Underplayed Gems

Mana Khemia: Student Alliance (2008)

Mana Khemia: Student Alliance cover
Developer
Gust
Publisher
Gust, NIS America
Platforms
PlayStation Portable
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)

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How it feels

A campus-life RPG that mixes easygoing classroom interactions with alchemical adventuring.

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About

The 4th entry in the RPG series, Mana Khemia is different from the previous Atelier Iris games. Mana Khemia is a campus sim style RPG, where you can interact with classmates and professors to complete academic quests. You play as Vayne Aurelius, a novice alchemist who was invited to attend Al - Revis Academy. At the academy, Vayne will meet human and not so human alchemists, and together you will solve the mysteries of alchemy.

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