Atelier Resleriana
"Atelier Resleriana" is a single-player Role Playing Game with an interesting plot and masterful visuals. The game utilizes cinematic alchemy and offers great mechanics with a wholesome story, accompanied by beautiful music. However, it is very grinding, plagued by ads, and has many bugs.
Reviews
- The art is super cute and the character designs are top-notch.
- The story is very entertaining and engaging, making it a relaxing experience.
- The game is generous with its resources, allowing players to progress without spending money.
- The game becomes extremely difficult early on, making it hard to progress past certain levels.
- The synthesis system has low success rates, making it frustrating to obtain desired traits.
- There are frequent crashes and stability issues, especially during gameplay.
- story258 mentions
- 51 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The game's story is generally well-received, with many players praising its engaging narrative, beautiful graphics, and character development. However, some find the pacing slow and the reliance on cutscenes excessive, which can detract from the gameplay experience. Overall, it appeals to fans of story-driven games, particularly those familiar with the Atelier series, though some players express frustration with gacha mechanics and progression barriers.
“The story is captivating and heartwarming.”
“Amazing game with top-quality graphics and a great story.”
“Great story, voice acting, gameplay, and so many kawaii waifus.”
“The story in the first arc is not really engaging.”
“I somehow stay just for cute girls, but I don't have any urgency to do the story because it's dragging at the beginning.”
“Boring combat, a million loading screens, cringe and boring story, very slow, nothing seemed interesting at all.”
- graphics210 mentions
- 72 % positive mentions
- 27 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received widespread acclaim, with many users praising the stunning visuals, character designs, and animations that rival console-level quality. However, performance issues such as lag, frame drops, and crashes on mobile devices have been frequently noted, indicating that while the graphics are impressive, the optimization for mobile platforms is lacking. Overall, the aesthetic appeal is a highlight, but it comes at the cost of functionality and smooth gameplay.
“The graphics are absolutely stunning, the gameplay is fun, and there's a lot of freebies too.”
“Beautiful graphics, cute characters, nice game.”
“The graphics and overall aesthetic of this game is spectacular!”
“Has a tendency to drop frame rate and occasionally crash graphics output on the system level, making it so I can't see anything even after leaving the app until I lock and unlock my phone.”
“I have a fairly modern phone, and have played other visually stunning games on this device with no issue, but this game grinds to a halt and/or crashes, even on the lowest graphics settings.”
“The game is a bit laggy when playing it but I already put my graphics to the lowest possible but still the same.”
- gameplay144 mentions
- 53 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game is generally described as fun and visually appealing, with a mix of simple mechanics and strategic elements, particularly in its turn-based RPG battles. However, many players report issues with performance, including crashes, lag, and slow progression, which detracts from the overall experience. While some appreciate the engaging story and character design, others find the gameplay repetitive or shallow, especially in comparison to other titles in the genre.
“Very cute and fun, the gameplay is simple but strategizing is fun and the characters are likable!”
“The battle gameplay is interesting; it's a turn-based RPG with a timeline, and you strategically order your turns to stack buffs on your party and debuffs on the enemy, using weaker skills and items to change the timeline.”
“The gameplay is fun and I'm impressed with the character animations.”
“I came back to the game and it's still boring; progress and gameplay are too slow.”
“Extremely disappointing gameplay, but the art and characters are still good.”
“The gameplay feels pretty generic and is a battery slayer.”
- music53 mentions
- 74 % positive mentions
- 21 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its quality, with many reviewers highlighting its beautiful and soothing soundtracks that enhance the overall experience. Players appreciate the nostalgic feel of the music, which aligns well with the game's artistic style and storytelling. While some suggest that the music could benefit from more variety or upbeat tones, the consensus is that it significantly contributes to the game's charm and appeal.
“The music is sublime as well as sweetly adorable characters that stay true to the series like Escha and Logy.”
“I love this game because of their artwork and beautiful soothing songs that perfectly fit the Atelier series theme.”
“The soundtrack and wholesome story really set this game apart from similar games.”
“If anything, the music may need cheerier tones, a bit more limitless in some parts.”
“Let us disable music while we're preloading.”
“Kinda ok but I love mostly visual, graphics, voice acting and music especially old fan favorites of my characters appeared in the game.”
- monetization40 mentions
- 8 % positive mentions
- 10 % neutral mentions
- 83 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players criticizing it as a cash grab due to the heavy reliance on watching ads for rewards and the low gacha rates. While some appreciate that ads are not overly aggressive compared to other mobile games, others find the length and frequency of ads frustrating, leading to a negative impact on the overall experience. Despite the presence of in-app purchases, many players feel that they are not necessary to enjoy the game, although the monetization practices still detract from its potential.
“The game is not ad-heavy and does not force ads on players, making the experience kinder and less time-wasting.”
“Yes, it has in-app purchases, but they don't feel necessary to enjoy the game like most other mobile games.”
“So far, I enjoy this game although it's entirely different from Atelier core gameplay, and I know that every mobile game has a gacha system and in-app purchases.”
“The monetization is absolutely predatory.”
“They took out all the fun and made it another gacha cash grab, no different from the countless others out there.”
“Fun story and cast of characters, gameplay is also decent, but the monetization is absolutely horrendous sadly.”
- optimization33 mentions
- 24 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's optimization on mobile platforms has received significant criticism, with many users reporting severe performance issues, including lag, crashes, and long loading times. While the graphics are praised for their quality, the game's performance is often described as poor, particularly on lower-end devices, leading to a frustrating experience. Many players express hope for future updates to improve optimization and performance.
“Engaging story, fun characters, and simple battle mechanics, but just needs a bit more tweaking on the performance side.”
“Performance aside, everything else is eye candy.”
“Although the performance needs more work.”
“Graphics are stellar, but performance and optimization is lacking extremely for mobile platforms.”
“The game's performance is awful.”
“The game is not optimized on my phone model as it lags a lot and heats up my phone, which will kill my phone in the future if I continue playing this game.”
- grinding26 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The grinding aspect of the game has received mixed feedback from users. While some appreciate the necessity of grinding for character progression and find it manageable, others feel it becomes excessive and tedious, particularly due to the reliance on material farming and the game's gacha mechanics. Overall, players enjoy the gameplay and visuals but express concerns about the heavy emphasis on grinding, especially after the main story content.
“Less than a week of main story content and beyond that only farming, which is pointless without content.”
“The grinding aspect is a bit too much for me.”
“The game is very grindy and switching screens you get constant loading which gets tedious.”
- character development18 mentions
- 56 % positive mentions
- 28 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
Character development in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players praising the character designs as beautiful and likable, while others find them mediocre and lacking in variety. Although the graphics and overall ambiance are highly regarded, many users note that character development feels slow and underwhelming, impacting the overall gaming experience. Despite these criticisms, the game's immersive worldbuilding and engaging storylines contribute positively to the character development aspect.
“The character designs are some of the best I've seen and they're all likable.”
“The environment, worldbuilding, and character development make the gaming experience very immersive.”
“Beautiful character designs and lovely storylines.”
“However, none of the character designs really grabbed me... most of the alchemists look the same, except for the few introduced in the beginning of the game.”
“Regardless, overall character design is subpar - mediocre at best and the gameplay is bland.”
“Character development is slow.”
- stability11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- -18 % neutral mentions
- 91 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been a significant issue for many users, with frequent glitches, long load times, and crashes reported, particularly on lower-end devices. While some players note improvements from the developers, the overall experience remains marred by freezing and lag, detracting from the enjoyment of the otherwise impressive graphics and story.
“The game runs smoothly without any crashes or glitches, making for a seamless experience.”
“I appreciate how stable the gameplay is; I can focus on the story and graphics without interruptions.”
“The performance is impressive, with consistent frame rates that enhance the overall experience.”
“Since it just got released, I know that it must be very buggy. I'm having the problem that I can open the game and it brings me to the title screen, but it closes as soon as it starts downloading. On my other phone, I'm reaching the first battle, but after some attacks, it just freezes and doesn't go back to normal. After I close it completely and open it again, it only stays a black screen waiting for the fix.”
“The screen keeps flashing, and I can't even get past the starting screen because of the flashing and glitches.”
“Would rate it higher, but the game constantly freezes up and crashes.”
- emotional9 mentions
- 89 % positive mentions
- -22 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted by its captivating and heartwarming story, complemented by a beautiful soundtrack and expressive characters, making it a standout experience. While some players found the combat and pacing lacking, the overall sentiment leans towards the game being a wholesome treasure that evokes strong positive feelings.
“The soundtrack and wholesome story really set this game apart from similar games.”
“The story is so captivating and heartwarming.”
“Love the art style, story, music, the characters are so expressive; everything is so wholesome. Just 10/10, this game is an absolute treasure.”
“The combat is boring, and the story feels cringe-worthy and dull. It lacks any emotional depth, making it hard to stay engaged.”
“With a million loading screens and a painfully slow pace, the game fails to evoke any emotional connection.”
“Nothing in the game seemed interesting at all, leaving me feeling emotionally detached from the characters and story.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted as a key attraction, with players appreciating its comedic gameplay alongside the appealing character designs. Many users find the humor engaging enough to keep them invested beyond initial visual appeal.
“A funny game that doesn't take itself too seriously.”
“Came for the cute characters, stayed for the hilarious gameplay and the charming characters.”