Koei Tecmo’sAtelierYumia: The Alchemist of Memories & The Envisioned Land is now officially the fastest-selling entry in the series so far, beating out the beloved Ryza trilogy. The Japanese games publisher has confirmed via social media that the latest installment in the franchise has sold over 300,000 copies.
Atelier Yumia Sells Well
After publishing anexpansive free demoand gaining critical praise across the board, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & The Envisioned Land has sold more than 300,000 copies since its debut on March 21. Koei Tecmo confirmed the news viaXon Friday. Those who check out the demo can transfer their save progress to the full title, possibly encouraging players to buy the Japanese RPG.
Producer Junzo Hosoi Discusses What Makes Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land Special
Hardcore Gamer sits down with Gust President and Producer Junzo Hosoi to discuss Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & The Envisioned Land is, coincidentally, the first title in the franchise to be available on Xbox platforms. The RPG isn’t available on Xbox Game Pass as well. This may have caused an upsurge of sales, even if the majority of JRPG players check out this genre on PlayStation and Nintendo systems.
A Great Critical Reception
Additionally, Atelier Yumia has received a splendid critical reception when it launched earlier in March. It has an 80 Top Critic average onOpenCriticwith 77% of outlets recommending the game. Our sister siteGameRantsays in its review that the game does a poor job of explaining some mechanics. However, it also says that Atelier Yumia “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.”
Also, Atelier Yumia has been praised for its building mechanic. you may create your own base for the first time in the Atelier franchise. You can create a home away from home in this game as you place workbenches, flowers, and houses in your base. This RPG entry also features real-time combat, likely making the game more appealing to more casual RPG fans.
A New Patch
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & The Envisioned Land has received a new patch as of Friday. Koei Tecmo has added adjustments to the VRAM usage of the Steam version and has fixed controller inputs for when they broke down after resetting button remapping.
Further updates will be arriving in this Koei Tecmo game. It has announced acollaboration with the Bandai Namco fighting game Tekken 8. In a trailer parodying Heihachi and Kazuya’s tense relationship, There will be costumes, special skills, and accessories that will be free DLC at a later date. Not a lot of details have been shared about the content, but Reina from Tekken 8 is in the promotional artwork alongside Yumia. A costume based on Reina is likely going to be offered.
Another Atelier game Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian is expected to be released later this year for the PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC. No Xbox launch has been confirmed yet.
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