A lot of Americans seem to hate this series. I guess it’s because of the lack in gameplay that seems to turn people off.

Hello, I’m Tally and I’m an RPG-fiend.

The last RPG I bought before Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny was Grandia III (which I waited a really long time to buy, until GameStop decided to drop the price to $29.99). I’m not here to give you a review of these games. I’m here to admit that I am one of the few people out there that may happen to like Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny. I’ve never played any of the other NIS or Gust games, but the reason why I picked up Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny was because it was sitting in a $5.99-$9.99 bin at Toys ‘R Us in Times Square. I picked it up after work, and noticed that it was a game I looked up once upon a time and decided to give it a try, especially since it was only $9.99 (excluding tax). Brother J has officially labeled the game as my favorite game, because I played it 12 hrs straight the next night (not sure if it is, but I do like the old-school RPG style).

Long story short, I was surfing an import store and noticed there was a new RPG for the NDS called “Lise no Atelier: Ordre no Renkinjutsushi”. Ever since Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny I’ve been sort of a fangirl (lack of a better word) for the series. This game supposedly will be more involving in the alchemy aspect, which again I like because I’m still a crafting fiend on FFXI and Dragon Quest VIII.

The game seems to use alchemy much more like you would in Dragon Quest VIII rather than Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny, where you needed alchemy to advance the storyline rather than for personal usage.

This game will be released in Japan sometime in March 2007.