Atelier (series)

The "Atelier" series is a series of role-playing video games developed by the Gust Corporation since 1999, primarily for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 consoles, though portable versions for the GameBoy Advance and Nintendo DS have also been made. The series has been primarily released in Japan, though recent titles have been localized for other markets. The game series, based on the definition of "atelier" as an artist's workshop, is heavily based around the art of alchemy, requiring the playing to find and collect items and combine them in recipes to create better items with which to progress further in the game.

Common elements

The "Atelier" series of games focuses around the use of alchemy. 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 are generally centered around 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, and the player ends up with a large group of characters to explore the world with.

Games

There have been ten main games in the "Atelier" series.

This list details the games' original releases and does not include re-releases or ports to other platforms.

In addition to the main games, several side games have been released.