Starting with the latter point first: the Atelier series has a main, numbered franchise, though the numbers tend to be hidden in title screens and in tiny text on different portions of the packaging. Many titles in this series have been localized since, so with that in mind, any gamer new to the franchise without knowledge of the Japanese language might wonder: where to begin? To answer this question, it is important to understand the evolution of the series’ story and mechanics, as well as the anthologizing phenomenon. For comparison, consider the decades-long lag on localizations for games such as Romancing SaGa 2, Romancing SaGa 3, Trials of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 3), Earthbound Beginnings, Persona 2 Innocent Sin, Moon, and so many others. While one might - and I do - hold out hope for localization, it is unlikely to come without significant Japanese ports or remakes.

To date, those first five games have never officially left Japan. After Atelier Marie, however, things began to take a turn for the better, and within the next five years, the Atelier franchise would go on to have five main titles and one spin-off. Prior to the first game in that series, Atelier Marie, they had released one PC-98 game and four PlayStation games with middling response in Japan. In 1997, the small Japanese development studio Gust accidentally stumbled onto a formula (and franchise) that would grow into something they could not have imagined. An artist’s or designer’s studio or workroom.

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