Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack Switch Review - Triple JRPG Goodness!

[@SwitchWatch]

Hey guys, who's picking the Atelier Dusk Trilogy up on the Switch? Digitally or physically - let us know! If you want to import the awesome English release from Asia, consider support the SwitchWatch team at the same time with this affiliate link: bit.ly/2NkaM3x Read this review as an article: switchwatch.co.uk/atelier-dusk-trilogy-review/

[@LOLcheeseORZ]

I didn't know there was a physical version until I came across your video and read the description. Its a good thing I did because I was about to get the digital version on PS4 or Steam but I prefer physical.

[@patricksabel3958]

@@LOLcheeseORZ same here!

[@rubberducko3136]

I want the physical one definitely

[@ronnycook3569]

Interesting trivia about the middle game in the trilogy: The Japanese equivalent of "and" is "to", so the Japanese title is "Atelier Escha to Logy." Eschatology is the study of the end times. "Escha" and "Logy" are even pronounced the same way as in the word. I'm currently playing Escha and Logy - I finished off the other two games on the PS3 but never got around to finishing the middle game in the trilogy.

[@jbcasvel]

Atelier Ryza open the door to all the franchise for a lot of people

[@SwitchWatch]

I think it surprised a lot of people

[@jbcasvel]

@@SwitchWatch yes, I agree, I hope the developers take this like opportunity to share extras for old games, and be creative with their next games, and listen the gamers community

[@SoloBoardGamingKnight]

Jose Baldemar Castilla Velez I’m one of them! I played Ryza for 75 hours and purchased Lulua. Then, I realized that was part 4 of the Arland trilogy so I purchased it. Playing Rorona right now. After that, Dusk went on sale so I bought that and the Mysterious trilogy! Ryza was the best gift my wife gave me and I will be playing Atelier for this entire year!

[@jbcasvel]

@@SoloBoardGamingKnight lol it happens, and I'm sure that a lot of people start to enjoy Ateliers franchise, on my perspective Atelier Ryza is close to farm games more than open word rpgs, is a big combination of ideas in the right portion with a very amazing characters

[@Haruzak1]

Hmm..I know Atelier series since Atelier Iris 1 on PS2. I’m really sorry for newcomers who start on Ryza. It feels like you jumped to FFXV without playing FF6 or 7. Damn, I’m old :(

[@mr.h77799]

Never tried the series before, but I'm definitely gonna add it to the growing game shopping list I have.

[@SwitchWatch]

Awesome! Recommend Ryza first. It's the latest and best one.

[@xXcorpitoXx]

Yes the dusk series is a good start. The Arland series came before it but i liked the dusk series more simply because they were newer. After the Dusk series is the Mysterious Series starting with Atelier Sophie. you could try them in order and watch graphics improve till you get to Ryza.

[@swizze9156]

Swizze here. PlayAsia finally shipped my pre-order today! Can't wait to get my hands on this juicy physical copy. Then I'll have the whole Atelier (switch) collection. Can't get enough of these games. Great review as always mate.

[@SwitchWatch]

Hey Swizze! Hope it arrives soon enough. Waiting for those imports can be torture!

[@swizze9156]

@@SwitchWatch patience right? xD my copy of Gundam should rock up next week hopefully. That and my other new physical copies I grabbed this week will surely tide me over till then.

[@bahamut245]

Never played an Atelier game but after some great fan reviews i just ordered both Reza games and followed your link to physical release for the Dusk Trilogy thank you can't wait to enjoy them.

[@SwitchWatch]

Awesome news bud! I think you’re gonna enjoy them!

[@saysoun752]

Hope you enjoy them as Atelier, at least to me, is up there with the likes of the Tails series. My first love was Final Fantasy as that was the very first JRPG that I enjoyed playing. After that, I picked up Dragon Warrior, which I already had but didn't really know how to play, and beat it. However, lately it's Dragon Quest, Tails / Atelier and then the Trails series as I haven't really enjoyed a Final Fantasy game since XIII. I need to pick up Trails of Cold Steel IV and Tails of Arise.

[@nextjenngaming7057]

I can’t wait to finally play a game in this series. This trilogy looks absolutely amazing and I’m thinking that this set will be my intro into the series! 🖤

[@SwitchWatch]

Hope you have a great time with it!

[@ircha]

Awesome review dude 💕 💕

[@SwitchWatch]

Cheers Ircha!

[@magicalcat-girl5272]

Great review. I really love the atelier games and the dusk trilogy games all look great and i like the art style of these games too. I'm thinking about buying atelier shallie first for the nintendo switch.

[@chadmax4087]

I never even heard of this series until recently. They look pretty interesting

[@SwitchWatch]

They are for a niche audience but they have their fan base. Really decent JRPGs

[@louisdellalucca8969]

Geez, you weren't kidding when you said this review is coming soon!

[@SwitchWatch]

Yep! Been a busy couple of weeks for me

[@jiajia2752]

Excellent review pal! Thanks for your hardwork!

[@SwitchWatch]

Cheers bud!

[@retrogamingwerks5120]

Great video! Just used your code for my order and saved $11! Thanks!

[@SwitchWatch]

Wow big order! Thanks for using our code!

[@patricksabel3958]

I picked up Atelier Escha & Logy for the PS3 for cheap and I fell in love with the game: I couldn't stop playing it! I finished it in a few days. What I love especially, were the graphic style, the option of a male (emo JRPG) protagonist and the satisfying combat! I was surprised by some mistranslation issues in this PS3 version, so I hope there will be fixes in my imported Switch Dusk Trilogy. Looking forward to playing the other 2 games of the trilogy!

[@808zhu]

Thanks for the review!

[@SwitchWatch]

Cheers my man!

[@elenac7082]

Now I discover these beautiful games? NOW? Where have I been the whole year??)

[@SwitchWatch]

Have a lot to catch up on 😂

[@elenac7082]

@@SwitchWatch Yess! I started with Ryza, and I am very glad I have so many other Atelier to explore after!!)

[@saviordream]

Thanks for the review! Pre-ordered my Asian physical release as soon as it became available, as it's supposed to be limited to 5000 copies worldwide and I didn't want to miss it. Always wanted to try an Atelier game, and though I plan on picking up Ryza at some point, I figured this would be a good jumping off point. Now just need to get my Switch back from the repair shop... 😞

[@SwitchWatch]

Awesome! Didn’t know it was supposedly limited. Do you know where you saw that?

[@saviordream]

@@SwitchWatch Play Asia listed it in all their marketing emails for the game. Limited to 5000 copies worldwide and Playasia is getting over 4000 of those copies. For some reason I don't see it listed on their site, but as I said they have mentioned it in multiple emails. Let me know and I can forward one of them to you if you'd like.

[@BigTibbs78]

ordered this and super robot wars x. theres too many good jrps on the switch im gonna need a second job if im gonna get them all hahahaha

[@SwitchWatch]

If only playing JRPGs could be a real job in itself haha

[@BigTibbs78]

@@SwitchWatch hey hire me and I'll do it Haha

[@henrys_arte8173]

I saw this game trio the other day on the eshop, I might get it just for the narrative alone

[@SwitchWatch]

There's lots of narrative to get through!

[@getcraig55]

Awesome review Jordan, I had a good feel u was gonna do the review for this game.. 😊😊👍🏽👍🏽

[@SwitchWatch]

You know me too well!

[@I_EAT_QUARTERS]

My physical trilogy just shipped today!

[@SwitchWatch]

😀

[@jayviescas7703]

I'm not all that interested in JRPGs but this game looks beautiful.

[@SwitchWatch]

Yep, lovely looking art style

[@fyrflyr2378]

Let me just say that these games(specifically the dusk trilogy) have the best BGM option I've ever seen in a jrpg. Not only can you use soundtracks from past titles but you can have them play at any time. For example you can have the main menu theme of a past title play during battle.

[@SwitchWatch]

Great option! Didn't see that customisation. I was too busy enjoying the music created for the game haha

[@fyrflyr2378]

@@SwitchWatch I just aslo realized that not only they added the soundtracks from the titles that came after the dusk trilogy but they also added the soundtracks from the Japanese exclusive titles as well. I'm gonna proclaim that every jrpg franchise should have this option.

[@ppfclark]

Thanks! Great review!

[@SwitchWatch]

Cheers Peter!

[@brittanymichelle6516]

Im not really into timers but I love the art style of these games.. I bought the newer ones would you still recommend all 3 or just the last one?

[@lazyshinobi2861]

I want to pick this up and play it but there is so much on my backlog and im guessing to finish this triology will be atleast 100 plus hours right ? ( whats some ones estimation on that )So many games not enough time :(.

[@Paulo280713]

Wish for a physical version for the Arland Trilogy

[@SwitchWatch]

Hopefully can happen in the future. Nothing is impossible!

[@chocolocojames213]

Not sure if I'll pick up this game but I do like the art works and design. Good review 😊

[@SwitchWatch]

Cheers James!

[@littleseven8917]

Hope mine gets shipped tomorrow!

[@SwitchWatch]

Good luck!

[@fishspanker9472]

I wonder what the exact number of jrpg’s on the switch is now.

[@SwitchWatch]

Loads i would suspect 👍

[@deusvlad2.083]

Does it have all DLC with each game already installed?

[@SwitchWatch]

Yep!

[@deusvlad2.083]

@@SwitchWatch I know their DLC costs are expensive so around 80$ hmm maybe they will cut the price cause that's still steep for 3 really old games even if it does include the DLC, Cold steel series so far is better games I'd rather play them thanks for reply

[@beastmode3266]

When you mentioned timed.now I'm hesitant on picking it up

[@SwitchWatch]

I wouldn't worry about it. It would take major effort to actually exceed the limit

[@Simond577]

No additional DLC, Yes! Sell the bundle at 80 dollars, Oops. (Koei laugh in the background)

[@SwitchWatch]

3 massive games for 80 dollars doesn't seem so bad.

[@Simond577]

@@SwitchWatch Three half a decade old massive games. In an era where new games could get 10 percent off upon release, people would boycott any remaster that priced over 20.

[@frozengamer3030]

Tokyo mirage sessions is releasing this week.

[@SwitchWatch]

Yep! And I would recommend that first over these for sure

[@Christian-wr4ge]

Let's hope it's not censored again...

[@fyrflyr2378]

@@Christian-wr4ge Pffffftttt...HAH! That's a good one!

[@neoku84r.p.g93]

I finally found this game physical 😃

[@SwitchWatch]

Nice!

[@Makoto03]

I really wish Koei wasn't so greedy with pricing. These games aren't true remasters and more ports of original PS3. Theres no reason for them to be near $40 each. Should be at max $20 or $50 bundled.

[@SwitchWatch]

I suppose, but Koei usually always price high to allow for sales. I’m sure in 2-3 months this will be 30% off

[@DGP406]

they are actually Vita ports, which makes the pricing even worse

[@deusvlad2.083]

Wait for real?? All 3 games have a time limit and if you pass that time limit you get game over??????? o_O

[@SwitchWatch]

Yes but you’d honestly have to try super hard to do that. It’s more difficult than it is easy

[@deusvlad2.083]

@@SwitchWatch mmmmk I'm still not sure if its worth playing especially since there are other Atelier games that haven't been ported to ps4 for all we know they could do a whole pack for ps5 in the future

[@horizon92lee]

Great review

[@SwitchWatch]

Cheers Ian!

[@conorfranc]

Why isn't the intro song in the description bruh? Snazzy review tho

[@joserod18]

This series is not bad but if they change the tue ending of the last one then I’ll definitely buy it

[@Simar94]

do you get one or three games when you buy the collection digitally? (as in different icons in the home screen; finished games could be deleted)

[@SwitchWatch]

Not sure about the digital collection. We were sent 3 different code

[@chrryvrn6733]

That’s what I want to know too 😭 I’ve been searching EVERYWHERE

[@selfconfidenceee]

Might probably only play one of the games

[@SwitchWatch]

Would recommend the second or third in that case

[@selfconfidenceee]

SwitchWatch Thank you!!

[@michaelc8246]

Digital for me!

[@SwitchWatch]

Fair enough buddy! Buy it already? Or waiting for a sale?

[@wolverinescratch]

It's there if you are into these games which is good but I'm passing due to other games

[@SwitchWatch]

Don't blame you man. Lot of games out there!

[@ladyjaye27]

I love that trilogy, and Escha (pronounced "Ess-kah", btw) and Logy is my favorite of them (and the one with the best soundtrack, which I imported). I don't think I'll pick them up on the Switch, but it's more a question of having a big backlog already and having already beaten those games (including both the Escha and the Logy routes) rather than due to lack of interest.

[@SwitchWatch]

I don't blame you buddy, there's a lot of games to get through

[@DaleMurph]

Thank you

[@SwitchWatch]

You’re welcome Dale. Will you be picking these up?

[@DaleMurph]

@@SwitchWatch Maybe the 3rd one No interest in the first one, own the base ps3 version of the 2nd one, and I don't anything about the 3rd one. I like the 2nd one.

[@ChickenPerm]

Double trouble from Jordan in ome day!? thanks!!

[@SwitchWatch]

Told you I was busy man haha

[@xValsion]

How is the story compared to Trails and Tales series?

[@RaifSeverence]

This ain't it chief, is how the story stacks up compared to those. But that's more because Atelier isn't story driven, its character driven.

[@cory7328]

Great job and what looks like a beautiful game. Anime games such as this for me tend to be hit or miss though. Gundam big hit, anime girls with weird fetish and dad issues, miss.

[@Bojangb]

Lol

[@SwitchWatch]

Thankfully Dad issues and fetishes are few on the ground in this one haha

[@SilverShion]

I'm kinda dissapointed. These are old games and they still have serious frame rate drops, even on the switch. I was gonna buy the trilogy on play asia, but now I'm ok with getting them digitally on sale.

[@RaifSeverence]

It's why I purchased these on pc

[@QueenslayerSora]

Jordan at it again with the Anime Waifu RPGs

[@SwitchWatch]

It’s what I live for 😂

[@QueenslayerSora]

@@SwitchWatch I also got ni no kuni

[@TheWipal]

cute girls?? 👀👀👀💖💖💖 female protag???💖💖💖💖

[@Haruzak1]

In my opinion as longtime Atelier fans since Iris, I would say Arland Quadrilogy is the best series (Rorona is forever my ultimate Atelier waifu) followed by Dusk all the way through Mysterious series as the weakest.

[@QueenViolet8]

I have all of these on the ps3 will not be purchasing this version 🤨 I truly wish they would get rid of the time management of these games I fell rushed and I can’t enjoy the game 😒 the graphics are awesome but that timer 👎

[@SwitchWatch]

No timer on the recent games 😊

[@1zeldalover]

Digitals always a mistake and all these jrpgs that just throw chocolate chips into a cow pie never makes for a good game just a waisted dating game that couples with a waist of time

[@kageakiminato8536]

>dubtrash

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

Don't be a weaboo. If someone wants to play with the dub, that's their choice.

[@rietzhu]

i'd rather just play xenoblade...

[@SwitchWatch]

Understandable, but a really different experience.

[@saitoXamaterasu]

is not even the same , they are totally diferent in felt and context