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NEWS: Atelier Sophie RPG's Teaser Video Previews Sophie, Plachta




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varmintx



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:34 am Reply with quote
So, is this yet another otaku-pandering dungeon crawl, or is it something I could actually enjoy?
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Lovely



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:16 am Reply with quote


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Okay, you know how every RPG has the grand heroes chosen by fate to become wonderful friends and stand up to the evil sorcerer/empire/corporation/monster and keep it from destroying the world?

This game is not about them.

You know how in almost every RPG, buried about halfway down the final dungeon, sitting next to the second to last save point in the game there's a shopkeeper who has every healing item in the game and every weapon or bit of armor that doesn't require an epic quest? The one who leaves you wondering: "Just how in blazes did she get down here? I'm the ridiculously powerful chosen one and it's almost impossible for me to do it so how did a lowly shopkeeper pull it off"?

This game is about her.






Despite some of the imagery in the ads for the Atelier series, the games actually have a large female following (in fact, as I eventually found out, the games were actually originally aimed for the female demographic. Though guys love the game too of course!)

So nah, the games, from what I've played of them (just Rorona and Totori so far,) don't really otaku-pander and in fact, have incredibly likable characters who actually have development. Both male and female!

I'd recommend you start of by giving Atelier Rorona Plus a shot (ps3 or vita). It's a ton of fun, and addictive as all get out.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:01 am Reply with quote
i have played every game from Rorona through to the newest (well i can't say i have played the newest, i have it on, hopefully arriving tomorrow morning) and i find them to be great games, all have a interesting story with multiple endings, it's not really ever focused at the otaku and worth trying.
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Vanadise



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 6:50 pm Reply with quote
varmintx wrote:
So, is this yet another otaku-pandering dungeon crawl, or is it something I could actually enjoy?


I think the only Atelier game I've played that I'd consider a dungeon crawl was Iris 3, but I wouldn't consider it pandering at all. Plachta's design is kind of oddly fanservicey for the series, actually.

They're all pretty solid turn-based JRPGs that have a heavy emphasis on resource management and item creation. Ayesha is a good introduction to the series, it's a lot more flexible on time management than some of the others are.
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