The "Atelier" Series

The Atelier Series (アトリエシリーズ, [a.tə.lje]) (from the German word for 'workshop') is a series of Japanese console RPGs (role-playing games) primarily for Playstation Consoles (though there have been releases for Sega and Nintendo consoles), developed by Gust Corporation.
The series began in 1997 with the release of Atelier Marie for the Sony PlayStation. Until Atelier Iris in 2005, the series had been released exclusively in Japan.

The game series draws heavily on the pseudo-science of alchemy, using it as a basis for its crafting system, in which players must find and collect ingredients in the world and utilise recipes (and later, alchemy equipment) to 'synthesize' new items in order to progress through the game.

With the exception of the Iris, Mana-Khemia, and now some modern titles, which go for more of a traditional console-RPG style, the series takes a unique, character-driven approach, in which you have x amount of years to fulfil a goal, using alchemy to work towards and eventually achieve it. Atelier is an annual series, with Gust releasing a game every year. Each game builds on the last, improving the game's formula incrementally, making each game bigger and better than the last.

About "Atelier Memoria"

Atelier Memoria is an Atelier fansite that has been in development for a long time. I'd always wanted to run a full-fledged Atelier fansite, though with webmaster culture dying out with the advent of social media, I'd never found the motivation to do so. It wasn't until Puni Cove initially shut down that I decided to finally fulfil this daydream of mine.

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Ania-Maria
Favourite Atelier(s): Atelier Iris 1-3, Ryza, Ayesha, OG Marie
Favourite Character(s): Viese, Ayesha, Edge & Iris, Escha, Ryza
Other Hiding Places: @atelierani (twitter) Personal site
I first discovered Atelier in 2006, when Atelier Iris was first released in the UK. It was the art that drew me in intially, but once playing it, the story, characters, alchemy system and music all cemented it as one of my favourite games of all time.
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Design :: Atelier Memoria is no way associated with Gust/Koei-Tecmo. This is a fan project.