Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land Review Thread
Game Information
Game Title: Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
Platforms:
- PlayStation 5 (Mar 21, 2025)
- PlayStation 4 (Mar 21, 2025)
- Xbox Series X/S (Mar 21, 2025)
- Xbox One (Mar 21, 2025)
- Nintendo Switch (Mar 21, 2025)
- PC (Mar 21, 2025)
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Review Aggregator:
OpenCritic - 78 average - 65% recommended - 23 reviews
Critic Reviews
Atarita - Atakan Gümrükçüoğlu - Turkish - 70 / 100
Despite its vast open world, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land can feel repetitive at times. However, its engaging turn-based combat mechanics and tactical depth make for an enjoyable experience.
Console Creatures - Bobby Pashalidis - 8 / 10
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land feels like an exciting shakeup for the long-running series with some interesting changes.
Eurogamer.pt - Bruno Galvão - Portuguese - 4 / 5
Atelier Yumia is definitely a new era for the series, more dynamic, more ambitious, with the ability to attract new players without losing what veterans like. The combat system is a lot of fun, the storyline interesting and the minor problems don't detract from the overall experience.
EvelonGames - Joel Isern Rodríguez - Kaym - Spanish - 8.2 / 10
Atelier Yumia The Alchemist of Memories and the Imagined Land is an excellent entry point for new players and a refreshing installment for veteran fans of the series. Most of its gameplay innovations are well executed, with the open world, revamped alchemy system, and engaging characters standing out the most. While it’s not perfect, particularly in the implementation of the motorcycle and the lack of difficulty in combat, the overall experience is highly enjoyable.
Final Weapon - Angelus Victor - 4 / 5
Atelier Yumia is a great starting point if you've never played an Atelier game before. There's this constant feeling of discovery as you go through each and every spot marked on the map. It does have some rough spots, but Gust is on the right path if their idea is to make future titles in this open world format.
Game Lodge - Jean Kei - Portuguese - 8 / 10
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is a renovated take on the franchise, but without forgetting what makes Atelier so special. Even though it takes a while to pick up, the game has key moments that captivated me and taught me to love the game's cast. It's a game that resembles a conventional RPG in many ways, but with touches that only those who work extremely well with characters and value daily life know how to put in and get right. Some long-time fans may feel a little lost, especially at the beginning, but if you welcome this game with open arms, it will have a lot to offer you.
GameGrin - Mike Crewe - 8.5 / 10
Possibly the best Atelier game to date, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is a thoroughly enjoyable, and rather cosy, RPG that anyone can easily sink hours upon hours into.
Gamer Guides - Lowell Bell - 72 / 100
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land manages to stand on its own two rocket-powered high heels through the strength of its comfortable cast and flashy, fun combat. I still wish the open-world puzzles and base building weren’t so shallow and derivative, even if Atelier Yumia doesn’t penalize you too much for not engaging with them. This isn’t the major shift toward the mainstream that the series needed but if your expectations aren’t too high, you’ll have a great time exploring Adaliss with Yumia and her friends.
It's clear that Atelier Umia is trying to modernize the series, but when you start down the wrong path, every step forward only leads you further astray. An overly simplified alchemy system and a formulaic open world strip away the series' most essential charm, leaving behind a beautifully crafted shell that ultimately feels hollow. No matter how polished the presentation, it's hard to truly love a game that has lost its heart.
Impulsegamer - Abdul Saad - 3.3 / 5
All in all, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land introduces many great concepts and features but fails to be wholly entertaining. It contains unnecessarily tedious features and awful performance that will hopefully be fixed post-launch.
Le Bêta-Testeur - Patrick Tremblay - French - 8.9 / 10
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land proves that the franchise continues to evolve in the right direction. With its more open world, refined combat system, and captivating soundtrack, it's a must-have for JRPG and alchemy fans.
Loot Level Chill - Lyle Pendle - 9 / 10
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Envisioned Land is a bold new direction for the series, with particularly great combat.
Niche Gamer - Throgmorton Belmont - 8.5 / 10
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Nintendo Life - Mitch Vogel - 7 / 10
In most respects, Atelier Yumia is an impressively ambitious and strong new entry for the long-running series, blazing a trail to parts unknown much like its titular protagonist. Things like the darker story, action-heavy combat, and increased focus on exploration gameplay all work well in its favor. The only major complaint is that this was clearly designed with much stronger hardware than the Switch in mind, and while its performance here is just about acceptable, it's very far from ideal. At any rate, we'd give this one a recommendation not only to long-time Atelier veterans, but also to fans of other vast JRPG adventures such as the Xenoblade series. Atelier Yumia is a bold step forward for this franchise, and it stands as a strong indication that the Atelier series has a lot of life left in it yet.
PSX Brasil - Thiago de Alencar Moura - Portuguese - 90 / 100
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is another excellent release from one of the most consistent RPG series today. The narrative is the highlight, but the combat and synthesis systems bring their own brilliance to a journey that will please both old fans and new alchemists alike.
Pizza Fria - Matheus Jenevain - Portuguese - 8.3 / 10
My time with Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land was a recipe for success, in which the sum of all the high-quality parts more than made up for the ones that weren't so high.
Push Square - John Cal McCormick - 8 / 10
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is a wonderfully charming addition to the long-running JRPG series. It's a fantastic jumping in point to the franchise for new players, and has enough tweaks to the established formula to provide a breath of fresh air for existing fans. The story is a little slight, but the appealing characters, streamlined yet robust crafting system, and rewarding exploration make this a recipe for a good time.
Quest Daily - Daniel Anderson - 7.5 / 10
Atelier Yumia is a commendable blend of tradition and evolution, but if you’re planning to get the Switch version, you may want to think again.
Shacknews - Lucas White - 7 / 10
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TechRaptor - Isaac Todd - 5.5 / 10
Open world Atelier could still work, but Atelier Yumia does a bad job at realising this idea. A generic story, dumbed down alchemy, and lacking open world all lead to a middling RPG.
The Outerhaven Productions - Scott Adams - 5 / 5
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & The Envisioned Land is a fantastic entry into the Atelier series. Yumia is a fantastic protagonist for the series, and Aladiss is a fun continent to explore.
TheXboxHub - Richard Dobson - 4 / 5
It isn’t so much the story or the crafting elements that will keep you playing Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land, but simply uncovering every corner of this beautifully realised world.
Worth Playing - Chris "Atom" DeAngelus - 8 / 10
Overall, I really like most of the changes in Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land. There are a number of rough spots that keep it from being perfect, but it's a very solid attempt at shaking up the franchise without losing what makes it successful. I can see it being a controversial entry in the franchise due to the shift in tone and gameplay, but it does a lot of things right. I had a great time wandering around, collecting items, and crafting items and weapons. In general, it felt like I was on an adventure. It might not be the Atelier I was used to, but it was plenty of fun.