Collection Checklist/Wishlist
This page is organized into categories of various video game series that we care about collecting, with descriptions and "how much we want this"/"how likely we are to play this" ratings from 1 to 3 stars. Series are sorted alphabetically, with standalone games at the bottom.
In general, if you're buying a gift for me, please find a copy that has the original case and manual without substantial physical damage. Avoid reproduction/fake copies of games unless specifically mentioned, and get the US or Canadian version of the game unless specifically mentioned. I don't care at all if it's new or if it's used; I'm going to open and play it either way.
⭕ = Collected (I already have this)
❌ = Not collected (I don't already have this)
Table Template
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
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| ⭕ | |||
| ❌ |
Atelier Series
A cutesy series about doing alchemy and running a shop while also doing JRPG things. This is a series we always wanted to play when we were younger but avoided it due to fear of being seen as "too girly".
This series has a bunch of different sub-series, so I'll split things up.
How Much We Want These: ⭐⭐⭐
How Likely We Are To Play These: ⭐⭐
Salburg Series
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ⭕ | Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg |
PS1 |
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| ⭕ | Atelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2 |
PS1 |
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| ❌ | Atelier Lilie: The Alchemist of Salburg 3 |
PS2 |
Japan-only. |
| ⭕ | Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg Ver 1.3 |
Saturn |
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| ⭕ | Atelier Marie Plus: The Alchemist of Salburg |
PS1 |
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| ❌ | Atelier Lilie Plus: The Alchemist of Salburg 3 |
PS2 |
Japan-only. Upgraded version of Atelier Lilie. |
| ⭕ | Atelier Marie+Elie: The Alchemists of Salburg |
PS2 |
Japan-only. Upgraded version of the first two games. Can be played in English. |
| ❌ | Hermina and Culus: Atelier Lilie Another Story |
PS2 |
Japan-only. Side story/sequel to |
| ❌ | Atelier Marie, Elie & Anis: Message on the Gentle Breeze |
GBA |
Japan-only. Side story/sequel to the series. |
Gramnad Series
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ❌ | Atelier Judie: The Alchemist of Gramnad |
PS2 |
Japan-only. |
| ⭕ | Atelier Violet: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2 |
PS2 |
Japan-only. Also spelled "Viorate". |
| ❌ | Atelier Judie: The Alchemist of Gramnad: Imprisoned Guardian |
PSP |
Japan-only. Improved and expanded version of Atelier Judie. |
| ❌ | Atelier Violet: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2: The Memories of Ultramarine |
PSP |
Japan-only. Improved and expanded version of Atelier Viorate/Violet. |
Iris Series
This is the series where they randomly abandoned running a shop and decided to make a normal RPG with a male protagonist.
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ⭕ | Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana |
PS2 |
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| ❌ | Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny |
PS2 |
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| ⭕ | Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm |
PS2 |
I'm missing the case and manual for this one. |
Mana Khemia Series
This one's weird, sort of spinoff-y, but fun. Magic school antics.
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ⭕ | Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis |
PS2 |
I think I'm missing the case and manual. |
| ❌ | Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy |
PS2 |
Really expensive :c |
| ❌ | Mana Khemia: Student Alliance |
PSP |
Expanded port of Mana Khemia. |
| ❌ | Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy Portable Plus |
PSP |
Japan-only. Expanded port of Mana Khemia 2. |
Arland Series
There's also a Switch collection which is improved but not by much. There's also also a set of expanded Vita ports that would be awesome to have, but don't waste your time: they were released in extremely limited quantities and sell for hundreds of dollars each.
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ⭕ | Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland |
PS3 |
I have the collector's edition! |
| ⭕ | Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland |
PS3 |
I have the collector's edition! |
| ❌ | Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland |
PS3 |
The collector's edition is probably too expensive :c |
| ❌ | Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland |
PS4 |
EXPENSIVE BUT I WANT IT |
| ⭕ | Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland |
PS3 |
Super enhanced remake. |
Dusk Series
There's a Switch collection of this one too but it's not very enhanced (still would be fun though!).
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ⭕ | Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk |
PS3 |
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| ⭕ | Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky |
PS3 |
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| ⭕ | Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea |
PS3 |
Mysterious Series
There might be a Switch collection but I don't think it's enhanced.
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ⭕ | Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book |
PS4 |
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| ❌ | Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey |
PS4 |
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| ❌ | Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings |
PS4 |
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| ❌ | Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream |
PS4 |
Secret Series/Ryza Series
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ❌ | Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout |
PS4 |
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| ❌ | Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy |
PS4 |
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| ❌ | Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key |
PS5 |
Other Games in the Series
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ❌ | Atelier Lise: The Alchemist of Orde |
NDS |
Japan-only. |
| ⭕ | Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island |
NDS |
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| ❌ | Atelier Lina: The Alchemist of Strahl |
NDS |
Japan-only. |
| ❌ | Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World |
PS4 |
Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons Series
Farming, romance, and even really gay in the new ones! These are the coziest games in the world for me.
How Much We Want These: ⭐⭐
How Likely We Are To Play These: ⭐⭐
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ❌ | Harvest Moon |
SNES |
Expensive. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon GBC |
GBC |
Specifically the Game Boy Color one. It's the better version of this game. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon 64 |
N64 |
Expensive. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon 2 GBC |
GBC |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon: Back to Nature |
PS1 |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon 3 GBC |
GBC |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland |
PS2 |
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| ⭕ | Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town |
GBA |
Enhanced remake of the PS1 game. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town |
GBA |
Mineral Town, but girl. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life |
GCN |
So many fond memories of this game. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life |
GCN |
Girl version. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition |
PS2 |
A Wonderful Life but more content. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon DS |
NDS |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon DS Cute |
NDS |
Harvest Moon DS but girl. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon: Magical Melody |
GCN |
The Gamecube version is far better than the Wii. I made my sister sad by getting her the Wii one by accident. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon: Boy & Girl |
PSP |
Back to Nature but handheld and without the enhancements in Friends of Mineral Town. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness |
NDS |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility |
Wii |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands |
NDS |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon: Animal Parade |
Wii |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar |
NDS |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley |
PSP |
Enhanced version of Save the Homeland. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns |
DS/3DS |
The DS and 3DS versions are basically the same. |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning |
3DS |
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| ❌ | Story of Seasons |
3DS |
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| ❌ | Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns |
3DS |
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| ❌ | Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town |
PS4 |
IT'S FINALLY GAY!!! |
| ❌ | Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town |
PS4 |
ALSO GAY! |
| ❌ | Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life |
PS5 |
THEY REMADE MY FAVORITE ONE AND MADE IT GAY!!!!!!! |
Rune Factory Subseries
Rune Factory is Harvest Moon but you get to stab monsters and explore dungeons. It's otherwise the same.
I've also included Innocent Life here because it's another similar spinoff even though it's not the same.
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ❌ | Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon |
PS2 |
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| ⭕ | Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon |
NDS |
|
| ⭕ | Rune Factory 2 |
NDS |
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| ❌ | Rune Factory Frontier |
Wii |
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| ❌ | Rune Factory 3 Special |
Switch |
The DS version is also fine. |
| ❌ | Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny |
PS3 |
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| ❌ | Rune Factory 4 Special |
Switch |
The 3DS version would also be fine. |
| ⭕ | Rune Factory 5 |
Switch |
IT'S FINALLY GAY TOO!!!!!!! |
The Other Spinoffs
There are a bunch. I have exactly zero of them. The PopoloCrois and Doraemon ones are supposedly fun.
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ❌ | Puzzle de Harvest Moon |
NDS |
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| ❌ | Hometown Story | 3DS |
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| ❌ | Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale |
3DS |
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| ❌ | Doraemon Story of Seasons |
PS4 |
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| ❌ | Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom |
PS5 |
The Natsume Harvest Moon Games
Around 2014, there was a trademark dispute. The original devs had to rename the games to Story of Seasons from that point on, and Natsume decided to make new games with the Harvest Moon trademark since they owned it. These are generally considered worse than the mainline games, but they apparently hit their stride with the new one (which also finally has gay way after Story of Seasons).
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ❌ | Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley |
3DS |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon: Skytree Village |
3DS |
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| ⭕ | Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Complete Edition | PS4 |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon: Mad Dash |
PS4 |
I think this is a spinoff? |
| ❌ | Harvest Moon: One World | PS4 |
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| ❌ | Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos |
PS5 |
It's finally gay! And apparently good. |
Yakuza Series
This is a crime drama soap opera with over-the-top comic book violence and wild tone shifts between silly and serious. It's the best.
How Much We Want These: ⭐⭐⭐
How Likely We Are To Play These: ⭐⭐⭐
| Game |
Platform |
Notes |
|
| ❌ | Yakuza |
PS2 |
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| ❌ | Yakuza 2 |
PS2 |
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| ❌ | Ryuu ga Gotoku Kenzan!/Yakuza Kenzan |
PS3 |
Japan-only, but there's a translation guide. Samurai Yakuza. |
| ❌ | Yakuza 3 |
PS3 |
Not a huge want. |
| ❌ | Yakuza 4 |
PS3 |
Not a huge want. |
| ❌ | Kurohyou/Black Panther |
PSP |
|
| ❌ | Yakuza: Dead Souls |
PS3 |
What if Yakuza with zombies? This one is a huge want. |
| ❌ | Kurohyou 2: Ashura Hen/Black Panther 2: Ashura Chapter |
PSP |
|
| ❌ | Yakuza 0 |
PS4 |
Somehow I don't have a physical copy of this. |
| ⭕ | Yakuza Kiwami |
PS4 |
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| ⭕ | Yakuza 6: The Song of Life |
PS4 |
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| ⭕ | Yakuza Kiwami 2 |
PS4 |
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| ⭕ | Yakuza Remastered Collection |
PS4 |
3, 4, and 5 but with better scripts and more stuff. |
| ⭕ | Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise |
PS4 |
Fist of the North Star Yakuza. |
| ⭕ | Judgment |
PS4 |
|
| ❌ | Yakuza: Like a Dragon |
PS5 |
aka Yakuza 7, but they rebranded. |
| ❌ | Lost Judgment |
PS5 |
Judgment 2 |
| ❌ | Judgment |
PS5 |
Remake of Judgment with better graphics, a new engine, and a few other differences. |
| ❌ | Like a Dragon: Ishin! |
PS5 |
The other samurai Yakuza game. |
| ❌ | Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name |
PS5 |
aka Yakuza 7.5. |
| ❌ | Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth |
PS5 |
aka Yakuza 8. |