PlayMagazine writes: "I've always liked the idea of the Atelier series, even if I've found crafting in RPGs to be hit and miss. The problem is, when the ability to create new items, weapons, and other trinkets for yourself exists as a smaller sub-portion of an RPG, it can come across as an activity that isn't well fleshed out, feels unnecessary, or is overly complicated without a lot of really good documentation. (I think back to my time with crafting in Star Ocean 3, and how it pretty much had to be done in tandem with GameFaqs.)"
