YMMV / Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk

• Adorkable: Ayesha is seen as one of the cutest Atelier protagonists, which is saying a lot in a series that's drenched in Moe. Her friendly, yet shy and awkward personality plays a big role in this, as she often stutters or squeals in embarrassment during conversations.
• Awesome Music: "MARIA", the Final Boss theme, is often considered a standout in the franchise's soundtrack. It's a remix of "Guidance" (itself a great track) but with added vocals and powerful guitars. The result is something oddly calm for a climactic duel, but it works.
• Game-Breaker: Being a game about crafting your own items with various properties, it's not that surprising (assuming you know the recipe). Examples include healing items that heal everything and will do it again every round of turns and weapon properties that do every element of damage and apply every debuff. Even worse (like in this video), unlike the other alchemist series, you can apply properties to all four of your equipment slots with no limitations.
• Goddamned Boss: Here's how to defeat the final boss: stock up with items and grind it down. The battle isn't hard enough for people who enjoy a challenge, and isn't quick and easy enough for people who just want to finish the game.
• Magnificent Bastard : Keithgriff "Keith" Hazeldine is a wandering alchemist, traveling to various places in the world in order to gain knowledge and to stop the Dusk. He encounters Ayesha many times during his journey, and is the one to make her understand that she needs to have a good understanding of alchemy to save her sister by herself. Believing alchemy too great a secret for most to have access to, Keith destroyed several places linked to alchemy, which made him a criminal. Following his conviction about alchemy, Keith even tells Ayesha that he might take alchemy away from her if she doesn't meet his expectations. However, despite acting codly to other people, Keith is not against helping them if he can benefit from it, like accepting to become Odelia's master in order to access secret informations.

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