Going against the grain of everything the industry preaches in 2024, Mistwalker offers a JRPG that doesn't try to impress players with its graphics, yet manages to be technically impressive. Rather than using a story that focuses on social issues to make itself look engaging, the game has opted for a return to the roots of fantasy. Some may criticise its clichéd characters, but where FFVII Remake chose to drown itself in pseudo-philosophical considerations and a multiverse that made it lose all dramatic stakes, Fantasian Neo Dimension uses its own to offer players a deep and moving story, as well as a reflection on mourning so dear to Sakaguchi. It's a great lesson in humility for other studios, and a real joy to play with.