After 27 years as a cult classic, crafting JRPG series Atelier shoots for global appeal with a seamless open-world, "action-like" combat, and a series-first housing system

The long-running but relatively niche crafting JRPG series Atelier is aiming for mainstream, international appeal with the recently announced next entry, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land.

In an interview with 4Gamer (via Automaton), producer Junzo Hosoi said there have been aspects of the Atelier series that don't hold up to standards set by other RPGs.