remake trilogy’s final instalment. Read more on that through here.

Developed by Mistwalker Corporation and published by Square Enix.#FantasianNeoDimension arrives Winter 2024 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S and Steam. pic.twitter.com/H6s5dN9huU

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After remaining exclusive to Apple Arcade since 2021, Mistwalker’s Fantasian is coming to Nintendo Switch. Published by Square Enix, it’s out this Holiday as Fantasian Neo Dimension. Check out the announcement trailer below.

Set in the Machine Realm, players control Leo, who’s on a journey to recover his memories. While teaming up with different individuals and exploring fantastical environments, he also has to deal with Vam the Malevolent. Fantasian’s aesthetic is unique in utilizing dioramas for its worlds, while the combat allows for banishing enemies to a separate dimension.

You can combat them later, utilizing different skills and adjusting their trajectory to hit multiple targets simultaneously. Fantasian comprises two parts, with the second offering 40 to 60 hours of gameplay. Stay tuned for more details on improvements and new features with the Switch version in the coming months. Perhaps we’ll also learn about the rumored PC version, which appeared on SteamDB in August 2023.