Is Atelier Yumia Worth A Purchase?

Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is an ambitions open world action RPG. This is an impressions video of the Nintendo Switch version. Purchase links;

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[PhysicalParadise]

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[JunJunMusume]

Not only I love your content by itself but I very much appreciate that you share the value for physical media.
I pre-ordered this physical but it has already cost me and arm and a leg (longer than Yumia's). These kind of niche games for my region are a pain to get physical and if I wait it will only get more expensive, so regardless if I plan to play them now or later it is better to get than soon for the vast majority of the titles.

[SilverShion]

Well, Ryza 3 has tons of technical issues on switch so it was expected that Yumia would struggle as well, specially with its open world structure.

[chadmax]

I loved Ryza so much that I bought the other games on Steam. I'll pick this one up eventually

[Makoto]

Fantastic review. So excited to play Yumia next week. Been a fan of Atelier series since Ayesha on PS3.

[jayesun]

Coolish game, great episode and Jordan, get well soon my friend. Thanks as always, Physical Phorever

[TheAnimeCorp]

In my opinion, the performance and visuals doesn't look that bad. Looks better than most Pokémon games that have been released for the Nintendo Switch. I do not regret preordering my copy from VGP and can't wait to play this game on the Nintendo Switch.

[JohnDoe-pgoq]

Thanks for your review. I think I’ll wait for that Atelier Resleriana game hoping it’s traditional turn based combat.

[S_Hyde]

Preordered on PS5, Yumia's design was too strong to resist.

[ashtoric]

As a totally unbiased Atelier fan, I’m just gonna say YES YES YES

[crystalcove]

I love the Atelier franchise, and own every game available on the Switch (save for Nelke lol) and I love to see the franchise get more ambitious, but it really kinda stinks to see that ambition work against visuals and performance on the Switch. I'd argue that Ryza 2 and Sophie 2 are pretty comparable to their PC and PS4 counterparts, aside from just generally being lower res and running at just 30fps. Here's hoping that, when the Switch 2 releases with its backwards compatibility, Yumia at least gets some sort of performance improvements simply due to the more powerful hardware.

And funnily enough, with Xenoblade X releasing the day before Yumia, I'm personally not that upset about the Yumia physical release delay. Even though I preordered both games, I planned to focus primarily on Xenoblade X first and would swap over to Yumia after I beat a good chunk of what XCX has to offer. If anything, Yumia being delayed means I don't have to feel as rushed XD.

[jucksalbe]

Even though I'm a big fan of the series, I'll wait and see if there's gonna be a Switch 2 version of this. And hopefully that will get a European physical release.

[skyMcWeeds]

it looks rough low texture with regular framedips but that's to be expected for a current game on a dinosaur hardware
Hopefully Switch 2 can do justice to this game with improved performance

[miguelreis]

Thank for the review! And also for showing a great website to purchase a physical copy for a reasonable price. It’s a shame we don’t have a physical release in Europe…

[Jack-qke]

I went PS5 premium box for this one, as future of possible Switch 2 upgrade is uncertain.
I want to show love and support to Gust, because they definitely deserve it.

Shall there be patch for Swtich 2, I may pick up second copy as well.

[Abcgum]

Waiting on switch 2 physical version with better fidelity / performance

[Killerboyh]

I have preordered my copy and it should be coming next Friday 🥰

[MurasakiTakeshi]

I'm gonna check out the demo when it drops but for me I think it's gonna be a wait and see if they release a Switch 2 version later on.
Specially because when they make the next one in the series (be it with Yumia or a different protag) I doubt it's gonna be on the Switch 1 and I want the trilogy (or whatever it ends up being) all on the same system.

[MegaCatlady]

i love the series i had them on ps1 then 2and 3 and 4 now this one so i am glad to see you reviewing it as these are not cheap it it will not be for the switch as others on ps so i think i will stick with it on that one so thanks for the review i will be fighting over who plays it first as my youngest plays them as well

[zerohbeat]

Yes it is worth a purchase. Though it does look a bit flawed, I am happy with how it turned out.... Just looking at the world, I would prefer if in the next game, the maps are a bit less / smaller :D
Supposedly there is going to something like extra maps at a later time. Ryza's premium boxes are really nice. Have them for 2 and 3 and I use the key chain and clear folders haha