Most people hate it because of the way that the chapters were structured and for the insane use of brown colors in comparison to Ayesha. I'm not a big fan of E&L but I really like the characters in that game. It didn't sell poorly, it sold about the same as the other games in the franchise (before Ryza), it just didn't perform better even after all that marketing, that's the issue, they obviously spent a lot of money on marketing.
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I like the entire dusk series. The dead world plot, good characters like Keithgriff, certified terrorist Ayesha. The pastel tones and Hidari art are a plus to me.
Mysterious series are so generic I can’t even finish the first game and I’ve been trying.
Atelier Ayesha will always have a special place in my heart. I like that game way too much. If anything, I don't understand why people hated Atelier Shallie. Mysterious is overall very bland, but unfortunately, Sophie is the Ryza of Japan. I'm pretty sure they will release Sophie 3.
I have all the mysterious series but I didn't touch yet. I'm still with the sweet and hyped taste from Dusk and Arland so may be harsh on the game
Shallie is wholesome as hell, no way I could hate it
I wish we had more Linca. The dumb one with the big sword not the office lady.
I'm ok with her, we had psychopath Linca, drunk Linca and original Linca hehe I wish the others come around in the next game
Ty nostr:npub1nmk2399jazpsup0vsm6dzxw7gydzm5atedj4yhdkn3yx7jh7tzpq842975 for the zap
Well true lol it's kinda shock going from colorful Ayesha to brown E&L but the ruins and Geofront makeup for it.
So the issue was overspending with marketing.. truth is that Atelier will always be niche much like Ys and Legend of Heroes.