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Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX is a Japanese role-playing game developed by Gust for the Nintendo Switch. It is the 17th main game in the Atelier series and the first game of the Mysterious storyline.
A sequel, Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream released on the Nintendo Switch on February 25, 2022.
Gameplay[]
Atelier Sophie features a completely reformed worldview from earlier titles within the series, in addition to a new alchemy-centric system. Sophie is able to obtain ideas for recipes from activities such as harvesting, exploring, battling, or from events, and these ideas are used as a basis of improving her knowledge of alchemy. When she performs alchemy, the player is presented with various predetermined shapes representing the ingredients used, and arranges each shape on a puzzle board that represents the cauldron. This process involves visual trial-and-error, and if the shapes are arranged perfectly, the player receives a bonus. The materials selected affect the quality of the item synthesised. This system is intended to offer a high degree of freedom based on the player's own playstyle.
Once the player gathers the required ingredients, the alchemy process involves a five-step process which consists of selecting a cauldron, applying ingredients, arranging shapes to receive bonuses, reviewing the bonuses acquired, and finally selecting which bonuses the player intends to keep. After crafting, the player is able to progress the story, in addition to equipping up to four categories of items using the "Dollmake" feature.
The "Dollmake" feature allows the player to freely customise Plachta using costume items crafted by the player via alchemy. As the number of items crafted via alchemy increases, the possible customisation options widen. The game's new weather system affects how the game world changes based on the current time and weather; for example, items receive shop discounts and specific types of enemies appear at certain times and under certain conditions.
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External links[]
- Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX at GameFAQs
| Atelier series | |
|---|---|
| Console games | Atelier Marie • Atelier Rorona (Plus) • Atelier Totori • Atelier Meruru • Atelier Ayesha • Atelier Escha & Logy • Atelier Shallie Atelier Sophie • Atelier Firis • Atelier Lydie & Suelle • Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists • Atelier Lulua • Atelier Ryza • Atelier Ryza 2 Atelier Sophie 2 • Atelier Ryza 3 |
| Handheld games | Atelier Marie GB • Atelier Elie GB • Atelier Marie, Elie & Anis • Atelier Lise • Atelier Annie • Atelier Lina |
| Compilation | Atelier Arland Series Deluxe Pack • Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack • Atelier Mysterious Trilogy Deluxe Pack |
| Related | Gust Co. Ltd. • Nippon Ichi Software • Koei Tecmo • Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper • |