History Trivia / AtelierLydieAndSuelleTheAlchemistsAndTheMysteriousPaintings

* NoDubForYou: This is the first main line game to be localized without an English-language voice dub, breaking the standard that had been in place since ''[[VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana Atelier Iris]]'' thirteen years prior. A Youtuber who attended the ''[[VideoGame/NelkeAndTheLegendaryAlchemistsAteliersOfTheNewWorld Nelke]]'' press event was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6VHWblE0Lk&lc=UgzUjR0ZeLMuHM4tXXx4AaABAg told by a PR manager from Koei Tecmo]] that their player data showed most players just played the games in Japanese anyway, hence they were able to speed up the localizations by dropping the production of the largely unused dubs and also saving money on the localization cost. As it is, since ''[[VideoGame/AtelierRoronaTheAlchemistOfArland Atelier Rorona]]'', the dubs were already known to be very bare bones with most of the game largely unvoiced outside of battle lines and key cutscenes.

* AcclaimedFlop: Upon the game's release, it became an instant hit among players, who praised it for its involved plot and characterization, high-quality music, solid conclusion to the plot of the Mysterious saga, and gameplay that fixed many of the severe issues that had plagued ''[[VideoGame/AtelierSophieTheAlchemistOfTheMysteriousBook Sophie]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/AtelierFirisTheAlchemistAndTheMysteriousJourney Firis]]''. Unfortunately, it was too late; said two games had caused a massive drop in audience interest, and despite an involved [=20th=] anniversary campaign from Gust that advertised ''Lydie & Suelle'' as different from past entries, the game's actual sales were ''atrocious'', with its first-week Japanese sales being the worst in the franchise since ''[[VideoGame/ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy Mana Khemia 2]]''.However, as SleeperHit mentions, the game did not remain a flop for long.

* AcclaimedFlop: Upon the game's release, it became an instant hit among players, who praised it for its involved plot and characterization, high-quality music, solid conclusion to the plot of the Mysterious saga, and gameplay that fixed many of the severe issues that had plagued ''[[VideoGame/AtelierSophieTheAlchemistOfTheMysteriousBook Sophie]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/AtelierFirisTheAlchemistAndTheMysteriousJourney Firis]]''. Unfortunately, it was too late; said two games had caused a massive drop in audience interest, and despite an involved [=20th=] anniversary campaign from Gust that advertised ''Lydie & Suelle'' as different from past entries, the game's actual sales were ''atrocious'', with its first-week Japanese sales being the worst in the franchise since ''[[VideoGame/ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy Mana Khemia 2]]''. The sales in Japan were so bad to the point that the licensor, Koei Tecmo, opted ''not'' to dub the series. However, as SleeperHit mentions, the game did not remain a flop for long.

* NoDubForYou: This is the first main line game to be localized without an English-language voice dub, breaking the standard that had been in place since ''[[VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana Atelier Iris]]'' thirteen years prior. Some speculated that it's mostly because this title flopped in Japan and the low sales in Japan probably wouldn't justify a dubbed release (see AcclaimedFlop). However, with the decent sales after 4 months (see SleeperHit), some questioned why Koei Tecmo opted not to dub this installment. It was later confirmed by a PR manager from Koei Tecmo that the American fanbase preference of the Japanese voices is the reason why the stopped dubbing the games altogether.
* SleeperHit: After a first week of poor sales, the game was written off as an AcclaimedFlop. However, thanks to good word of mouth, ''Lydie & Suelle'' eventually tracked to [[https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/ir/docs/ird3_20180426.pdf 180,000+ units sold in Japan and Asia after 4 months]]. This meant that ''Lydie & Suelle'' eventually became [[https://barrelwisdom.com/info/gust-sales/ the most successful entry of the Mysterious saga, the second most successful Game game ever if enhanced editions and remakes aren't included, and the fifth most successful Gust game ever if they are included]].

* AcclaimedFlop: Upon the game's release, it became an instant hit among players, who praised it for its involved plot and characterization, high-quality music, solid conclusion to the plot of the Mysterious saga, and gameplay that fixed many of the severe issues that had plagued ''[[VideoGame/AtelierSophieTheAlchemistOfTheMysteriousBook Sophie]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/AtelierFirisTheAlchemistAndTheMysteriousJourney Firis]]''. Unfortunately, it was too late; said two games had caused a massive drop in audience interest, and despite an involved [=20th=] anniversary campaign from Gust that advertised ''Lydie & Suelle'' as different from past entries, the game's actual sales were ''atrocious'', with its first-week Japanese sales being the worst in the franchise since ''[[ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy Mana Khemia 2]]''. The sales in Japan were so bad to the point that the licensor, Koei Tecmo, opted ''not'' to dub the series. However, as SleeperHit mentions, the game did not remain a flop for long.

* NoDubForYou: This is the first main line game to be localized without an English-language voice dub, breaking the standard that had been in place since ''[[VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana Atelier Iris]]'' thirteen years prior. Some speculated that it's mostly because this title flopped in Japan and the low sales in Japan probably wouldn't justify a dubbed release (see AcclaimedFlop). However, with the decent sales after 4 months (see SleeperHit), some questioned why Koei Tecmo opted not to dub this installment.

* NoDubForYou: This is the first main line game to be localized without an English-language voice dub, breaking the standard that had been in place since ''[[VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana Atelier Iris]]'' thirteen years prior. Some speculated that it's mostly because this title flopped in Japan and the low sales in Japan probably wouldn't justify a dubbed release (see AcclaimedFlop).

* AcclaimedFlop: Upon the game's release, it became an instant hit among players, who praised it for its involved plot and characterization, high-quality music, solid conclusion to the plot of the Mysterious saga, and gameplay that fixed many of the severe issues that had plagued ''[[VideoGame/AtelierSophieTheAlchemistOfTheMysteriousBook Sophie]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/AtelierFirisTheAlchemistAndTheMysteriousJourney Firis]]''. Unfortunately, it was too late; said two games had caused a massive drop in audience interest, and despite an involved [=20th=] anniversary campaign from Gust that advertised ''Lydie & Suelle'' as different from past entries, the game's actual sales were ''atrocious'', with its first-week Japanese sales being the worst in the franchise since ''[[ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy Mana Khemia 2]]''. The sales in Japan were so bad to the point that the licensor, Koei Tecmo, opted ''not'' to dub the series.
** However, good word of mouth was able this as ''Lydie & Suelle'' eventually tracked to 180,000+ units sold in Japan and Asia after 4 months, a significantly successful enough figure to be included in [[https://www.koeitecmo.co.jp/ir/docs/ird3_20180426.pdf Koei-Tecmo's financial report in May 2018]].

* NoDubForYou: This is the first main line game to be localized without an English-language voice dub, breaking the standard that had been in place since ''[[VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana Atelier Iris]]'' thirteen years prior. Some speculated that it's mostly because this title flopped in Japan and the low sales in Japan probably wouldn't justify a dubbed release (see AcclaimedFlop).

* AcclaimedFlop: Upon the game's release, it became an instant hit among players, who praised it for its involved plot and characterization, high-quality music, solid conclusion to the plot of the Mysterious saga, and gameplay that fixed many of the severe issues that had plagued ''[[VideoGame/AtelierSophieTheAlchemistOfTheMysteriousBook Sophie]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/AtelierFirisTheAlchemistAndTheMysteriousJourney Firis]]''. Unfortunately, it was too late; said two games had caused a massive drop in audience interest, and despite an involved [=20th=] anniversary campaign from Gust that advertised ''Lydie & Suelle'' as different from past entries, the game's actual sales were ''atrocious'', with its first-week Japanese sales being the worst in the franchise since ''[[ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy Mana Khemia 2]]''. It actually was the lowest selling title to the point that the licensor, Koei Tecmo, opted ''not'' to dub the series.

* AcclaimedFlop: Upon the game's release, it became an instant hit among players, who praised it for its involved plot and characterization, high-quality music, solid conclusion to the plot of the Mysterious saga, and gameplay that fixed many of the severe issues that had plagued ''[[VideoGame/AtelierSophieTheAlchemistOfTheMysteriousBook Sophie]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/AtelierFirisTheAlchemistAndTheMysteriousJourney Firis]]''. Unfortunately, it was too late; said two games had caused a massive drop in audience interest, and despite an involved [=20th=] anniversary campaign from Gust that advertised ''Lydie & Suelle'' as different from past entries, the game's actual sales were ''atrocious'', with its first-week Japanese sales being the worst in the franchise since ''[[ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy Mana Khemia 2]]''.

* NoDubForYou: This is the first main line game to be localized without an English-language voice dub, breaking the standard that had been in place since ''[[VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana Atelier Iris]]'' thirteen years prior. Some speculated that it's mostly because this title flopped in Japan and the low sales in Japan probably wouldn't justify a dubbed release.

* NoDubForYou: This is the first main line game to be localized without an English-language voice dub, breaking the standard that had been in place since ''[[VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana Atelier Iris]]'' thirteen years prior.

* NoDubForYou: This is the first main line game to be localized without an English-language voice dub, breaking the standard that had been in place since ''[[VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana AtelierIris]]'' thirteen years prior.

* MilestoneCelebration: The game was advertised as commemorating Atelier's [=20th=] anniversary, although in practice it doesn't do anything special to observe it and simply serves as the final Mysterious entry as it would have had it been released any other year.