In the latest issue of Dengeki Magazine, Gust’s Project A16 is revealed as Atelier Shallie, a game which continues the series’ alchemical adventures in the land of Dusk, and offering once again two lovely protagonists to play with – minus a male for this outing it seems.
The two alchemist heroines are Shallistera and Shallotte, who are already being well-received by fans, and with Atelier Rorona and Totori’s director, Yoshito Okamura, returning to head the project, there is optimism that the series will return to its “ high impact sexually violent” moe roots.
Those hoping for a moe RPG on the PS4 will have to wait another half decade it seems – it is so far confirmed for the PS3 only.
Interessting, people state their opinion that they prefer a mixed cast (male+female leads) without hating against the game and get downvoted and insulted as a result. Seems like there are many butthurt and intolerant people around here.
Actually, the people that you mention are the ones who are butthurt and intolerant. Getting a game with all-female-MCs is like waiting for a shooting star to come.
Hi, you must be anon 00:08!
Actually, the people that you mention are the ones who are butthurt and intolerant.
You clearly have no idea what those words even mean.
Cathat looks… weirdly too modern for the game aesthetic, methinks. She would fit right in to The World Ends With You or whatever, but in the Atelier series she just looks out of place.
To the people who are major butthurt about this game over the lack of a male protag, or saying things like “I’m okay with the two feMCs, I just wished the game had male/female MCs instead” need to shut up and go away.
Not every game needs a male protag so boys can date a virtual girlfriend or two or more. Not every game has to feature pretty boys to bait fangirls. Why do you want some guy for, huh? As fangirls, do you want to be baited by him and wish the game has romance going on between the girls and him, or wish there are more pretty boys coming along with him? As fanboys, do you want to self-insert as him because playing as a girl is awkward and embarrassing, or so you can date a cute girl or make a harem in the game?
Games with female-dominated cast with female-only MCs are rare enough. It’s even rarer that there are good ones. We barely get any of them every year, and we may never see ones like Neptunia ever again. Yeah, Neptunia is filled with fanservice but it manages to come out as a good series. Even girls play its games too. Atelier was like that too until Gust had to pander to some female audience by including male MCs. Atelier had some of the best female MCs who have strong personalities and don’t need to look too cute.
I feel your pain alright and I am sorry for the rant, but there are so many, many other games that has dudes for MCs and they are everywhere. Say, the whole Tales series, or that one IdolMaster game, or the upcoming SAO game. If you are so much annoyed that this new Atelier game only has two female MCs, then don’t bother playing it. I wish this game to be a success and prove that you don’t need a male MC to be a good game.
I’m glad there’s two FMCs, but I want a Atelier game similar to the Iris series to show up…
Well it’s not like these girls are even sexy or anything, maybe they’re made for girls who want to play as girls?
It’s funny that this is the only place in the world where the discussion about making “games for girls” doesn’t mean making games with female protagonists but male ones. You’re assuming way too hard by thinking everyone who wants a male character in their games is obviously a female who wants an MC character they can drool over or make fanfictions about. I know some guys who don’t want to play as male characters because they put themselves into the role of the character and they feel they can’t identify with female ones. Personally I don’t care, I want more games with genderless spaceships.
Tbh I have no idea about this series and only leared a very little bit of it since it’s getting an anime, But I just wanted to comment that I like your comment. I actually had no real reason to reply to you other than Suddenly Feeling like it after reading your comment… I do agree tho.
Two beautiful girls, love it
Why they don’t release thess games on pc?
I have ps3 but I really don’t feel like playing whit it pc is much more convenient.