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MJOLNRVII posted...

I'll get around to the Dusk trilogy someday. I still haven't started Ayesha even though it's been sitting in my backlog for a while. I'm actually more interested in Shallie due to its soundtrack which I've heard a lot, but I figured I might as well play through the whole trilogy.

What's wrong with Ayesha's alchemy? I only ever played Rorona.

Rorona's/Arland alchemy is nice and simple and the system gets more different as the games go. Ayesha's system was confusing to me until the very end. I understood some stuff but I never felt like I had full understanding and control, everything felt messy. E&L has a similar system but it's changed to a way where it makes sense and I've had the most fun using it compared to previous systems. It's the biggest thing I'm worried about with Shallie now, I haven't looked up what its alchemy system is.

Kamil posted...

Actually this topic I think convinced me to try the Dusk trilogy someday soon suddenly hah when TC said melancholic that instantly made me look it up. That seems right up my alley. Seems good to me. I watched a review on youtube of the Atelier Dusk DX Trilogy.

Hey nice! Another person who digs a good dose of melancholy in their media. I think the games go on sale pretty often, keep an eye out.

Alucard188 posted...

I keep wanting to get into the series, but I hate playing RPGs where the entire gameplay loop revolves around gathering and creating items to advance.

I sympathize with the feeling of liking a game's aesthetic but feeling confident the actual gameplay won't click. It doesn't help that while these games go on sale, they're never steep enough to be in "I don't think I'll like this but I still want to try" territory.