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Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg

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  • Scrappy Mechanic: Many of the hidden events are on a tight deadline and can be rather obtuse to figure out what you're supposed to even do such as finding the Dunkleheit or unlocking entry into the castle. The remake helps this immensely by flagging certain events with a character icon but it doesn't eliminate the problem outright.
  • "Seinfeld" Is Unfunny: There wasn't any game quite like Atelier Marie when it first launched in 1997. A game that intentionally de-emphasized the combat and story aspects of RPGs to instead focus on a revolutionary crafting system with life-sim elements. As the years marched on and newer Atelier games were released that iterated on the foundations of Marie it became harder to recommend it as a starting point for the series due to how short and basic it is.

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