Really, really final word on Atelier Online + a few tips

I hear “that garbage Atelier Online game” finally got released in English this week. It doesn’t mean much to me because I dropped it already, but I figure some people might make their way here wondering whether it’s worth playing or not. To them I say yeah… it’s worth a try, but don’t spend any […]

JRPGs that still need localization in 2020

After writing my “10th Anniversary” post, I scrolled through my list of posts and noticed a couple of Japanese games I really enjoyed but that still aren’t available in English (AFAIK). With the advent of Kickstarter and Steam and other similar platforms, I thought for sure that more old games would have been licensed and […]

One Hour Review: Atelier Lulua – Rather boring start

As we all know, I was scheduled to play Atelier Lydie & Scumbag after finishing Atelier Firis, in order to round off the Mysterious series of games. But for various reasons I am shelving it for the meantime and will return after I’ve finished Atelier Lulua and maybe Ryza and maybe replayed one or two […]

One Hour Review: Atelier Lydie & Suelle – What the hell

Aight, so I mentioned a while ago that I wanted to try Atelier Lydie & Suelle ~The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings~ because I pulled Suelle in Atelier Online and she looked cute. BIG MISTAKE. Don’t judge a character by her cutesy design. What the hell is wrong with this girl’s head, and what is […]

Yup, power of friendship strikes again!

I mentioned in the comments on my last post that I don’t bother with JRPG stories these days because they’re all “power of friendship will save the day” or “mankind needs no gods!” in the end. Barely a day after I made that comment, Atelier Online (the useless game I said I would drop but […]