Atelier Arland Series Deluxe Pack Lands On Switch Bundling All Three Games Into One Package

I've never played this series before, but I'm intrigued, especially now that it seems very easy to dive into. What are the general about this series ?

@Miles_Edgeworth grinding. explore the world and use alchemy. And you have level up system for alchemy and for your characters. a great RPG series that's for sure. If you like that go get it . The battles are fun as well against monsters. I'm just playing it via Steam Rorona. Love it

No physical?! Darn, that's a major bummer. Gonna pass in that case v.v

@Miles_Edgeworth they’re slice of life RPGs, which is a very different style than most. For the most part it’s not some big quest to save the world, it’s pretty heavily story based but more about watching the main characters grow and handle their daily hurdles. The gameplay is a lot of farming for materials and crafting. They aren’t for everyone (I got frustrated with the other one on Switch, bag was so limited that I never felt I could freely explore and it turns out the bag size couldn’t be upgraded), but they do have a pretty loyal fan base.

Oh and the battles are turn based.

Looks like I already own the PS3 version of the trilogy package. (minus whatever the "DX" content is)

Another series that I've always been interested in but never tried. It gives me the same feeling that Warriors games do - mindlessly repetitive but still enjoyable... somehow

I'm impressed. Looks like a solid port. Atelier Lydie and Suelle was a mess on Switch. Sadly, there is no physical release. I'd like to get the trio on cartridge.

Great games but I'm not paying that much.

@ShadJV but if the bag would be big it would be too easy. More reasons to go back. I can see why they did that. infinite items on a map isn't really rewarding

@Alucard83 never said infinite. A few bag upgrades over the course of the game wouldn’t hurt. Plenty of games do that. It just was too small in my opinion.

Wasn't the PS3 version released for $39.99 USD? That's one heck of a markup for few years old ports. Do they want their game(s) to flop?

$90 for a digital-only port collection of a niche series? This thing had better do well in Japan, I doubt it has a flying chance in the West until a price drop.

@NinjaSyao "No physical?! Darn, that's a major bummer. Gonna pass in that case v.v"

Look at Amazon JPN they do list the game on there in Physical option.

@Malakai Let see 11 years ago isn't 2019. Need a reality check there. You don't just Switch on the Switch and the game works.

What game? Huh??

This was a pleasant surprise.
But considering the PS3 originals were going for like 10 pounds each physically many years ago, I'll surely wait for a (huge) price drop.

@SwitchForce Actually, 0 years ago isn't even 2019... That's next year. I have no clue what's going on here.

Hoping they get physical releases soon.

@HobbitGamer I think they can talk for themselves here. Whenever some talks for another person that makes their response foolish.

Tumblr would flag that thumbnail as being inappropriate, just saying.

@NEStalgia It's currently about $130 for the trilogy on the Australian eshop. That's outrageous.

@SwitchForce Japanese language only though. I'm still hoping they'll reconsider a physical release in th West or at least an Asian release with English-language support (not sure if there is one already so I'll have to look that up).

As much I'm not bothered with digital only stuff but I think price for games like this is ridiculous.

I won't buy this digitally under any circumstance. Collectively, the games are about 24GB.

If nothing else, I hope Limited Run Games will consider providing us with the option of a physical release. I'm more than happy to cough up the goods.

Not At those prices.

Which is the best of the three?

@Silly_G
Ya, I don’t mind digital once in a while, but 24gb is excessive for such a niche trilogy, even for me. And I have 3 512gb cards (one for physical games and ONLY digital games never sold physically, so as to maximize as many games on the card as possible), and 2 additional cards for digital copies of physical retail releases bought for convenient access on the go, without carrying 100 cartridges around. 1 wasn’t enough, so 2 was needed. One for 1st party digital, one for 3rd party digital.

Even then, this is excessive. The cards would fill up too fast buying stuff like this. The Naruto trilogy is another. I really wanted those games on switch. I did. But it’s nearly 20gb for the trilogy. They released them in Japan and they have an English translation... I don’t understand why these games aren’t, at the very least, given an English Asian release that fans like us can import, or include English on the JP release (like World of Final Fantasy, Super Robot Wars T, Okami HD, Mega Man X Collection 2, Capcom Beat Em Up Collection, etc). It may be more expensive but the diehards who really want the physical copy will at least be able to obtain it, and they don’t have to pay for distribution in the other two regions.

I am completely unfamiliar with this series but I do like a good jrpg. Might have to look into this.

@SwitchForce

My google translate doesn't seem to want to translate the product page so can't see it, but if Japan gets a physical edition this article should have mentioned it.

Need to keep my eye on it then for a price drop and to see if it has the English translation in it.
Still wonder what they were thinking with pricing it so high, but then again... Koei Tecmo has always been very greedy with this franchise, just look at the 100+ bucks Season Pass for the last Atelier game on Switch O.O

@Heavyarms55 Yes. Really do. You'll love it. You get quests and sidesquests for alchemy. Meeting people in Town and they can join you. You can choose who to pick in your team as well. And graphics are cute as well

@BenAV : Definitely. I'd be ecstatic if they were available that cheaply at retail. The Japanese deluxe set was about AU$160 at Play-Asia, a price I would have been more than happy to pay (especially considering how niche the series is) if English had been included on the cartridge, but alas...

It seems odd to me that the Japanese collection would be shipped on (I assume) two 16GB cartridges and an 8GB cartridge. A single 32GB cart should be cheaper to produce (and multiple games with separate home menu icons can be stored on a single cartridge as I have noted in the forums).

@JaxonH wow you are organized with your cartridges and SD cards.