My name is Tara and JRPG Jungle is where I spread love, opinions and hype for the JRPGs I'm passionate about! I post reviews, videos about what I'm playing and my general thoughts on my favourite games and the ones I play throughout the year, along with some JRPG news. Let's talk about JRPGs together!
reasons why i like resleriana is that every new outfit on each characters brings a new gameplay..and damn that gyaru ryza is hot..her burst pose i mean 😏😏
Im super excited for this. Another year of revealing 2 Atelier games. I hope this will be the standard for the future, because this way i hope we will get a remake of the older Atelier games (the 2 other Salburg games and the 2 Granmad gamesevand even remaster Mana Khemia and the Iris trilogy
They will also be releasing a resleriana console game announced alongside Yumia. I am considering trying out the gacha game though since I have played plenty of gacha games and don't mind them. Although over time they do get very tiresome and boring due to the monetization nature. I am generally free to play as a rule. I'll try Resleriana once I finish all the modern Atelier games though because I prefer to know all the characters first.
I have been getting through the atelier games especially with all the massive sales on the PSN store, and so far have platinumed the Gust and 4 Mysterious games, and loved them all but shallie and ayesha. I bought Ryza recently as it was 67% off in the TGS sale, but am interested in Lulua too, as I love the cute design of Lulua (much more into that cute demure look over the sexy Ryza look). The no limit unlike the other Arland game is a big attraction for me, although the alchemy systems definitely seems like the hardest of the series. I tried Meruru but gave up.
Im glad you give adequate praise to Resna's story, I heard someone say it was soulless but that is far from true. just the first chapter alone showed me otherwise, but maybe just because I really connected with Resna's issues. And yeah, the prices and systems are rough but I spent maybe $60 (normal game price) since the game released and have 40+ characters.
Let’s see if I can put my general thoughts on this game to text. First the game has a decent start but the power creep is so glaring it’s impossible to play it, when you can’t even play through the game to unlock the next level cap without having to wait for the next gacha banner to drop some super overpowered unit to just get passed the enemy it’s not well balanced, and it doesn’t sound like it ever will be balanced. The rewards felt so underwhelming that it felts like being spoon fed a box of scraps, not only is the minimum reward if I remember correctly super low and the gacha cost super high, but you get so little of its currency and the daily login streak didn’t give any of them. In terms of FGO where the lowest amount of SQ you can get is 1 and what you need to do a 11 pull is 30, and in Resleriana the lowest I can remember being given out is 5 whatever they were called and it costs 3000 to make a 10 pull. If we simply divides what Resleriana gives and costs by 5 we get the equivalent of a FGO cost of 600 SQ per 10 summon, which means in FGO for the same amount of gacha currency you can summon 220 times. 2/3rds the way to the pity. Another thing that really made it feel like they weren’t trying was the lack of free units, I liked originally how each important character had a free version and a slightly different gacha version of themselves but once the catgirl dropped they stopped doing that, combine this with the ludicrous power creep it really felt like being forced by the developers to spend money to have more currency to summon so that you could actually play through the game. Not to mention several of the gacha units like the lightning cube Resna unit I think it was called dreamer something I have no idea what I was supposed to use her for, her damage was pitiful, her support felt like it did nothing, she was categorized as a healer even though the only healing was on her regular attack and was a pitiful amount. Basically a lot of early game units felt like trap units meant to screw over day 1 players rather than enhancing the experience. A lot of the items you could make in synthesis felt underwhelming as well, like they barely enhanced your units even when you matched up their attributes to your units and defenses against the current enemies and you’d still get steam rolled. Not to mention when I was playing it felt like certain damage types were unsupported with no weapons for them. If I remember the class system it was physical attackers, magical attackers, defenders and supports, but really I can’t say I ever saw use for defender type characters as they barely lasted 1 hit despite dragging all the aggro to them and dying in 2 hits due to being target focused, and once they were knocked down no amount of healing were gonna make them go back up. Since your rating included not losing any units to get the rewards this made defenders feel like a burden you had to baby sit so you didn’t get penalized for using them. So in effect the game had 3 classes and 1 joke.
Pieces for characters are not capped to 9, but 15. You can buy 2 entry more so 6 pieces. I took time to discover that but it's actually a really big deal. Also using simple synthesis prevents you from getting best gear with the trait you want. I finished the story and i managed 26k power recently. (I don't buy summons since i'm broke). So it's achievable for everyone.
It's clear to me that you've become extremely addicted to this game. And honestly, it's sad to see. These kinds of games have all the same goals; get you as addicted as possible in order to drain as much time and money as possible. As a fan of this channel, I offer some advice; Do yourself a favor and drop this game. Play games that respect your time and money, as you've alluded to in this same video.
I would love to play the game but there is no way at all I would ever play it on my phone. I could live without it being a gacha game, but at the same time I could grin and bear it for a little, to spend time with all these characters. I just dream of the day when they release it as a one time package on console, I know its not likely but still wish for it anyway.
I like the Characters and the main story, but really dislike the game. Just watching the story on RU-vid has honestly been the best way to not waste my time/money with this.
I advocate for more people watching these types of games on RU-vid and supporting other ways (merch and stuff) for sure, it’s more manageable in a lot of ways lol glad you’ve been able to enjoy the story :))
But still glad sekuel or prequel came to steam. Most people hate mobile because unbalance gameplay. Enemy it strong and our character hp it low. But still story it best in atelier series
I hope we see something we Blue Reflection again one day (a surprise 3 for console that explains or ties in the lore from the anime and Sun would be amazing :3) Hard to have hope, but maybe they’ll learn something linking the Res worlds :3 💙
I have been playing Resleriana daily on the JP version since the launch of it. I agree with you that the synthesis and other mechanics aren't on par with the console games but the characters and story are still fun to me so I will continue playing. I have finished all of the available events and main story, and haven't felt the difficulty spikes personally, despite not using the newest units very often (I don't buy any premium currency). It's true that mobile games like Resleriana too use a lot of time, so I think pacing it is a good idea. My main complaint of the life-service nature of Resleriana though is that there still is no appearance of even one character from the Iris trilogy, in the story or the gacha. They also haven't added any Mana Khemia and Gramnad characters after launch, and for Salburg, Marie is the only character who has had new cards frequently and appears in the story. I understand that gacha games need to release characters that will sell and these ones probably won't as well as all the newer characters, but it makes me a bit sad still, as a fan of those games too. There are a lot of versions of all the newer main characters, like Ryza, Sophie or Rorona, so it does make me a bit bitter that they won't release even one version of one of the main characters from Iris games. Maybe they could give them out for free like some of the other event characters were, I guess I can keep hoping.. ^^' Thank you for always covering Atelier content in such a pleasant and interesting way!
I've been a gacha player for years so I'm kind of used to the daily grind, and yes - gacha games are super time consuming if you try to keep up to date on all content! I've found that the appeal for gachas, for me, tend to be the social aspect. Because they are live service games you tend to have very active communities excited for what's to come or trying to work together to tackle harder content. It's a bit like an MMO-Lite with a different monetization model. Resleriana is my first game in the entire Atelier franchise and I love it enough to keep up daily, but I think I'd definitely burn out if I had 2 accounts. Also there are times where I play the game for like 5 minutes a day and log off. I only spend a lot of time on it on the days where I'm in the mood for it. As long as Resleriana keeps having an amazing story I'll be here till the end. I'm also INSANELY hyped for the full game they announced for 2025. It's so rare we get a full game spinoff title in gachas so I will be playing that Day 1! While I've tried to get into the other Atelier games and failed, I'm really hoping and excited for Yumia and Red Alchemist and White Guardian. I think I'll really love them both
I played a bit of the game. I loved the protagonist from the get go but the game itself is a bit "too automated" for my liking. I'm glad she will get her own console game next year!
I didn't get it before when i was watching the trailer. I thought it was just another expansion of the mobile game so I didn't bother that much. Now i can't wait to play it😂
I just saw your video, and while I was watching that, I got a notification showing the new teaser for the new Atelier Resleriana console game The Red Alchemist & The White Guardian coming out next year. I hope you make a video about that announcement
@JRPGJungle I saw it, and I just wanted to say that I really appreciate you doing that so that other fans of this can know about it too. So, thank you so much for making that video.
I’m currently feeling that free to play frustration as I’m stuck in chapter 12 because I can’t clear a dungeon. Really wish they’d make the story more accessible for casual players and keep challenge content optional.
Yeah in all honesty you have to take advantage of every feature daily in order to get anywhere not to mention making sure your characters and builds are at high quality every bit of stats does so much and not only that but making sure you are higher leveled means better odds of getting better gear. Only thing that sucks is that being ftp means less summoning which in turn nets you less of those special currency you can trade for character pieces to upgrade their star levels which does give em a good boost
This took me completely by surprise. A friend sent me a message a few hours before social media caught up and I honestly thought it was a hoax. Curious if they’re still going to have cameos from other games or not (dlc maybe?)
Depends on when the game takes place. If it's a prologue it's unlikely since the "Wanderers" in Resleriana seem to have only started appearing in the beginning of that game's story
I hope so; idk if it’ll be to the same extent as mobile Res but a couple of cameos would be fun. I really want to see if the other Resleriana (Resna, Valeria, etc) characters pop up too! :)
I was so happy when I saw this! I generally tend to keep my distance from mobile and Gacha stuff, so this branch of Atelier getting a regular single player game is wonderful!
I’m currently stuck for the 2nd time on a mandatory dungeon in Chapter 12. I wish story was more accessible for casual players and leave challenge content separate for those that want to do it.
yep, after the half year i don't have more SS ranks xd, even a C rank in the battle against those jellyfish with counter, If you don't have top tiers of supports and especially the Resna Academy it is quite difficult.
I was surprised too once I really got playing; I had a fair few “Battle Failed”s while trying to finish the first arc. Can’t wait till adjustable difficulty comes over, I wish it came in last update 😅
The timing of this video is really funny just because of today’s KT announcement of Resleriana: The Red Alchemist and the White Guardian coming to consoles next year 😁 Do you know if that is going to be a console version of Reseleriana, or a sequel?
I Think it takes place in the world of Resleriana with there being two protagonists like Escha and Logy. The other characters will probably show up though seeing as it takes place in the same world
@lobojc8 I doubt prequel mainly because Resna had only became a full fledged alchemist during Polar Night and even before that she was very underskilled so my guess is sequel or new Canon following the same events with new villans and obviously no crossworld alchemists
I really, really hope that Freedom wars gets a Switch port, even if they delay it till the new switch releases. Freedom Wars on Vita was a masterpiece AAA game IMHO that sadly got overlooked due to Sony abandoning the Vita.
It's interesting to note that Pirate Yakuza isn't bringing the traditional combat back, but looks straight up a hack n slash! I'm curious to see how RGG will alternate between the three combat systems of the series, they output is insane for a game studio in 2020s
Despite owning a Vita, I never got to play Freedom Wars (blasphemy, I know) so I'm looking forward to trying it for the first time! Pirate Yakuza looks really fun, too, though I kinda want to play the whole series in order, so it may be a good while before I get there xD
I hope you love Freedom Wars! I really hope it’s as great as I remember :)) And that’s a good point about Pirate Yakuza, I do wonder if it would be better to have played more or if it’s “jump in”-able like a lot of no numbered entries are. Probably better with the lore, I probably won’t want to wait, but understandable:))
I was a bit worried going into Firis. Not only is it my first time-limit game, but I've also seen it get heavy criticism for its numerous quality-of-life issues. And yet when I played it myself, it quickly became my favorite. This is also my first open-world game. I wasn't sure what to expect at first, but I ended up having a blast. The graphics are a huge step up from everything before it. Everything looks so much more detailed and colorful. I like the wide variety of maps with different climates, as well as there being multiple cities and smaller villages. I like that you're given an overarching task, but the game is open-ended about how to achieve it. For the most part, you could go wherever you want, do whatever you want, in whatever order you like. A welcome change of pace from all the linear stories. But my favorite part is the quests. Even though they're mostly the same generic "fetch" or "defeat monster" quests, I much prefer taking them in person rather than from a pub or bulletin board. It makes the world feel so much more lively and real. As a result of all that, I felt far more immersed in the world of Firis than any other Atelier game. The gameplay is great too. IMO, Firis has the best version of the tetris alchemy system. Crafting every item felt like solving a puzzle, and I always feel a sense of accomplishment and excitement when I finally figure out the right materials, and put them in the right order, to get the effects I want. I also enjoyed the combat. I found it far more balanced and strategic, compared to every other Atelier game I've played. It's quite telling that in many Atelier games, I can break the game so hard that even the hardest difficulty is trivialized, whereas in Firis, I just played on normal the whole time, and enjoyed a fair and consistent difficulty from start to finish. And what about all those quality-of-life issues that people complained about? In short, I was worried over nothing, because I ended up not having a problem with any of that. (Sorry I rambled on for a while. This is my favorite Atelier game and I have a lot to say about it. :D )
I know I'm way too late, but what's the music playing in the background? The tune with the accordion? 😂 Love your Atelier videos, currently rewatching all of them
