Mistwalker’s upcoming collaboration with Sq. Enix to reimagine the Fantasian IP has garnered a number of consideration from the Ultimate Fantasy neighborhood, being helmed by the “father” of the franchise, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and seeing the return of prolific composer, Nobuo Uematsu. The brand new installment, titled Neo Dimension, is taken into account Sakaguchi’s swan music undertaking earlier than retirement, however the creator can be engaged on one thing new which will or is probably not a Fantasian sequel.
In tandem with Fantasian’s promotional construct, the Ultimate Fantasy franchise has additionally been thriving amid the MMORPG Ultimate Fantasy 14’s latest launch of the brand new Dawntrail growth. Producer and director, Naoki Yoshida, has finished a improbable job with the title to reimagine it as a “theme park” to pay homage to previous FF titles.
Sakaguchi Addresses The Ambiguous Fantasian Sequel
In an interview with Bloomberg, Sakaguchi mentioned returning to the Ultimate Fantasy franchise, his love for enjoying Ultimate Fantasy 14, and changing into a grandfather within the fall. The designer additionally addressed a brand new undertaking he was finalizing the story for, regardless of beforehand believing Fantasian: New Dimension could be his remaining sport.
Acknowledging that Mistwalker not too long ago filed to trademark “Fantasian Darkish Edge” – a rumored sequel to Neo Dimension – Sakaguchi was tight-lipped on giving additional particulars however stated, “We’ll say it’s one thing new, for now.” Regardless of the trademark pointing to a different Fantasian chapter, the creator’s ambiguous reply suggests the undertaking could also be totally new.
Sakaguchi beforehand said that he needed Fantasian to be an “particularly long-standing title”, subsequently, it will make sense if the Fantasian IP spawned a number of chapters. The creator additionally shared that he was “a bit bit involved about how individuals would really feel about working with me — maybe they’ll have blended emotions,” on returning to Sq. Enix to develop Neo Dimension.
Having a long-standing relationship with Sq. and the Ultimate Fantasy franchise, followers have usually puzzled if Sakaguchi would return to work on the favored fantasy collection. Sadly, Sakaguchi confirmed he had no real interest in revisiting FF or any of the older franchises beneath his belt as a result of he’s “switched to a shopper relatively than a creator”. This reasoning touched on Sakaguchi’s “obsession” with Ultimate Fantasy 14, and he admitted, “On a uncommon event — I wish to stress ‘uncommon event’ — generally one of many Mistwalker crew members will hop on Ultimate Fantasy XIV, and I’ll see a message saying, ‘Hey, the assembly’s began.’”
After work on Mistwalker’s new undertaking wraps, Sakaguchi will hopefully be capable to chill, get pleasure from Dawntrail, and welcome the arrival of his grandchild later within the 12 months.
Fantasian: Neo Dimension is scheduled to be launched someday within the window of Winter 2024.
