History YMMV / AtelierLuluaTheScionOfArland

* EpilepticTrees: As soon as it was revealed that this game would star Rorona's daughter, fans immediately started pondering who the father is. The most straightforward possibility is Sterk (who has a few ShipTease moments with Rorona), but others suggest that she might be adopted, or even a [[ArtificialHuman homonculus]]. When Sterk's design was revealed, the possibility of him being Lulua's biological father seemingly diminished by a lot since many fans pointed out that he would have to be at least in his late 50's if not his 60's, which barring a case of extreme ArtisticAge did not seem to be the case. [[spoiler:Turns out that Lulua is indeed adopted, and her biological parents are unknown.]]

* FanNickname: ''Atelier Emilia'' because of how much Lulua's design [[CaptainErsatz heavily resembles]] that of Emilia's from the ''LightNovel/ReZero'' light novel series.

* GameBreaker: With the right amount of trait stacking, it's possible to turn the [[InfinityPlusOneSword N/A Omega Bomb]] into a devastating tool of destruction that can OneHitKill bosses, including a level 200 [[BonusBoss Machina of God]], as demonstrated [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juTNlwgAoOU here]].

* LesYay:
** Lulua and [[spoiler:Stia]] are featured [[spoiler:running the atelier]] together in the Normal Ending CG and [[spoiler:leaving on a journey]] together in the True Ending CG, though the way the game handles their story is controversial.
** At one point, [[ChildhoodFriend Eva]] [[LoveConfession very directly tells Lulua that she's in love with her]], but her confession goes directly over Lulua's head.

** Lulua and [[spoiler: Stia]] are effectively the canon pairing by the end of the game, featured [[spoiler: running the atelier]] together in the Normal Ending CG and [[spoiler: leaving on a journey]] together in the True Ending CG, though the way the game handles their story is controversial.

* StrangledByTheRedString: The general criticism of the handling of Lulua and Stia's relationship; while the game had certainly been building up their friendship over the course of the game, at chapter 10 Stia is suddenly and abruptly treated like one of the most important people in Lulua's life to the point [[spoiler:the events of the game happen in the first place due to her attempts to save her]], all while sidelining the other characters with better-developed relationships to Lulua.

** [[spoiler: At first glance, Mana seems to be just one of many young orphans at the Arklys orphanage where Eva works. In reality, she's the operator of Orthogalaxen, one of the ruins around Arland, and a Machine of God, an optional boss from ''Atelier Meruru'', with her boss battle theme in Chapter 9 even being a remix of the Machine of God battle theme from ''Meruru''.]]
** [[spoiler: At first glance, Ficus seems to be just a traveling magician. In reality, he's Evil Face, the true final boss of ''Atelier Totori'', now with a human form and working under Mana. With Lulua's help, he finally breaks free of his demon form.]]

* {{HSQ}}: Sterk's LimitBreak gets even more ridiculous the farther the Arland series goes especially as he cleaves the moon ''and the stars''.

* EpilepticTrees: As soon as it was revealed that this game would star Rorona's daughter, fans immediately started pondering who the father is. The most straightforward possibility is Sterk (who has a few ShipTease moments with Rorona), but others suggest that she might be adopted, or even a [[ArtificialHuman homonculus]]. When Sterk's design was revealed, the possibility of him being Lulua's biological father seemingly diminished by a lot since many fans pointed out that he would have to be at least in his late 50's if not his 60's, which barring a case of extreme ArtisticAge did not seem to be the case.

* InternetBackdraft: The announcement that the game would contain a large amount of DownloadableContent was widely criticized, especially considering that said DLC, combined, costs more than the game itself, and is needed to play as Totori and Meruru, two of the main characters of the Arland saga.

* DieForOurShip: Stia draws ire from Aurel/Lulua shippers.

** At one point, [[ChildhoodFriend Eva]] very directly tells Lulua that she's in love with her, but her confession goes directly over Lulua's head.

** [[spoiler: At first glance, Mana seems to be just one of many young orphans at the Arklys orphanage where Eva works. In reality, she's the operator of Orthogalaxen, one of the ruins around Arland, and a Machine of War, an optional boss from ''Atelier Meruru'', with her battle theme even being a remix of the Machine of War battle theme from ''Meruru''.]]

** Lulua and [[spoiler: Stia]] are effectively the canon pairing by the end of the game, featured together in the Normal Ending and True Ending CGs, though the way the game handles their story is controversial.

* Unexpected Character: Two bosses from the previous Arland games reappear in this game, but as Lulua's acquaintances:

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Stia is a fairly controversial character, with many fans feeling that the game mishandled [[spoiler: her crucial role in the story and her eventual relationship with Lulua by having her introduced to the plot midway through the story as a complete stranger, but having her become the most important person in the world to Lulua by the final few chapters without sufficiently setting them up as a couple.]]
* DieForOurShip: Above aside, Stia also draws ire from Aurel/Lulua shippers.

* DieForOurShip: Above aside, Stia draws ire from Aurel/Lulua shippers.

** Lulua and [[spoiler: Stia]] are effectively the canon pairing by the end of the game, though the way the game handles their story is controversial.
** At one point, [[ChildhoodFriend Eva]] very directly tells Lulua that she's in love with her, but her confession goes directly over Lulua's head.

* BaseBreaker: Stia is a fairly controversial character, with many fans feeling that the game mishandled [[spoiler: her crucial role in the story and her eventual relationship with Lulua by having her introduced to the plot midway through the story as a complete stranger, but having her become the most important person in the world to Lulua by the final few chapters without sufficiently setting them up as a couple.]]

* InternetBackdraft: The announcement that the game would contain a large amount of DownloadableContent was widely criticized, especially considering that said DLC, combined, costs more than the game itself, and is needed to play as Totori and Meruru, two of the main characters of the Arland saga.

* EpilepticTrees: As soon as it was revealed that this game would star Rorona's daughter, fans immediately started pondering who the father is. The most straightforward possibility is Sterk (who has a few ShipTease moments with Rorona), but others suggest that she might be adopted, or even a [[ArtificialHuman homonculus]]. When Sterk's design was revealed, the possibility of him being Lulua's biological father seemingly diminished by a lot since many fans pointed out that he would have to be at least in his late 50's if not his 60's, which barring a case of extreme ArtisticAge did not seem to be the case.

* EpilepticTrees: As soon as it was revealed that this game would star Rorona's daughter, fans immediately started pondering who the father is. The most straightforward possibility is Sterk (who has a few ShipTease moments with Rorona), but others suggest that she might be adopted, or even a [[ArtificialHuman homonculus]].