Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings | |
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Developer(s) | Gust |
Publisher(s) | Koei Tecmo |
Producer(s) |
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Designer(s) | Shinichi Yoshiike |
Artist(s) | Yuugen, NOCO |
Composer(s) |
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Series | Atelier |
Platform(s) | |
Release | PlayStation Vita
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Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings [a] is a role-playing video game developed by Gust, and originally released in Japan for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 in December 2017. It was released worldwide in March 2018 for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows. [1] It is the nineteenth main entry in the Atelier series celebrating the 20 years of the franchise. It is also the third game of the Mysterious storyline and the last one in chronological order. [2]
The enhanced version of the game titled Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings DX [b] was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and the Nintendo Switch on April 22, 2021. [3]
The player controls Lydie and Suelle Marlen as they travel the world, fight monsters, and take on quests to increase their atelier's reputation. The player can receive "quests" from various NPCs around the game's world, and can unlock various secrets and abilities regarding the mysterious paintings they explore. Combat is turn based, and up to six characters can fight at once, divided into three pairs, each pair composed of an attacker and a supporter. The attacker can always act once their turn begins, but supporters can only act according to certain actions performed by the attacker. The attacker and supporter can switch places during the battle and certain pairs have special combination attacks that can be unleashed with powerful results. [4] The player must find and purchase various magical reagents and process them into potions, crystals, and food items for the local townspeople. The game also features puzzle-based mini games that allow you to provide for the townspeople. [5]
Set eight years after Atelier Sophie and four years after Atelier Firis, the story follows the alchemist twins - the reserved but caring Lydie Marlen, and the eccentric, carefree Suelle Marlen who work alongside their father at the family atelier. But due to his inexperience in alchemy they rarely see any customers. While working to hone their skills, the duo uncovers a mysterious-looking painting, and as they reach out to investigate, the girls are drawn inside a world full of a plethora of rare materials perfect for alchemy. [6] Thus begins the twin's mutual adventure to run a successful atelier, [7] but their inexperience and young age will prove this to be a difficult task. This entry into the series follows Lydie and Suelle go through their lives at the atelier, mixing everyday life with extraordinary experiences and adventures in the "painting world" where they find materials for their alchemy. [8]
The game released in Japan on December 21, 2017 and March 27, 2018 for Western regions. [1] [9] [10] The game is available both on disc and on digital download. The game features text translations for a variety of languages, but the only language spoken verbally is Japanese.
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | NS: 62/100
[11] PS4: 74/100 [12] |
Publication | Score |
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Computer Games Magazine | 7/10 [18] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | [19] |
Famitsu | 35/40 [13] |
Hardcore Gamer | 4/5 [17] |
Nintendo Life | [14] |
Nintendo World Report | 6/10 [20] |
Push Square | [16] |
RPGFan | (DX) 81/100 [15] |
The game received a Famitsu review score of 35/40 across all platforms. [21]
In Japan, the PS4 version launched in thirteenth place in the weekly charts with 21,000 copies sold, while the Vita and Switch versions did not appear in the top twenty. [22]
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Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings | |
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Developer(s) | Gust |
Publisher(s) | Koei Tecmo |
Producer(s) |
|
Designer(s) | Shinichi Yoshiike |
Artist(s) | Yuugen, NOCO |
Composer(s) |
|
Series | Atelier |
Platform(s) | |
Release | PlayStation Vita
|
Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings [a] is a role-playing video game developed by Gust, and originally released in Japan for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 in December 2017. It was released worldwide in March 2018 for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows. [1] It is the nineteenth main entry in the Atelier series celebrating the 20 years of the franchise. It is also the third game of the Mysterious storyline and the last one in chronological order. [2]
The enhanced version of the game titled Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings DX [b] was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and the Nintendo Switch on April 22, 2021. [3]
The player controls Lydie and Suelle Marlen as they travel the world, fight monsters, and take on quests to increase their atelier's reputation. The player can receive "quests" from various NPCs around the game's world, and can unlock various secrets and abilities regarding the mysterious paintings they explore. Combat is turn based, and up to six characters can fight at once, divided into three pairs, each pair composed of an attacker and a supporter. The attacker can always act once their turn begins, but supporters can only act according to certain actions performed by the attacker. The attacker and supporter can switch places during the battle and certain pairs have special combination attacks that can be unleashed with powerful results. [4] The player must find and purchase various magical reagents and process them into potions, crystals, and food items for the local townspeople. The game also features puzzle-based mini games that allow you to provide for the townspeople. [5]
Set eight years after Atelier Sophie and four years after Atelier Firis, the story follows the alchemist twins - the reserved but caring Lydie Marlen, and the eccentric, carefree Suelle Marlen who work alongside their father at the family atelier. But due to his inexperience in alchemy they rarely see any customers. While working to hone their skills, the duo uncovers a mysterious-looking painting, and as they reach out to investigate, the girls are drawn inside a world full of a plethora of rare materials perfect for alchemy. [6] Thus begins the twin's mutual adventure to run a successful atelier, [7] but their inexperience and young age will prove this to be a difficult task. This entry into the series follows Lydie and Suelle go through their lives at the atelier, mixing everyday life with extraordinary experiences and adventures in the "painting world" where they find materials for their alchemy. [8]
The game released in Japan on December 21, 2017 and March 27, 2018 for Western regions. [1] [9] [10] The game is available both on disc and on digital download. The game features text translations for a variety of languages, but the only language spoken verbally is Japanese.
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | NS: 62/100
[11] PS4: 74/100 [12] |
Publication | Score |
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Computer Games Magazine | 7/10 [18] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | [19] |
Famitsu | 35/40 [13] |
Hardcore Gamer | 4/5 [17] |
Nintendo Life | [14] |
Nintendo World Report | 6/10 [20] |
Push Square | [16] |
RPGFan | (DX) 81/100 [15] |
The game received a Famitsu review score of 35/40 across all platforms. [21]
In Japan, the PS4 version launched in thirteenth place in the weekly charts with 21,000 copies sold, while the Vita and Switch versions did not appear in the top twenty. [22]
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