Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm
Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm, released in Japan as Atelier Iris: Grand Fantasm[lower-alpha 1] is a role-playing video game developed by Japanese developer Gust Co. Ltd. for the PlayStation 2.
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| Developer(s) | Gust Co. Ltd. |
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| Director(s) | Kazushige Masuda |
| Producer(s) | Tomohiko Yoshida Tadanobu Inoue |
| Programmer(s) | Yuji Higuchi |
| Artist(s) | Yuko Tsujita Yasuhiro Nakai Jun Futaba |
| Writer(s) | Teruo Akaike Kazushige Masuda |
| Composer(s) | Ken Nakagawa |
| Series | Atelier |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
Characters
Playable characters
Unlike previous games in the series, the maximum number of playable characters is 3. However to compensate for the fewer number of characters, once a certain point is reached in the game, Edge and Nell can equip various "Blades" which can change their combat style and skills.
- Edge Vanhite (エッジ・ヴァンハイト, Ejji Vanhaito)
- Voiced by: Nozomu Sasaki
- The male main character, aged 19, who works as a Raider exploring the Alterworlds. After losing his family at a young age, he has since been living with Iris. He's quiet and his honest personality makes him seem unfriendly but deep down is kind and sensible at heart. He is also revealed to have romantic feelings for Iris.
- Iris Fortner (イリス・フォルトナー, Irisu Forutonā)
- Voiced by: Miyu Matsuki
- The female main character, aged 16, who works with Edge as a Raider. Growing up in an alchemist family, she can do simple synthesis. She has an optimistic and straightforward personality but is a little clumsy. She shares a namesake with Iris Blanchimont from Atelier Iris and Atelier Iris 2, but aside from similar looks, the two are completely unrelated.
- Nell Ellis (ネル・エルエス, Neru Eruesu)
- Voiced by: Natsumi Yanase
- The third playable character, aged 15, who works with her older sister Yula as a Raider to rebuild their family wealth. A very energetic girl often lacking seriousness. After getting into a fight with her sister, she joins the party in Chapter 3.
Other characters
- Ash F. Abenstein (アッシュ・フォン・アーベンスタイン, Asshu Fon Ābensutain)
- Voiced by: Daiki Matsubayashi
- The highest ranked Raider in the world, who always works alone.
- Annastra (Anna) Servatika (アナストラ・セルヴァティカ, Anasutora Seruvatika)
- Voiced by: Junko Ueda
- A Guild receptionist, who handles normal quests. A shy and gentle person, she always gives a warm and friendly "Good work." to every Raider at the completion of their quests.
- Phenyl Neet (フェニル・ニート, Feniru Ni-to)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Narita
- A Guild receptionist, aged 12, who handles combat quests. Phenyl is a rude and unfriendly person, who has a bit of a complex about her height: she takes extreme offense at comments made about it.
- Ewan Kleines (ユアン・クライネス, Yuan Kurainesu)
- Voiced by: Satoshi Katôgi
- A womanizing researcher who works at the Scripture Library. Ewan is an intelligent person, but his carefree and narcissistic attitude never makes him seem that way.
- Yula Ellis (ユラ・エルエス, Yura Eruesu)
- Voiced by: Hazuki Nishikawa
- A daughter of a wealthy family. Yula comes to Zey Meruze with Nell to work as a Raider in order to rebuild their family wealth.
- Alvero Kronie (バージゼル・クローネ, Bājizeru Kurōne)
- Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara
- An overly proud Raider, of below-average skill.
- Noella Martyr (ノエイラ・マーテル, Noeira Māteru)
- Voiced by: Miwa Kôzuki
- The Guild Master. Once a highly ranked Raider herself, she is optimistic person who often smiles despite her busy work schedule.
- Kremeyna (Meyna) Neju (クルメーナ・ネジュ, Kurumēna Neju)
- A retired female Raider who is always seen standing sadly at the memorial stone and says very few words.
- Pamela Ibis (パメラ・イービス, Pamera Ībisu)
- A ghost librarian in Grimoire Castle. She has a bubbly personality, but is painfully forgetful. She also has a rather amusing habit of appearing in front of people out of thin air, sometimes resulting in her scaring the bejeezus out of them. Pamela is a recurring character in the Atelier series.
- Crowley (クロウリー, Kurourī)
- Voiced by: Kunihiro Kawamoto
- A mysterious ex-Raider who currently hires other Raiders for his own secret agenda.
- Manna Martyr (マーナ・マーテル, Māna Māteru)
- Voiced by: ?
- Owner of the Grocery Store. Manna is a hard worker with a bright smile, but she has a slow personality.
- Ella Fulchaphen (エラ・フルクハーフェン, Era Furukuhāfen)
- Voiced by: ?
- The bookstore owner. Ella is bored of her job, and is unfriendly to her customers. She is a childhood friend of Iris.
- Yacht (ヨー・ヤッケ, Yō Yakke)
- Owner of the General Store. A merchant from a faraway land who loves rare items who has a bit of a greedy personality. Yach also appeared previously in Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny and Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana, but it is unknown if they are the same people.
- Hagel Boldness (ハゲル・ボールドネス, Hageru Bōrudonesu)
- Voiced by: ?
- The owner of the weapon store who is passionate about weapons whose only concern is his bald head. Hagel is a fixture in many of Gust's works, appearing in both previous Atelier Iris games as well as Ar tonelico.
- Funan :A fisherman with a philosophical personality about fish.
Mana
- Plua: The DARKNESS Mana, found deep within the confines of Grimoire Castle. The Elder demon controls her and turns into an Elder Dragon as her second form to defend against Edge and company. When acquiring Plua, she sends enemies into deep slumber and allows Edge the ASSASSIN BLAZE—specializes in speed and high evasion bonuses.
- Nymph: The WATER Mana, possessed by an Ice Sprite in the Posporia Fairyland lake region. When released from the Ice Sprite, Nymph launches a giant ice wall onto enemies for ice-damage and allows Nell the SAGE BLAZE—specializes in healing and support skills for curative purpose.
- Siren: The SOUND Mana, who can be optionally found near the fishing area of Ishtar's Sound Hill. The demons, Musica and Cancion, guard Siren; when freed, she blows a tuba to divide enemies HP 25-50% off, allowing Nell the ANIMAL BLAZE—specializes in many Kobold assistance and speed bonuses.
- Jiptus: The POISON Mana, that can be found in the marsh area of Valtessa Forest. When Edge liberates Jiptus, she stings one enemy to lower POWER/SPIRIT, allowing Edge the DEAD BLAZE—specializes in summoning dark friends and high anti-dark attack bonuses.
- Diemia: The STONE Mana, found in the Stone Sanctuary of the Posporia Kuma Fort area. Once freed, Deimia charges at enemies in a straight line for physical-damage; allows Nell the FORTIFIED BLAZE—specializes in high-physical attack upgrades equal to/greater than Edge with a larger rapier.
- Fanatos: The EVIL Mana, trapped within the Squawks Treasury. The summon uses a shocking trident on one enemy for lightning-damage, also allows Edge the MARTYR BLAZE—specializes in all upgrades (minus speed) with the ability to AUTO-REVIVE.
- Faustus: The ILLUSION Mana, sealed in the Crystal Rookery of the Dakascus's crystalline Pengie Tribe. Faustus nullifies all status upgrades of one enemy and allows Nell the TOYMASTER BLAZE—specializes in using dolls, but very slow with high defense bonuses.
- Luplus: The TIME Mana, who can be optionally unsealed by seeking the Shadow Stalker in Ishtar's Sword Hill area. The Shadow Stalker is the most difficult boss but when destroyed, Luplus casts HASTE on the party, also allows Edge the CHRONOMANCER BLAZE—specializes in high-arcane magic attack upgrades using ancient tomes.
Music
The soundtrack was mainly composed by Ken Nakagawa with the opening song composed by Revo and two other vocal songs composed by Daisuke Achiwa. It was released June 21, 2006 in Japan by TEAM Entertainment.
- Opening song: schwarzweiß (Kiri no Mukou ni Tsunagaru Sekai) (schwarzweiß～霧の向こうにつながる世界～, schwarzweiß (Worlds Connected Beyond the Mist)) by Haruka Shimotsuki+Revo
- Insert song: Flowers in the Rain by Rekka Katakiri
Ending songs:
- Lorelei by Noriko Mitose (Normal Ending)
- Taisetsuna Kotoba (大切なことば, Precious Words) by Yuuko Ishibashi (True Ending)
Reception
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Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm received mixed reviews, resulting in an aggregated score of 64.78% on GameRankings based on 39 reviews[1] and 63/100 on Metacritic based on 34 reviews.[2]
References
- "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- Parkin, Simon (August 3, 2007). "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- VanOrd, Kevin (June 1, 2007). "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm Review". GameSpot. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- Joynt, Patrick (May 30, 2007). "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm". GameSpy. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- Vassar, Darryl (May 30, 2007). "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm Review". GamesRadar. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- Webber, Garry (October 19, 2006). "Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny Review for PS2". GameTrailers. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- Sullivan, Meghan (February 28, 2008). "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm Review". IGN. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- Wigham, Simon (May 31, 2010). "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm PS2 Review". Console Obsession. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- Mirkovich, Matt (May 21, 2007). "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm Review". Gaming Nexus. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- Dukta, Ben (July 12, 2007). "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm Review". PSXextreme. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- Gann, Patrick (May 28, 2007). "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm". RPGFan. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- Bishop, Sam (January 17, 2011). "Third Time's Almost A Charm - Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm". Total PlayStation. Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- McDonald, Tim (September 30, 2007). "PS2 Review - 'Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm'". Worthplaying. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- McKown, Ken (January 17, 2011). "Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm". ZTGD. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
External links
- Official website at NIS America
- Official website at Gust (in Japanese)
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