A new video to end the year! This time on a title which took me by surprise by how much I loved it. Hope everyone had a nice Christmas, and fingers crossed you'll all enjoy what I have in store for you in the NEW year!

@AsuDragons

4 жыл бұрын

Yay a new video

@gomitax92

4 жыл бұрын

i genuinely wanted to now what this game was about! thanks mr clemps!

@josegallegos6010

4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Clemps, can you do a strange review of the .Hack series? For the ps2.

@InugamiTheHound

4 жыл бұрын

I hope they bring Atelier franchise to the xbox console along with the switch ps4/ps5 and PC. #Atelier

@bryanjames5470

4 жыл бұрын

Yup clemps small question where you get clip for 6:20 the really bitch it's so funny

6:16 Fun Fact: The Japanese here, "Asobi ni kita yo~" is a phrase I would translate as "I came to hang out!" Apparently the localization staff just wanted her to be that much of a dummy.

@rex9912

3 жыл бұрын

Ah you beat me to it

I misheard him at 8:55 and thought he said Klaudia was a virgin, so when he said that her task was to make money and "help out villagers" I became _concerned._

S tier voice acting from buns and soap.

@MrTomFung

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, can they dub the whole game?

@noisykestrel

4 жыл бұрын

They actually fit the characters really well. Sophie especially. And hey, that little skit had better written dialogue than the entire game ;)

@sarabian1

4 жыл бұрын

And following it up almost immediately with "slimy little cuRASCAL" was the icing on the cake.

@Aikrehn

3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna miss Sophie for ever

@rhisccth4094

3 жыл бұрын

@@Aikrehn Same here.

I can’t believe he went the whole review without mentioning thighs.

@theqreem8587

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's.... kinda disappointing, actually Jokes, of course. I love Princess Clemps

@ArynBacklogDragon

4 жыл бұрын

Thighs that saved lives (and sales!)

@Ragefat

4 жыл бұрын

Right?! A rare moment were Clemps disappointed me.

@littleoreo7717

4 жыл бұрын

IKR?

@night1952

4 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the elephant in the room is so in your face there's no need to acknowledge it.

7:20 Valkyrieaurora and Butter Buns bickering as a mother daughter duo was so good! teard up laughing.

@artuno1207

4 жыл бұрын

Rest in pepperoni ValkyrieAurora.

Everyone's obsessed over thic thighs, but have you seen bara boyfriend with the damn crop top? hot damn.

@chronomaster7

4 жыл бұрын

Right? I nearly got the game just for that!

@zoozbuh

4 жыл бұрын

😩🥵🥵💦💦 I got his costume dlc too

@camilahorchata

3 жыл бұрын

“bara boyfriend” sent me

Anyone else here cuz Ryza 2 came out and you're trying to decide if you wanna give the series a shot?

6:17 JP: "Yoohoo! Klaudia, I came to play/visit!" EN: "WHERE YOU AT"

One great thing the Atelier games do is have you engage in all the game’s mechanics to power up your characters. Not enough games do this and just have you grind in battle a lot

Yeah, that interview on Siliconera is a bit off context with a semi-decent translation. The producer said it that way because ever since Gust was absorbed to Koei Tecmo since they brought all the shares of the company, Gust has to turn in profit so that it can keep existing with KT as a branch, instead of being dissolved and having the various employees of Gust scattered making Warriors games or Ninja Gaiden or whatever. If they didn't have success, what would happen is that Koei wold simply use all their IPs and occasionally, make a game like Nights of the Azure I and II and then revisit the games a few years later. Gust has to be commended for the sheer tenacity of wanting to exist as-is after a merger. Things are a bit different now though since KT trusts Gust enough with making a Fairy Tail game instead of jumping on the opportunity of making a chaep cash-grab Warriors spin-off like Arslan and Berserk.

This has got to be one of the biggest game franchises I have never heard of. As JRPGs go this looks like it would be a good starting off point for people, like me, who have never played one.

"""I've heard mixed reviews of the PC port""" PC port Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive

@night1952

4 жыл бұрын

The aliasing is awful and the game stutters for a while every time you enter an area.

@alexmontoya8296

4 жыл бұрын

@@night1952 thats quite bad but is that all? id rather purchase it on steam if possible but i do own a switch if thats the better version. no mods to fix the issues on pc?

@night1952

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexmontoya8296 I tried a mod for the aliasing but it didn't do much, I didn't try to fix the stutter since it solves itself in a few seconds (and I have an ssd). I don't know if there's more problems but that's all I got.

@alexmontoya8296

4 жыл бұрын

@@night1952 thx for letting me know! would you say then that its fine to go for the steam version even with those issues or nah?

@night1952

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexmontoya8296 I'd say it's fine, you can always refund if it's too much for you.

7:22 Ohh how I love Buns and Sophie cameo there

Sugar, spice, *EXTRA THICC* and everything nice. These are the ingredients to create the perfect Atelier girl.

@tylerulfmann4586

4 жыл бұрын

You forgot high explosives in this world it’s yeet or be yeeted with the boom barrels

@Veryfreshveryflourish24

4 жыл бұрын

Sugar and wpice along with super t h i c c thights.

I love how you've been finding a way to put that head slap clip into every video

The story, thick thighs save lives.

@xyanide1986

4 жыл бұрын

Thick thighs save studios.

@themufinman3

4 жыл бұрын

@@xyanide1986 beat me to it

One of my favorite games is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I love the Elder Scrolls series, but Oblivion gives me that comfortable feeling whenever I need to just not think about my problems. I've been dealing with disabilities for the past five or so years, and lately my left hand has been in a lot of pain as part of that, so I haven't been able to play video games very often, but when I do, it's been Oblivion. It's the one game I always come back to, play new characters in, and can just forget about my constant back pain, uncontrollable leg spasms, bum shoulder, and even my left hand pain for a while. I have lost almost everything due to the past several years I've had, but as sad as it sounds, being able to play Oblivion now and again has kept me going without my mental health suffering too much.

9:51 Easy, Clemps. You can't do that to me four times so quickly. I've only got so much stamina.

Amazing, well rounded video mate - you're hands down one of my fav channels on KZread!

I have like 3 of these in my Steam library, time to start one I recon! Also, Buns' voice is suprisingly mom-like. I honestly thought it was in-game voice acting for a second there

Bos is indeed more evil than an ancient horde of kingdom devouring monsters

my day always gets a little better when a see clemps has a new video out. Thanks Clemps, looking forward to seeing your new vids next year

Love ya clemps. You keep coming out with those quality videos, and honestly seeing you upload is like an event, I look forward to your videos so much. Love you!

I've been a casual fan of the series, like yourself, since I first learned of it so this review makes me very excited. Will have to get this asap.

6:19 cracks me up so much because in Japanese, she says “I came over to play”, not “are you here?”. We love shitfucked bad translations.

@zoozbuh

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but in English an older teen saying to her friend “I came to play” is hella weird. In JP, the verb to play is used in that kind of situation to mean “hang out” or “spend time with”. And even then, bursting into someone’s house and saying “Klaudia, I came to hang out!” seems a little unnatural in English. So TL;DR: I’m not defending these low-budget translations, BUT it was definitely deliberate in this case. Most things can’t be translated literally 1:1. In this case, them changing it to something more natural is a GOOD thing.

@wloffblizz

4 жыл бұрын

@@zoozbuh Hell, MOST sentences don't translate from Japanese to English 1:1 in any kind of a sensical way. It's the job of a translator to come up with the best way to to convey the same intention and feeling as the original language, not just translate everything word for word like it's a scientific textbook or something. Atelier Ryza's translation is perfectly fine.

Your nitpick on the outfits not being "fashion souls"-y enough for you actually was a positive in my book! I've felt like the outfits have been overdesigned since Rorona, and clashed with the quaint style of these games. To me, the more plain outfits really sell the "rustic countryside" vibe that this games goes for. Having Ryza and co in plain outfits also emphasises Empel and Lila's even more, which helps sell them as "outsiders." It's interesting how different people can draw totally different conclusions from the same observation!

Ayyye cameos! Great work, love the long form reviews that you make.

"everything about them makes me feel relaxed and comfortable" *shows character shooting revolvers* hahahaha, that was a good one

Yes a new Clemps video! Just what I wanted for Christmas

I will now buy a copy today! If only I’ve known of the series before. You have shown me the light, and I thank you for that.

Thanks for recommended this, I've never heard about this franchise before and this looks pretty interesting.

6:16 those subtitles did her dirty, i don't think she said that lol

@noisykestrel

4 жыл бұрын

What did she say?

@caiopatric

4 жыл бұрын

@@noisykestrel she definitely said the word "asobi" which is "to play" so maybe something like "Klaudia, do you wanna come out and play?" or whatever. i dont know the context, havent played these games.

@the_echoYT

4 жыл бұрын

@@caiopatric She says "Klaudia, did you come to play?"

@caiopatric

4 жыл бұрын

@@the_echoYT ah there you go, thanks

@endlessrepeat

4 жыл бұрын

@@the_echoYT 遊びに来たよ sounds more like a statement to me, like "I came to hang out!"

This is my first Atelier game. My friend bought me this for Christmas because I gushed about how great the OST is. It's a phenomenal game. I have done literally nothing else for the past 3 days. I absolutely love this and hope the series moves forward with the improvements they've made. Lastly, *THIS OST IS JUST TOO LIT*

The best part of the alchemy talent tree is how broken it can be, and where you can use materials as ingredients for themselves, racking up higher and higher quality numbers, having 999 quality equipment feels so satisfying.

Your contagious entusiasm convinced me to give it another shot to this franchise

I have to say, I've always seen the atelier series around, but never really gave them a second thought. I just always thought it was another "animu" game. But after watching your review, really made me interested, and I ended up buying it. I can say I am genuinely enjoying it and am glad I stumbled on your video and taking a chance on it!

Coz of your video and review I hella bought this game right when I finished the video. Love ya Clemps!

I have been thinking about getting this game for a while now but this video is what finally made me decide that i am going to get it. Great video!

Always happy to hear anyone mention Blue Relfection and it's amazing soundtrack! You should do a video on Blue Reflection.

I've been debating weather or not to pick this up, and I think you just about convinced me. Seems like something relaxing to play before bed.

You sold me I'm gonna check this one out. I wasn't too interested in the atelier that followed rorona's daughter.

Description of the crafting system sold me on the game. Love some unusual mechanics. I'll have to look over the rest of the company library, the combat is interesting enough, even if the visual style isn't my normal cup of tea.

My partner picked up this game after we saw your video, and we have LOVED playing it! The story and characters are so charming, and they spend what feels like hours in the atelier forging and using alchemy :^) Thanks for the great video and rec!

The three of you voice acting for each other is always amazing

wait... you can run around as 3d models of THOSE character designs?? Frankly I'm already sold. Everyone in this game wears beautiful costumes

Yet another awesome video. Thank you based Clemps.

Honestly, this review prompted me to get this game and no regrets. Thanks Clemps.

Dang, I didn't even know this series existed. Always nice to find out about new things

2 of my favourite KZreadrs randomly acting on a video o another favourite KZreadr? YESSS!!!!

I've been thinking about getting into these games for years. Thanks for you're honest opinion and review. Appreciate them! Looking forward to the ffix one eventually lol.

Only halfway through the video and I'm going to go pick up a new copy of this game Thanks Clemps!

You had me convinced, might just pick it up on the next sale

I’ve been wanting to get into the Atelier games for a while now but Rorona, totori and Rurura had me really scared with those time limits (persona stresses me out enough already). So this actually looks like an excellent place to start from with everything you’ve described! I’m really hoping the series grows a bigger franchise in the west, and I’m really happy for the youtubers covering it and letting more english speaking fans learn about them.

Nice review. I haven't picked this one up yet, but this might have ended my fence sitting.

W H Y I S S H E S O T H I C C G O D D A M 👌😤👌

@Rex13013

4 жыл бұрын

She might have thick thighs but she has no ass, just like most if not all anime girls for some stupid reason.

@shinjinator100

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rex13013 yea only wide hips but flat butt

@Next-xm2dh

4 жыл бұрын

@@Rex13013 that's why the white haired girl exists

Happy new year Clemps.

I heard the Valkyrie, and I was pleased.

OK so I'm just a minute 50 in and that's not the gameplay I expected from this! Now I'm excited

7:20 I could listen to Buns voice all day. She’s simply the best and I’m laughing like an idiot as I type.

>The Fashion Souls I dearly craved. I see you are a man of culture Clemps. But seriously, great video as always. Always happy to see a new one come out! Been enjoying them ever since I stumbled onto your channel when looking up Drakengard a while back, and I look forward to whatever you have coming up.

Is that my baby girl buns 😁😁 I swear I already love your videos but then again I did watch these videos because of her 😂 and you make really great content

I decided to pick up the game because of your good ass review my man, i think i'll enjoy it

thanks for the review!! great game!

Aw heck what the hay color me intrigued. I'll give this a shot!

Never seen those Maoam candy before so I went and ordered some because they looked good, they were good! I've already ordered some other flavors.

Still love this vid. And only now do I realize the fantastic-ness of letting Sophie voice ryza for that skit. You know... Cuz atelier Sophie. 😂

oh man that sophie buns skits was lovely

Alright, I guess I need to pick this up too. Lent's design appealed to me and I loved Ayesha, so hearing you talk about it and mention things I love (close knit communities, quests that really develope characters, social linking, cute designs...) I guess it's going on the list! Now, PS4 or Switch...

@evalynehicks343

4 жыл бұрын

The Switch version doesn't suffer from any noteable downgrade, so I'd say Switch, but it's completely up to you.

Atelier games are so comfy you just can't help but to chill and enjoy.

Clemps what the fuck. The gag at 6:20 has me in stitches. How have I not been neckdeep in your content already, holy shit.

I haven't played an Atelier game since Eternal Mana on PS2. I absolutely love the removal of the time limit and the alchemy in this title. It's simply addicting. Really looking forward to the upcoming ones.

6:16 Hah, that's actually a mistranslation. What that _should_ say is "Yoohoo! Klaudia, I've come to play!" That's such a simple sentence, I'm surprised they could screw it up like that.

@Vokoca

4 жыл бұрын

It's just a greeting, they just happened to pick the wrong one.

@robertnomok9750

4 жыл бұрын

@@Vokoca Im learning japanes for just 2 months and they did worse job than me, They just happened to suck at their job.

@Vokoca

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertnomok9750 They probably only had the script without the actual game. The translation is fine, the context is wrong. That is more on whoever was managing the translation than it is on the translator.

@zoozbuh

4 жыл бұрын

robert nomok The translation itself is NOT BAD. In English, translating “asobu” literally as “to play” in this context would sound very unnatural. In Japanese it also has the meaning of “hang out”/“spend time with”. Even then, bursting into someone’s house and saying “Klaudia, I came to hang out!!” doesn’t sound natural to me in English. So their approach with translating the line was fine- someone just didn’t tell them how the scene looked in-game. Saying “lol shit-tier translation, even I could do a better job” is completely misunderstanding localisation and actually makes you seem more ignorant 🙄🙄😓😓 Literal 1:1 translation is usually the WORST option.

@Neostrius

4 жыл бұрын

@@zoozbuh I'm aware going with the literal translation often leads to things sounding stilted and awkward. In this instance, I maintain that the literal translation, or some permutation of it, would have been better than something she didn't even say at all. Also don't put words in my mouth, I wasn't being anywhere near as snide and condescending as you are making out. I perhaps could have been fairer in my wording, but I was by no means saying they are shit at their job. I'm not so presumptive to judge their entire work on one single sentence being a bit off for my liking. While I understand why it could have been taken for sarcasm since it was so off-the-cuff, when I said I was surprised they screwed up on a simple sentence, I was genuinely implying my trust that they would do-and have done-a better job (in my eyes) elsewhere in the game. I come across instances regularly where I think translators are doing a perfectly good job for the most part, but they translate the odd sentence in a way I would personally change.

“What do you do when you feel sad” Me: put on one of your videos :)

7:21 It hurts because how true it is

glorious character designs

On the apples, that lack of 'roundness' is more the polygon count budget than cash, to optimise the frame rate etc. across devices.

7:23 Moment of Decision from Katawa Shoujo? Good choice, Clemps.

Oh my god, the Playstation/Xbox bit had me cackling, this was well worth the wait, here is to a great 2020!

WHO WEARS SHORT SHORTS?! SHE WEARS SHORT SHORTS! ....short......shorts.....

I like the Atelier series a lot. Though when I think on it, i haven't played that many entries in the series. I basically started back with Atelier Iris 1, then missed 2 and went to Iris 3, then after that was Annie on the DS, and that was the last one until Sophie. And they seem to have brought Sophie and Plachta back as cameos in a lot of the recent ones, and I like that because out of the ones I've played, Sophie was my favorite.

What I have played of this one I really enjoy! Sophie was my intro to the series and made me actively seek out all the rest of the games (So now I own all of them that have been released in English) I think Ryza may be a favorite for me!

Atelier Rorona was my introduction into the series. I will pick it up when the price goes down a bit.

huhehueheh i was wondering if sophie would appear and boom there she was ty clemps

As a fresh new youtuber, this was recommended on my feed..........And I approve. Time to sub!

This game has been on my radar for months will probably get it soon

Hey Clemps. I have a recommendation for you. My first atelier game was Mana Khemia: Student Alliance, and I feel like you'd probably enjoy it. The crafting system isn't as good as the newer games, but still fine. You are a student in alchemy school, and it comes off kind of like a light-hearted persona as a result (well, the non-dungeon based aspects of persona). Time only advances via events or classes, and... You actually take classes! And get graded! And are punished for bad grades and rewarded for good grades, but its all in good fun and no tests. This means you can go farm in dungeons and whatnot as much as you want, but the leveling system is more akin to a grid-sphere where the points are unlocked by making items, so story progression locks how strong you can get. (You still need xp from monsters to actually unlock the power ups, tho, and monster drops can be used for alchemy, so not like you are wasting your time.) However, the big thing here is combat. Imagine FFX, but expanded. 6 party members, and characters can constantly hop between back and front, either just swapping places with an active, or doing a follow-up attack to a combo from someone else, or hopping in to cover an attack. People in the back row regain mp at a good rate, so you are constantly throwing out attacks, then swapping out for them to recharge. In addition, lots of abilities have aspects tied to the turn order, whether it be dragoon style warp away then come back later for a stronger hit, or echo where their effect returns for a second or third hit after a while. The echo effects in particular are great since they stay in the turn order even if the user of the ability swaps to the back, so you can use a heal with an echo effect, then swap the healer with a more offensive character and watch as the heal keeps echoing and healing people. Plus you get all the item goodness, the largest number of personal skills in atelier history, additional skills you can forge onto items to cover weak spots in your line-up, hyper mode where it turns off turn order and you can freely spam abilities in real time while the enemy is frozen, and a slew of other funness. For its great cast, solid story, and fantastic combat, Mana Khemia remains one of my favorite in the entire franchise, and I would highly recommend it.

Feels like the easiest thing they could do to make the series blow up big is to include dating sim elements.

@night1952

4 жыл бұрын

I actually liked the lack of romance. There was some sexual tension between Lila and Empel but that's about it.

@grinkobaba9226

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah but that would suck

@axlorg89

3 жыл бұрын

Similar to Rune Factory right? I think it’s fine if they included optional romantic but just keep it very light like you can just go on dates or even just receive gifts every time you stop by to say hi

You should check out the Ar Tonelico and Surge Concerto games that Gust has made. Since you like Gust's music so much, I have a feeling you'd love them!

@AppericateGamer

4 жыл бұрын

Ar tonelico series music vocals are amazing

Buns needs to get in voice acting. Too perfect.

Ellie is the right way to pronounce, since the kana reads as "eh ri" so YOU GOT THIS CLEMPS

I'm playing this game on easy mode and it's making for a animal crossing type relaxing experience.

the cuts to real life you are always golden

Thank you so much for making this review! I was a big fan of the Atelier games from back in the ps2 days, and was immediately turned off when they went back to their old formula on the PS3 and onwards. I never would have given this entry a shot without your wise words, and it's quickly catching up to dq11 as one of my favorite games of the last few years! Keep up the good work!

Great video Clemps! The comedic editing in this one especially had wheezing throughout :) Chiefs kisses

YES THE ATELIER SERIES I LOVE!!!

7:27 gut-punch soundtrack, right at the release anniversary. Legend.

Another great video clemps! I've tried this game once, but I'm not quite sure why it didn't click with me? Maybe I should give it another shot!

Can’t believe you liked this game that much. Wig. Also yes Blue Reflection’s OST is incredible.

Was thking about picking up this game because the sequel just game out and was curious and found out you did a video on it. That BM hunter talent tree and sphear grid made me want it. Thank you for putting into words my game bias