The 4th entry in the Atelier "Arland" series, released 10 years after Atelier Rorona's launch date. Learn about the world of Arland in Lulua’s perspective as she deciphers the mysterious “Alchemyriddle” book with no time pressure. New and old fans can enjoy the new Synthesis system that features "Dual Elemental Attributes" and "Awakened Effects", as well as a Turn-based Battle system inspired by Atelier Lydie & Suelle while introducing combat features such as “Interrupts” and “Primal Arts”.
About the story
"To the future's most promising alchemist, I entrust this Alchemyriddle." This is a tale of a curry loving girl who lives in Arklys, a small town located on the border of the Arland Republic. Her dream is to live up to the success of her mother by learning to master alchemy. Her purpose remains unknown until a mysterious book drops from the sky, which unravels a future filled with new knowledge related to the challenges and people she comes across all throughout her discoveries across Arland as she deciphers the keywords from this book.
Platforms
Switch PC PS4Genres
Adventure Role-playing (RPG)Themes
Comedy Fantasy
Languages: English and 3 more
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Critic Reviews
Seafoam Gaming
By Connor NicholsAtelier Lulua is a fun, comfy RPG adventure, continuing the addictive alchemy loop this series comes to provide, with an enjoyable battle system and a really addicting loop of collecting and gathering materials, Lulua is just a great relaxing RPG to enjoy, even though it may not do anything too inventive in terms of the series, it’s still an enjoyable entry, whether you’re new to the series and unfamiliar with Rorona’s adventure, or excited to see the trilogy extend to yet another game.
Cubed3
By Shane JuryWith developer Gust's unexpended expansion to their most favoured sub-series, comes what can be considered the best in the Atelier set to date. Casting away previous conventions to introduce new, more enriching characters, and world-building structures, Atelier Lulua's challenge spikes and lack of English dub does little to take the shine off the gem beneath.
FNintendo
By André ReisAtelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland is a significant leap in the series when compared to its predecessors. Not only has its visual environment undergone a major rework next to previous games in the series, it also features the finest alchemy and combat systems in games carrying the Atelier name. The best game for anyone to enter this series and a very welcome addition to the Nintendo Switch catalogue.
GameGrin
By Gary “Dominoid” SheppardIt took me back to the days of spending an hour in the menus of Final Fantasy VII, trying to find the perfect materia combinations and for that reason, I loved it.
GameMAG
By GameMAGAtelier Lula: The Scion of Arland is currently the most calm, sweet and simple, designed for beginners part of the series with well-written characters, significantly redesigned alchemical system and non-straining course of history. If you want to get acquainted with the rich world of Atelier, but were afraid of time limits and big jumps of difficulty, this part will be a real gift.
