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Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of a New World
A spin-off in the Atelier franchise featuring characters from past games. The game focuses on town building and management. The main character is not an alchemist, unlike the main games in the franchise, but she can work with them and let them manage an atelier in town making it their own. Gust hopes to make this game its own series in the future...
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Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World is a unique crossover that tells a great story that fans of the series will love while trying something a bit different from the norm gameplay wise and only partially succeeded in this regard as the lack of real challenge from the JRPG side of things drags down the solid city management mechanics.
The Atelier series is among the longest-running JRPG series still running today, and like many others, it hasn't changed much since the original Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg. Sure, many elements have been tweaked for subsequent entries, but the core elements of the series have been left untouched, such as the focus on alchemy, item gathering, and character interaction. No one will probably say that the series is the best JRPG series ever released, but it's definitely the comfort food of JRPG: you know what to expect, and it rarely disappoints as the games are, for the most part, mec...
While it may be quite a departure from a standard Atelier game, Nelke & The Legendary Alchemists is a valiant attempt to diversify the series. It may not appeal quite so much to fans of traditional JRPGs, but there’s certainly enough here to enrapture Atelier fans along with newcomers who enjoy the townbuilding genre. As long as you can get past the frustrating first hour, Nelke & The Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World opens itself up to be a rewarding and engaging experience that’s surprisingly hard to put down.
Gust has decided to try something a little different in the spinoff Nelke & The Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World, but it is still a worthy entry in the series for its unique town building elements and ability to maintain the low key type of experience that fans will find familiar.
Considering that I’m limited in my exposure to this franchise as a whole, I found myself engrossed in what this game has to offer. This is a decently crafted side game with enough heart to make it competent enough to play, but a tasty side of fanservice for those who’ve been really digging alchemists and absurdly long game titles for 20 years.
Nelke gets by with a little help from her alchemist friends. Too bad they couldn't synthesize a better 20th anniversary title for this long running series.