Now I finished Atelier Ayesha. I like the fact that it keeps going after you beat the "main" story; it allows you to use all of your remaining time to try and hoover up as many events as you want, and pursue the character-specific endings. I managed to get two of them knocked out — Regina and Wilbell — so I'm pleased with that; there are at least three others, to my knowledge, some of which require some tough fights, so which may be best saved for a New Game Plus run.
I really enjoyed that game. Obviously there will be a lot more words on it on MoeGamer very soon, but I'm already starting to see why the Dusk trilogy is so well-regarded. Its atmosphere is altogether unique, and the juxtaposition of its core melancholy with the typical positivity of Atelier is very effective.
It's on to Escha & Logy next, which I know is an absolute favourite of many diehard Atelier fans, so I'm very curious to see what it has to offer. Soundtrack-wise, Ayesha's final boss theme "MARIA", which I shared yesterday, is going to take some beating, but I'm really looking forward to exploring it.
Other stuff to do in the meantime, though! Now Ayesha's out of the way, I think I'm going to plough through Nekopara vol. 4 before starting Escha & Logy, because I'm keen to get that done and written about. And with the New Year imminent, I should probably think about some sort of "game of the year" arrangement too, huh? Well, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it!
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