Fantasy Life Producer Keiji Inafune Says He Will Do His "Best" To Improve The New Entry

I've avoided this series for a long time, because the name turns me off. sometimes, i'm just like that.

Anybody going to bat for this game? am I missing out?

Might check it out just to see what oh Keiji Inafune is up to.

@-wc- All of my friends seem to love it. Haven’t played it myself though. I downloaded it but then my 3DS was stolen 🤷

Anything Keiji Inafune touchs turn amazing except Might no9,
Soul Sacrifice PSP's best game, Mega Man legends, Tron bonne even when he made Visual novel it turned amazing Sweet Fuse, Zelda Minish cap, Ghost Trick.

@-wc- I think the name is a joke, but most people don't get it. Like it's a Sim so you get to life your fantasy life, but also it's a fantasy game. Like calling a party based rpg Party Time or something.

The game itself is basically animal crossing mixed with an action rpg.

Please be good. I loved the first one. It would hurt if this turned out poorly.

@Poodlestargenerica

The game itself is basically animal crossing mixed with an action rpg.

If that's true, then I'm definitely a little more interested in this game than I was before.

One of the best 3DS games. Definitely looking forward to this one. My kids and I had three copies of it.

@-wc- I'd call the first game my favorite casual rpg. You spend your time working your way through the various job classes, using your progress in one to push further in another. As someone else said, it's basically the genre's equivalent to Animal Crossing; low difficulty, low stakes, and relentlessly charming. By the look of it, the next one will be much the same.

@-wc- I bought it at launch, but played it only some years ago. As I could play only in single player, I suspect lot of the fun was lost, and the whole game felt like a chore.

Fantasy Life is the ONLY 3DS cartridge I kept!
I absolutely love this game!
It is fun, quirky and engaging!
The mystery is both obvious and also mysterious! LoL

It's an action RPG, enemies repopulate ala Zelda. You go off screen and come back and they are back.

Very minimal load screens and all are very short.

Umm, shouldn't it be more like "Keiji Inafune, best known for following up his colossal Kickstarter flop, Mighty No. 9, by asking for more money for a second project he was never going to make called Red Ash, then quietly slinking away after losing all credibility and goodwill."?

Well, everything shown in the "FLi Makeover" trailer (and other footages) give me hope and faith, so I think Inafune is on the right track so far...which says a lot compared to Mighty No. 9. Yes, I actually played that game on my Wii U and...hoo boy, let's just say that the crowd is right...

He will add NFTs and AI to it.

Pleeeeease be good, loved the 3DS version and have been waiting for this. This will be an instant day 1 purchase, the mechanics for the original are perfect for me, perfectly balanced

Didn't know Inafune was involved in the game. I'll definitely wait for the reviews then before considering buying it.

Can't say this article inspires much confidence. Reading between the lines it's got an air of 'troubled development' to it. Hopefully I'm misreading things.

@tabris95 Inafune is best known for the games that he made, not the Kickstarter mess.

The last Keiji Inafune game I played was Mighty No 9, so I'm now much more inclined to hold off and wait for reviews after seeing his name attached to Fantasy Life i.

This is one of my fav 3DS titles of all time. It wasn't perfectly crafted, but it was charming. I loved being able to cook my own food, make my own potions, craft my own gear, and then - eventually - go out exploring. But really, I mostly loved leveling up the crafts, and learning to make new things.

I have played through it a minimum of 15x, maxing everything. Up until last year, I was still digging out my 3DS, occasionally, to play through the game, again. My 3DS finally broke.

If this release doesn't satiate my cravings, they better do a remake of the original. 😒 Because you KNOW that they'll blame poor sales numbers on lack of interest, and not that they did a shoddy job on this one.

I'm truly hoping that it's great, and there are no major problems, and I'm actually glad that they set the release date back, hopefully, in order to fix it... But this def doesn't fill me with hope. I'm worried.

Will absolutely be waiting for reviews before purchasing.

Yo, Keiji, you still owe me a key for Mighty No. 9.
Every backer who chose the 3DS version got screwed. They should just offer us Steam keys, and it's ok, but they just kept quiet for the past years, and the 3DS version basically has never been cancelled, and we never got to change our choice.
Scummy guy.

@-wc-
One of my favourite games on the 3DS. I've always played it solo and had a blast. As others have said it's charming, good to look at. It also has a very snarky sense of humour, which I really like.

I still dig out my N2DS and play it. I think you'd enjoy it.

@Ruthchild Soul Sacrifice is a PS Vita game and it's best to play the Delta version of it..

But yeah Keiji Inafune is not to scuffed about (except for Mighty No. 9 of course). He also oversaw Swedish developer Grin's development of 2009's Bionic Command and that actually turned out pretty well imo (especially when you consider Grin's track record up until then - ok they went bust after BC - but it is actually a pretty darn good game).

@-wc- I still own my copy and I can tell you I absolutely loved Fantasy Life. The entire "Life System" at first can seem like it's boring but my gosh it's not. The general idea of you making your own weapons, items, etc really is appealing.
The story is abit basic, nothing that really stands out, but it honestly still enjoyable.
I absolutely recommend trying to get a copy if you can.

@-wc- I feel really lucky I discovered this game and downloaded it and the DLC before the 3DS eShop closed. Easily one of the best games I have ever played. YMMV of course.

His comments don’t exactly inspire confidence.

@LinktotheFuture I throughly enjoyed it too. I hope the sequel lives up tot the first.

Another Mighty Number 9 case incoming! Inafune just came up with the design of MegaMan after the pixel art was done, and he made a career after that, amazing hahaha

After the ***** show that was Mighty Number 9 and how he took our money and didn't deliver on the 3DS version and had zero remorse wouldn't trust this man as far as I could throw him. Anything with his name or associated with him I'm skipping.

@Mr_Zurkon It has a lot to live up to, so I am willing to wait as long as it takes.

@-wc- sure I'll bite. I've only played the Nintendo 3ds "Fantasy Life". The odd sounding title is due to its japanese roots. Think of the word "fantasy" as it is in "final fantasy" games. But I don't care for the title either and I did overlook the game for years because of that. I thought it would be a "tomadachi life" type game or something. But it wasn't. It was a simple but fun action RPG with paladin, mercenary, wizard, alchemist, hunter/ranger classes. But also had blacksmith, tailor, miner, and few other none combat focused classes. You can switch at any time. It had a decently large map to roam and was the most fun after the main story was completed. It had some interesting extra things to do that involved exploring and finding new areas and end game bosses. Don't get me wrong tho...final fantasy, or diablo...this was NOT. But it was a fun game on 3ds. Now here lies a problem though. On 3ds this was kind of a rarity. There just weren't a lot of games like that so it really stood out. But on Switch....this new one would really need to up it's game significantly because there's a ton of fantastic games in this genre on switch already. Same reason I LOVED the indie game series "Silver Falls" on 3ds. That genre was basically non existent so those games had immense appeal in the survival horror vacuum of the 3ds but if you take those to Switch...they don't seem impressive anymore and their flaws and short comings can no longer be as easily overlooked.
Anyways, Fantasy Life def deserves a look when it comes out.

The first one was my favorite 3DS game. Please be good!!

I can wait as long as it comes out good then I am glad to buy it for the Switch. I do have the 3DS but never played that version.

3ds game is my most played on the console. Amazing game

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(I'm sorry if I missed anyone!)

wow! i did not realize AT ALL the enthusiasm around here for this series!

@Morsel, I think you were the only negative take, and I appreciate the nuance in your reply 👍

what a great community this is. I really appreciate all the responses, and some of what I'm hearing has me VERY interested in a series I thought had nothing for me! thanks for the replies, all! ✊

@-wc- If you get to play it I hope you enjoy it!