There’s a free demo available today as well
- by Fraser Gilbert
You may have noticed in our ‘next week on Xbox’ roundup over the weekend that Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land is coming to Xbox on March 21st, and the reviews have already landed.
The good news is that it’s getting a really good score on Metacritic so far – the PS5 version has an average of 80 based on 23 professional reviews, so there’s clearly a lot of love for this new JRPG amongst the critics right now.
We also want to bring your attention to a free demo! If you head over to the Xbox Store on your console and search for “Atelier Yumia”, you’ll come across separate demo versions for both Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S featuring a “special version of the opening act of the story”. Sounds like it’s well worth a try!
Here’s what some of the reviews are saying about Atelier Yumia so far:
GameRant (9/10)
“Despite a few growing pains, it adopts the cozy and niche franchise into something more digestible for a wider audience thanks to a well-executed open-world format, modern takes on iconic features, and an engaging, untraditional story.”
Push Square (8/10)
“It’s a fantastic jumping in point to the franchise for new players, and has enough tweaks to the establish