Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis
- Mana Kehmia takes place in a campus setting where players can participate in literary courses
- Battles that resemble quick paced fighting sports meeting
- Everything you find in the field is used to craft items with alchemy
- Anime stylishness dating simulation combined with classic RPG
Product Description
Mana Khemia is the 5th entry in the Alchemy RPG series that started with Atleier Iris; Eternal Mania. The game is quest based, classic stylishness RPG where players adventure on to various missions to complete the game. But, unlike the ordinary classic stylishness RPG, alchemy is the main focus of the game. Meaning players will learn and make items, weapons and even character stats owing to the use of alchemy.
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First of all, if no one has said so already, I want to point out that despite the fact that this game claims to be appropriate for ages 10 and grown-up, that is very much not the case. Being a young adult, I wasn’t remotely offended by the game, but was incredibly surprised to hear the “b-word” five minutes into the game based on the rating presented on the cover. That said, do not buy this game for your kids. Do not!
Furthermore, while I usually despise it when people do this…I haven’t in fact finished the game yet, but yes, I’m writing a review anyway. I’ve probably invested 5 hours into it so far, and unless a part of the game comes by the side of in which movement is literally impossible and the screen purposefully breaks into chunks of vomit-colored pixels, I keep up my high rating of Mana Khemia. Technically-speaking, I really delight in this game. The controls are straight-forward and effective (believe me – I just got done playing Indigo Prophecy), the camera is a non-issue since you have no control over it (and blind spots are 1 in 100), and the battle interface (turn-based) is moderately unadorned compared to MOST sports meeting (*coughcough*), which I in person prefer. The learning curve for this game, as far as figuring out classes vs. events and particularly alchemy and synthesis, is also moderately steep – there’s a lot to learn compared to, say, Pokemon Golden-haired, but you’ll figure it out eons before you have any hope of so much as approaching Persona 4. Admittedly, but, the tutorials are not much help.
That said, if you’re into next-gen. open worlds…you probably aren’t even reading these reviews. This installation of Mana Khemia is 2D, though not side-scroller (see if you can wrap your head around that), and exploration is extremely limited. That said, I’m more of a plot-based sort of girl, and worlds as ginormous as Fallout 3 only hinder my obsessive impulse to advance the tale.
My favorite thing about the game by and large? Can you say, “Oh my god, this RPG let’s me jump!”?
My least favorite thing about the game by and large? Voice acting. But that’s a personal thing. Seen Ergo Proxy? Despised Vincent Law? Well, now he’s the main character of the game you just bought. Go forth, emo kid. Go forth and whine.
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought this game looking for something new, and that’s what I got. I hadn’t played any atlus sports meeting beforehand, so I didn’t know what to expect. All in all, this game is strangely outcome-like (I hold responsible the anime), but if you can get over that part and focus on the rest of it, it is pretty decent. The game does have some difficulty in the alchemy system and it gets progressively better as you go owing to ’school.’ I wish it wasn’t so linear, but I reflect everyone is resigned to that in japanese sports meeting.
I bunged playing FF12, if that gives you any suggestion, but I bunged playing this game when I got Disgaea.
Rating: 3 / 5
Let me start with the caveat: for those of you who own the 80 GB PS3, I simply can’t get this game to work with that system. It can recognize that a PS2 game is in place, but the screen ruins blank after that. Oh well…
Anyway, on to the game. I loved AI:2, and thought that AI was a pretty excellent, if unbalanced, affair. I thought AI:3 was terrible, but this game is safely in the above average category. It’s not stellar, but it does satisfy.
Let’s start with:
The Excellent:
- Mana Khemia’s tale mechanics are brilliant. I like the thought of progressing owing to a school, with various missions given the rig of courses. The better you do on the missions, the higher your grade in the course. Get enough units, and you’ll pass to the next scenario, after an event that moves by the side of the tale. Fail to get the units, and you’ll…get bonus missions(!) that are very hard. There are multiple endings to the game, so the replay regard is certainly there. My only gripe here is that the cut scenes go very at a snail’s pace.
-Mana Khemia has no levelling at all. Rather, by making items owing to alchemy, you fill in a sort of sphere grid, which then allows you to spend the AP given in battle to increase certain stats or learn no skills. Brilliant thought: the very point of the school is to become a better alchemist, and it’s nice to see the game make this the central point of character development.
In addition, you can gain stats from other events (for example, I was given 10 additional hit points because I died in battle, after being resurrected at the infirmary). All in all, an brilliant thought, as the sense of discovery (which should be a centerpiece of an RPG) is there.
- Battle is solid (though unbalanced – see not more than). Skills are prohibitively expensive, but at least physical attacks are again the bread and butter of battles (this was one of my major gripes with AI:3, as physical attacks were useless). The burst factor is again in place, but it’s much more hard to trigger than in the previous installment.
- The gamepack itself has a nice bonus – a CD with all of the tracks in the game. I like this, as the game itself ruins practically priced.
The Terrible:
- The same monsters. Again. This is bone idle, and borders on pathetic.
- The battles are horribly uneven. Sometimes, you’ll be accosted by some very manageable enemies, and then the next set you fight will whip your tail. Moreover, there is a day/night system, and fighting enemies at night can be incredibly hard. I was wiped out three times in the first half of the game, which is very different from previous offerings in this series.
- I would have liked better interaction with the NPGs. While it’s early, it again feels like they will say exactly one thing throughout the game. Unacceptable.
Nonetheless, this game feels fun again, as opposed to the snorefest of AI:3. The school atmosphere gives a touch of newness to this aging franchise, but it’s hard not to notice the cracks in the foundation under the new paint job. If you like the series, you’ll probably like this one. If you’ve never played a game in the series, I would first recommend Atelier Iris 2, but this ranks closely. And I would be careful if I were an 80GB PS3 owner without a spare PS2 lying around (thankfully, I still had mine).
Addendum: With the most recent patch for the 80 GB PS3 of ancient, this game will now play. Thank goodness – it’s just about time to open up another ending. ;D
Rating: 3 / 5
Brilliant game, Mana Khemia provides a fresh unique RPG experience. Mana Khemia has flashy battles, likeable characters, and a decent by and large time completion to end the game. There is also a bonus dungeon after you end the game and a new game plus+ option. Highly recommended for RPG fans everywhere.
Rating: 5 / 5
It must be a Splendid Game, my 15 yr ancient grandson played it all the way thru and my wife is now over 75% thru the game. Both of them said it is a 5-star game. The graphics are typical PS-2, but still looks excellent. I seems to be a continuation or side tale of the “Atelier Iris 3″ game and uses the same looking characters, dungeons, locations, etc. and the battle system is much the same except no experience is received and characters do not have levels. Instead they gain better skills and improved abilities thru alchemy which is the main theme of this version of the game. It’s a fun game and keeps you busy collecting alchemy ingredients and materials to make new things. I reccomemd it to fans of the Atelier Iris gsme series and RPG fans in general.
Rating: 5 / 5