Atelier series

Atelier series is a franchise of role-playing video games developed by the Gust Corporation since 1997, primarily for the PlayStation line of consoles (PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4); portable versions for the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita and WonderSwan Color have also been made. Two of the games in the series were ported to the Sega Saturn and Dreamcast. The series has been primarily released in Japan, though recent titles have been localized for other markets. The franchise centers around the concept of an atelier specialising in alchemy; the gameplay involves finding, collecting, and combining items in recipes to create better items, which allows the player to advance further in the game. A manga adaptation by Yoshihiko Ochi has also been published.

Alchemy is the distinguishing theme of the Atelier series. Players control the game's character, roaming the game world to collect objects to use in alchemy recipes to create new objects, including cooking ingredients, recovery items, tools, weapons, armor, and accessories. Synthesized objects are commonly required in order to create more powerful or potent objects through alchemy. Many of the games feature a method of transferring properties of one item from the recipe to the synthesized item. Recipes also often allow the substitution of items, which can either lend better properties to the final synthesized item, or can lead to the character thinking of a completely new recipe. The games generally feature a turn-based combat system, in which the items made through alchemy come into play, either to boost the character's abilities, or for offensive, defensive, or support items.

The games' stories are typically light-hearted and humorous, often deriving conflict from a source other than an antagonist and the player ends up with a large group of characters to explore the world with.[7][8] In most games of the series, the player has a limited in-game time to accomplish one or more main objectives and actions like gathering items, traveling or synthesizing spend a portion of that time. Failure to accomplish the game's main tasks in time may cause the game to end abruptly or lead to a bad end, though these time limits tend to be rather lenient. The first entry in the "Mysterious" Atelier series Atelier Sophie does away with the time limit system, but the second entry Atelier Firis has a time limit for completing the game's first story objective, after which players can play at their leisure.

Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg (マリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士～, Marī no Atorie ~Zāruburugu no Renkinjutsushi~) 1997-05-23

Atelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2 (エリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士2～, Erī no Atorie ~Zāruburugu no Renkinjutsushi 2~) 1998-12-17

Atelier Lilie: The Alchemist of Salburg 3 (リリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士3～, Rirī no Atorie ~Zāruburugu no Renkinjutsushi 3~) 2001-06-21

Atelier Judie: The Alchemist of Gramnad (ユーディーのアトリエ ～グラムナートの錬金術士～, Yūdī no Atorie ~Guramunāto no Renkinjutsushi~) 2002-06-27

Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2 (ヴィオラートのアトリエ ～グラムナートの錬金術士2～, Viorāto no Atorie ~Guramunāto no Renkinjutsushi 2~) 2003-06-26

Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (イリスのアトリエ エターナルマナ, Irisu no Atorie Etānaru Mana ) 2004-05-27

Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny (イリスのアトリエ エターナルマナ2, Irisu no Atorie Etānaru Mana 2)2005-05-26

Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm (イリスのアトリエ グランファンタズム, Irisu no Atorie Guran Fantazumu)2006-06-29

Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis (マナケミア ～学園の錬金術士たち～, Mana Kemia ~Gakuen no Renkinjutsushi-tachi~)2007-06-21

Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy (マナケミア2 ～おちた学園と錬金術師たち～, Mana Kemia 2 ~Ochita Gakuen to Renkinjutsushi-tachi~)2008-05-29

Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland (ロロナのアトリエ ～アーランドの錬金術士～, Rorona no Atorie ~Ārando no Renkinjutsushi~)2009-06-25

Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland (トトリのアトリエ ～アーランドの錬金術士 2～, Totori no Atorie ~Ārando no Renkinjutsushi 2~)2010-06-24

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (メルルのアトリエ ～アーランドの錬金術士 3～, Meruru no Atorie ~Ārando no Renkinjutsushi 3~)2011-06-23

Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk (アーシャのアトリエ ～黄昏の大地の錬金術士～, Asha no Atorie ~Tasogare no Daichi no Renkinjutsushi~) 2012-06-28

Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (エスカ＆ロジーのアトリエ ～黄昏の空の錬金術士～, Esuka & Rojii no Atorie ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi~)2013-06-27

Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (シャリーのアトリエ 〜黄昏の海の錬金術士〜, Shari no Atorie ~Tasogare no Umi no Renkinjutsushi~)2014-07-17

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (ソフィーのアトリエ ～不思議な本の錬金術士～, Sofī no Atorie ~Fushigi na Hon no Renkinjutsushi~)2015-11-19

Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey (フィリスのアトリエ ～不思議な旅の錬金術士～, Firisu no Atorie ~Fushigi na Tabi no Renkinjutsushi~)2016-11-02

Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings (リディー＆スールのアトリエ ～不思議な絵画の錬金術士～, Ridī & Sūru no Atorie ~Fushigi na Kaiga no Renkinjutsushi~)2017-12-21

Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland (ルルアのアトリエ ～アーランドの錬金術士 4～, Lulua no Atorie ~Ārando no Renkinjutsushi 4~)2019-03-20

Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (ライザのアトリエ　常闇の女王と秘密の隠れ家, Raiza no Atorie: Tokoyami no Joō to Himitsu no Kakurega)2019-09-26