Fantastica

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“Welcome to Fantastica, the land where legends are born.”
—The game's tagline

Fantastica (ファンタスティカ, Fantasutika^?) is a role-playing game developed and published by Execraft under Sam Imbecile's supervision. Released for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on August 30, 2019 in Japan and November 1, 2019 elsewhere, it is the first installment of the company's Fantastica series of RPG games.

Two years later, it is followed up by its sequel, Fantastica II: The Great Disaster.

Development

In E3 2017, Sam Imbecile, the CEO of Execraft, announces that he will be personally supervising the development of the company's new RPG which was slated to be released sometime in 2019.

A teaser trailer for the game was shown at New York Comic Con on October 6, 2018. Three months later, illustrations for a few new characters and the game's setting were revealed.

Story

In a world of unknown wonders lies a single continent where all life flourishes, the continent of Fantastica. Within the land are six nations: the Magic Order of Chymia, the Principality of Fuchswald, the Kingdom of Eldonia, the Eastern Confederation of Tururu, the Holy Aurelian Empire and the dreaded Negramstia, the Empire of Pleasure that covers nearly half of the known world.

A few centuries after Negramstia's foundation, this country has now reached the peak of prosperity and decadence. Posessing an overwhelming "charm" power, the great adulteress empress Radmila rules over Negramstia with her powers, expanding her influence in neighboring countries through "people hunts", a chain of human slavery and resource pillages.

Meanwhile, all of the countries won't stand such immorality any longer and thus, they unite and name themselves as the Holy Alliance to stand up against Negramstia. The allied forces overwhelm the Negramstia, and they manage to successfully corner the Empire in an encirclement.

But before the allied army stood one man, the Black Beast Knights' captain Dyrek Rondo. Following Radmila's order, he pursues the allied army surrounding Negramstia to destroy them but, the real ambition in Dyrek's heart is to "take over the throne" and expand the borders of the Empire of Pleasure to the entire known world.

However, the reality of the world of Fantastica lies within the secret of Negramstia, its rewritten history and its forgotten foundations long ago and the horrifying truth that could warp that reality forever…

What is Negramstia? Who is Dyrek Rondo? Where did it come from? Who founded it centuries ago?

Gameplay

The game combines elements of a hack-and-slash role-playing game and a strategic war game. In this game, the player takes control an avatar character who chooses which of the four nations (Chymia, Edlonia, Tururu and Fuchswald) they want to start at the beginning of the game. When a player selects a nation, they go through a different playthrough with unique objectives, missions and story, meaning the events that progress throughout the game are different depending on which starting country they are in. As the game progresses on, if the player becomes very skilled and powerful, they have the option to switch sides to another kingdom or join either Aurelia or Negramstia, where its quests are only available for at least Level 40.

In the game, the player chooses a class suiting to fight for a certain nation, and must fight their way and work their ranks in their respective army to earn more experience, collect more weapons, obtain side-quests and even take command of a certain battalion or an entire army as commander.

Respect is a mechanic to earn the trust and increase the player character's reputation among their fellow countrymen. This is earned by winning in battles, doing good to other people, making right decisions and completing quests. The more respect the player has, the more chances they have of being promoted in their ranks in the army or establishing their own groups and guilds. The player can communicate with NPCs or other important figures to earn respect as a means to earn the trust of many people. They can choose to either make war or negotiate with other nations. They can also make orders to establish groups, recruit and train people into groups depending on the experience the player has, and create garrisons in a territory if they wish to expand land and influence to other nomadic cities and tribes or force an enemy nation to redirect sieges.

Setting

The world of Fantastica is comprised of six powerful nations, the former four listed below of which the player can have a starting point in the game.

Coat of Arms	Name	Description	Map
	Magic Order of Chymia (キミア魔法士団領, Kimia Mahōshidan-ryō^?, Staat de Chymia Hexen Ordens)	Chymia is a country where its laws and customs are written and governed by a council of sorcerers, wizards and magical knights called the Magical Order.
	Principality of Fuchswald (フクスヴァルド公国, Fukusuvarudo Kōkoku^?, Ohrenschwanz Bund)	Fuschwald is a nation ruled by a prince, but to a limited extent, since the concerns of the people and civil affairs are handled by the prime minister and the cabinet.
	Eastern Confederation of Tururu (都市国家連合テゥルル, Toshikokkarengō Tururu^?)	Tururu is a conglomerate of twelve cities that stand on the Terra Merita mountain range, each governed by a city elder assigned by the Council of the Dransehin, the governing body of the union composed of officials elected by the people.
	Kingdom of Eldonia (エルドニア王国, Erudonia Ōkoku^?, Devlet-i Aliyye-i Eldoni)	Eldonia is a kingdom that rests upon the vast Duhama Desert next to a large oasis where the majority of its water supplies come from.
	Holy Aurelian Empire (神聖アウレリア王国, Shinsei Aureria Ōkoku^?, Sacrum Aurelia Imperium)	The second most powerful nation in Fantastica, Aurelia is a prosperous kingdom where its empire is nearly twice as large as the territories of all four other kingdoms combined. The high elf Serafina Lenatus is revered as the High Goddess there. The capital is Trajanius. The kingdom is ruled by seven royal families, with the head of the Quechaff family being the King.
	Empire of Negramstia (ニグラムスティア帝国, Niguramusutia Teikoku^?, Schwarzerwolfsburg Reich)	Negramstia, the Empire of Pleasure, is the most powerful nation in the world of Fantastica. Established a few centuries ago, it was unknown who founded it, though rumors has it that the current ruler Radmila is immortal and therefore the founder, since its earliest recorded history has been removed or rewritten from consciousness to the point where its identity is just as alien to anyone living inside as it is to the rest of the world. Its boundaries expend even to the Badlands of Fantastica. It is unknown if the Black Castle in the Badlands is the capital and seat of the Empire.

Characters

Hero of Fantastica

Japanese Voice Actor: Toshiyuki Midorikawa (male), Ayane Sakura (female)
English Voice Actor: Bryce Papenbrook (male), Melissa Fahn (female)

The Hero of Fantastica (ファンタスティカの勇者, Fantasutika no Yūsha^?) is the nameable main protagonist and avatar character of the game. He/she can either be male or female and can fight for either Chymia, Fuchswald, Tururu, Eldonia, Aurelia or Negramstia.

Major Characters

Iris Arcadia

Japanese Voice Actor: Megumi Toyoguchi
English Voice Actor: Jen Brown

Iris Arcadia (イリス・アルケーディア, Irisu Arukēdia^?) is the princess knight hailing from the Arcadia family, one of the seven noble clans of the Holy Aurelian Empire.

Prince Pryce

Japanese Voice Actor: Hiro Shimono
English Voice Actor: Miles Luna

Prince Pryce Quechaff (プリンス・プライス・ケチャッフ, Purinsu Puraisu Kechaffu^?) is the son of King Amarillo and the heir-apparent of Aurelia's Quechaff royal family.

Astrid Flamel

Japanese Voice Actor: Yōko Hikasa
English Voice Actor: Cara Eberle

Astrid Flamel (アストリット・フラメル, Asutoritto Furameru^?) is the head sorceress of the Magical Order and the civil leader of Chymia.

Luca

Japanese Voice Actor: Yū Shimamura
English Voice Actor: Arryn Zech

Luca (ルカ, Ruka^?) is a half-human half-dark elf soldier in the ranks of the Black Beast Knights.

Eleonora Bern

Japanese Voice Actor: Kaori Shimizu
English Voice Actor: Martha Harms

Eleonora Bern (エレオノーラ・ベルン, Ereonōra Berun^?) is an Aurelian chief priestess.

Kohaku

Japanese Voice Actor: Michiko Neya
English Voice Actor: Jennifer Hale

Kohaku (コハク^?) is a foxlike human and netizen in Fuchswald.

Valdios

Japanese Voice Actor: Kiyoyuki Yanada
English Voice Actor: David Kaye

Valdios (ヴァルディオス, Varudiosu^?) is an alchemist and inventor in Tururu. He is especially known in the confederation and even in surrounding lands to be extraordinarily intelligent and profound in technology never seen in his land before.

Mel-Mel

Japanese Voice Actor: Ami Koshimizu
English Voice Actor: Barbara Dunkelman

Mel-Mel (メル・メル, Meru Meru^?) is a halfling.

Mistiola Atie

Japanese Voice Actor: Atsuko Tanaka
English Voice Actor: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn

Mistiola Atie (ミスティオラ・アーテー, Misutiora Ātē^?) is a dark elf.

Radmila

Japanese Voice Actor: Saori Hayami
English Voice Actor: Lindsay Jones

Radmila (ラドミラ, Radomira^?) is the empress of Negramstia.

Serafina Lenatus

Japanese Voice Actor: Kikuko Inoue
English Voice Actor: Laura Bailey

Serafina Lenatus (セラフィーナ・レナトゥス, Serafīna Renatōsu^?) is a high elf and the "High Goddess" revered as a deity in the Holy Aurelian Empire.

Antagonists

Dyrek Rondo

Japanese Voice Actor: Kōichi Yamadera
English Voice Actor: Brad Swaile

Dyrek Rondo (ディレク・ロンド, Direku Rondo^?) is the captain of the Black Beast Knights (黒犬騎士団, Kokkenkishidan^?), a military sect he founded under Radmila's orders.

Nicola Neubau

Japanese Voice Actor: Fumihiro Awano
English Voice Actor: Peter Lurie

Nicola Neubau (ニコラ・ノイバウ, Nikora Noibau^?) is a mage in the ranks of the Black Beast Knights and Dyrek's right-hand man.

Ryukaon

Japanese Voice Actor: Kōji Yusa
English Voice Actor: Keith Silverstein

Ryukaon (リュカオン^?) is a wolfman and Dyrek's loyal left-hand soldier.

Dorago the Great

Japanese Voice Actor: Shōzō Izuka
English Voice Actor: Daniel Riordan

Dorago the Great (ドラゴ大だい王おう, Dorago Daiō^?) is the final boss of the game. The 4000-year-old colossal dragon known by its title the Dragon World (龍りゅう世せ界かい , Ryūsekai^?), he is the supreme ruler of the world of Fantastica and the most powerful creature that ever lived beneath the shadows of all mortals. It was unleashed by Dyrek Rondo as a last resort against the Hero and Serafina's Holy Alliance.

Supporting Characters

King Amarillo

Japanese Voice Actor: Shō Hayami
English Voice Actor: Howard Wang

King Amarillo Quechaff (アマリロ・ケチャッフ王, Amariro Kechaffu-Ō^?) is the monarch and ruler of the Aurelian Empire, second only to the High Goddess Serafina, and head of the noble family of Quechaff.

Cayle Gale Dimble

Japanese Voice Actor: Hiroki Tōchi
English Voice Actor: Benjamin Diskin

Cayle Gale Dimble (ケイル・ゲイル・ディンブル, Keiru Geiru Dinburu^?) is the chief minister of the Council of Dranhesin in Tururu.

Ahmed Mustafa Eldonia IX

Japanese Voice Actor: Masaki Yajima
English Voice Actor: Fred Tatasciorre

Ahmed Mustafa Eldonia IX (アーメド・ムスタファ・エルドニア9世王, Āmedo Musutafa Erudonia Kyū-sei-ō^?) is the current king of Eldonia.

Raymondos Lulus

Japanese Voice Actor: Naoya Uchida
English Voice Actor: D.C. Douglas

Raymondos Lulus (レイモンドゥス・ルルス, Reimondōsu Rurusu^?) is the Archbishop of the Diocese of Trajanius.

Menou

Japanese Voice Actor: Chiwa Saitō
English Voice Actor: Erika Lenhart

Menou (メノウ, Menō^?) is the younger brother of Kohaku.

Monsters

Bosses

Dungeon Bosses

Soundtrack

Number	Name	Length	Theme of
1	JAM Project - Blade of the Supreme	4:03	Game Intro
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16		3:15	Credits

Reception

The game sold 120,000 copies in its first week and eventually sold an estimated 600,000 units worldwide at the end of 2019. It currently holds a score of 85/100 on Metacritic, citing "generally favorable reviews" from critics. It also popular in Japan, earning a score of 38/40 in the Japanese magazine Famitsu.

Casual gamers and fans noted the similarities of this game with another RPG series, Bethesda Softworks' Elder Scrolls, in particular the fifth installment Skyrim. Because of this, it has been often nicknamed "anime Skyrim" due to the comparisons with the gameplay, story and even Dorago the Great, the final boss which is a dragon similar to Alduin.

Gallery

Posters

Screenshots

Miscellaneous

Trivia

The game is remarkable for mixing elements of a traditional single-player RPG and a real-time strategy.