Ateliers Arland Games Are HUGELY Underrated

Ateliers Arland Games Are HUGELY Underrated

An often forgotten saga within the Atelier Series is the Arland quartet, comprised of Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori, Atelier Meruru and Atelier Lulua. The original trilogy was the first of the 'modern' titles for the series, and I wanted to see what they had to offer.

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Atelier Lulua OST - Axis
Atelier Lulua OST - Cygnus
Atelier Lulua OST - No Overbuying, Now!
Atelier Lulua OST - Running Down a Familiar Road
Atelier Lulua OST - Wagon Atelier
Atelier Meruru The Apprentice of Arland OST - Atelier Meruru
Atelier Meruru The Apprentice of Arland OST - Cloudy (Instrumental)
Atelier Meruru The Apprentice of Arland OST - Dance with Me
Atelier Meruru The Apprentice of Arland OST - Astral Blader
Atelier Rorona The Alchemist of Arland OST - Alchemy Is Opportunity
Atelier Rorona The Alchemist of Arland OST - Atelier Rorona
Atelier Rorona The Alchemist of Arland OST - Sun Bathing
Atelier Totori The Adventurer of Arland OST - Atelier Totori
Atelier Totori The Adventurer of Arland OST - Drawn to the Waves
Atelier Totori The Adventurer of Arland OST - Sea Breeze
Atelier Totori The Adventurer of Arland OST - Tiny Village Shop

[Callum]

I'm so glad you mentioned the lack of QoL features missing between Rorona and Totori, it was a massive surprise when I got through the games. It's also interesting how people tend to say Rorona is the hardest game in the Arland series with each entry getting easier when in my opinion I found Totori to be the hardest. Although Rorona has a strict time limit, if you do end up failing your assignment, you can always just restart from the beginning of said assignment. But Totori on the other hand, if you fall behind you more or less gotta start from the beginning. I know Gust wanted Totori to feel like a wandering adventurer not bound by an atelier, but to me it's a game where a guide is almost mandatory.

[LKTTRG]

I actually become a gust fan because of their PS2 games library 🥲
Atelier Iris, Mana Khemia and Ar Tonelico series are among my most cherished gaming memories.

[PloysMaw]

The Arland games are some of my favourite among the franchise and you've done a good explaining why that is. Not only is Lulua my personal number 1 Atelier game but my 2nd favourite game of all time. I delved deep into the alchemy, creating some unforgettable traits. One of which did this: 50% instant kill/ 50% critical hit. Totori is still one my favourite protagonists among those in the franchise, honestly the Arland quartet cemented my love for the franchise as a whole.

[emzmaxwell]

Waiting for your review of The Dusk Trilogy 😊

[ittadakimaho]

Fully agree .. the arland games have their very unique charm and atmosphere .. that simply couldn't be reproduced after. Though, they do come with the time limits .. so in order to experience it all .. a guide is almost necessary unless you like the try/fail/repeat type of thing.
Rorona was also my first Platinum trophy and the game that kind of got me into the Atelier series (ignoring the PS2 era here, because .. that was kind of a different thing altogether).

Also .. Totori despite her weak and clumsy appearance is paired with honestly a very savage personality. Ever so often she makes a lot of remarks that hit right into the weak mental areas of other characters. She is kind of an expert bully that knows to hide that well. Made me smirk quite a few times.

[Zenbu]

If only the price is lowered id be glad to buy all the series..it quite expensive in my country

[bluedolphina]

37:00 don't forget "the final solution" as a story mission

Lulua is easily my favorite though, I handled the alchemy despite it being my first game so yeah it's kino

[DLH]

I haven't laughed so hard in a long time at 30:00 - 30:15 or so. I thought the jokes were over because the voice-over started back up but then RPG out of nowhere.

[nathanielknight]

The issue with the series is how hard it is to get into it. The games cost almost full price even years after release and despite having outdated graphics at times. They are spread across platforms and they're mostly trilogies or duologies. The issue here is coupled with the price - if I love the games, great, more fantastic games and I'll pay the price to see the continuation. If I merely like the game, I still want to keep playing but now I'm looking at paying a huge sum for the other 1-2 games as well. That's what's keeping me from trying out Atelier and I don't want to pirate games either and then 'have to' replay the legit copy on Steam.

[patricksabel]

I played through the Arland Trilogy last year and I just finished the fourth Arland game 'Atelier Lulua' last week. It's so nice to see the evolution of the Alchemy systems, handling of time limits and returning characters. These games are a definition of a 'feel-good game' with beautiful art design, music and heartwarming and funny dialogues. And yes, I took a while to get into 'Atelier Totori' too especially after playing the Plus version of 'Atelier Rorona'. I think out of the first 3 games 'Atelier Meruru' was my favourite, but that was partly because of character comebacks and tweaks to the systems. 'Atelier Lulua' gave me that nostalgic 'remake' feeling and brought the characters from Arland to a modern age and expanded the lore, the world and brought everything together to a satisfying end... Although I think the Arland games have amazing characters that could be used for more games in the future.

[Jubiby]

I'm playing this series right now! Loved Rorona, and I'm loving Totori also! Very good games!

[Mclearmountain]

Before I even watch the video, from someone who has yet to touch an Atelier game—yet from screenshots, character/art design, tone and vibes alone the Arland games always stood out to me as my favorite. If I were to choose my favorite looking Atelier era it would be the Arland games!

[BlueCrimson]

One change between Rorona amd the other games that you kinda glossed over: you have to hire people using money in Rorona, until you basically finish their events. They got rid of that as of Totori.

[Pine]

This is definitely going to be the next chunk of my Atelier journey when I get back to the series.

[NuageMH]

You posted this just after I started Atelier Rorona and I've been having so much fun, I recommend it

[bobbytagget]

Atelier Rorona was the second game in the Atelier series for me to completely adore.

Thanks TKN for letting me relive one of my gamer memories and also encouraging me to play the rest in the series!

[scoutisabelle]

I never played the first three Arland games, but I loved Lulua. The characters were so funny and cute and the gameplay was really good.

[LegendsForever]

I’ve bought several games I only beat 4 so far two out of the 3 Arland games and I beat the first two Riza games and I love this series.

[stevenb]

I only played the Mana Khemia games and liked them both. Had no idea it was part of the Atelier series until way later.

[jamesrule]

Meruru was my first Ateliers game (It was the one the library had, not my fault). And it was he game that got me addicted to the series as a whole.