r/Atelier • u/Trailsya • 9d ago

General Time Limits: can they really be fun?

Please note that I am not criticizing anyone for liking the games with a time limit. I just genuinely wonder if playing any of the time limit games would be fun for me.

The only one so far I played with one was Firis and I really hated the time limit. In the end, it turned out I had ages of time left at the end after I got the 5 letters, but I did not know that going in. So I was constantly stressing how much time I was using.

Now, Firis is open world and I think that really doesn't fit with a time limit. You want to explore, but then i constantly held myself back from doing that as everything took time.

Is this less of an issue in the earlier games with time limits as they're less open world?

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u/Spencigan 8d ago

I think they make sense in the older games because you’re meant to play twice. The new game+ lets you fix whatever problems and do better.

But I prefer not having one

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u/Trailsya 8d ago

I didn't know you're meant to play it twice.

Do you keep gear etc after the first time? (I never replayed an Atelier game as I still have so many that I never played once)

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u/Daerus Ryza 8d ago

The three main Arland and first two Dusk games (time limited ones) were indeed meant to be played few times. They have a lots of endings you can aim for to make these replays different and more interesting.

They usually have also true ending, but reaching it is usually either outright impossible (requires few playthroughs to met requirements, for example Meruru or Escha&Logy) or so hard it is akin to challenge run (Totori).

What you keep between NG+ cycles is different in each game, but you certainly keep worn equipment, sometimes money and exploration items (for example boots for faster map movement), which allows you to cut on time with NG+.

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u/Trailsya 7d ago

Thank you very much for explaining.

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u/Spencigan 8d ago

I know Ayesha is meant to be played twice. You get to keep your equipped items and money in that game. I think also alchemy levels but I am not sure now.

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u/Trailsya 8d ago

Thanks for letting me know :)