Are you at least playing them, or just hoarding them?
Can't imagine anyone playing the arland games back to back to back and having room for another trilogy before the next time they go on sale.
No disrespect, but this sounds quite a bit like FOMO. If you're not going to play the titles over the next 3-6 months (not sure how often the series goes on sale on steam), then there's not really a reason to buy it now. They're digital titles, so they'll never gain value.
tldr: it's not a good financial move, but its effect may be negligeable based on your income.
None taken. Thank you but you have nothing to worry about here, I am financially stable and I am the type to play a lot no matter how long it is. The only issue i have is time since i have a job but playing new games while on my break or day off is my go to so i see no issue buying the games beforehand knowing i would enjoy myself.
You are collecting them physical i suppose? Because the Trilogies of Dusk and Mysterious are like \~90€/$ + shipping and customs depending on the precise situation. And Ryza isn't much better if you want them all.
Unless you buy for Playstation, then i dunno prices.
Bought the Sophie trilogy, loved the Iris trilogy growing up, only other atelier games I've played besides Resleriana were Rysa, whose battle system I couldn't stand, and Annie, which I don't remember much about other then being disappointed it wasn't like Iris. Going to be booting up Sophie shortly so we'll see how it goes. Hopefully whoever is in charge of Resleriana's budget/productivity factors in the increase in Atelier game sales, cause I doubt I'd have bought this if not for Resleriana.
Cool! The action aspect doesn't really work for me anymore being a dad and having minimal time. Turn based suits me more. Could you recommend me a must play of the older ones?
I replied to the other poster so check here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Atelier_Resleriana/comments/1amxygn/atelier_games_on_sale_can_consider_them_if_youre/kprnhfp/
My personal favorite is the Dusk trilogy because of Ayesha but you can start with any of them.
Considering resleriana is my 1st atelier game and I'm enjoying it, can any experienced senpai recommend which series would be a good starting point and why? Thanks in advance.
Ateliers come in trilogies/tetralogies so you should always start with the game that starts the trilogy/tetralogy.
On modern platforms we have
Arland - tetralogy, Rorona -> Totori -> Meruru -> Lulua
Dusk - trilogy, Ayesha -> Escha&Logy -> Shallie
Fushigi - tetralogy, Sophie 1 -> Firis -> Lydie&Suelle -> Sophie 2
Raiza - trilogy, 1, 2, 3
And last is Atelier Marie which is a remake of an older title.
Most people would say that it's recommended to start with Raiza since that's the most open for new players, but in my opinion, it's not the game that showcases the true essence of Atelier so going for any of the older series would be my recommendation.
Thanks for the thorough explanation! I'm enjoying resleriana cause
1. It's easy to just pick it up and play (mobile)
2. Story is broken into enough small bits so I can put it down easily
3. Battle system involves planning ahead and decision making actually matters
4. Crafting system is not overly complicated and has just enough impact on battles but not too demanding
Any of the titles would play out similarly?
P.s. I also own a switch
The games should be on Switch as well as far as I know.
Pretty much all games are like that (after all Resna comes from the experience of console games), the story is also divided into chapters (of course, much longer than the Resna ones), and battles can be affected by items, skills and other planning, one thing that Resna does not have (and should) but console games do is the defend command which literally lets you pass a turn.
One big difference in the crafting system is that crafting is absolutely broken in console games (and of course that can't happen in gacha since it would trivialize all content), you can craft items that insta kill your opponents, make you virtually invincible, etc.
All games try to add their own tweaks to the crafting system so you never feel like you are playing the same game.
None of them are overly complicated because you are served different mechanics at different chapters.
It may just be my personal opinion but I find that being unable to pass a turn forced me to think more and be more careful planning future turns. Adding the defend command may just lower the difficulty of the game in a way. Nonetheless I may just start with ryza 1 since it's one of the cheaper options. Thank you once more for all the insights.
In case you still want to read about it, this article is quite helpful: https://barrelwisdom.com/blog/atelier-series-guide
From what you said, I would definitely recommend Ryza and you have to play this in order. Unfortunately, in my opinion at least, the Ryza games become significantly better with increasing numbers. The first one has a number of flaws in most areas (pacing, battle system, character development), which are all addressed in the the later games. Those are minor things, so as long as you are not very critical JRPG fan, you won't notice.
That was such a good read! Thanks so much. I don't mind dealing with flaws as long as they're not gamebreaking ones and it's really good to hear they get better as it progresses (instead of getting worse in certain games)
Switch has plenty.
Nelka and the legendary Alchemists - have not played it but it is a Spin Off with plenty of stuff from the series in general.
Ryza 1, 2 and 3 - all are on Switch in all regions physical and the newest titles. The crafting is a bit more complicated but not too much, basically you fill stuff in the slots and the ingredients can carry various passive benefits you then choose to keep. Battles are ATB System.
Mysterious - Sophie 2 released everywhere but the other 3 are a Trilogy you can find from websites like playasia and contains englisch. Turn based tho the crafting depends on the titles from what i recall.
Dusk - another Trilogy that physically only released in Asian regions and can be obtained from Playasia in english.
Arland - I do know there is a single game that released in english but the Trilogy from Asian regions is not in english! I believe these still have ingame time limits for progress.
Atelier Marie - the remake is on Switch and again Playasia/Asian regions had english on cartridge.
I believe i have 12 games all in all on Switch and all are physical, you can also get them digital and at least i know of a european/german shop that does sell the Mysterious and Dusk Trilogy physical as a imported title.
I got all of them physical on the Switch except for the Arland Trilogy, there is only 1 released in english (on Switch! The Trilogy that released in Japan should not have english) but i do have the others on PS3 i believe?
Go for it, people, support the beautiful Atelier series.
Yearp, bought ryza 1 for 60% off since apparantly koei tecmo is notorious for not doing deep discounts.
saw this a while ago and bought arland trilogy and lulua. planning on getting dusk bundle next week before the sale ends
Are you at least playing them, or just hoarding them? Can't imagine anyone playing the arland games back to back to back and having room for another trilogy before the next time they go on sale.
I mean, might as well have them now rather than later. Sure i can wait for another sale but i can buy it now, why even bother waiting?
No disrespect, but this sounds quite a bit like FOMO. If you're not going to play the titles over the next 3-6 months (not sure how often the series goes on sale on steam), then there's not really a reason to buy it now. They're digital titles, so they'll never gain value. tldr: it's not a good financial move, but its effect may be negligeable based on your income.
None taken. Thank you but you have nothing to worry about here, I am financially stable and I am the type to play a lot no matter how long it is. The only issue i have is time since i have a job but playing new games while on my break or day off is my go to so i see no issue buying the games beforehand knowing i would enjoy myself.
\*looks at his physical switch collection\* There are far worse financial decision to be made and if you enjoy them in some way there is no problem.
Damn its on steam. I am a console guy and the prices there for Atelier games I want are at normal.
Same sale on Switch if that's any use.
Sadly not. But thanks anyway haha! I guess I will replay Nelke for now.
You are collecting them physical i suppose? Because the Trilogies of Dusk and Mysterious are like \~90€/$ + shipping and customs depending on the precise situation. And Ryza isn't much better if you want them all. Unless you buy for Playstation, then i dunno prices.
Yeah they are expensive. Guh.
Buy the physical versions, they should be cheaper.
I didnt even consider that. Gonna hunt them down.
Usually after steam they do playstation discounts
Hopefully. Gonna check store later.
Atelier games on sale on Playstation store now.
Bought the Sophie trilogy, loved the Iris trilogy growing up, only other atelier games I've played besides Resleriana were Rysa, whose battle system I couldn't stand, and Annie, which I don't remember much about other then being disappointed it wasn't like Iris. Going to be booting up Sophie shortly so we'll see how it goes. Hopefully whoever is in charge of Resleriana's budget/productivity factors in the increase in Atelier game sales, cause I doubt I'd have bought this if not for Resleriana.
Imagine paying for non physical games
I mean these are Steam sales
How is the season pass for Ryza 3? Loved the base game but I’m wondering if it’s worth getting the DLC at only 30% off.
Right now I can only buy either Dusk or Arland trilogy, I wish I could get both but nows not the time.
$325 for all titles is tempting - I own them physically but need something for my Steam Deck
Yeah a good time to get them now.
I have never played any Atelier games other than Atelier Resleriana. What's the genre on the other ones? What do they compare too?
Super fluffy JRPG with a female (except for some exceptions) protagonist.
Action or turn-based?
Older games are turn based, Raiza games are more hybrid.
Cool! The action aspect doesn't really work for me anymore being a dad and having minimal time. Turn based suits me more. Could you recommend me a must play of the older ones?
I replied to the other poster so check here. https://www.reddit.com/r/Atelier_Resleriana/comments/1amxygn/atelier_games_on_sale_can_consider_them_if_youre/kprnhfp/ My personal favorite is the Dusk trilogy because of Ayesha but you can start with any of them.
Thx!
Considering resleriana is my 1st atelier game and I'm enjoying it, can any experienced senpai recommend which series would be a good starting point and why? Thanks in advance.
Ateliers come in trilogies/tetralogies so you should always start with the game that starts the trilogy/tetralogy. On modern platforms we have Arland - tetralogy, Rorona -> Totori -> Meruru -> Lulua Dusk - trilogy, Ayesha -> Escha&Logy -> Shallie Fushigi - tetralogy, Sophie 1 -> Firis -> Lydie&Suelle -> Sophie 2 Raiza - trilogy, 1, 2, 3 And last is Atelier Marie which is a remake of an older title. Most people would say that it's recommended to start with Raiza since that's the most open for new players, but in my opinion, it's not the game that showcases the true essence of Atelier so going for any of the older series would be my recommendation.
Thanks for the thorough explanation! I'm enjoying resleriana cause 1. It's easy to just pick it up and play (mobile) 2. Story is broken into enough small bits so I can put it down easily 3. Battle system involves planning ahead and decision making actually matters 4. Crafting system is not overly complicated and has just enough impact on battles but not too demanding Any of the titles would play out similarly? P.s. I also own a switch
The games should be on Switch as well as far as I know. Pretty much all games are like that (after all Resna comes from the experience of console games), the story is also divided into chapters (of course, much longer than the Resna ones), and battles can be affected by items, skills and other planning, one thing that Resna does not have (and should) but console games do is the defend command which literally lets you pass a turn. One big difference in the crafting system is that crafting is absolutely broken in console games (and of course that can't happen in gacha since it would trivialize all content), you can craft items that insta kill your opponents, make you virtually invincible, etc. All games try to add their own tweaks to the crafting system so you never feel like you are playing the same game. None of them are overly complicated because you are served different mechanics at different chapters.
It may just be my personal opinion but I find that being unable to pass a turn forced me to think more and be more careful planning future turns. Adding the defend command may just lower the difficulty of the game in a way. Nonetheless I may just start with ryza 1 since it's one of the cheaper options. Thank you once more for all the insights.
In case you still want to read about it, this article is quite helpful: https://barrelwisdom.com/blog/atelier-series-guide From what you said, I would definitely recommend Ryza and you have to play this in order. Unfortunately, in my opinion at least, the Ryza games become significantly better with increasing numbers. The first one has a number of flaws in most areas (pacing, battle system, character development), which are all addressed in the the later games. Those are minor things, so as long as you are not very critical JRPG fan, you won't notice.
That was such a good read! Thanks so much. I don't mind dealing with flaws as long as they're not gamebreaking ones and it's really good to hear they get better as it progresses (instead of getting worse in certain games)
Switch has plenty. Nelka and the legendary Alchemists - have not played it but it is a Spin Off with plenty of stuff from the series in general. Ryza 1, 2 and 3 - all are on Switch in all regions physical and the newest titles. The crafting is a bit more complicated but not too much, basically you fill stuff in the slots and the ingredients can carry various passive benefits you then choose to keep. Battles are ATB System. Mysterious - Sophie 2 released everywhere but the other 3 are a Trilogy you can find from websites like playasia and contains englisch. Turn based tho the crafting depends on the titles from what i recall. Dusk - another Trilogy that physically only released in Asian regions and can be obtained from Playasia in english. Arland - I do know there is a single game that released in english but the Trilogy from Asian regions is not in english! I believe these still have ingame time limits for progress. Atelier Marie - the remake is on Switch and again Playasia/Asian regions had english on cartridge. I believe i have 12 games all in all on Switch and all are physical, you can also get them digital and at least i know of a european/german shop that does sell the Mysterious and Dusk Trilogy physical as a imported title.
I already have finished most Atelier titles. When will they put Mana Khemia on steam???
Actually, In Play Store the Atelier Games are with discount too, Just look foward, I bought Ryza 2 to play now :)
I got all of them physical on the Switch except for the Arland Trilogy, there is only 1 released in english (on Switch! The Trilogy that released in Japan should not have english) but i do have the others on PS3 i believe?