It’s not very often I triple dip with games, although with the Dusk trilogy, much like the Arland trilogy (which I STILL haven’t played on Switch…fuck, I’ve never even played Rorona Plus!) I made an exception, because I love these games.

When JRPGs that require you to save the world are a dime a dozen, and laid-back simulator games are so DAMN BORING (I’m sorry, but they are) it’s nice to have a series that takes the best parts of both and blends them together to create something that, whilst not always relaxing (goddamn time limits and event triggers…) is a lot more laid back than your typical JRPG these days. The domesticity of the Atelier franchise has always appealed to me, and despite the appalling (digital-only in the West!) price, I wasn’t about to pass these up…not when I had £40 in gold points, anyway.

…it’s a shame Koei Tecmo now have control of Gust and are fucking it all up, but I’ll always have the games up to and (mostly) including the Dusk trilogy.