PlayStation Vita Critic Reviews

Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk is a more complex game than initially appears, with a nuanced and interesting setting and narrative. At the same time it's supported by likable characters, clean gameplay and a traditional JRPG combat system that hits all the right notes. It's GUST at its most insightful, and it's arguably the finest game on the PlayStation Vita.

With a world bursting with charm and an intriguing storyline to keep you hooked, Atelier Ayesha Plus is a fantastic JRPG that will keep you coming back until you reach your conclusion, be it good or bad.

It may look like all the others that have come before it, but play it for any length of time and you'll quickly find that it's anything but.

Atelier Ayesha Plus is one of the best Atelier games available.

More items, more crafting, missions, Final Bosses, characters and costumes, but basically the same game that we played two years ago, this Atelier Ayesha Plus is certainly the definitive edition of The Alchemist of the Dusk, but it's better suited to new fans who haven't played the original yet, and die hard fans that love the lovely and sweet Ayesha Altugle.

Another great RPG port from PS3 to PS Vita. The new features added are a welcome plus.

We get more content in a portable experience. It's not a revolution, but it keeps the soul of the series.

I enjoyed my time with Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk. From the fun, turn-based combat system to the deep crafting and alchemy system, The Alchemist of Dusk offers many hours of gameplay. Not only that, but the PS Vita version of the game looks surprisingly nice and has a lot of extra content, although that sometimes can at the cost of the frame rate, which does drop significantly in certain areas.

Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk is the ultimate version of the original for Playstation 3. It offer interesting new contents, although Spanish isn't one of them. If you already have the original games, there won't be many reasons to get it.

Not the best in the series, but packed full of new exclusive extras that make a return visit well worth it. [March 2015, p80]