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System: Switch
Release date: May 21, 2019
Developer: Gust
Publisher: Koei Tecmo


Since 1997 the Atelier series has seen yearly installments that have given us a world of magic and alchemists alongside the adventures they go through. Each game has followed a new character and her evolution into becoming a legendary alchemist while learning about themselves along the way. Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland continues that trend but also changes things up in a lot of ways compared to other titles by introducing fresh new mechanics with its synthesizing, exploration, and battles, while also incorporating quality of life enhancements from the recent entries in the series.

This week, Gust shared a video that shows off what some of the environments will look like in Atelier Raiza: The Queen of Eternal Darkness and the Secret Hideout. Give it a look below.

Atelier Raiza launches this fall in Japan. Find the first details here and boxart here.

Gust has shared the first screenshots of the newly-announced Atelier Ryza. Find those images below, along with a look at the game’s boxart.

For those that are interested, you can access the new website for Atelier Ryza here.

Atelier Raiza

Atelier Raiza: The Queen of Eternal Darkness and the Secret Hideout is in development for Switch and other platforms, Famitsu has revealed. The game will be featured in this week’s issue as well as in the latest edition of Dengeki PlayStation.

The following details have leaked out of Dengeki PlayStation thus far (thanks Gematsu):

With Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland debuting in the west as of today, new English gameplay has emerged. Take a look at the footage below.

Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland is out today on Switch in the west. Take a look at the game’s launch trailer below.

Koei Tecmo issued a new batch of details for Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland today. For today’s update, we have news pertaining to the game’s battle system.

Here’s the full rundown:

Amazon has posted the final western boxart for Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland. Get a look at the packaging image above.

If you’re interested in pre-ordering Atelier Lulua, you can do so on Amazon here.

System: Switch
Release date: March 26, 2019
Developer: Gust
Publisher: Koei Tecmo


Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists celebrates twenty years of the prolific RPG series bringing together protagonists for every Atelier title up until Lydie & Suelle for a crossover event that sees them coming together to help Nelke expand a new town and helping them thrive once again. It’s really great to be able to see all of these fantastic characters over two decades join up and utilize all of their special skills in alchemy and craftsmanship – as well as monster slaying – as they simultaneously get to know each other and understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses while figuring out the best way to go about goods distribution and town replenishment. This is something we’ve seen in plenty of Atelier titles before as we go from city to city meeting new characters and friends along the way while having an overall goal to help those around you. Altruism has always been a big charm with it, and Nelke is no different. However, this is mostly where the similarities end as the game itself has been turned on its head and goes from an RPG the series is known for, to a banal menu management experience where you’ll ultimately just watch plants grow in between massive visual novel-like segments. Everything introduced in Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists is stuff we’ve seen millions of times in the mobile gaming spectrum, and it doesn’t do it any favors here. Even as a spinoff title it doesn’t warrant paying a premium for something that only resembles Atelier by name and art.

We have a bunch of new English footage from Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists running on Switch. Have a look at the gameplay below.


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