Escha & Logy have an excellent dynamic and it makes me wish all of the Atelier games had dual protagonists. While this game does make some big improvements upon Ayesha in terms of the time limit handling, the alchemy, and the battle system (which is fantastic), it's also a lot worse off in terms of the character stories and exploration aspect, with the player never getting to go to any towns other than Colseit. Still love it for its comfy-yet-rustic atmosphere though.