Today on Twitter, Koei Tecmo posted an of Sophie, the newest alchemist who stars in the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita’s Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book. The image is one that was released in Japan back in June 2015, as part of the first batch of Atelier Sophie screenshots and promotional materials. The tweet promised additional information about the game on March 18, 2016.
In Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book, players follow Sophie, a young woman who’s a naturally gifted alchemist. However, she doesn’t have any teacher until she comes across a talking book named Plachta. Plachta ends up getting a body and accompanying Sophie on her adventures as a teacher, while Sophie helps her regain her lost memories and recipes along the way.
A number of new systems are introduced in Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book. With the new Doll Make system, people can customize Plachta with created costumes. These outfits offer stat increases and buffs. Time changes, allowing players to encounter different people, monsters, and materials at different times of the day. Also, Sophie can get “ideas” from materials, which is a new way of unlocking alchemy recipes.
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is immediately available in Japan. It is the first entry in Gust’s Atelier series for the PlayStation 4.
