Atelier Ryza 3: Gacha System Confirmed Absent
- By Isabella
- Feb 21,2025
Exciting news for Atelier fans! Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & The White Guardian, the upcoming console and PC title, will notably not include a gacha system, a significant departure from its mobile predecessor. Let's delve into the details of this exciting development.
Atelier Resleriana: A Gacha-Free Spinoff
Ditching the Gacha
Koei Tecmo Europe announced on November 26, 2024, via Twitter (X), that Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & The White Guardian will forgo the gacha mechanics present in its mobile counterpart, Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator. This means players won't face paywalls to progress or unlock characters, offering a more traditional gaming experience.
Beyond the absence of gacha, the announcement highlights offline playability, eliminating the need to interact with the mobile version. The game's official website promises "New protagonists and an original story await in Lantarna," suggesting a shared world but distinct narrative and 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 remain unannounced.
The Mobile Predecessor's Gacha System
Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator, the foundation for the upcoming title, incorporates a gacha system within its core Atelier gameplay (synthesis and turn-based combat). This system required players to invest money to strengthen or acquire new characters.
The gacha utilized a "spark" system, awarding medals with each pull towards character or Memoria (illustration card) unlocks. Unlike a pity system, there's no guaranteed drop after a specific number of pulls.
Released in January 2024 on Steam, Android, and iOS, the mobile game received mixed reviews on Steam, contrasting with generally positive ratings (4.2/5 on Google Play and 4.6 on the App Store). The Steam reviews often cited the expensive gacha mechanics as a point of contention.
