A new video to end the year! This time on a title which took me by surprise by how much I loved it. Hope everyone had a nice Christmas, and fingers crossed you'll all enjoy what I have in store for you in the NEW year!
6:16 Fun Fact: The Japanese here, "Asobi ni kita yo~" is a phrase I would translate as "I came to hang out!" Apparently the localization staff just wanted her to be that much of a dummy.
I misheard him at 8:55 and thought he said Klaudia was a virgin, so when he said that her task was to make money and "help out villagers" I became _concerned._
@@night1952 thats quite bad but is that all? id rather purchase it on steam if possible but i do own a switch if thats the better version. no mods to fix the issues on pc?
@@alexmontoya8296 I tried a mod for the aliasing but it didn't do much, I didn't try to fix the stutter since it solves itself in a few seconds (and I have an ssd). I don't know if there's more problems but that's all I got.
One great thing the Atelier games do is have you engage in all the game’s mechanics to power up your characters. Not enough games do this and just have you grind in battle a lot
Yeah, that interview on Siliconera is a bit off context with a semi-decent translation. The producer said it that way because ever since Gust was absorbed to Koei Tecmo since they brought all the shares of the company, Gust has to turn in profit so that it can keep existing with KT as a branch, instead of being dissolved and having the various employees of Gust scattered making Warriors games or Ninja Gaiden or whatever. If they didn't have success, what would happen is that Koei wold simply use all their IPs and occasionally, make a game like Nights of the Azure I and II and then revisit the games a few years later. Gust has to be commended for the sheer tenacity of wanting to exist as-is after a merger. Things are a bit different now though since KT trusts Gust enough with making a Fairy Tail game instead of jumping on the opportunity of making a chaep cash-grab Warriors spin-off like Arslan and Berserk.
This has got to be one of the biggest game franchises I have never heard of. As JRPGs go this looks like it would be a good starting off point for people, like me, who have never played one.
One of my favorite games is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I love the Elder Scrolls series, but Oblivion gives me that comfortable feeling whenever I need to just not think about my problems. I've been dealing with disabilities for the past five or so years, and lately my left hand has been in a lot of pain as part of that, so I haven't been able to play video games very often, but when I do, it's been Oblivion. It's the one game I always come back to, play new characters in, and can just forget about my constant back pain, uncontrollable leg spasms, bum shoulder, and even my left hand pain for a while. I have lost almost everything due to the past several years I've had, but as sad as it sounds, being able to play Oblivion now and again has kept me going without my mental health suffering too much.
Your nitpick on the outfits not being "fashion souls"-y enough for you actually was a positive in my book! I've felt like the outfits have been overdesigned since Rorona, and clashed with the quaint style of these games. To me, the more plain outfits really sell the "rustic countryside" vibe that this games goes for. Having Ryza and co in plain outfits also emphasises Empel and Lila's even more, which helps sell them as "outsiders." It's interesting how different people can draw totally different conclusions from the same observation!
The best part of the alchemy talent tree is how broken it can be, and where you can use materials as ingredients for themselves, racking up higher and higher quality numbers, having 999 quality equipment feels so satisfying.
Love ya clemps. You keep coming out with those quality videos, and honestly seeing you upload is like an event, I look forward to your videos so much. Love you!
I have like 3 of these in my Steam library, time to start one I recon! Also, Buns' voice is suprisingly mom-like. I honestly thought it was in-game voice acting for a second there
@@noisykestrel she definitely said the word "asobi" which is "to play" so maybe something like "Klaudia, do you wanna come out and play?" or whatever. i dont know the context, havent played these games.
Similar to Rune Factory right? I think it’s fine if they included optional romantic but just keep it very light like you can just go on dates or even just receive gifts every time you stop by to say hi
6:16 Hah, that's actually a mistranslation. What that _should_ say is "Yoohoo! Klaudia, I've come to play!" That's such a simple sentence, I'm surprised they could screw it up like that.
@@robertnomok9750 They probably only had the script without the actual game. The translation is fine, the context is wrong. That is more on whoever was managing the translation than it is on the translator.
robert nomok The translation itself is NOT BAD. In English, translating “asobu” literally as “to play” in this context would sound very unnatural. In Japanese it also has the meaning of “hang out”/“spend time with”. Even then, bursting into someone’s house and saying “Klaudia, I came to hang out!!” doesn’t sound natural to me in English. So their approach with translating the line was fine- someone just didn’t tell them how the scene looked in-game. Saying “lol shit-tier translation, even I could do a better job” is completely misunderstanding localisation and actually makes you seem more ignorant 🙄🙄😓😓 Literal 1:1 translation is usually the WORST option.
@@zoozbuh I'm aware going with the literal translation often leads to things sounding stilted and awkward. In this instance, I maintain that the literal translation, or some permutation of it, would have been better than something she didn't even say at all. Also don't put words in my mouth, I wasn't being anywhere near as snide and condescending as you are making out. I perhaps could have been fairer in my wording, but I was by no means saying they are shit at their job. I'm not so presumptive to judge their entire work on one single sentence being a bit off for my liking. While I understand why it could have been taken for sarcasm since it was so off-the-cuff, when I said I was surprised they screwed up on a simple sentence, I was genuinely implying my trust that they would do-and have done-a better job (in my eyes) elsewhere in the game. I come across instances regularly where I think translators are doing a perfectly good job for the most part, but they translate the odd sentence in a way I would personally change.
Yeah but in English an older teen saying to her friend “I came to play” is hella weird. In JP, the verb to play is used in that kind of situation to mean “hang out” or “spend time with”. And even then, bursting into someone’s house and saying “Klaudia, I came to hang out!” seems a little unnatural in English. So TL;DR: I’m not defending these low-budget translations, BUT it was definitely deliberate in this case. Most things can’t be translated literally 1:1. In this case, them changing it to something more natural is a GOOD thing.
@@zoozbuh Hell, MOST sentences don't translate from Japanese to English 1:1 in any kind of a sensical way. It's the job of a translator to come up with the best way to to convey the same intention and feeling as the original language, not just translate everything word for word like it's a scientific textbook or something. Atelier Ryza's translation is perfectly fine.
This is my first Atelier game. My friend bought me this for Christmas because I gushed about how great the OST is. It's a phenomenal game. I have done literally nothing else for the past 3 days. I absolutely love this and hope the series moves forward with the improvements they've made. Lastly, *THIS OST IS JUST TOO LIT*
Description of the crafting system sold me on the game. Love some unusual mechanics. I'll have to look over the rest of the company library, the combat is interesting enough, even if the visual style isn't my normal cup of tea.
I have to say, I've always seen the atelier series around, but never really gave them a second thought. I just always thought it was another "animu" game. But after watching your review, really made me interested, and I ended up buying it. I can say I am genuinely enjoying it and am glad I stumbled on your video and taking a chance on it!
I’ve been wanting to get into the Atelier games for a while now but Rorona, totori and Rurura had me really scared with those time limits (persona stresses me out enough already). So this actually looks like an excellent place to start from with everything you’ve described! I’m really hoping the series grows a bigger franchise in the west, and I’m really happy for the youtubers covering it and letting more english speaking fans learn about them.
Hey Clemps. I have a recommendation for you. My first atelier game was Mana Khemia: Student Alliance, and I feel like you'd probably enjoy it. The crafting system isn't as good as the newer games, but still fine. You are a student in alchemy school, and it comes off kind of like a light-hearted persona as a result (well, the non-dungeon based aspects of persona). Time only advances via events or classes, and... You actually take classes! And get graded! And are punished for bad grades and rewarded for good grades, but its all in good fun and no tests. This means you can go farm in dungeons and whatnot as much as you want, but the leveling system is more akin to a grid-sphere where the points are unlocked by making items, so story progression locks how strong you can get. (You still need xp from monsters to actually unlock the power ups, tho, and monster drops can be used for alchemy, so not like you are wasting your time.) However, the big thing here is combat. Imagine FFX, but expanded. 6 party members, and characters can constantly hop between back and front, either just swapping places with an active, or doing a follow-up attack to a combo from someone else, or hopping in to cover an attack. People in the back row regain mp at a good rate, so you are constantly throwing out attacks, then swapping out for them to recharge. In addition, lots of abilities have aspects tied to the turn order, whether it be dragoon style warp away then come back later for a stronger hit, or echo where their effect returns for a second or third hit after a while. The echo effects in particular are great since they stay in the turn order even if the user of the ability swaps to the back, so you can use a heal with an echo effect, then swap the healer with a more offensive character and watch as the heal keeps echoing and healing people. Plus you get all the item goodness, the largest number of personal skills in atelier history, additional skills you can forge onto items to cover weak spots in your line-up, hyper mode where it turns off turn order and you can freely spam abilities in real time while the enemy is frozen, and a slew of other funness. For its great cast, solid story, and fantastic combat, Mana Khemia remains one of my favorite in the entire franchise, and I would highly recommend it.
My partner picked up this game after we saw your video, and we have LOVED playing it! The story and characters are so charming, and they spend what feels like hours in the atelier forging and using alchemy :^) Thanks for the great video and rec!
I haven't played an Atelier game since Eternal Mana on PS2. I absolutely love the removal of the time limit and the alchemy in this title. It's simply addicting. Really looking forward to the upcoming ones.
You should check out the Ar Tonelico and Surge Concerto games that Gust has made. Since you like Gust's music so much, I have a feeling you'd love them!
6:20 - this one's all on localisation team. She clearly says "hey Klaudia, I've come to play!", which, if think young adults wouldn't use term "play" in this situation, could be localised to "I've come to hang out" Honestly, I can't believe such things get past language testing. If they hired any...
I like the Atelier series a lot. Though when I think on it, i haven't played that many entries in the series. I basically started back with Atelier Iris 1, then missed 2 and went to Iris 3, then after that was Annie on the DS, and that was the last one until Sophie. And they seem to have brought Sophie and Plachta back as cameos in a lot of the recent ones, and I like that because out of the ones I've played, Sophie was my favorite.
I originally gave this a skip, because the Atelier games had been feeling very repetitive lately, but you make it sound interesting - I'll probably end up getting it now!
Yeah, I think I might actually buy it. I stopped buying Atelier games since the vita died because I was used to waiting for the "plus" version and buying them cheaper on the vita. Switch is full price and I'm poor. =(
I found this game on my own, as my first entry in the Atelier series, and it scratched an itch that I fundamentally didn't understand I had until I played the game.The idea of crafting being a central focus in a video game has been a concept I've always kinda wanted, but I didn't realize how bad I needed it until I played this game. As someone who might even go back to play older ones, would there be a good suggestion?
All games have diferent syntesis mechanic , mysterius is a puzle game , arland is stat , so you need try the diferent mechanic, all atelier have similar feel but in deep they are diferent , so have fun , and there no "best game " if you ask that to someone , the answer is diferent
Ryza sold me on the Atelier series as a whole. I could never get into it properly before but with Ryza I found myself willingly grinding towards full completion status.
>The Fashion Souls I dearly craved. I see you are a man of culture Clemps. But seriously, great video as always. Always happy to see a new one come out! Been enjoying them ever since I stumbled onto your channel when looking up Drakengard a while back, and I look forward to whatever you have coming up.
What I have played of this one I really enjoy! Sophie was my intro to the series and made me actively seek out all the rest of the games (So now I own all of them that have been released in English) I think Ryza may be a favorite for me!
It took me a hot second to realize the bit where Ryza and her mom are arguing about alchemy (or al-cheh-mee) wasn't actual in game voice lines, but indeed Buns and Aurora. Good stuff.
Ever since playing the Ys series, whenever I hear "adventure", I can't help but see Adolf lurking in the corner, waiting, silently, for his time to judge any jrpg mc's adventurous drive.
I literally decided to use Atelier in my crafting shop name because of my love for this series on a whole. It's such a wholesome and wonderful game to experience. I haven't played any since the PS2 days and this review has me eyeing my Switch wondering if this is the time to dive back into the cauldron.
A workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer. It isn't like I would be the first nor shall I be the last to suggest my place of work in the name of it. Restaurants using kitchen as part of the name is a common enough practice.
Alright, I guess I need to pick this up too. Lent's design appealed to me and I loved Ayesha, so hearing you talk about it and mention things I love (close knit communities, quests that really develope characters, social linking, cute designs...) I guess it's going on the list! Now, PS4 or Switch...
For the joke at 6:16... well she said: "Yoho! Klaudia! Asobi ni kitta yo!" which means "I came to play , you know?". It is not a question for Klaudia, but instead a statement about herself, given the 'yo' at then end and no noticeable tonal shift to indicate a question. So... the joke is really at the bad subtitle there instead.
There is no Ka at the end so ofc its not a question. I dont know what kind of tonal shift whould turn that sentence with yo at the end into question as well.
@@robertnomok9750 The lack of the question particle is common in informal japanese speech. For that reason a RAISING of the voice slightly at the end can make the sentence a question, like in english and other languages. Edit: I will leave a video here if you are interested in learning more about 'ka' th-cam.com/video/TOv3voBcEv8/w-d-xo.html
No kidding, the more casual clothes are actually part of what made me interested in the game, as opposed to the previous ones. The character designs may look more generic now, but that also makes the game feel less niche and more like a "regular" JRPG, if that makes sense. It felt like the developers were trying to appeal to a (slightly) larger audience... and it looks like it worked. I decided to try it out instead of Pokemon, and I'm so glad I did.
Because of you, I bought this game, and so far I enjoy it. It's not a massive AAA behemoth like FF7R or P5, but the simplistic feeling of it and the non-realistic design of the characters and environment is a welcome palate cleanser.
A new video to end the year! This time on a title which took me by surprise by how much I loved it.
Hope everyone had a nice Christmas, and fingers crossed you'll all enjoy what I have in store for you in the NEW year!
Yay a new video
i genuinely wanted to now what this game was about! thanks mr clemps!
Mr. Clemps, can you do a strange review of the .Hack series? For the ps2.
I hope they bring Atelier franchise to the xbox console along with the switch ps4/ps5 and PC. #Atelier
Yup clemps small question where you get clip for 6:20 the really bitch it's so funny
6:16 Fun Fact: The Japanese here, "Asobi ni kita yo~" is a phrase I would translate as "I came to hang out!" Apparently the localization staff just wanted her to be that much of a dummy.
Ah you beat me to it
I can’t believe he went the whole review without mentioning thighs.
Yeah, it's.... kinda disappointing, actually
Jokes, of course. I love Princess Clemps
Thighs that saved lives (and sales!)
Right?! A rare moment were Clemps disappointed me.
IKR?
Sometimes the elephant in the room is so in your face there's no need to acknowledge it.
S tier voice acting from buns and soap.
Yeah, can they dub the whole game?
They actually fit the characters really well. Sophie especially. And hey, that little skit had better written dialogue than the entire game ;)
And following it up almost immediately with "slimy little cuRASCAL" was the icing on the cake.
I'm gonna miss Sophie for ever
@@Aikrehn Same here.
I misheard him at 8:55 and thought he said Klaudia was a virgin, so when he said that her task was to make money and "help out villagers" I became _concerned._
7:20
Valkyrieaurora and Butter Buns bickering as a mother daughter duo was so good! teard up laughing.
Rest in pepperoni ValkyrieAurora.
Anyone else here cuz Ryza 2 came out and you're trying to decide if you wanna give the series a shot?
"""I've heard mixed reviews of the PC port"""
PC port Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive
The aliasing is awful and the game stutters for a while every time you enter an area.
@@night1952 thats quite bad but is that all? id rather purchase it on steam if possible but i do own a switch if thats the better version. no mods to fix the issues on pc?
@@alexmontoya8296 I tried a mod for the aliasing but it didn't do much, I didn't try to fix the stutter since it solves itself in a few seconds (and I have an ssd). I don't know if there's more problems but that's all I got.
@@night1952 thx for letting me know! would you say then that its fine to go for the steam version even with those issues or nah?
@@alexmontoya8296 I'd say it's fine, you can always refund if it's too much for you.
One great thing the Atelier games do is have you engage in all the game’s mechanics to power up your characters. Not enough games do this and just have you grind in battle a lot
The story, thick thighs save lives.
Thick thighs save studios.
@@xyanide1986 beat me to it
Everyone's obsessed over thic thighs, but have you seen bara boyfriend with the damn crop top? hot damn.
Right? I nearly got the game just for that!
😩🥵🥵💦💦 I got his costume dlc too
“bara boyfriend” sent me
6:17
JP: "Yoohoo! Klaudia, I came to play/visit!"
EN: "WHERE YOU AT"
Yeah, that interview on Siliconera is a bit off context with a semi-decent translation. The producer said it that way because ever since Gust was absorbed to Koei Tecmo since they brought all the shares of the company, Gust has to turn in profit so that it can keep existing with KT as a branch, instead of being dissolved and having the various employees of Gust scattered making Warriors games or Ninja Gaiden or whatever. If they didn't have success, what would happen is that Koei wold simply use all their IPs and occasionally, make a game like Nights of the Azure I and II and then revisit the games a few years later. Gust has to be commended for the sheer tenacity of wanting to exist as-is after a merger.
Things are a bit different now though since KT trusts Gust enough with making a Fairy Tail game instead of jumping on the opportunity of making a chaep cash-grab Warriors spin-off like Arslan and Berserk.
This has got to be one of the biggest game franchises I have never heard of.
As JRPGs go this looks like it would be a good starting off point for people, like me, who have never played one.
One of my favorite games is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I love the Elder Scrolls series, but Oblivion gives me that comfortable feeling whenever I need to just not think about my problems. I've been dealing with disabilities for the past five or so years, and lately my left hand has been in a lot of pain as part of that, so I haven't been able to play video games very often, but when I do, it's been Oblivion.
It's the one game I always come back to, play new characters in, and can just forget about my constant back pain, uncontrollable leg spasms, bum shoulder, and even my left hand pain for a while. I have lost almost everything due to the past several years I've had, but as sad as it sounds, being able to play Oblivion now and again has kept me going without my mental health suffering too much.
I love how you've been finding a way to put that head slap clip into every video
Your nitpick on the outfits not being "fashion souls"-y enough for you actually was a positive in my book! I've felt like the outfits have been overdesigned since Rorona, and clashed with the quaint style of these games. To me, the more plain outfits really sell the "rustic countryside" vibe that this games goes for. Having Ryza and co in plain outfits also emphasises Empel and Lila's even more, which helps sell them as "outsiders." It's interesting how different people can draw totally different conclusions from the same observation!
Sugar, spice, *EXTRA THICC* and everything nice. These are the ingredients to create the perfect Atelier girl.
You forgot high explosives in this world it’s yeet or be yeeted with the boom barrels
Sugar and wpice along with super t h i c c thights.
7:22
Ohh how I love Buns and Sophie cameo there
The best part of the alchemy talent tree is how broken it can be, and where you can use materials as ingredients for themselves, racking up higher and higher quality numbers, having 999 quality equipment feels so satisfying.
9:51
Easy, Clemps. You can't do that to me four times so quickly. I've only got so much stamina.
Bos is indeed more evil than an ancient horde of kingdom devouring monsters
Love ya clemps. You keep coming out with those quality videos, and honestly seeing you upload is like an event, I look forward to your videos so much. Love you!
I have like 3 of these in my Steam library, time to start one I recon!
Also, Buns' voice is suprisingly mom-like. I honestly thought it was in-game voice acting for a second there
6:16 those subtitles did her dirty, i don't think she said that lol
What did she say?
@@noisykestrel she definitely said the word "asobi" which is "to play" so maybe something like "Klaudia, do you wanna come out and play?" or whatever. i dont know the context, havent played these games.
@@caiopatric She says "Klaudia, did you come to play?"
@@the_echoYT ah there you go, thanks
@@the_echoYT 遊びに来たよ sounds more like a statement to me, like "I came to hang out!"
Feels like the easiest thing they could do to make the series blow up big is to include dating sim elements.
I actually liked the lack of romance. There was some sexual tension between Lila and Empel but that's about it.
Yeah but that would suck
Similar to Rune Factory right? I think it’s fine if they included optional romantic but just keep it very light like you can just go on dates or even just receive gifts every time you stop by to say hi
6:16 Hah, that's actually a mistranslation. What that _should_ say is "Yoohoo! Klaudia, I've come to play!"
That's such a simple sentence, I'm surprised they could screw it up like that.
It's just a greeting, they just happened to pick the wrong one.
@@Vokoca Im learning japanes for just 2 months and they did worse job than me, They just happened to suck at their job.
@@robertnomok9750 They probably only had the script without the actual game. The translation is fine, the context is wrong. That is more on whoever was managing the translation than it is on the translator.
robert nomok The translation itself is NOT BAD. In English, translating “asobu” literally as “to play” in this context would sound very unnatural. In Japanese it also has the meaning of “hang out”/“spend time with”.
Even then, bursting into someone’s house and saying “Klaudia, I came to hang out!!” doesn’t sound natural to me in English.
So their approach with translating the line was fine- someone just didn’t tell them how the scene looked in-game.
Saying “lol shit-tier translation, even I could do a better job” is completely misunderstanding localisation and actually makes you seem more ignorant 🙄🙄😓😓
Literal 1:1 translation is usually the WORST option.
@@zoozbuh I'm aware going with the literal translation often leads to things sounding stilted and awkward. In this instance, I maintain that the literal translation, or some permutation of it, would have been better than something she didn't even say at all. Also don't put words in my mouth, I wasn't being anywhere near as snide and condescending as you are making out. I perhaps could have been fairer in my wording, but I was by no means saying they are shit at their job. I'm not so presumptive to judge their entire work on one single sentence being a bit off for my liking.
While I understand why it could have been taken for sarcasm since it was so off-the-cuff, when I said I was surprised they screwed up on a simple sentence, I was genuinely implying my trust that they would do-and have done-a better job (in my eyes) elsewhere in the game. I come across instances regularly where I think translators are doing a perfectly good job for the most part, but they translate the odd sentence in a way I would personally change.
6:19 cracks me up so much because in Japanese, she says “I came over to play”, not “are you here?”. We love shitfucked bad translations.
Yeah but in English an older teen saying to her friend “I came to play” is hella weird. In JP, the verb to play is used in that kind of situation to mean “hang out” or “spend time with”. And even then, bursting into someone’s house and saying “Klaudia, I came to hang out!” seems a little unnatural in English.
So TL;DR: I’m not defending these low-budget translations, BUT it was definitely deliberate in this case. Most things can’t be translated literally 1:1. In this case, them changing it to something more natural is a GOOD thing.
@@zoozbuh Hell, MOST sentences don't translate from Japanese to English 1:1 in any kind of a sensical way. It's the job of a translator to come up with the best way to to convey the same intention and feeling as the original language, not just translate everything word for word like it's a scientific textbook or something. Atelier Ryza's translation is perfectly fine.
wait... you can run around as 3d models of THOSE character designs?? Frankly I'm already sold. Everyone in this game wears beautiful costumes
"everything about them makes me feel relaxed and comfortable" *shows character shooting revolvers*
hahahaha, that was a good one
You sold me I'm gonna check this one out. I wasn't too interested in the atelier that followed rorona's daughter.
This is my first Atelier game. My friend bought me this for Christmas because I gushed about how great the OST is. It's a phenomenal game.
I have done literally nothing else for the past 3 days.
I absolutely love this and hope the series moves forward with the improvements they've made.
Lastly,
*THIS OST IS JUST TOO LIT*
Description of the crafting system sold me on the game. Love some unusual mechanics. I'll have to look over the rest of the company library, the combat is interesting enough, even if the visual style isn't my normal cup of tea.
I've been a casual fan of the series, like yourself, since I first learned of it so this review makes me very excited. Will have to get this asap.
W H Y I S S H E S O T H I C C
G O D D A M 👌😤👌
She might have thick thighs but she has no ass, just like most if not all anime girls for some stupid reason.
@@Rex13013 yea only wide hips but flat butt
@@Rex13013 that's why the white haired girl exists
On the apples, that lack of 'roundness' is more the polygon count budget than cash, to optimise the frame rate etc. across devices.
I have to say, I've always seen the atelier series around, but never really gave them a second thought. I just always thought it was another "animu" game.
But after watching your review, really made me interested, and I ended up buying it. I can say I am genuinely enjoying it and am glad I stumbled on your video and taking a chance on it!
WHO WEARS SHORT SHORTS?! SHE WEARS SHORT SHORTS!
....short......shorts.....
I’ve been wanting to get into the Atelier games for a while now but Rorona, totori and Rurura had me really scared with those time limits (persona stresses me out enough already). So this actually looks like an excellent place to start from with everything you’ve described! I’m really hoping the series grows a bigger franchise in the west, and I’m really happy for the youtubers covering it and letting more english speaking fans learn about them.
Always happy to hear anyone mention Blue Relfection and it's amazing soundtrack! You should do a video on Blue Reflection.
Atelier games are so comfy you just can't help but to chill and enjoy.
Atelier Rorona was my introduction into the series. I will pick it up when the price goes down a bit.
7:20 I could listen to Buns voice all day.
She’s simply the best and I’m laughing like an idiot as I type.
I heard the Valkyrie, and I was pleased.
Honestly, this review prompted me to get this game and no regrets. Thanks Clemps.
Hey Clemps. I have a recommendation for you. My first atelier game was Mana Khemia: Student Alliance, and I feel like you'd probably enjoy it. The crafting system isn't as good as the newer games, but still fine. You are a student in alchemy school, and it comes off kind of like a light-hearted persona as a result (well, the non-dungeon based aspects of persona). Time only advances via events or classes, and... You actually take classes! And get graded! And are punished for bad grades and rewarded for good grades, but its all in good fun and no tests. This means you can go farm in dungeons and whatnot as much as you want, but the leveling system is more akin to a grid-sphere where the points are unlocked by making items, so story progression locks how strong you can get. (You still need xp from monsters to actually unlock the power ups, tho, and monster drops can be used for alchemy, so not like you are wasting your time.)
However, the big thing here is combat. Imagine FFX, but expanded. 6 party members, and characters can constantly hop between back and front, either just swapping places with an active, or doing a follow-up attack to a combo from someone else, or hopping in to cover an attack. People in the back row regain mp at a good rate, so you are constantly throwing out attacks, then swapping out for them to recharge. In addition, lots of abilities have aspects tied to the turn order, whether it be dragoon style warp away then come back later for a stronger hit, or echo where their effect returns for a second or third hit after a while. The echo effects in particular are great since they stay in the turn order even if the user of the ability swaps to the back, so you can use a heal with an echo effect, then swap the healer with a more offensive character and watch as the heal keeps echoing and healing people. Plus you get all the item goodness, the largest number of personal skills in atelier history, additional skills you can forge onto items to cover weak spots in your line-up, hyper mode where it turns off turn order and you can freely spam abilities in real time while the enemy is frozen, and a slew of other funness.
For its great cast, solid story, and fantastic combat, Mana Khemia remains one of my favorite in the entire franchise, and I would highly recommend it.
“What do you do when you feel sad”
Me: put on one of your videos :)
Amazing, well rounded video mate - you're hands down one of my fav channels on TH-cam!
Buns needs to get in voice acting. Too perfect.
My partner picked up this game after we saw your video, and we have LOVED playing it! The story and characters are so charming, and they spend what feels like hours in the atelier forging and using alchemy :^) Thanks for the great video and rec!
I will now buy a copy today! If only I’ve known of the series before. You have shown me the light, and I thank you for that.
I haven't played an Atelier game since Eternal Mana on PS2. I absolutely love the removal of the time limit and the alchemy in this title. It's simply addicting. Really looking forward to the upcoming ones.
The three of you voice acting for each other is always amazing
You should check out the Ar Tonelico and Surge Concerto games that Gust has made. Since you like Gust's music so much, I have a feeling you'd love them!
Ar tonelico series music vocals are amazing
6:20 - this one's all on localisation team.
She clearly says "hey Klaudia, I've come to play!", which, if think young adults wouldn't use term "play" in this situation, could be localised to "I've come to hang out"
Honestly, I can't believe such things get past language testing. If they hired any...
The “square crisps” gag killed me.
Dang, I didn't even know this series existed. Always nice to find out about new things
Clemps what the fuck. The gag at 6:20 has me in stitches. How have I not been neckdeep in your content already, holy shit.
I know this is an old video but I now expect to see a blue reflection video within my lifetime
7:21
It hurts because how true it is
I like the Atelier series a lot.
Though when I think on it, i haven't played that many entries in the series.
I basically started back with Atelier Iris 1, then missed 2 and went to Iris 3, then after that was Annie on the DS, and that was the last one until Sophie.
And they seem to have brought Sophie and Plachta back as cameos in a lot of the recent ones, and I like that because out of the ones I've played, Sophie was my favorite.
I originally gave this a skip, because the Atelier games had been feeling very repetitive lately, but you make it sound interesting - I'll probably end up getting it now!
Yeah, I think I might actually buy it. I stopped buying Atelier games since the vita died because I was used to waiting for the "plus" version and buying them cheaper on the vita. Switch is full price and I'm poor. =(
might nit be relevant to you, but it's included in the current Nintendo Sale. only a couple of bucks though.
I'm playing this game on easy mode and it's making for a animal crossing type relaxing experience.
my day always gets a little better when a see clemps has a new video out. Thanks Clemps, looking forward to seeing your new vids next year
Never seen those Maoam candy before so I went and ordered some because they looked good, they were good! I've already ordered some other flavors.
I found this game on my own, as my first entry in the Atelier series, and it scratched an itch that I fundamentally didn't understand I had until I played the game.The idea of crafting being a central focus in a video game has been a concept I've always kinda wanted, but I didn't realize how bad I needed it until I played this game. As someone who might even go back to play older ones, would there be a good suggestion?
All games have diferent syntesis mechanic , mysterius is a puzle game , arland is stat , so you need try the diferent mechanic, all atelier have similar feel but in deep they are diferent , so have fun , and there no "best game " if you ask that to someone , the answer is diferent
Still love this vid. And only now do I realize the fantastic-ness of letting Sophie voice ryza for that skit. You know... Cuz atelier Sophie. 😂
Every time Buns and Clemps are in the same video... sploosh
2 of my favourite TH-camrs randomly acting on a video o another favourite TH-camr?
YESSS!!!!
7:23 Moment of Decision from Katawa Shoujo? Good choice, Clemps.
6:16 That's what happens when the translators don't give a shit about the actual dialogue
Original: "I came to play"
Translation "Are you here?"
Ryza sold me on the Atelier series as a whole. I could never get into it properly before but with Ryza I found myself willingly grinding towards full completion status.
>The Fashion Souls I dearly craved.
I see you are a man of culture Clemps.
But seriously, great video as always. Always happy to see a new one come out! Been enjoying them ever since I stumbled onto your channel when looking up Drakengard a while back, and I look forward to whatever you have coming up.
Ellie is the right way to pronounce, since the kana reads as "eh ri" so YOU GOT THIS CLEMPS
I've been debating weather or not to pick this up, and I think you just about convinced me. Seems like something relaxing to play before bed.
You had me convinced, might just pick it up on the next sale
What I have played of this one I really enjoy! Sophie was my intro to the series and made me actively seek out all the rest of the games (So now I own all of them that have been released in English) I think Ryza may be a favorite for me!
Your contagious entusiasm convinced me to give it another shot to this franchise
Thanks for recommended this, I've never heard about this franchise before and this looks pretty interesting.
It took me a hot second to realize the bit where Ryza and her mom are arguing about alchemy (or al-cheh-mee) wasn't actual in game voice lines, but indeed Buns and Aurora. Good stuff.
oh man that sophie buns skits was lovely
Ever since playing the Ys series, whenever I hear "adventure", I can't help but see Adolf lurking in the corner, waiting, silently, for his time to judge any jrpg mc's adventurous drive.
Ayyye cameos! Great work, love the long form reviews that you make.
I literally decided to use Atelier in my crafting shop name because of my love for this series on a whole. It's such a wholesome and wonderful game to experience. I haven't played any since the PS2 days and this review has me eyeing my Switch wondering if this is the time to dive back into the cauldron.
Wat? Atelier IS private workshop. So you named your shop a "Workshop".
A workshop or studio, especially one used by an artist or designer. It isn't like I would be the first nor shall I be the last to suggest my place of work in the name of it. Restaurants using kitchen as part of the name is a common enough practice.
@@shevmo Part of the name not just name. You messages suggested you named your shop "Atelier" instead of "Atelier blablabla". First one is a mistake.
9:19 "ive heard mixed reviews on the PC port"
Steam reviews: "Overwhelmingly Positive"
Alright, I guess I need to pick this up too. Lent's design appealed to me and I loved Ayesha, so hearing you talk about it and mention things I love (close knit communities, quests that really develope characters, social linking, cute designs...) I guess it's going on the list!
Now, PS4 or Switch...
The Switch version doesn't suffer from any noteable downgrade, so I'd say Switch, but it's completely up to you.
7:27 gut-punch soundtrack, right at the release anniversary. Legend.
For the joke at 6:16... well she said: "Yoho! Klaudia! Asobi ni kitta yo!" which means "I came to play , you know?". It is not a question for Klaudia, but instead a statement about herself, given the 'yo' at then end and no noticeable tonal shift to indicate a question. So... the joke is really at the bad subtitle there instead.
There is no Ka at the end so ofc its not a question. I dont know what kind of tonal shift whould turn that sentence with yo at the end into question as well.
@@robertnomok9750 The lack of the question particle is common in informal japanese speech. For that reason a RAISING of the voice slightly at the end can make the sentence a question, like in english and other languages.
Edit: I will leave a video here if you are interested in learning more about 'ka'
th-cam.com/video/TOv3voBcEv8/w-d-xo.html
0:14 is that intentionally ?
also a cure against depression is Wattam!
I'm completely here for the Squares recurring gag
I have been thinking about getting this game for a while now but this video is what finally made me decide that i am going to get it. Great video!
No kidding, the more casual clothes are actually part of what made me interested in the game, as opposed to the previous ones. The character designs may look more generic now, but that also makes the game feel less niche and more like a "regular" JRPG, if that makes sense. It felt like the developers were trying to appeal to a (slightly) larger audience... and it looks like it worked. I decided to try it out instead of Pokemon, and I'm so glad I did.
the cuts to real life you are always golden
OK so I'm just a minute 50 in and that's not the gameplay I expected from this! Now I'm excited
I think that if the time limit stuff had been optional since the beginning then it probably wouldn't have turned so many people off.
Because of you, I bought this game, and so far I enjoy it. It's not a massive AAA behemoth like FF7R or P5, but the simplistic feeling of it and the non-realistic design of the characters and environment is a welcome palate cleanser.
Coz of your video and review I hella bought this game right when I finished the video. Love ya Clemps!
Oh my god, the Playstation/Xbox bit had me cackling, this was well worth the wait, here is to a great 2020!
I'm getting violent flashbacks to rune essence farming in RuneScape
That was what he referred to with edited in sound effects.
Just a little reference. It's a barrel! I like this series.