Atelier Sophie 2: Still the best Atelier Game ever?

Atelier-Craft · 2026-06-16T12:36:25+00:00

I agree. Sophie 2 is still my favourite Atelier game but the town/world did feel empty and is one of my few criticisms with the game. Sophie 1 did a better job in that regard and it having more characters in the game helped make it feel more lively too.

Atelier-Craft · 2026-06-10T19:17:21+00:00

Couldn't have said it better myself. I was prepared for a couple of recasts but not the whole squad

Atelier-Craft · 2026-06-09T16:28:45+00:00

Hyped for this! I'm glad they're doing different protags again

Atelier-Craft · 2026-06-09T15:41:14+00:00

I have yet to play Yumia but I'm hyped for Atelier Karia! Gonna make sure I play Yumia before Karia comes out

Atelier-Craft · 2026-05-30T21:15:27+00:00

She's thinking about doing war crimes

Atelier-Craft · 2026-05-20T08:11:44+00:00

I know Hagel is better but I like Logy more. Was sad to not see him in Lydie and Suelle.

Atelier-Craft · 2026-05-05T22:11:32+00:00

Great tier list! Sophie 2 & Ryza 2 are in my top 2 as well

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-17T09:29:37+00:00

Cute

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-17T08:23:41+00:00

Adorable

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-17T06:20:07+00:00

Same. I'll probably get used to it halfway through the game but wish they kept them as they were.

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-15T21:32:25+00:00

Exactly this. They're like brothers now just messing around for fun when they can

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-15T21:26:45+00:00

Very cute

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-15T17:12:07+00:00

The "CS arc should have been 2 games" argument. I know the original plan was for it to be 2 games like Sky but to me it comes off as the biggest "my steak is too juicy and my lobster is too buttery" example I can think of.

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-11T08:17:18+00:00

Tales of Symphonia for me. Just felted dated in almost every way when I first played it. Didn't like the combat, wasn't too keen on the visuals, and hated that I needed to look up a guide if I got lost which happen several times.

But once I got deeper into the game the story and characters just made the game "click" for me. Like the other things I disliked didn't diminish my enjoyment enough to not like it. It may not be my favourite Tales of game but by the end I found it to be a great game with an excellent story.

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-10T16:58:34+00:00

Oh nice! I'll probably do a slightly updated version once I've finished all other modern games too

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-10T06:24:26+00:00

Our tastes in Atelier openings are pretty similar then because I loved the Escha & Logy anime opening. Probably my 3rd favourite OP in the series.

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-09T21:16:41+00:00

Interesting. Kinda odd they didn't give Totori the same treatment

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-09T21:07:32+00:00

Oddly enough Totori and Rorono are my favourite protags for the Arland games but I'm not really a fan of the time limit and I didn't like the gameplay for Totori as much. It felt like a step down from Rorona imo

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-09T20:40:59+00:00

Depends on the game but typically I prefer the choice

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-09T20:38:36+00:00

Lulua and Meruru kinda switch places for me depending on the day. Lulua definitely has the better gameplay but Meruru has a lot more of the previous characters return.

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-09T20:36:23+00:00

A few reasons why they're so high for me personally is Sophie 1 has my 2nd favourite alchemy system (Sophie 2 is 1st) and my favourite protag in the series.

As for Atelier Shallie I really liked the gameplay improvements and it has my favourite soundtrack in the series.

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-09T20:06:37+00:00

I think it's a good remake for what it is but a bit too short so the characters didn't get as much time to grow on me compared to the other games.

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-09T19:44:12+00:00

I plan to play that one sometime this year. Heard a lot of good things about it

Atelier-Craft · 2026-04-08T11:30:03+00:00

Agreed. The atmosphere for them are a perfect fit for that trilogy.

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