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| The most romantic atelier game. |
Developer/publisher: Koei Tecmo/Gust.
Platform: PS5/Switch etc.
Official Site: https://atelier.games/resleriana_rw/us/
Official Site: https://atelier.games/resleriana_rw/us/
Release date: 26-09-2025
Okay since there wasn't anything else I wanted to play and it was rotting away
in my backlog I decided to get started on it. I didn't really have many expectations.
This is also like my first atelier game with... spinoff elements.
Disclaimer: This is purely my own opinion and it could be different from yours
this is not meant to be some kind of all-truth, just an opinion that came from playing this.
If you don't like what you're reading then close the tab, move on and just idk play it yourself.
Resle: Red Alchemist & White Guardian is another half of what originally was gacha game.
I never got the play the gacha game cuz they pulledthe plug in eng, however
it is still active in japan, at time of writing this review anyway.
Either way my opinion on this game varied a lot depending on my progression.
I wasn't too impressed early on but it does come into its own and I actually liked
the relationship between the leads by chapter 5 which is what I enjoyed the most.
Pro's
- Great chemistry between leads.
- Combat is really well done.
- Character events are fun.
- Story can seem weak or convenient but I still found part of it well crafted.
Grey Area
- Alchemy is rather simple but left/right colour system makes it cumbersome.
- Difficulty spikes; starts out cozy but is significantly more difficult by chapter 6.
Con's
- Some cameo's like Mu or Judie just feel like they barely meet an appearance quota
also don't expect wanderers to get any major development or anything.
- No CG's featuring wanderers.
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Well I honestly wasn't sure how to approach this game? it had main entry energy
but it also tried to be a spinoff which honestly is a weird mix to me.
Needless to say there still are characters unique to this universe and I did
enjoy getting to know characters like Randolf or Camilla.
Rias is definitely a fun protagonist, Slade seems to have his reasons
for being around and without their paths crossing the story wouldn't exist.
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ART/MUSIC.
The graphics were okay and the world like in the screenshot above can look beautiful
however most of the time we spend our time in the dimensional paths.
The areas were also smaller in scale which I liked, honestly maybe its because I am tired
of the open world so gust did well with this game in that sense.
The battle theme was good but other than that the music was on a just fine level.
I did love the OP and ED's.
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COMBAT
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| My only combat screenshot is of a poor ghost about to get nuked. |
I didn't quite like Ryza or Yumia's battle systems. I think it was fairly simple
and it doesn't get too deep till you get all the members which is when
it reaches the full potential of managing the front and backrows.
I really did like the combat this time and it works so much better than whatever
Ryza had going on where you couldn't even use items unless haha.
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SYSTEM ramblings.
There's a skill tree and you can use SP to get stat boosts among other things
the SP mostly seems to come from quests and combat. The pool is shared so
you gotta remember to do it evenly, I did sometimes invest more into one member.
Early on I thought this was some sort of cheat to get statboosts due how casual the early
hours were but this game does not forget that you have to craft your own gear and items too.
By the end of the game everyone was actually maxed out their original tree.
since it can get rid of junk materials. I got nervous when I saw the auto-add try
to get rid of rarer stuff so I ended up just doing it manually.
Its mandatory to raise the town level and it will roadblock the story, thankfully
it was not too grindy, you can hit the caps and then you have to invest to unlock
the next levels by turning in special items which are usually recipe morphed ones.
Its actually kinda nice to see how it goes from a ruined village to an actual town.There was a moment where the town rank can seem like some gacha game mechanic which is
out of place in a console game but other than that as long as you explore you will have
all the mats and optional recipies so none of it was particularly difficult just a bit of busy work.
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| A rare CG that isn't Rias x Slade with a character that comes and goes. |
in eight hours of play and the majority was spend on story,gathering and fighting.
However around chapter 4-5 your really should remake your starting gear
since this is when the game gets more serious and less casual.
By the time of chapter 6 you should absolutely have your things in order
as this is where the difficulty spiked up to the point it wasn't casual anymore.
I didn't have that much trouble with the ch6 fight but if I hadn't made that healing bell
with revive I would have been in trouble. I also was able to trigger burst here for the first time
but I was not able to ult since the enemies died before that could happen. 💀💀💀
The alchemy system itself was kinda simple? but the recipe system was convoluted
constantly had to press L2 to see the recipe tree was annoying. I'd say its a little more
advanced than say Marie. I didn't really like the random color thing either but I thought
it was easier to understand than some of the other recent atelier games.
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PLOT/SETTING ramblings.
Storywise it definitely had some interesting hooks but it wasn't deeper than it had to be.
I wasn't sure what this game was trying to be, or atleast I thought this way 5ish hours in.
If anything surprised me at all, is the chemistry between the leads.
It could seem Slade was bland and generic but he was surprisingly thoughtful!
who wouldn't want a man like him? ISTG.
I didn't expect it to be romantic but there was more than enough shipping fuel.
There was a found family theme between Rias and Slade and I LOVED THAT.
Although one moment did remind me she can be a bit of a slave driver.💀
Rias was an OK protag, a bit of an airhead, Slade complimented her
and he compensates for her. They're like the perfect duo.
I was not sure why there was even an option to choose between them
but I guess its a callback to Eschatology or Mana khemia.
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| I'll remind everyone here that Rias has a whip. |
Most of the story could seem straight-forward, I'll give them credit since by chapter 10
I did think they did cook a bit with this one. There was a bit of convenient writing
going on with a decent attempt at worldbuilding.
Why other atelier characters got isekai'd into this world as wanderers
wasn't really important, its totally a normal occurance in this world.
Overall storywise, not particularly strong but it served, I wondered what if they didn't rely
on characters from other entries. Since the chara's unique to this game were pretty good.
I kinda wanted Brad to join up but he was gone before I knew it, a waste.😞
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| Thanks for letting me meet him I guess? |
The character interactions were great atleast which was nice
but they never really did anything that surprised me, or would drop
their entire character lore. I never played Mana Khemia 2 btw so Raze was just
a nice capable guy with a cool sword who looks a little like Anaxagoras.😅
At best they might hint at stuff from their own games but nothing deep
almost as if they want you to play their game or expect you to know.
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Overall Resleriana the red alchemist and the white guardian can be nice
if you want a more traditional atelier game with familiar faces. I don't see why
you'd have to play the Resle gacha game but you can get by just fine without it.
I never played it either, it did make me interested.
There's some callbacks but the plot of this game is very selfcontained.
It took me around 45ish hours to finish the game, the early hours were rough
for me due to it being very slow paced but 20 hours in I got the hang of it.
Due to that I wondered if should have skipped this game but the chemistry
between the leads was adorable, I have no regrets!!!
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TL;DR
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| There were no group shot CG stills so this is as good as it gets. |
for the chemistry between the leads, other than that I found it decent at best.
Early on I was not very gung-ho about playing it despite that I am glad I stuck with it
so I got to enjoy all the Rias and Slade moments! The story was OK but it was rather
self-contained to whatever else goes on in this world. Some parts were well written
like the legend tying past to present so they did cook but... that's about it.
The game is mostly light-hearted but it can have some serious undertones.
All that really sticks to my mind were a bunch of sappy moments.💀
I was too busy shipping Rias and Slade as well as Randolf and Camilla.😂
That was also the fire that fueled my progress through this game.
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| Gust, if you want to make another otome game then go for it! or get otomate to port Elkrone to switch. |
I'd recommend it if you're looking for a mostly laidback RPG or if you want
another atelier game with cameos and don't mind romance between the leads.
I'll add to this that its not afraid to actually have you make better gear so
I wouldn't call it a cozy game cuz if you cozy it up Lara will step on you.💀
Compared to Yumia both games have their weaknesses but I personally
liked Resleriana Red Alchemist more! not just because of the romance
I genuinely liked the combat system more as well and the exploration didn't
overwhelm me either, it was just a nice cozy game that can get a lil difficult
but if you try then I don't think there's anything too difficult in this game.
8.5/10
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Some more rambles after the jump, its just character stuff and my final thoughts.
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This is where I would usually write about the characters or plot
but there's not too much to write about, i'll try anyway.
Even if its a fanservice type of game the playable cast was not massive, quality over quantity.
Its nice because I would have gotten choice paralysis if the cast was too huge.
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CHARACTERS
But at times she doesn't think much and is just like YOLO.😂
Due that she causes trouble for Camilla who is like an older sister(nonblood related)
Rias can also seem selfish but she was surprisingly human and is
self aware so all in all I thought she was a pretty good heroine!
he also easily compensates Rias flaws making them go well together.
I can understand he can seem bland but he's very motivated to figure out the truth
behind the incident and the book which is the only thing his dad left him.
Honestly? Slade doesn't deserve to be called generic, there's more
characterization here than most ''wanderers'' in this game have.
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Raze; the Mana Khemia 2 guy! he's pretty much my best boy
and I loved his moveset which is badass and how reliable he is.💕
Raze is capable and looks out for his juniors Rias and Slade.
I thought his relationship with them was genuine and didn't feel superficial. 
I never got to play his game because it was a late PS2 release with no ENG PSP port
so the only way I can meet him is through spin-offs, lame but it is what it is.
He's also a butler which I didn't expect at all, sure would have loved to see
more interactions with his friends but there weren't many cameos from his game
other than Vayne which did help Raze's characterization in this game but again
don't expect his entire story to leak into Resleriana, that's what Mana Khemia 2 is for.
I do think it is its a shame it had no ports or remaster but thank you gust for giving Raze spotlight!
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| Talented enough to 1-hit KO a poor ghost boss. *with buffs* |
not much to her other than her running gag of trying to convince she's not a witch.
She didn't really do a lot to make herself stand out other than her appearance and there's
no reason for her or other wanderers to grow as a character outside of their own games.
Wilbell's here to help Ayesha find an ingredient and just generally tags along
and tries to be supportive, that's it! even when she found the item that was just sorta it.
I guess they also wanted to portray that you shouldn't ditch your friends the moment
you got what you wanted, which is good but there wasn't that much else to it really.
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Totori; She is the fourth playable character if we include the leads but she appears
quite late and I thought Ryza or Vayne would join instead or something.😅
Its been a long time since I played her game... I remember liking her because she tried
really hard to fulfill her dream of becoming an adventurer and grew in the process.
To Totori this is just another one of her adventures and rolls with it.
Much like Wilbell she sticks around after finding what she was looking for
but Totori did much sooner but I figure its much like Wilbell's case. Totori also would
pinch in ideas so it felt like she was part of the team rather than just tagging along.
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and was woven into the story well or atleast I thought.
Despite joining so late she doesn't feel like a random addition to me
but its only because Resna sended her our way to support Rias.
Other than that I don't have anything else to say about her but much like
Wilbell&Totori she tried to be a good friend to Rias. That's all I can think of.
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sadly she wasn't playable, maybe its too early for that?
Don't got much to say about her but the flirting between the leads did not escape her either.
Randolf and Camilla were also great characters in their own right, I just
don't have much to say about them. I wish they tried with Brad too but he
was gone before I knew it, the guy is apparently playable in Resna's game.
Gust is just baiting at this point aren't they?!
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too busy to stay. She is thoughtful enough to send Sophie our way to make up for it.
Too bad she had an appearance rate of like 5-10%, I know she is busy but I would love
to see more with her, I didn't buy the DLC and I think its a shame she was treated like this.
Valeria; IDK she seems cool? and has the found family trope with Resna but
it felt like I missed something, which was likely explained in the gacha game.
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| Go play the gacha game which is only available in JPN right now I guess?! |
Disappointments:
My only complaints is are reserved for recipe morph.
No I don't mind it in itself, what I dislike is the colour system which
often forces me to recreate an entire item like ingots or cloths just so
I could unlock the next tier of a weapon. Colours assigned to items are random
so this is what makes the recipe morph system a complete headache for me.
I can deal with the Skill tree and SP being from quest or battles
and it wasn't that difficult to remake gathering tools either.
Finally while its nice the leads get a lot of spotlight in CG's I am disappointed
the other party members got nothing. Not even one memorable moment as a group...
I get the graphics are better now yea what is up with that?!
I love group shots but this game, lmao its literally all Rias and Slade.😂😅ðŸ˜ðŸ’€
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Final Thoughts?!
from the fact it being a small part of a greater whole.
They either expect us to have played the gacha or get us to play it.😅💀
What I loved? the chemistry between the leads! the story did have a few parts
where I say they cooked such as the legend of Kerscha or the fairies origin but the rest
was kinda half baked. Nothing about the world was fully explained, I could tell
there was more going on and what's up with this worlds concept of day and night?!
I'm not sure if this is because the other half was a gacha game I never played but it
wouldn't surprise me if it was. It did try to have serious undertones, nothing was ever too deep.
The ending itself was good but... there's some stuff left up in the air
but still Rias and Slade have found happiness for now (and I ship it).
This might be the most romantic atelier gameI have ever played! actually
the ending reminds me of older atelier games too, simple but it works.
This game really is about Rias and Slade's problem, it also doesn't do much more than that.
Rias as an alchemist.... hmm there's a little convenience to how Rias just understood it
but as I progressed it made sense storywise as well as whatever mystery.
Some parts may even be a lil predictable or atleast it was for me since
some of the new info we got even made it more obvious.
As the story progressed so did the bond between the leads, they should just get married tbh.
They both relied on eachother, I enjoyed seeing them grow closer without them there's no plot.
The only characters I disliked was Lara but I felt she is meant to be hated...
I felt bad for her companion but nvm whatever Lara says goes. I played on normal
and didn't have much issues really but ch6 was a real gear/item check moment.
If I didn't upgrade my gear and have a good healing bell, I wouldn't be here.
Sadly nothing about the polar night group is properly explained in this game
but as I said they likely expected us to know because of the gacha game.
I never expected this game to have romance at all so it was a pleasant surprise
to see Slade be so caring and other characters noticing they're so close.
It kinda was hilarious to see other people joke about them dating or something.😂
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| Even the NPC's are on to them, BTW this was one my favorite scenes. |
Most of the cameos were just along for the ride, Randolf and Camilla were much better
in terms of characterization, due to that I kept wondering what Resleriana would be like
had they not decided to turn it into what it is, gust can definitely write characters
but you can't really do much with cameos, they have their own games, this game showed that.
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| He doesn't realize his own charms, ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ |
Its kinda convenient how atelier chara's get isekai'd into the world of Resleriana.
Every cameo just rolls with it and goes well I guess I live here now!😂
There were plenty of character events to enjoy but they did force some cameos into
this game just to give us a quest like Mu or Judie etc. IDK why they were even there
like you can send some of them to gather a rare material if you did their quest but that's it.
Logy was in this as well but NGL he was such a gloryhound and then he leaves.😅
He's around town and sometimes appears in other events but... he just does his own thing.
Sophie did wonder about it but nothing was ever too deep, very superficial.
There were also some character events is that they would set up doing something that
would happen but never show it leading to some of them being a bit of a nothing burger.
Having a dinner party would be the perfect moment for a group CG but lmao.
Of course not all of them were like that and there were still some actually funny events.
8.5/10
Anyway i'd recommend this game to anyone that either generally likes atelier games
or would like a casual crafting RPG with good chemistry between the leads.
I only played this because it was in my backlog and to kill time, its fine for that
and if I had to rate it objectively i'd rate it a 7.5/10.
Now I do wonder if they made an actual otome game with these kind of graphics.
I mean atelier elkrone exists and ruby party hasn't really made much since Harutoki 7
Now I hope otomate port Elkrone to switch, it would certainly be something.
Next? idk i'll see whatever i'm in the mood for while waiting for Matsurika no Kei FD.
I looked into Handsome Laundering but... it just didn't grab my attention.
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