Apple Arcade celebrated a huge Friday. The gaming service that costs $5 per month launched Fantasian -- the new RPG developed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and Mistwalker -- as well as Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker from Aquiris. Both games were announced at the Apple Arcade's September 2019 launch. The platform also introduced NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition. In addition the service also unveiled 30 titles, available now.
Both Wonderbox and Fantasian were released in select countries prior to launching in the US for Apple Arcade subscribers. Sakaguchi tweeted that Fantasian has a launch date with Final Fantasy VI 27-years ago. Sakaguchi claimed that Fantasian was inspired by Final Fantasy VI.
Fantasian RPG legend Sakaguchi has kept players fed over the past few years with updates on the development of Fantasian's game including screenshots, concept art and more on his social media site. Sakaguchi, Mistwalker started hints in January that the new mobile RPG would be launched this year.
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Fantasian's story focuses on Leo, the young protagonist who lost his memory after an explosion in a hybrid magic-tech factory. After being awakened in an environment dominated by machines, Leo sets out on an adventure to find his missing father , with just one clue: A repeating vision of an innocent woman. Leo encounters Kina who whom he had dreamed of meeting when the time comes to En, a dusty frontier village.
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The two embark on an adventure to reclaim Leo's memories and uncover their destinies. The multi-dimensional adventure uncovers Leo's past, as well as other mysteries, making it more difficult to maintain order and order.
Fantasian includes more than 150 hand-crafted dioramas, which make up the game's setting. It also includes an amazing soundtrack composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Uematsu is the famous Final Fantasy composer.
Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker Brazilian game studio Aquiris' Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker -- formerly known as Box Project -- also added to Apple Arcade's vast game catalog on Friday. Wonderbox is a 3D adventure game that lets you explore a nearly endless world through "boxes" and portals. If you're a fan of Minecraft or Monument Valley, this is definitely a game worth checking out.
The controls are easy to grasp using simple tapping and swipe mechanics. You will immediately encounter the village matriarch who wants you to find the Heart of Adventure in order to restore the land. As you go through portals and visit different boxes like floating islands, you can swipe the screen to rotate the area, alter the view angle and explore the entire area.
Wonderbox allows you to play in campaigns that unlock a series of adventure for gamers, a discovery mode which lets you search for an adventure, and multiplayer which lets you host or join a party of up to four people. You can also Create and create your own adventure. You can continue adding adventures to the game.
This unique adventure game allows you to fight against enemies, collect coins and solve puzzles. You can also design new environments.
Check out the trailer for Aquiris here:
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Since Apple Arcade joined the mobile gaming scene in 2019 it has built up more than 180 games, with new ones coming almost weekly that you can play across iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod Touch and Apple TV.
Additionally, you can get a three-month free trial of Apple Arcade with the purchase of a new device. Even if you do not purchase a new phone and if you're signing up for Apple Arcade for the first time, you'll get one month of free trial. To try the service out start by opening the App Store and then tap the joystick icon that appears at the bottom of the screen.
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