Fantasian Neo Dimension Has Voice Acting Thanks to Yoshida

In an interview with Famitsu for Fantasian Neo Dimension, Naoki Yoshida of Square Enix and Hironobu Sakaguchi of Mistwalker discussed the addition of voice acting in the game. Other updates to the game include 4K resolution support for larger screens. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

After the Famitsu interviewer asks the pair about additions to Fantasian Neo Dimension, Yoshida stated that Square Enix really pushed for voice acting. He believes that this would make it easier for both newcomers and veterans of the game to immerse themselves into the world. Sakaguchi states that modern players are used to games with voice acting and that to them, stories are something they watch, rather than read. So voice acting will help increase a player’s motivation to get all the way to the end. That’s why Yoshida heavily suggested it to Sakaguchi.

In response, Sakaguchi said that he doesn’t usually add voice acting to his games but when playing it during the development phase, he was like “Wow, this is amazing!” He wishes to thank Yoshida for the suggestion and understands that Yoshida was so pushy about it because he wanted to make sure as many people as possible could experience the appeal of Fantasian. As a note, the game isn’t fully voice-acted. Random NPCs do not have voice acting so as not to disturb the tempo of the game.

Fantasian Neo Dimension will come out on the PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC some time in Winter 2024.