Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis

 PlayStation 2
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 56
  3. Negative: 9 out of 56
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  1. Barjoe
    Nov 12, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The most cliche & overrated Atelier game ever, people hyping it so much for what it's actually worth for to the point that it got in the same boat as Persona 4 where both of them are overrated & underrated at the same time.

    My suggestion is to play the Ar tonelico or Ar nosurge games instead if you wanted a good story & good world building (which this game has none of) from the company that made this game or play Atelier Shallie & Atelier Meruru instead if you wanted a good gameplay with challenging bosses since even the most powerful boss in this game (which is just a recolored version of some characters from the previous game) are such a disappoinment that you could easily killed them by using the equipment you can find inside the bonus dungeon without crafting (which is supposed to be what this series is mostly known for, so that makes Mana Khemia a failure of an Atelier game).

    I mean no offense to those who liked it, but overall I'll give this game a solid 0/10 and I'm glad that this game seems to be a huge flop in Japan & didn't even sell that much anywhere else so that Gust won't make something terrible like this ever again.    … Expand
  2. GundamBoy
    Aug 4, 2020
    4
    The story are predictable & mediocre at best, the main character are your typical JRPG protagonist with amnesia who have a dark past, most of the playable characters are unlikeable & you have to move between places to create materials and equipments since apparently they cannot be done in the same room.

    The battle system are good & it have some fun moments, but that's about it.

Awards & Rankings

25
#25 Best PS2 Game of 2008
13
#13 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2008
10
#10 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2008

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. GamerNode
    60
    This niche title does little to captivate its audience and its main gameplay mechanics will act as deterrents to the average gamer.
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  2. Play Magazine
    70
    As much as I enjoyed most of what Mana Khemia had to offer, actively disliking three of the game's main characters(Vayne, Jess and Flay)made it easy to be apathetic every time a storyline cutscene kicked in. [Apr 2008, p.61]
  3. RPG Fan
    90
    Mana Khemia is an incredibly fun game with a fairly large scope, that takes a minimum of 40 hours to complete. And, with a simple New Game Plus feature, serious fans can get all of the character-specific endings without doing much work.
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