Developer: Gust
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
Platforms: PS4, Switch, PC (Steam), PSVita (JP Only)
Release Date: March 27th, 2018 (US) / March 30th, 2018 (EU) (PS4 Digital version available March 27th)
Genre: Turn-based Role-Playing Game
Official Site: http://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/lydieandsuelle/index.html
Limited Edition available from NIS America and NISA Europe.
Limited Edition Includes:
Atelier Lydie & Suelle (PS4 or Switch)
Official Hardcover Art Book
Official Soundtrack
Deluxe Cloth Poster
Collector's Box
Set of 2 Deluxe Alchemists Pins
NISA Store Links:
PS4 (US)
PS4 (EU)
NSW (US)
NSW (EU)
About Atelier games
The Atelier games are Slice-of-Life RPGs that focus on the every day lives of fledgling yet ambitious alchemists and their dreams of grandeur.
In (most) Atelier games, there's no need to save the world from some looming apocalyptic threat. Instead, your goal is the grow as an alchemist and create new items to help yourself, your friends, and the people of the town you reside in.
The latest Atelier games have evolved synthesis of items by adding puzzle elements, allowing even greater control over the traits and effects of the items you create.
Atelier games feature turn-based combat with a timeline, allowing players to see the order of turns in battle and directly affect them via skills and items.
Over-the-top animations, explosive skills, and flashy specials add a bit of flair to the otherwise modest and light-hearted exploratory nature of the gameplay.
This story begins in a small atelier
in the town of Merveille, the capital of
the Adalet Kingdom, where two young twin
sisters live. They study alchemy while helping
their father, an alchemist, to run the atelier, and
they share a common dream...
... to run the best atelier in the country.
However, there is a big gap between the reality of
their abilities and their dream. They have a long
way to go yet, and the days flow by while the girls'
impatience only grows. On one of such days,
the twins' path leads them to a certain painting.
Inside that painting, they find a mystical unknown
world. A world full of various ingredients for their
craft. Perhaps, this chance meeting with a mysterious
painting is about to bring them drastically closer to
turning their dream into reality...
Lydie and Suelle spend their days helping out their father in the atelier and working hard
to become the best alchemists in the country. However, in truth,
their atelier is not even doing good enough to put food on their table every day.
These hardships have created a special bond between the sisters, tying them closely together.
While they were working on their synthesis one day,
the twins heard a strange voice coming out from
the basement. Even though they were strictly forbidden
to enter the basement by their father,the twins could
not contain their curiosity and headed out to investigate.
What they found in the basement was a single mysterious
painting. They stared, captivated by it, and before they
could even realize it, they were pulled inside. And yet,
instead of being scared, the twins found themselves very
excited by this mystical world they have discovered,
and they set their minds on exploring,
while searching for the way back.
Exploration
Explore mysterious paintings. Gather rare and unique ingredients.
Encounter dangerous monsters that roam the lands.
Time gradually passes as you explore the world, with various changes to the locales as dusk falls or dawn nears.
Different monsters and materials may come out at different times of the day, so try to spend as much time as you can in the field!
In the field, you can gather plants, destroy obstacles, fish, catch bugs, whack monsters in the head, and more.
Synthesis
Creating items is the name of the game! Craft new sundries for use in combat, create new equipment, synthesize potions, and progress the story with hundreds of unique items.
There are many effects for the items you create, allowing you do extend the effects of healing items to the whole party, level down enemies and decimate their defenses, or indulge in a bit of overkill upon a poor puni with the biggest explosive you can craft.
Combat
Characters in Atelier Lydie & Suelle fight in pairs, for a total of six combatants in battle.
Pairs are comprised of a main attacker and a support.
Occasionally, the supporting character will act on their own, influencing and enhancing combination attacks via Follow-up Skills.
When either Lydie or Suelle are supporting, either can synthesize via the new Battle Mix command.
Battle Mix
Battle Mix allows you to synthesize in the middle of combat.
Now you can craft specific items in combat to give you an ever greater advantage over the enemy.
While both sisters can use this command, each will have their own exclusive items that they can craft in battle.
You can even enhance these items further by utilizing the Extra Mix command, allowing you to add status effects, increase power, or even expand the range of the item.
Combination Arts
Certain characters have special attacks when paired with one another.
These Combination Arts are flashy yet devastating attacks that can turn the tide of battle.
Mix and match pairs to find which work best together!
Brand new characters and familiar faces fill out the roster in one of the largest Atelier casts yet!
(Click the character to be taken to the official profile!)
Calm but slightly air-headed older sister
Lydie Malen
One of the twins living in a penniless atelier.
She is calm, kind and easily likable,
but she also has a little air-headed side to
her and likes to do things at her own pace.
She is good at studying but not fond of
exercise, and has a slightly unique taste in art.
Impish tomboy little sister
Suelle Malen
One of the twins living in a penniless atelier.
She is a tomboy with a cheerful personality,
and can be rather mischievous. She is a prodigy and
the type who doesn't worry about details.
She is terrified of insects, and will throw a tantrum if
one as much as even lands on her shoulder.
Traveling master alchemist
Sophie Neuenmuller
An alchemist who has been traveling for a very long time.
As their senior, she helps Lydie and Suelle with some advice, yet she is not too dependable.
Sophie's alchemy skill is great beyond doubt,
and it has almost reached the extraordinary level
of the one who taught her.
Grown-up "Alchemist of the Mysterious Journey"
Firis Mistlud
An alchemist with an immense love for traveling.
It is easy to see from her looks that she has matured
quite a lot on her journeys. Yet her friendly personality
remains unchanged. She is a very skillful alchemist,
and as soon as she opened her atelier in the city,
she has become rather popular among citizens
of Merveille. Firis has also learned
how to use a bow from her sister,
and she comes around to help Lydie and Suelle
on a request from her long time friend, Ilmeria.
Mischievous loyal knight
Mathias Ferrier Adalet
A man who can be found walking around Merveille.
He is known for his frivolous and playful personality.
However, he is much more reliable on the inside,
and he volunteers to protect Lydie and Suelle.
He is a member of a knight's order,
and is rather skillful with his sword.
He also has an older sister who completely
holds him under her thumb.
A levelheaded young man,
surrounded in mystery
Alt
A young man, with a genderless appearance,
who has been quietly keeping his atelier in Merveille.
It would seem his knowledge and skill in alchemy are rather high,
and his atelier ranks among the top ones in the capital.
He sports a cool personality and a sharp tongue,
and prefers to keep his distance from the others.
As Atelier Lydie & Suelle hosts one of the largest cast of Atelier characters so far, there are many supporting characters who will help you along in your adventure, as well those who will fight by your side in combat.
(Click the portrait to be taken to that characters official profile!)
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings - Announcement Trailer
Atelier Lydie & Suelle Character Feature Trailer
Additional Videos
[Game Informer] RPG Grind Time - Atelier Lydie & Suelle
[ContraNetwork] - Atelier Lydie & Suelle | Comparison | Nintendo Switch vs PS4
[Reviews]
Famitsu - 9 / 9 / 9 / 8 [35/40]
Digitally Downloaded - 100 / 100
"Go into this game with an open mind, and allow the game's pleasant charm, sweet characters and storytelling, and light, graceful approach to JRPG action to wash over you, and you may just find yourself as in love with the utterly refreshing and pure experience that Atelier Lydie & Suelle has to offer you."
IGN Japan - 7.9 / 10
"This game is true to the Atelier series, and while including plenty of fan service, the game makes sure that newcomers have an idea of what's going on. While it lacks in many departments, the great finale of the trilogy more than makes up for it."
We Got This Covered - 7 / 10
Despite lacking the variety of previous Atelier games, Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings has a happy charm that makes it hard to put down.
Push Square - 6 / 10
Atelier Lydie & Suelle isn't as innovative as its predecessors, but that doesn't mean you should write it off entirely - it tells a charming and captivating story that ends up being the best tale in the whole Mysterious trilogy. There are plenty of enchanting areas to explore as well, and as always, there's a deep alchemy system for you to master.
Links
http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2018/03/review-atelier-lydie-suelle-alchemists.html
http://jp.ign.com/atelier-lydie-and...s-and-the-mysterious-paintings/21014/review/3
https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2018/...chemists-and-the-mysterious-paintings/294477/
http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/p...e_the_alchemists_and_the_mysterious_paintings
https://wccftech.com/review/atelier-lydie-suelle-the-alchemists-and-the-mysterious-paintings/
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2018/03/27/atelier-lydie-and-suelle-review/#/slide/1
http://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/atelier-lydie-suelle-alchemists-mysterious-paintings-review/
[Metacritic]
77
http://www.metacritic.com/game/play...e-the-alchemists-and-the-mysterious-paintings
I've never played Atelier before. What kind of games are they?
Atelier games are typically slower-paced and light-hearted turn-based JRPGs.
They focus on crafting, exploration, and a slice-of-life story that typically doesn't include saving the world.
Can I start with this one?
Absolutely. While Atelier games usually come in trilogies, each entry is a self-contained story.
You may see characters from previous games in the trilogy (and even characters from previous trilogies), but knowledge of prior events is not needed.
Does this have Dual Audio?
No. For reasons (officially) unknown, KT has decided against dubbing this entry in English.
Sophie and Firis (the two previous games) both have English voice acting.
Lydie & Suelle will only have Japanese voices with English subtitles and text.
There are no plans to dub this title.
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