Don't be confused this isn't your main entry atelier game, but if you miss the characters and interested in a new take on a NIS Exclusive Series, here's a next step in your favorite characters. This is a city building game that takes your favorite characters and gives them jobs, growth opportunities as you take over as a sort of mayor for developing the land and with the small amount of action this is sure to make any die hard fan happy.

Unlike all the other Atelier games, this one is no traditional Japanese role-playing game. It's essentially an Atelier All-Star game wrapped up in a resource and time management simulation, kind of. While I wouldn't recommend it to hardcore JRPG aficionados, the fact that every character from all the previous games in the series make a cameo makes it too hard to resist for an old RPG nerd like me. Recommended.

Love playing around with the alchemy and gathering, fun sim-like elements

Still a really good game, just has a spin with its city management system. Doesnt ruin the game and makes it it's own in the series.

This is an interesting take on the Atelier series. They implemented a town building aspect to this game, which is a nice change of pace.