Indie RPG Astria climbs doing it in collaboration with the talent behind the Final Fantasy series.
French developers Artisan Studios has teamed up with the composer of the Last Fantasy 12, Hitoshi Sakimoto, and writer Last Fantasy 7, Kazushige Nojima.
Dear Villagers publishers have released a video showing the couple talking about their involvement – see it below.
The Astria Ascending plot sets players up as a team of eight demons that have been entrusted with the administration of justice throughout the world.
Like many RPGs, they did not choose the role and were instead introduced to the setting, where personal situations interfere with their roles.
Artisan Studios has described the game as a “story based on adult characters”, which “offers a more mature experience and extensive dialogue”.
The official website mentions some key aspects of the game such as a promise to hit five cities and a turn-based combat system that uses the mechanic known as the Focus Point System.
The game also features artwork from CyGames, the studio behind JRPG Fantasy Granblue. Astria climbs there is no release date yet, but it will be coming to Xbox Game Pass, as confirmed in the ID @ Xbox show yesterday (March 26).
In related news, mythical Last fantasy Writer Nobuo Uematsu recently said he thinks his soundtrack is for an upcoming JRPG Fantasian this is probably the last game he will finish full sound for.
In an interview with IGN Asia, Uematsu and Last fantasy Creator Hironobu talked about Fantasia, which will be released through the Apple Arcade.