Just play the games fellas. Also, don't commit the sin of pronouncing Atelier with an "R" like I did in the video. I blame the english dubs from the Atelier games for teaching me that pronunciation lol.
I have tried at least two times with Rorona, but can't advance or get motivated because the story is so slice of life that it's get boring quickly All the games are like this?
@@elizabethalexgarcia2783 The Dusk trilogy is the most "serious" in terms of story tone but it still contains the typical Atelier Slice of Life moments. Though it does tone down the Slice of Life aspect, especially compared to Rorona and the rest of the Arland trilogy. Rorona is probably the goofiest entry in the Atelier franchise so it may have gave you that impression.
Hey Sadonrii, didnt a guy named toshiharu yamanishi compose for somd atelier games? He used to be a composer behind a shoot me up series called thunder force
@@Sadonrii Yes! Dude I've been trying to find this guy so I can interview him one day. He was one of the sound team members for Thunder Force 4 and that game is a masterpiece of a space shooter. He got me in to heavy metal and jazz in video games
@@zimon129 idk if you missed it, but you can hold X on an item in ryza 1 to convert it into CC in exchange for disabling it for the rest of combat. I never ran out of CC across my entire playthrough and only came close to doing so in the final boss.
@Duck Donald Ryza 2s itemsystem has it's own faults. Needing to build up your cc also means no itemuse at the start for a quick battle. Plus more hp-spongy enemies(which makes sense to allow you to build cc) made it feel way more grindy to me. Still liked it but overall i prefer ryza 1s battlesystem. That felt way more tactical for me(looking for the right timewindow to increase tactics level/rescourcemanagement of your limited cc and recharges/personal skills with more specific uses(stun vs dmg/etc.). On a different note: ryza1s design in general was a masterpiece. It was set out to feel like a summervacation with a certainty to end(klaudia leaving etc.) and it did. One does not need to like it, to see how good designed that was. Especially the ending if you consider ryza's main focus/dream in the beginning and where she ends up, while her friends... (cut because of spoilers) So bittersweet and nostalgic. Ryza 2 tries to replicate this but did not hit as hard (for me). Still a good game but after finishing it, i still think ryza should have been a stand alone. Part 2 did not do anything significant enough in my opinion besides giving me more atelier goodness. We will see where gust brings us next. Ryza 3(hopefully focussing on the "endgamearea") or a completly new series and maybe go back to turn based combat and deeper alchemy, at least for a time? Well with the mysterious trilogy coming to switch i will have plenty to shorten the wait. Even tough i didn t care much about sophie(did not finish it) when it released. I will gladly try again. Maybe i judged it too harsh following directly after the dusk trilogy. That way it had quite the big footsteps to fill. Plus firis seems quite my kind of game. (I miss time limits)
Trivia about Atelier Escha & Logy that nobody ever seems to notice. The Japanese particle equivalent to "and" is "to." So Escha & Logy = Escha to Logy. Eschatology is the study of end times... and the Dusk series is set in a world which seems to be fading towards its doom.
While I did own and play (part of) Escha & Logy (seemingly the most popular game), my main experience of the characters was actually from Firis (the seeming least popular game).
Oh me too. I remember when I was younger that's how I got into jrps outside of final fantasy. I saw some cool art work and played a bunch of cool jrps I probably wouldn't have hear of otherwise.
Hi, I’m Japanese and have loved this series since Rorona. I know Atelier isn’t famous in foreign countries, so have felt sad. I appreciate your effort to make this splendid guidance and love for Atelier. GUST developers will definitely be glad :) We still have awesome RPG series not famous outside Japan. If you have time and had played, please introduce Ys, SaGa, Legend Heroes.Those are truly amazing. Hope you all have good game experiences :)
Gust fault. Every Japanese company: "let's make both in English and Japanese, so anyone around the world will like to buy our products" Gust: "Maybe just dub some/few scenes? Nah, still too expensive. Better only sell on east. We can always try to add some fan services and sell there" Atelier have many amazing English voice characters (Sophie, Ayesha, Totori, Wilbell/Ceci) but Gust care even less nowadays.
Ys is one of my favorite franchises. So good, and it is gaining recognition. Legend of Heroes has gotten pretty big over here among RPG fans. I think SaGa has remained niche though, with mixed opinions on whether its any good.
@@MarcusAntonius-mv8bm I mean, they've got English text. I don't see what the problem is. But whatever, you aren't the first person I've seen with some weird hangup about voice acting. And if you to blame someone, blame Koei Tecmo. The English dubs stopped when KT bought Gust.
I recently played Ryza after watching this video and wanted to come back to thank you for your guidance with this series! I’m using your guide again to decide which title to jump into next. :) Appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into this video for all of us!
I’m really glad I didn’t stop at Ryza and decided to go the older games, I love them. I decided to go back one trilogy at a time, so I went from Ryza to Sophie to Firis to Lydie Suelle to Ayesha, which I’m currently playing. The moment you said you were going to recommend three titles I KNEW SOphie would be one of them, it really is one of the most well rounded modern titles.
Great video. Ryza was my introduction to the Atelier franchise, and since then I've played through both the Dusk and Arland trilogies. I really enjoy the laid back atmosphere they have, and the variety of characters in each game.
Pretty good video. Eventhough the Arland series is really hard to get into with how tough alchemy is and especially the deadlines to complete certain endings are. If you want to dwell deep into the Atelier series it's a good starting point to becoming a better alchemist for future Atelier games
Thank you for making this video. I love the Atelier series so much, but it doesn't seem popular at all in the US. I wanted a good video to help introduce my friend to the series and this is perfect! 💜 I hope more people give Atelier a chance!
I mean, sexy fanservice already was a thing since the franchise was born, just look at Marie's outfit. And she is the first protagonist of the entire series
I remember when Ryza launched on Steam, my cursor was adding cart on it's own. One of the reason why I had to jailbreak the vita as well, since we have 9 Atelier games on this abandoned handheld, and it's hella expensive.
@@treebush once you mod the vita following a guide, theres an app in the vita where you download any game youd like thats available which is virus free :p
Hey a new video i can share for my friends , when they ask me about atelier i usually share the valkyrie aurora video but now that is gone , i like this , good video
Sophie was my entry to the series after falling in love at first sight on an official art of Sophie smiling I stumbled upon which turned out to be her in-game splash art..my encounter with the game was on a perfect timing too when I was starting to feel fatigued over chasing time limited stuff in gacha games and mmos
I've always wondered about these games, glad this got recommended to me. I've been keeping an eye on this series and I might eventually grab one on sale.
I'd say Atelier Ayesha is the pinnacle of the series, in terms of music, gameplay and characters. The Arland trilogy is great, a few dull moments but overall excellent. Ayesha just perfected it and refined it to its best state.
My personal favourites will always be Iris 2, Mana Khemia 1 and (not the same series but very similar in a lot of ways) Ar Tonelico 2 simply because their stories were really good, I was shocked to find out first 2 were considered the black sheep of the series in Japan
1:37 I actually came to this video specifically because I was curious if any of the newer games were any good. I have actually only ever played Gust games on the Playstation 2 and own 6 titles. My entry into the series was Atelier Iris 2, I actually liked that game and thought it was a decent a game. The next Gust title I played was Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia, which is also a game I really liked. I own both: Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana and Atelier Iris 3, but I didn't like them as much as the second game, and actually never completed it, same with Mana Khemia. The next and final Gust game I would play was Ar Tonelico 2, I remember being so excited for this game, I had it per-ordered and the release was actually delayed but I was super into the website and reading everything I could about it, and it ended up being one of my favorite games of all, Luca is one of my favorite fictional characters of all time, I love that game. Unfortunately, it was plagued by a really bad localization, so when NIS America announced Mana Khemia 2 (I was on their mailing list), it reminded me of how pissed I was at the botched, I unsubscribed from their mailing list. Outside of looking into Ar Tonelico 3 when it was released and then realizing it was a bad game, I never actually played it but it was pretty obvious it wasn't I wanted to play, I did buy the Hymnos Concert CDs though, because that game does have great music, that I didn't want to miss out on. So I haven't really followed anything Gust has done since then but have heard about Atelier Ryza a couple of times, and I'm like "oh yeah Gust, I remember them" I wonder if their newer games are any good or if they are still as meh as ever. So I typed Atelier Ryza and your video popped up. Based on what I have heard here, other than improved graphics doesn't seem like too much has changed with these games, so Ryza, or really any of them are probably not going to be titles I will enjoy too much. Honestly Atelier Iris 2 was probably a bad entry point since it's a lot more story driven than pretty much any of the other Atelier games, which is honestly more my style, probably also why I liked the Ar Tonelico games, 2nd game also had lots of lesbian subtext and was pro sex worker rights, stuff I had never really seen in a game before so it had been super memorable for me. So I was kind of hoping that some of their newer games might be something I would want to pick up and play but it's not really sounding like it. :( Oh well, thanks for the video.
The best introduction of the Atelier series to me is the *anime adaptation of Atelier Escha and Logy* ; I just randomly watched "a just finished anime title"; that's how I discovered Atelier series specially my favourite Atelier Ayesha (she so gorgeous and lovely herbalist). I'm also hook up with Atelier Ryza as well ( I got a copy of 1 and 2) so I definitely going to play Atelier Ryza 3 next year when they release it
Thank you for directing me on where to start and why in this very good video. I enjoyed your relaxed voice and the structure of the video (English isn't my native language) so you just got a new subscriber. My daughter started with Sophie and loves it, so I might go for Ryza. (I am 63 and need some relaxation after some heavy and dark action RPGs, and am very fond of Japanese art and Anime).
I remember getting into Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana way back then because I devoured everything anime style on the PS2. I had no idea the series kept going strong!
I'd definitely like to see a video on Mana Khemia. It was my intro to the series when I was a kid. In fact, it's been difficult for me to play the modern games as I much prefer the more serious story of it
You should definitely make a video covering the older Atelier series. I only played the three games from Atelier Iris series (and Eternal Mana was my favorite one) and I’ve recently started playing Atelier Rorona. The time management system wasn’t as intimidating as I thought, maybe because I was already familiarized with synthesizing from Iris, but your video really got me excited to play Ryza. It looks so beautiful! And Ryza 2 looks even more beautiful. Not to mention the ATB battle system, that really breathes fresh air into the series
This was very informative, as I have become interested in trying Atelier Ryza but had no idea where to start since I saw many different games in this series. Thanks a lot and great video!
I discovered this series by searching for the most expensive discounted game in the Nintendo Eshop and I found Atelier Sophie 2 and now I'm genuinly intrigued what the series is about 😂
Atelier Ayesha is also a good one to start with (I recognized the music in the background btw lol). It was my first one at least It also has the time limit mechanic even after you finish the main story (which there is a reason for it). I can guarantee that unless you know what you are doing, you probably won't finish first playthrough. I got to the first major boss (there are two main line bosses that I call "major" bosses) and beat it when the game ended. The second time I saved so much time that I finished all the side stories pretty easily as well after the main story ended. My next playthrough I'll have a lot of time reduction and may try to beat the side bosses that were a pain to defeat. Btw, despite me not playing it in the last 2-3 weeks just to have a break from it... I AM STILL ADDICTED TO IT. Sagittarius is best boss theme ever. Atelier Ayesha has a really amazing sound track. Love it. Also the characters are nice and well... I have had a game like this in like... Ever...
Ok, you convinced me. I'm going to try these games, I was skeptical at first because the jrpg always bores me too much, but the alchemy system and the "slice of life to escape from all the reality bias" does sounds fun. PS: THE ART OF THIS FRANCHISE IS SO F*CKING GOOD AND CUTE
Popping over here since Atelier Sophie 2 just got announced 4 hours ago. :eyes: Ryza was my first entry into this playing series. I actually stumbled across the artbook while on the internet and the whole aesthetics intrigued me. So I looked into it more and it seemed like my type of game. Gathering, hoarding, crafting, some battles, and an interesting story. Needless to say, I 100%'d the first Ryza game LOL. The whole time constraint thing that the older games had did deter me from trying it but after completing Ryza through and through, to the point of buying Ryza 2. It makes me more confident to trying out other Atelier games. Hell, I'm buying Sophie so I can be prepared for Sophie 2. ^^ The biggest thing I had with Ryza was that I hoarded too much stuff and I'd spend ingame days getting lost in the craft. Thankfully there's a desynthesis system that helped get with of storage bloat, only for a short while before getting sidetracked again.. The whole real-time battle system did trip me up but as you play more, you get used to the rhythm so where you can easily layer combos of item buffs and special attacks. Overall, Ryza is 100% a good entry into the series and would recommend it for people who like perfecting their craft to the point of maxing out their gear/ items. (I was actually introduced to Escha and Logy because I watched the anime while it was airing at the time. The end cards per episode really made me love the whole setting and style. And then I was surprised when I saw something I've watched years ago be a playable series haha)
Its great too see many people came know the series from ryza hopefully atelier become more get recognize its great game for chilling My first atelier were iris one best series i play on ps2
@@Ricnard2410 the dlc method they did in ryza is mostly new extra areas and character episode unlike their previous mysterius series (firis to lydie&suelle,sohpie dlc are dollmaker only) to lulua were you have to get soms characters through dlc which is bogus as hell that alone with their 60 bucks to get the game first.
I dropped dead laughing at the "warning for future viewers" as I'm literally sitting here contemplating getting Ryza 2 for the 1st title I try 😂, dude's forsight is 10/10!
I know it's simplistic but in all honesty one of the major things that get me interested in playing new games and games series is how good the opening music is. If it sounds really catchy I'll definitely look into it. That's how I got interested in both the Kingdom Hearts series and the Persona series and I never looked back since.
I just recently started playing atelier ryza 2 and I am really enjoying it. What’s funny is when I first saw the trailer for it I thought it would be terrible (mostly because I don’t play these type of games and I play stuff like red dead redemption and God of war). I was so wrong about it and now I want to try out other atelier games like the mysterious dx bundle coming out soon for the switch.
The Iris trilogy was my starting point in the series and I just love how the series progressed with time. And yeah, I would agree with Escha and Logy being a good starting point. Deadline is so lenient there (just finish the main assignment and the rest of the allotted period is gucci), combat is kinda beginner friendly, and the story is good. No wonder it’s one of the better received games among the franchise, even now.
Well yes, Nelke is a spin off. Even though it's not part of the mainline series, it's still technically a modern Atelier game so I might as well have mentioned it's existence.
I remember being interested in the series back in 2012, but I was turned off by the time management and reading about how restrictive it is. In late 2020, I started the Arland Trilogy, and found out that there is more than enough time to do almost everything. It might not be enough to do everything in one playthrough, but it is more than enough for me to achieve the good endings, I also spent many days just sleeping to make the time pass quickly.
Thank you for this review. I recently played through Ryza 2 as my first Atelier game and now playing the first Ryza. I want to try the Dusk Trilogy next since it seems to be the most well liked group of the games before Ryza but was concerned about the time management. However your review puts it into perspective and it still sounds appealing. I'm not sure how this series fell under my radar back in the day. Glad several installments are available on modern consoles.
i got into the Atelier series when i walked into my local GameStop when i was younger and found Totori's Premium edition on the shelf and thought the art was so good i just picked it up without a second thought lol... it was rough, as it was my first ever game that had a time management system and i never actually finished it! but i loved the art and music so much, when Sophie came out and i heard it dropped time management, i was super excited! i did just pick up a PS3 and another copy of Totori again, so ill hopefully finish it this time around lol.
Did not know Gamestops carried Premium boxes of Atelier, that's interesting. I also got into Atelier by picking up Rorona off the shelf of a Gamestop years ago as well lol
@@Sadonrii yeah, the GameStop I grew up with always had a lot of people never pick up their pre orders and the limited editions just got put on the shelf lol, picked up a Fate PSP premium box about a year before Totori, and recently picked up Senran Kagura collectors edition
Yeah if you want no time limit the places to start are Ryza, Lydie/Suelle, Sophie, Shallie etc. If you do want to try the time system ones, try Firis first, you only need to get some items and pass an exam to end the sequence. It is more of a semi-time limit.
Bought ryza on sale. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to the Mysterious trilogy DX too. I’m never a fan of deadline systems(cause it makes me really stress in min maxing the time) so it’s nice to know that these two series doesn’t have em.
I got ryza 2 as my first atelier game, its so great! I didn’t need to have played the first one, since the back story is actually mentioned quite early on. I just got sophie 2 and its different!!! Like, more difficult somehow. But i will keep at it because its got a good story i think. I will def consider escha and logy next. I like the art style for that one very much.
I started with Totori, great game series. Ps. This game series has going since the 90’s and also sparked a spin-off game in 2006 called Ar Tonelico (which has a killer soundtrack).
Ar Tonelico is not really a spin off but rather a different project by Tsuchiya Akira, which was supposed to be a TTRPG concept but became a game, which explains why the world building is so beautifully detailed. But yeah, the Atelier series is much older and now we get to experience the very first one with Marie getting a remake
I learned about the Atelier series while playing a rhythm game. Someone mapped the battle theme in Atelier Sophie (Spring Wind Skylark iirc). I did some research, got interested, bought the game and had fun. I bought Sophie 2 this year but I'm looking forward to play the other games too. Now I just have to save up some money to buy them.
Ok ok I'll get Ryza 1 for my switch from my closest salary. Been thinking about whether should I or not for like a week by now, and finally made up my mind. Thank you for answering questions I didn't even form into sentences
Great video. This was really helpful for me since i'm really interested in getting back into playing the atelier games for the nintendo switch. I did play atelier iris 2 and 3 for the ps2 back when i was younger and i really enjoyed it too. I'll start with the dusk trilogy first for the nintendo switch, then I'll buy the other atelier games.
Well, you've talked me into it, I'll play the series. I mean, I've already played all of the modern games but I'll do it again! And there is nothing anyone can do to stop me!
Thank you for this! The games just suddenly popped up on my switch lockscreen and looked so cute but the number or games and title scheme was a bit overwhelming. I just purchased Ryza and added one of the trilogies to my wishlist. (:
Well made of a video! It convinced me to purchase Ryza 1 since it’s on sale but skipping Ryza 2 for now despite the sale, cause I can’t afford 2 games at once, even with sales lmfaoooo. Gonna play through Ryza 1 first before waiting for Ryza 2 to go back on sale
Appreciate this as I finished blue reflection and felt attached to the art music characters and the RPG aspect, love magical girls so heard of this Erie’s but didn’t know where to begin... so thank you very much!
Glad my video helped! Btw the artist that made the designs for Blue Reflection also did the art for the Arland games of Atelier such as Rorona and Lulua. I'm sure you'll notice the similarities.
@@Sadonrii I definitely saw and was intrigued... I think I will go with the newest instalment tho as the sequel will happen soon! I am intimidated by deadlines and as much as I loved majoras mask the time loop and getting things done hurt me XD but man I’m so tempted to make my own magical girl RPG because there needs to be more! XD
I love to play JRPGs. Been looking into the atelier series for quite some time, but never tried it. Just bought Sophie DX on my Switch (I could've bought Ryza on my PS, but I think I'll like more if I play on handheld. Also, my country eShop doesn't have Ryza :/ ). But I'm really excited! Will try as soon as I finish my current game! Thanks for this video!
Dude I swear, I've been trying to get the platinum for the Arland series since I bought the triple-pack like 4 years ago but darn it's difficult! 😭 Just got a plat on Ryza and I was shocked the game was extremely easy compared to those Arland games ngl. Nice video btw!
Yeah Ryza was definitely made easier to be more approachable by casual players. The Arland games are more difficult to work around despite their easygoing appearance ironically enough.
It looks like a great series to jump in. I adore the aesthetics of each different title. It's just to bad for me that I can't see myself playing in the foreseeable future.... it's nothing against atelier, but I done got my hands full for a seriously long time thanks to Nihol Falcom...I don't think I have to say much else other than one of these days I may get to play a Atelier game. Maybe.
I had 100% completion on the first of the Dusk trilogy. It really is easy if you focus on getting your tasks done and try not to travel that much. I do agree that Ryza is one of the best to start with. Though beginners should be prepared how confusing your first Atelier will be in the beginning, even with the tutorials. :D. Just push through and all will be clear. This fits into the fact that each game feels great progress wise as you constantly get better and you are rewarded for it. This is one of the BIGGEST feature noone talks about....
11:12 - This was one of the first games I got for the PS4. After so many "Save the world" RPGs, it felt oddly refreshing to play a slice-of-life game with a simple story.
i had atelier ayesha on ps3 since my dad bought it from japan i think its one of the freebies he got, and i played it since its the only disc i had, i was 14 then and i had a great fun and memories, then an atelier ost just popped on my recommended and i fell in love again
Being honest, if I saw this before picking up Ryza then I probably would've gone for Sophie instead. That'd be a shame, because everything else be damned Ryza has one of my favourite OSTs (another one for me is Blue Reflection, and I think the same guy composed both) Still totally getting Sophie on the next Steam sale though
Very well explained for a 13 mins video, good job! I have a question about the main story/characters: which is considered the best one/your favorite between the 3 you suggested? And in the whole series?
Thank you. If I'm going to be bias, Sophie is my favorite out of the 3 games I suggested. I also personally like Escha & Logy more than Ryza since I don't mind time management stuff. As for the whole series it's hard to say since there's nearly 30 Atelier games in total and there's certainly some interesting characters.
Loved the first two ryza games and Im so hyped for the third one. I've been thinking of getting Sophie for awhile but I cant afford to get the full version so Im waiting to see if I can save up for it
I was a big fan but I haven't played mysterious trilogy after Sophie. Played some of Lulua but left it. Played Ryza and Really liked it. Wonder if I should go back and play Firis and Lydie Suelle. I don't know you tell me. Nice video. Really liked it.
It depends on how much you liked Sophie I guess. Firis is more open world but it does have it's flaws. L&S has more fleshed out combat compared to its 2 predecessors but it's kinda difficult. The alchemy is overall the same, though the method for finding recipes is different..
Reason why ayesha and escha and logy deadline is much much more lenient than arland series is, they have "!" symbol when there's specific events or quest in that place. Its actually easy to 100% even without a guide IF you're already familiar with atelier series in general because of this simple notification. But damn, dusk end game and dlc is no doubt the hardest bosses in the franchise, except for shallie. And another thing, escha and logy timr limit is definitely lenient than any other atelier games because they have clear assignments and they're very easy to do as well. While rorona have similar system, because of the vague description and rating system, its just harder to do lol. Totori, meruru and ayesha is about the same while Meruru being the hardest and ayesha being easiest due to "!" symbol. Meruru is hardest because there's no clear guide how to complete your objectives, while in totori you have to just increase your rank which is very easy if you abuse load save mechanic.
I was going to complain about the lack of barrels in this video but he did manage to save him self at the last moment since everyone knows that you can not have a video about atalier series without barrels
The only part I disagree with here is that you can pick any game in the series to start and be totally fine. I mean, I guess he's right in that you don't absolutely *have* to play them in any sort of order, but I would at least recommend picking a start of a story arc. Rorona, Ayesha, etc.
So you're telling me that not only do thicc thighs save lives, they also sell games? All jokes aside, I'm planning on picking up this series next month. After doing some research the mysterious series seems like where I want to start. I did play a little bit of Rorona on PS3 years ago. I watched a Rorona playthrough and I'm in the middle of watching a Totori play through. I really love the characters from Rorona
Escha and Logy is my favourite, mainly because I love Logy and bought shallie because he was in it again as a party member. Dusk is my favourite overall, as it's easy and it has my favourite alchemy system, not too simple but not too annoying/confusing. From mysterious i played sophie and it was ok but I don't like the mysterious grid alchemy system and the method of getting new recipes. Not played any of Arland, as those seem hard with the strict time limits and super bosses, I plan on playing L&S, Firis and Sophie 2 next.
Just play the games fellas. Also, don't commit the sin of pronouncing Atelier with an "R" like I did in the video. I blame the english dubs from the Atelier games for teaching me that pronunciation lol.
I have tried at least two times with Rorona, but can't advance or get motivated because the story is so slice of life that it's get boring quickly
All the games are like this?
@@elizabethalexgarcia2783 The Dusk trilogy is the most "serious" in terms of story tone but it still contains the typical Atelier Slice of Life moments. Though it does tone down the Slice of Life aspect, especially compared to Rorona and the rest of the Arland trilogy. Rorona is probably the goofiest entry in the Atelier franchise so it may have gave you that impression.
Hey Sadonrii, didnt a guy named toshiharu yamanishi compose for somd atelier games? He used to be a composer behind a shoot me up series called thunder force
@@direktexe8436 Yes he has composed for Atelier Marie and Atelier Elie in the late 90s during the old PS1 era.
@@Sadonrii Yes! Dude I've been trying to find this guy so I can interview him one day. He was one of the sound team members for Thunder Force 4 and that game is a masterpiece of a space shooter. He got me in to heavy metal and jazz in video games
“Most modern protagonists have to rely on item they synthesize”
Gamers who hoard items until the final boss: “Oh no”
Evil laughter
That's going to be me on the 26th XD
ikr , the item system is so unfriendly in ryza 1. You only got a few chance to use it due to the limit. But gladly they changed it in ryza2
@@zimon129 idk if you missed it, but you can hold X on an item in ryza 1 to convert it into CC in exchange for disabling it for the rest of combat. I never ran out of CC across my entire playthrough and only came close to doing so in the final boss.
@Duck Donald
Ryza 2s itemsystem has it's own faults. Needing to build up your cc also means no itemuse at the start for a quick battle. Plus more hp-spongy enemies(which makes sense to allow you to build cc) made it feel way more grindy to me.
Still liked it but overall i prefer ryza 1s battlesystem. That felt way more tactical for me(looking for the right timewindow to increase tactics level/rescourcemanagement of your limited cc and recharges/personal skills with more specific uses(stun vs dmg/etc.).
On a different note:
ryza1s design in general was a masterpiece. It was set out to feel like a summervacation with a certainty to end(klaudia leaving etc.) and it did. One does not need to like it, to see how good designed that was. Especially the ending if you consider ryza's main focus/dream in the beginning and where she ends up, while her friends... (cut because of spoilers)
So bittersweet and nostalgic.
Ryza 2 tries to replicate this but did not hit as hard (for me). Still a good game but after finishing it, i still think ryza should have been a stand alone. Part 2 did not do anything significant enough in my opinion besides giving me more atelier goodness.
We will see where gust brings us next. Ryza 3(hopefully focussing on the "endgamearea") or a completly new series and maybe go back to turn based combat and deeper alchemy, at least for a time?
Well with the mysterious trilogy coming to switch i will have plenty to shorten the wait. Even tough i didn t care much about sophie(did not finish it) when it released. I will gladly try again. Maybe i judged it too harsh following directly after the dusk trilogy. That way it had quite the big footsteps to fill. Plus firis seems quite my kind of game. (I miss time limits)
Trivia about Atelier Escha & Logy that nobody ever seems to notice. The Japanese particle equivalent to "and" is "to." So Escha & Logy = Escha to Logy. Eschatology is the study of end times... and the Dusk series is set in a world which seems to be fading towards its doom.
This is just amazing
Awesome find dude
That's intense but awesome
Fun fact
This is why their fans are called
Eschatologyan
...
Jk
While I did own and play (part of) Escha & Logy (seemingly the most popular game), my main experience of the characters was actually from Firis (the seeming least popular game).
I’m a sucker for art work and every time I pass near a atelier game in the store I feel conflicted but this nudged me in the right direction.
I'm a sucker for soundtracks. Been eyeing these games for that reason
@@Walamonga1313 Off topic but your profile pic!! Megadeth is awesome!
[pedo] check.
Oh me too. I remember when I was younger that's how I got into jrps outside of final fantasy. I saw some cool art work and played a bunch of cool jrps I probably wouldn't have hear of otherwise.
lol, same
Hi, I’m Japanese and have loved this series since Rorona. I know Atelier isn’t famous in foreign countries, so have felt sad.
I appreciate your effort to make this splendid guidance and love for Atelier. GUST developers will definitely be glad :)
We still have awesome RPG series not famous outside Japan. If you have time and had played, please introduce Ys, SaGa, Legend Heroes.Those are truly amazing.
Hope you all have good game experiences :)
not famous but still loyal and decent fanbase in number
Gust fault.
Every Japanese company: "let's make both in English and Japanese, so anyone around the world will like to buy our products"
Gust: "Maybe just dub some/few scenes? Nah, still too expensive. Better only sell on east. We can always try to add some fan services and sell there"
Atelier have many amazing English voice characters (Sophie, Ayesha, Totori, Wilbell/Ceci) but Gust care even less nowadays.
Just finished the Cold Steel arc. Absolutely amazing.
Ys is one of my favorite franchises. So good, and it is gaining recognition.
Legend of Heroes has gotten pretty big over here among RPG fans.
I think SaGa has remained niche though, with mixed opinions on whether its any good.
@@MarcusAntonius-mv8bm I mean, they've got English text. I don't see what the problem is. But whatever, you aren't the first person I've seen with some weird hangup about voice acting.
And if you to blame someone, blame Koei Tecmo. The English dubs stopped when KT bought Gust.
I recently played Ryza after watching this video and wanted to come back to thank you for your guidance with this series! I’m using your guide again to decide which title to jump into next. :) Appreciate the time and effort you’ve put into this video for all of us!
Thank you, always happy to hear this video helps people.
It's a question what trilogy to get first for me. Rather than individual games, since the switch has three packs.
Atelier Rorona has a special place in my heart. Funny, relaxing and super relatable protagonist since I too am idiot.
Rorona was actually my first Atelier game. I randomly picked it off a shelf at GameStop years ago and that's how I got into the series.
@@Sadonrii Same! Got it on sale in the switch, first one I played
Plus I liked the English cast for it as well lol
I’m really glad I didn’t stop at Ryza and decided to go the older games, I love them. I decided to go back one trilogy at a time, so I went from Ryza to Sophie to Firis to Lydie Suelle to Ayesha, which I’m currently playing. The moment you said you were going to recommend three titles I KNEW SOphie would be one of them, it really is one of the most well rounded modern titles.
Yeah Sophie is pretty good, she's one of my fave alchemist. Glad your liking the games.
Great video. Ryza was my introduction to the Atelier franchise, and since then I've played through both the Dusk and Arland trilogies. I really enjoy the laid back atmosphere they have, and the variety of characters in each game.
Thanks. Atelier definitely has a lot of nice aspects to it that makes it an underrated franchise.
Mine was Atelier Sophie. I was pretty far into the game.
@@JumugiDesunra so what did you think of At Sophie?
@@drag0nchampi0n It's was an interesting title.
I finally got into Atelier and started with Ryza. Absolutely adore it - will be getting the sequel for sure.
Very nice, hope you like the sequel as well.
Pretty good video. Eventhough the Arland series is really hard to get into with how tough alchemy is and especially the deadlines to complete certain endings are. If you want to dwell deep into the Atelier series it's a good starting point to becoming a better alchemist for future Atelier games
Thank you for making this video. I love the Atelier series so much, but it doesn't seem popular at all in the US. I wanted a good video to help introduce my friend to the series and this is perfect! 💜 I hope more people give Atelier a chance!
Much appreciated for the support. I made this video solely to spread the good word of Atelier, I love this series.
"We need more game sales. What do we do?"
"Main cast of girls and we don't have any super thicc girls? Let's change that."
Small price to pay for salvation
@@Sadonrii If it pays the bills, can't complain too much.
Everyone wins
I mean, sexy fanservice already was a thing since the franchise was born, just look at Marie's outfit.
And she is the first protagonist of the entire series
tbh sounds like it's time to diversify and start adding some pretty guys too
I remember when Ryza launched on Steam, my cursor was adding cart on it's own. One of the reason why I had to jailbreak the vita as well, since we have 9 Atelier games on this abandoned handheld, and it's hella expensive.
It is quite expensive indeed, all the Vita games combined is around $300 or so. Shame the Vita had such a short life
Mod it, freebies everywhere (-;
@@sven1668 and where do you get these freebies virus free?
@@treebush once you mod the vita following a guide, theres an app in the vita where you download any game youd like thats available which is virus free :p
I've been there since the beginning. And still playing them to this day.
We need the Iris Trilogy Remastered for the Switch and PS4.
Along with Mana Khemia
@@yuusegawaI would say save that for the Prinny Present series in the future. At least a double-pack.
A very well rounded video to introduce the series. Thanks to you am picking up Atelier Ryza.
Nice! Have fun
I started Atelier Ryza 1 yesterday and I'm loving it!!! Thank you for the recommendation 😊
Hey a new video i can share for my friends , when they ask me about atelier i usually share the valkyrie aurora video but now that is gone , i like this , good video
Yeah it's a shame what happened with her but everyone moves on I guess. Anyways glad my video helped!
What happened to her channel?
@Walker Voss Yeah i saw the video update after i read this comment,
Sophie was my entry to the series after falling in love at first sight on an official art of Sophie smiling I stumbled upon which turned out to be her in-game splash art..my encounter with the game was on a perfect timing too when I was starting to feel fatigued over chasing time limited stuff in gacha games and mmos
Ayesha was my starting point for the series and it really holds a special place in my heart.
Ayesha is great
@@Sadonrii Ayesha was ok at best.
I've always wondered about these games, glad this got recommended to me. I've been keeping an eye on this series and I might eventually grab one on sale.
I'd say Atelier Ayesha is the pinnacle of the series, in terms of music, gameplay and characters. The Arland trilogy is great, a few dull moments but overall excellent. Ayesha just perfected it and refined it to its best state.
I’m nearing the end of Sophie and stumbled upon this. Really informative and I’m looking forward to streaming the rest of the games
Thumbs up, bro! I've actually been thinking about trying this series. 👍
Glad it helped
i like sophie the best, it has the best alchemy mechanic out of all the other games and thats really important for the atelier games
My personal favourites will always be Iris 2, Mana Khemia 1 and (not the same series but very similar in a lot of ways) Ar Tonelico 2 simply because their stories were really good, I was shocked to find out first 2 were considered the black sheep of the series in Japan
Mana Khemia1 and Ar Tonelico2
my people
I’m with you. Better story, more interesting characters, and not so heavily focused on cute girls doing cute things as the driving plot.
@@michelleburgess5643 cute girl ≥>>>
1:37 I actually came to this video specifically because I was curious if any of the newer games were any good. I have actually only ever played Gust games on the Playstation 2 and own 6 titles. My entry into the series was Atelier Iris 2, I actually liked that game and thought it was a decent a game. The next Gust title I played was Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia, which is also a game I really liked. I own both: Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana and Atelier Iris 3, but I didn't like them as much as the second game, and actually never completed it, same with Mana Khemia.
The next and final Gust game I would play was Ar Tonelico 2, I remember being so excited for this game, I had it per-ordered and the release was actually delayed but I was super into the website and reading everything I could about it, and it ended up being one of my favorite games of all, Luca is one of my favorite fictional characters of all time, I love that game. Unfortunately, it was plagued by a really bad localization, so when NIS America announced Mana Khemia 2 (I was on their mailing list), it reminded me of how pissed I was at the botched, I unsubscribed from their mailing list. Outside of looking into Ar Tonelico 3 when it was released and then realizing it was a bad game, I never actually played it but it was pretty obvious it wasn't I wanted to play, I did buy the Hymnos Concert CDs though, because that game does have great music, that I didn't want to miss out on.
So I haven't really followed anything Gust has done since then but have heard about Atelier Ryza a couple of times, and I'm like "oh yeah Gust, I remember them" I wonder if their newer games are any good or if they are still as meh as ever. So I typed Atelier Ryza and your video popped up.
Based on what I have heard here, other than improved graphics doesn't seem like too much has changed with these games, so Ryza, or really any of them are probably not going to be titles I will enjoy too much. Honestly Atelier Iris 2 was probably a bad entry point since it's a lot more story driven than pretty much any of the other Atelier games, which is honestly more my style, probably also why I liked the Ar Tonelico games, 2nd game also had lots of lesbian subtext and was pro sex worker rights, stuff I had never really seen in a game before so it had been super memorable for me.
So I was kind of hoping that some of their newer games might be something I would want to pick up and play but it's not really sounding like it. :(
Oh well, thanks for the video.
The best introduction of the Atelier series to me is the *anime adaptation of Atelier Escha and Logy* ; I just randomly watched "a just finished anime title"; that's how I discovered Atelier series specially my favourite Atelier Ayesha (she so gorgeous and lovely herbalist). I'm also hook up with Atelier Ryza as well ( I got a copy of 1 and 2) so I definitely going to play Atelier Ryza 3 next year when they release it
Thank you for directing me on where to start and why in this very good video. I enjoyed your relaxed voice and the structure of the video (English isn't my native language) so you just got a new subscriber. My daughter started with Sophie and loves it, so I might go for Ryza. (I am 63 and need some relaxation after some heavy and dark action RPGs, and am very fond of Japanese art and Anime).
I remember getting into Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana way back then because I devoured everything anime style on the PS2. I had no idea the series kept going strong!
I'd definitely like to see a video on Mana Khemia. It was my intro to the series when I was a kid. In fact, it's been difficult for me to play the modern games as I much prefer the more serious story of it
You should definitely make a video covering the older Atelier series. I only played the three games from Atelier Iris series (and Eternal Mana was my favorite one) and I’ve recently started playing Atelier Rorona. The time management system wasn’t as intimidating as I thought, maybe because I was already familiarized with synthesizing from Iris, but your video really got me excited to play Ryza. It looks so beautiful! And Ryza 2 looks even more beautiful. Not to mention the ATB battle system, that really breathes fresh air into the series
Yeah the atb system was a nice change of pace. The combat in Ryza 2 is definitely more of a challenge than the first game I have to say.
This was very informative, as I have become interested in trying Atelier Ryza but had no idea where to start since I saw many different games in this series. Thanks a lot and great video!
I discovered this series by searching for the most expensive discounted game in the Nintendo Eshop and I found Atelier Sophie 2 and now I'm genuinly intrigued what the series is about 😂
Update: I ended up buying the Mysterious Trilogy, Ryza, Ryza 2 and Sophie 2 and it's becoming one of my favorite franchises of all time. No regrets.
Atelier Ayesha is also a good one to start with (I recognized the music in the background btw lol). It was my first one at least
It also has the time limit mechanic even after you finish the main story (which there is a reason for it). I can guarantee that unless you know what you are doing, you probably won't finish first playthrough.
I got to the first major boss (there are two main line bosses that I call "major" bosses) and beat it when the game ended. The second time I saved so much time that I finished all the side stories pretty easily as well after the main story ended.
My next playthrough I'll have a lot of time reduction and may try to beat the side bosses that were a pain to defeat.
Btw, despite me not playing it in the last 2-3 weeks just to have a break from it... I AM STILL ADDICTED TO IT.
Sagittarius is best boss theme ever.
Atelier Ayesha has a really amazing sound track. Love it.
Also the characters are nice and well... I have had a game like this in like... Ever...
Just purchased the entirety of the mysterious trilogy after playing ryza and loving it. Going to play through them while I wait for ryza 2 to come out
Woah that's quite the big leap, glad you're like the franchise.
@@Fabio-ql5yf Yeah, and I love it. Comment was posted 3 months ago
Ok, you convinced me. I'm going to try these games, I was skeptical at first because the jrpg always bores me too much, but the alchemy system and the "slice of life to escape from all the reality bias" does sounds fun.
PS: THE ART OF THIS FRANCHISE IS SO F*CKING GOOD AND CUTE
Guessing you caved as per your avatar pic
Popping over here since Atelier Sophie 2 just got announced 4 hours ago. :eyes:
Ryza was my first entry into this playing series. I actually stumbled across the artbook while on the internet and the whole aesthetics intrigued me.
So I looked into it more and it seemed like my type of game. Gathering, hoarding, crafting, some battles, and an interesting story.
Needless to say, I 100%'d the first Ryza game LOL.
The whole time constraint thing that the older games had did deter me from trying it but after completing Ryza through and through, to the point of buying Ryza 2.
It makes me more confident to trying out other Atelier games.
Hell, I'm buying Sophie so I can be prepared for Sophie 2. ^^
The biggest thing I had with Ryza was that I hoarded too much stuff and I'd spend ingame days getting lost in the craft.
Thankfully there's a desynthesis system that helped get with of storage bloat, only for a short while before getting sidetracked again..
The whole real-time battle system did trip me up but as you play more, you get used to the rhythm so where you can easily layer combos of item buffs and special attacks.
Overall, Ryza is 100% a good entry into the series and would recommend it for people who like perfecting their craft to the point of maxing out their gear/ items.
(I was actually introduced to Escha and Logy because I watched the anime while it was airing at the time. The end cards per episode really made me love the whole setting and style. And then I was surprised when I saw something I've watched years ago be a playable series haha)
I’ve been super on the fence about playing these games for a long time now. This just gave me the nudge I needed. Preesh my dude🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
Hope you have fun with whatever you pick. Welcome to Atelier
@@Sadonrii I went with Ryza. The ATB system sold it for me👌🏻
Its great too see many people came know the series from ryza hopefully atelier become more get recognize its great game for chilling
My first atelier were iris one best series i play on ps2
Yeah it's great to see an old franchise continue to grow despite how niche it is.
You conviced me! I'm going with Atelier Sophie since it's on sale right now. I'm excited!!
This is the most helpful video on the Atelier series i've ever seen. Thank you
The DLC in these games is super expensive but I guess thats just standard for Koei Tecmo at this point.
Yeah KT is notorious for that. The thing is that 80% of Atelier dlc is just silly cosmetic items and it's completely unnecessary to buy.
@@Sadonrii are you trying to tell me the swimsuit in Ryza is unnecessary?
@@Ricnard2410 shit you have a point lol
@@Ricnard2410 yes
@@Ricnard2410 the dlc method they did in ryza is mostly new extra areas and character episode unlike their previous mysterius series (firis to lydie&suelle,sohpie dlc are dollmaker only) to lulua were you have to get soms characters through dlc which is bogus as hell that alone with their 60 bucks to get the game first.
I dropped dead laughing at the "warning for future viewers" as I'm literally sitting here contemplating getting Ryza 2 for the 1st title I try 😂, dude's forsight is 10/10!
mentioning mana khemia and iris series..they are best game of my childhood..worth of thumb up and sub ^^
Hope for a port or remaster some day.
I know it's simplistic but in all honesty one of the major things that get me interested in playing new games and games series is how good the opening music is. If it sounds really catchy I'll definitely look into it. That's how I got interested in both the Kingdom Hearts series and the Persona series and I never looked back since.
I just recently started playing atelier ryza 2 and I am really enjoying it. What’s funny is when I first saw the trailer for it I thought it would be terrible (mostly because I don’t play these type of games and I play stuff like red dead redemption and God of war). I was so wrong about it and now I want to try out other atelier games like the mysterious dx bundle coming out soon for the switch.
The Iris trilogy was my starting point in the series and I just love how the series progressed with time.
And yeah, I would agree with Escha and Logy being a good starting point. Deadline is so lenient there (just finish the main assignment and the rest of the allotted period is gucci), combat is kinda beginner friendly, and the story is good. No wonder it’s one of the better received games among the franchise, even now.
Thank you for the recommendations! I've had Atelier Ryza on my wishlist for a long time and might actually grab it now.
Nelke is not a mainline Atelier game, it’s a town building and management sim with atelier characters and story.
Well yes, Nelke is a spin off. Even though it's not part of the mainline series, it's still technically a modern Atelier game so I might as well have mentioned it's existence.
Its also a terrible choice for newcommers since its meant to be a fanservice for ppl already familiar with the series
I remember being interested in the series back in 2012, but I was turned off by the time management and reading about how restrictive it is. In late 2020, I started the Arland Trilogy, and found out that there is more than enough time to do almost everything. It might not be enough to do everything in one playthrough, but it is more than enough for me to achieve the good endings, I also spent many days just sleeping to make the time pass quickly.
Thank you for this review. I recently played through Ryza 2 as my first Atelier game and now playing the first Ryza. I want to try the Dusk Trilogy next since it seems to be the most well liked group of the games before Ryza but was concerned about the time management. However your review puts it into perspective and it still sounds appealing. I'm not sure how this series fell under my radar back in the day. Glad several installments are available on modern consoles.
i got into the Atelier series when i walked into my local GameStop when i was younger and found Totori's Premium edition on the shelf and thought the art was so good i just picked it up without a second thought lol... it was rough, as it was my first ever game that had a time management system and i never actually finished it! but i loved the art and music so much, when Sophie came out and i heard it dropped time management, i was super excited! i did just pick up a PS3 and another copy of Totori again, so ill hopefully finish it this time around lol.
Did not know Gamestops carried Premium boxes of Atelier, that's interesting. I also got into Atelier by picking up Rorona off the shelf of a Gamestop years ago as well lol
@@Sadonrii yeah, the GameStop I grew up with always had a lot of people never pick up their pre orders and the limited editions just got put on the shelf lol, picked up a Fate PSP premium box about a year before Totori, and recently picked up Senran Kagura collectors edition
Short sweet and to the point. Thinking about picking up Ryza as my entry title into this series.
Can't go wrong with Ryza
This is really well put together, thanks for this awesome breakdown on all these games!
Yeah if you want no time limit the places to start are Ryza, Lydie/Suelle, Sophie, Shallie etc. If you do want to try the time system ones, try Firis first, you only need to get some items and pass an exam to end the sequence. It is more of a semi-time limit.
Bought ryza on sale. Thanks for the video. Looking forward to the Mysterious trilogy DX too. I’m never a fan of deadline systems(cause it makes me really stress in min maxing the time) so it’s nice to know that these two series doesn’t have em.
Thank you for the vid! It was a nice and relaxed breakdown and has pushed me to act on getting Atelier Sophie :)
I got ryza 2 as my first atelier game, its so great! I didn’t need to have played the first one, since the back story is actually mentioned quite early on. I just got sophie 2 and its different!!! Like, more difficult somehow. But i will keep at it because its got a good story i think. I will def consider escha and logy next. I like the art style for that one very much.
Thanks for this dude, very helpful!
No problem, thanks!
I started with Totori, great game series.
Ps. This game series has going since the 90’s and also sparked a spin-off game in 2006 called
Ar Tonelico (which has a killer soundtrack).
Ar Tonelico is not really a spin off but rather a different project by Tsuchiya Akira, which was supposed to be a TTRPG concept but became a game, which explains why the world building is so beautifully detailed.
But yeah, the Atelier series is much older and now we get to experience the very first one with Marie getting a remake
I learned about the Atelier series while playing a rhythm game. Someone mapped the battle theme in Atelier Sophie (Spring Wind Skylark iirc). I did some research, got interested, bought the game and had fun. I bought Sophie 2 this year but I'm looking forward to play the other games too. Now I just have to save up some money to buy them.
Ok ok I'll get Ryza 1 for my switch from my closest salary. Been thinking about whether should I or not for like a week by now, and finally made up my mind. Thank you for answering questions I didn't even form into sentences
Great video. This was really helpful for me since i'm really interested in getting back into playing the atelier games for the nintendo switch. I did play atelier iris 2 and 3 for the ps2 back when i was younger and i really enjoyed it too. I'll start with the dusk trilogy first for the nintendo switch, then I'll buy the other atelier games.
Well, you've talked me into it, I'll play the series. I mean, I've already played all of the modern games but I'll do it again! And there is nothing anyone can do to stop me!
That's the spirit!
Thank you for this! The games just suddenly popped up on my switch lockscreen and looked so cute but the number or games and title scheme was a bit overwhelming. I just purchased Ryza and added one of the trilogies to my wishlist. (:
Well made of a video! It convinced me to purchase Ryza 1 since it’s on sale but skipping Ryza 2 for now despite the sale, cause I can’t afford 2 games at once, even with sales lmfaoooo.
Gonna play through Ryza 1 first before waiting for Ryza 2 to go back on sale
Appreciate this as I finished blue reflection and felt attached to the art music characters and the RPG aspect, love magical girls so heard of this Erie’s but didn’t know where to begin... so thank you very much!
Glad my video helped!
Btw the artist that made the designs for Blue Reflection also did the art for the Arland games of Atelier such as Rorona and Lulua. I'm sure you'll notice the similarities.
@@Sadonrii I definitely saw and was intrigued... I think I will go with the newest instalment tho as the sequel will happen soon! I am intimidated by deadlines and as much as I loved majoras mask the time loop and getting things done hurt me XD but man I’m so tempted to make my own magical girl RPG because there needs to be more! XD
I love to play JRPGs. Been looking into the atelier series for quite some time, but never tried it. Just bought Sophie DX on my Switch (I could've bought Ryza on my PS, but I think I'll like more if I play on handheld. Also, my country eShop doesn't have Ryza :/ ).
But I'm really excited! Will try as soon as I finish my current game! Thanks for this video!
Thank you so much for this video i just looked into atelier but had really no idea what it was about but this video explained a lot
Glad to know that this video is helping people, thanks for the watch.
Dude I swear, I've been trying to get the platinum for the Arland series since I bought the triple-pack like 4 years ago but darn it's difficult! 😭 Just got a plat on Ryza and I was shocked the game was extremely easy compared to those Arland games ngl. Nice video btw!
Yeah Ryza was definitely made easier to be more approachable by casual players. The Arland games are more difficult to work around despite their easygoing appearance ironically enough.
It looks like a great series to jump in. I adore the aesthetics of each different title.
It's just to bad for me that I can't see myself playing in the foreseeable future.... it's nothing against atelier, but I done got my hands full for a seriously long time thanks to Nihol Falcom...I don't think I have to say much else other than one of these days I may get to play a Atelier game.
Maybe.
I had 100% completion on the first of the Dusk trilogy. It really is easy if you focus on getting your tasks done and try not to travel that much.
I do agree that Ryza is one of the best to start with. Though beginners should be prepared how confusing your first Atelier will be in the beginning, even with the tutorials. :D. Just push through and all will be clear. This fits into the fact that each game feels great progress wise as you constantly get better and you are rewarded for it. This is one of the BIGGEST feature noone talks about....
Yeah progression in Atelier just feels very rewarding. The crafting system just feels fun to tinker with after getting used to it with practice.
11:12 - This was one of the first games I got for the PS4. After so many "Save the world" RPGs, it felt oddly refreshing to play a slice-of-life game with a simple story.
Thank you for this - as someone just getting into this series it's a huge confusing world
i had atelier ayesha on ps3 since my dad bought it from japan i think its one of the freebies he got, and i played it since its the only disc i had, i was 14 then and i had a great fun and memories, then an atelier ost just popped on my recommended and i fell in love again
The Iris games will always be my favorites 💕
Been playing Ryza and I’m loving it now I want to play more from this series and I’m mad that I didn’t find it sooner
Better late than never at least!
@@Sadonrii True
Nice. Very helpful on which games to focus on first
Being honest, if I saw this before picking up Ryza then I probably would've gone for Sophie instead. That'd be a shame, because everything else be damned Ryza has one of my favourite OSTs (another one for me is Blue Reflection, and I think the same guy composed both)
Still totally getting Sophie on the next Steam sale though
thanks for this video I think I'm going to buy Atelier Ryza to start. If that all works out well ill play the sequels and other entries.
I love how Atelier Ryza, from what I heard, isn't some grand plot with giga stakes and saving the world. It's like the anti-FF16.
Very well explained for a 13 mins video, good job! I have a question about the main story/characters: which is considered the best one/your favorite between the 3 you suggested? And in the whole series?
Thank you.
If I'm going to be bias, Sophie is my favorite out of the 3 games I suggested. I also personally like Escha & Logy more than Ryza since I don't mind time management stuff.
As for the whole series it's hard to say since there's nearly 30 Atelier games in total and there's certainly some interesting characters.
[ 4:33 ] "Synthesis ingredient with cute smile"
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[ 4:36 ] Ta-Da!!, IT'S A BOMB!
Nazis: That's my daugther
Useful video. Think I'll take a look at the series. Thanks mate.
Loved the first two ryza games and Im so hyped for the third one. I've been thinking of getting Sophie for awhile but I cant afford to get the full version so Im waiting to see if I can save up for it
Nice and relaxed explanation, thank you.
About 5 hours into Ryza 1 and really enjoying the cozy break from much more intense games.
I was a big fan but I haven't played mysterious trilogy after Sophie. Played some of Lulua but left it. Played Ryza and Really liked it. Wonder if I should go back and play Firis and Lydie Suelle. I don't know you tell me.
Nice video. Really liked it.
It depends on how much you liked Sophie I guess. Firis is more open world but it does have it's flaws. L&S has more fleshed out combat compared to its 2 predecessors but it's kinda difficult. The alchemy is overall the same, though the method for finding recipes is different..
the mysterious its going to have a dx
Thank you very much for your video. Imma start with ryza even though the combat system is not really my style. But we'll see
Been doing research on these games. Sounds cool!
Reason why ayesha and escha and logy deadline is much much more lenient than arland series is, they have "!" symbol when there's specific events or quest in that place. Its actually easy to 100% even without a guide IF you're already familiar with atelier series in general because of this simple notification. But damn, dusk end game and dlc is no doubt the hardest bosses in the franchise, except for shallie.
And another thing, escha and logy timr limit is definitely lenient than any other atelier games because they have clear assignments and they're very easy to do as well.
While rorona have similar system, because of the vague description and rating system, its just harder to do lol. Totori, meruru and ayesha is about the same while Meruru being the hardest and ayesha being easiest due to "!" symbol.
Meruru is hardest because there's no clear guide how to complete your objectives, while in totori you have to just increase your rank which is very easy if you abuse load save mechanic.
The only thing that comes to mind when I see these games is that line from the old "sonic says" cartoon segments "No Good"
I love them just did firis. But couldn't get into it post game. Excited to play Lydia and suelle and finish the ryza trilogy!!!
Firis felt a little empty despite being more open world, it wasn't my favorite from the mysterious trilogy. L&S was a little better.
I was going to complain about the lack of barrels in this video but he did manage to save him self at the last moment
since everyone knows that you can not have a video about atalier series without barrels
Thank you!!!! This is just what I was looking for.
Glad it helps!
The only part I disagree with here is that you can pick any game in the series to start and be totally fine. I mean, I guess he's right in that you don't absolutely *have* to play them in any sort of order, but I would at least recommend picking a start of a story arc. Rorona, Ayesha, etc.
So you're telling me that not only do thicc thighs save lives, they also sell games? All jokes aside, I'm planning on picking up this series next month. After doing some research the mysterious series seems like where I want to start. I did play a little bit of Rorona on PS3 years ago. I watched a Rorona playthrough and I'm in the middle of watching a Totori play through. I really love the characters from Rorona
This is a great helpful video. Thank you so much!
Great video! Probably will start with Sophie
Escha and Logy is my favourite, mainly because I love Logy and bought shallie because he was in it again as a party member. Dusk is my favourite overall, as it's easy and it has my favourite alchemy system, not too simple but not too annoying/confusing. From mysterious i played sophie and it was ok but I don't like the mysterious grid alchemy system and the method of getting new recipes. Not played any of Arland, as those seem hard with the strict time limits and super bosses, I plan on playing L&S, Firis and Sophie 2 next.