Best of the Series.... Like that's hard!!!!!
Gameplay:
Atelier Iris 3 has the normal turn-based RPG battle system. Nothing totally different there. A big boost is the alchemy system in this game. If you haven't played either of the other two Atelier Iris games, then you probably don't know about alchemy. Alchemy just basically is using items (or in the case of the first one, mana) that you find during the game to make new items (such as equipment or healing items). Other than that this is just an average RPG. Score..... 7/10
Graphics:
An amazing part of this game is that the designers decided to make all of the Atelier Iris games have old fashioned graphics. I personally love this! See I am a big fan of Legend of Mana (the best RPG game ever) which also has old fashioned graphics. Some people though might find this as the developers just didn't care but I really don't mind. One thing I did not like were some of the characters. The women can be summed up in one word.... SLUTTY!!! Sure the main character (Iris) whom is an alchemist can make a huge sword but she can not make a jacket to cover up... COME ON!
Other then that the graphics and character designs are excellent! Score..... 9/10
Sound:
The music was great in this game. It didn't get to repetitive but something was missing. It is almost like I can't even remember what some of the tunes were. So I'm kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. I don't know if I like it or not.... Score..... 8/10
Value:
Unfortunately I can't actually describe the value basically because I didn't buy it. I just rented it. But as far as I know it is reasonably priced. Score.... 8/10
So if you want a great game that brings back the retro style.... Go out and get Atelier Iris 3!!!!
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