Maybe early on the collecting quests are there to get gamers really into seeking out items. While years ago the story would seem revolutionary, Eternal Mana has too many “classic characters” and staple elements. Even then the rewards might not be what die hard RPG fans are looking for. Just how is this helping the two reach the city in the sky? Because of the initial ennui gamers need to have patience with Atelier Iris Eternal Mana to reap the rewards. Instead of drawing gamers in right away you’re doing quests like fetching pinenuts for a shop owner. Though, these mysteries aren’t revealed until much, much later on. You also see a bunch of clips discussing about mana leaving the world. An intro sequence starts out with Klein and Lita in the distant future, reminiscing about the past journey. The story does throw out a lot of questions early on. Klein will discover more mana friends besides his wood spirit Popo and eventually figure out why mana has been drained from the world. The quest essentially pushes Klein’s story forward. An experienced Galgazit, Delsus, will join your band along with the mischievous cat girl Norn. Klein does meet up with more companions than the fierce Lita. These mysterious creatures draw monsters, sometimes towards towns. One of the major “threats” are googly eyed balloons, called Growloons. Galgazits are provided with free room and board in exchange for defending towns against threats. Though Klein’s initial quest is to develop his alchemy ability he gets drawn into being a Galgazit along with Lita. Fate would have it that the end up in the same town. The two battle out a Falconhawk and split. The story starts out simple enough with a young teenage Alchemist, Klein, who has a coincidental run in with a Galgazit, Lita. NIS America, who has had good results with localizing Phantom Brave, has taken the challenge to bring this title over. At a time when J-RPGs are reaching a niche genre that is piquing interest with main stream gamers it’s a perfect time to try the Atelier series in the US. Though the Atelier series, Gust’s flagship RPG series, has been around for a while it’s never been released in the US.

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