Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk (アーシャのアトリエ～黄昏の大地の錬金術士～Asha no Atorie ~Tasogare no Daichi no
Renkinjutsushi~, lit. Atelier Ayesha ~Alchemist of the Ground of
Dusk~) is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Gust. The character designs are by Hidari. It is the fourteenth
title in the Atelier series, coming after Atelier
Meruru, but has a storyline
independent from previous titles in the series. Atelier Ayesha is the
fourteenth installment of the main Atelier series. It is the fourth game
released on the Playstation 3, although it is in an entire new universe from
the Arland Series. It is the first game in the Twilight Series, and the prequel
to Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky. An English language release was published in March
2013 by Tecmo Koei in western regions.
Developer(s)
Gust
Publisher(s)
JP Gust
WW Tecmo Koei
Series
Atelier
Platform(s)
PlayStation 3 PlayStation Vita
Release date(s)
JP June 28, 2012
NA March 5, 2013 AU March 7, 2013 EU March 8, 2013
Genre(s)
Role-playing
Mode(s)
Single-player
Distribution
Blu-ray Disc
Premise
Atelier
Ayesha stars Ayesha Altugle, a lonely girl who runs a herbalist's workshop.
After her grandfather died, Ayesha’s younger sister Nio disappeared when she
was gathering herbs. One day, Ayesha sees Nio walking through ruins which
starts her journey. The goal of the game is to reunite Ayesha with Nio.
Overcoming sadness is one of the game’s themes and players will see Ayesha grow
as she writes diary entries.
Atelier Ayesha takes place in a new world separate from
the Arland saga where the art of alchemy is out of style. Most people forgot
about it and Ayesha lives in an ever changing world
The game's main character. Ayesha is a herbalist who ran a small workshop with her grandfather and little sister Nio, until her grandfather passed away and Nio goes missing. Despite being left alone, Ayesha remained upbeat and continued to run the workshop. One day, Ayesha sees an apparition of Nio by her supposed grave. Convinced that her little sister is still alive, Ayesha sets off on a journey to discover the means to save her.
Nio Altugle (ニオ・アルトゥールNio Arutūru)
Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese), Kira Buckland (English)
Ayesha's younger sister who disappears one day while out gathering herbs. After a long search by Ayesha and nearby villagers found no trace of the girl, Nio is assumed dead, and a gravestone is erected at the place of her disappearence.
Voiced by: Jōji Nakata (Japanese), Richard Epcar (English)
An experienced alchemist from another country with a keen interest about ancient times. He’s a calm and collected gentleman in pursuit of knowledge. Keithgriff first encounters Ayesha on one of his visits to a ancient ruin, and points the young girl towards alchemy as the key to saving her younger sister. In battle, Keithgriff doesn’t use a weapon, instead relying on alchemy related attacks, which he summons from his magic ring.
Regina Curtis (レジナ・カティスRejina Katisu)
Voiced by: Fumie Mizusawa (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)
An acquaintance of Ayesha who makes a living selling artifacts excavated from ruins. Despite being a girl, she is considered one of the strongest amongst the excavators, a group consisting mainly of heavily built men in their prime. Regina is a sociable and reliable girl with a bunch of younger siblings to take care of.[4]
A girl who comes from a family of witches. Described as being cute and wearing a black pointy hat, Wilbell is a genius when it comes to magic, but knows that she is a long way to be acknowledged by her great-great-grandmother, to whom she looks up. Despite fighting with a broom, Wilbell is still learning to fly as a proper witch.
Linca (リンカRinka)
Voiced by:Ami Koshimizu (Japanse), Julie Ann Taylor (English)
A calm and collected swordswoman that acts as Marion Quinn' bodyguard. By Marion's request, she offers her assistance to Ayesha, who in return helps in her efforts to improve her cooking and make other friends, with dubious results.
Juris Grunden (ユーリス・グルンデンYūrisu Gurinden)
Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English)
A hunter who wants to defeat a dragon and wear its scales as armor. Despite his stoic demeanor, he is very protective of his sister Nanaca, and watches over her from afar as she looks for pasture for their cows. Juris fights using a hatchet and crossbow.
