You may have noticed in our 'next week on Xbox' roundup over the weekend that Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is coming to Xbox on March 21st, and the reviews have already landed.
The good news is that it's getting a really good score on Metacritic so far - the PS5 version has an average of 80 based on 23 professional reviews, so there's clearly a lot of love for this new JRPG amongst the critics right now.
We also want to bring your attention to a free demo! If you head over to the Xbox Store on your console and search for "Atelier Yumia", you'll come across separate demo versions for both Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S featuring a "special version of the opening act of the story". Sounds like it's well worth a try!
Here's what some of the reviews are saying about Atelier Yumia so far:
GameRant (9/10)
"Despite a few growing pains, it adopts the cozy and niche franchise into something more digestible for a wider audience thanks to a well-executed open-world format, modern takes on iconic features, and an engaging, untraditional story."
Push Square (8/10)
"It's a fantastic jumping in point to the franchise for new players, and has enough tweaks to the established formula to provide a breath of fresh air for existing fans. The story is a little slight, but the appealing characters, streamlined yet robust crafting system, and rewarding exploration make this a recipe for a good time."
TheGamer (8/10)
"If you dropped Final Fantasy VII Rebirth like a hot potato because the phrase “Regional Intel” haunted your dreams, you might need to give this game a skip, but for everybody else out there, expect a bit of a bumpy ride that is ultimately well worth the turbulence."
GamingBolt (7/10)
"Once again, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Enlightened Land is a big step forward for the franchise. It presents a compelling new adventure with likeable characters and high stakes while maintaining many of the cosier aspects that defined the series. Even with some hurdles and aspects that are distinctly less endearing than the whole, it’s a meaty role-playing adventure with plenty to offer."
Will you be buying Atelier Yumia on Xbox? Tell us down in the comments section below.
Comments 9
This one looks really really good. I'll be playing it, but it'll have to wait.
@Lup Same. With AC three days away it'd be daft.
@Kaloudz
Exactly. Just finished the last Yakuza game in time for Shadows.
@Lup I'm still working through Rare Replay so I'll have to pause my progress until after I'm done with AC. I keep seeing snippets and it's not making time move any faster 😭
@Kaloudz
Haha, I've been avoiding AC Shadows videos/content as much as possible. With how close we are now, I just wanna wait and play it myself. But it's been hard. 🤣
Will def be playing. Was a tough choice between this, AC Shadows and Berserker but Yumia the one calling me.
@DJKingaling Shadows calls your name.
@Lup I wish I had your restraint. I've seen a few shorts but that's it for me. I won't watch anything else as spoilers will be rife. I wonder how it reviews?
@Kaloudz
I'm guessing there'll be a lot of 8s and 9s.
I don't care too much though. There's a lot of GOTYs that bore me to tears, so even if it reviews badly, I know I'll enjoy it.
But hopefully it has good reviews so the haters can shut up (yeah, like that'll happen, they'll hate anyways 🤣).
The Atelier series is tough to get into for newcomers but it seems like they tried to makes this an easy entry point
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