In the interest of full disclosure, I should state up front that I’ve never played any of the Atelier series of games. However, that really doesn’t matter all that much when you consider that Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk is the first game in a new Atelier series. For those who are as clueless as I was, the Atelier franchise has found a cult…
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Alchemical mixing is engrossing and deep.
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Character art is vibrant and emotive.
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Music is jaunty which compliments the narrative's light-hearted tone.
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Drab environmental textures.
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A game clock that makes exploration difficult.
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Paper thin narrative and lack of character depth.
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Fetch quests, fetch quests, and more fetch quests!
