Atelier Resleriana Announces End of Gacha System

Exciting news for Atelier fans! Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & The White Guardian, the upcoming console and PC title, will not feature a gacha system, a significant departure from its mobile predecessor. Let's delve into the details of this promising new installment.

Atelier Resleriana's Console Spinoff: A Gacha-Free Experience

Ditching the Gacha

Koei Tecmo Europe announced on November 26, 2024, via Twitter (X), that Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & The White Guardian will be a gacha-free experience. This is a welcome change for many players who find gacha mechanics frustrating or overly monetized. Unlike its mobile counterpart, players won't be forced into grinding or spending money to progress.

Beyond the absence of gacha, the announcement highlighted the game's offline playability. No need to own the mobile game to enjoy this new adventure! The official website teases "New protagonists and an original story await in Lantarna," suggesting a shared world but a distinct narrative and cast of characters.

Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian is slated for release on PS5, PS4, Switch, and Steam in 2025. Pricing and a precise release date are yet to be revealed.

The Mobile Predecessor's Gacha System

Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator, the mobile game that inspired this new title, features a gacha system. While retaining core Atelier elements like synthesis and turn-based combat, it incorporates a monetized gacha mechanic for character acquisition and strengthening.

The gacha uses a "spark" system, awarding medals with each pull to unlock characters or Memoria (illustration cards). Unlike a pity system, there's no guaranteed drop after a specific number of pulls. This system, along with its cost, has drawn criticism from some Steam players, despite generally positive mobile reviews (4.2/5 on Google Play, 4.6 on the App Store). The game launched in January 2024 on Steam, Android, and iOS.

The shift away from gacha in the upcoming console and PC release suggests a focus on a more traditional Atelier experience, potentially addressing concerns raised by players of the mobile version.