Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk


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 SkyAn English language release was published in March 2013 by Tecmo Koei in western regions.




















Developer(s)Gust
Publisher(s)
  • JP Gust
  • WW Tecmo Koei
SeriesAtelier
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
DistributionBlu-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

Main Characters

Ayesha Altugle (アーシャ・アルトゥール Āsha Arutūru)
Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese), Erika Harlacher (English)
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.
Keithgriff Hazeldine (キースグリフ・ヘーゼルダイン Kīsugurifu Hēzerudain)
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]
Wilbell voll Erslied (ウィルベル・ヴォル エルスリート Uiruberu Boru Erusurīto)
Voiced by: Asami Seto (Japanese), Cristina Valenzuela (English)
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.



Gallery






Atelier Ayesha Art



Atelier Ayesha Art



Atelier Ayesha Screenshot



Atelier Ayesha Linca



Atelier Ayesha battle system



Atelier Ayesha (Ayesha)



Atelier Ayesha Art



Atelier Ayesha Art



Atelier Ayesha Art



Atelier Ayesha Art



Atelier Ayesha Synthesis

Atelier Ayesha Willbel



Atelier Ayesha Regina

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky



Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (エスカ&ロジーのアトリエ ~黄昏の空の錬金術士~ Esuka & Rojī no Atorie Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi) is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Gust Co. Ltd and the secend game of Atelier Dusk Series. Given the project code "A15", it is the 15th game in the official Atelier series. Hidari remains as the character designer and the game runs on the LTGL engine.It was released in Japan on 27 June 2013 and released in West on 11 March 2014.



エスカ&ロジーのアトリエ ~黄昏の空の錬金術士~
(Escha & Logy no Atelier ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi~)
GenreFantasy
Game
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky
DeveloperGust Co. Ltd.
PublisherTecmo Koei
GenreRole-playing video game
PlatformPlayStation 3
Released
  • JP 27 June 2013
  • NA 11 March 2014
  • EU 7 March 2014
  • AUS 6 March 2014

Gameplay


Atelier Escha & Logy will allow players to choose between two protagonists. The main storyline will remain the same regardless of who is chosen, but certain events and ending will only be available on a particular protagonist.

With the new synthesis system, the player can combine different items. The two protagonists Escha and Logy use different kinds of tools to synthesize.

Plot

The game's story takes place about 4 years after the beginning of Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk in a far away place to the west of the Twilight Land where the local administration hires two new alchemists, Escha and Logy as members of their R&D division. While learning the ropes of their new occupation, Escha and Logy gather friends and companions as they unlock the secrets of the nearby ruins and help the citizens in a world that is still recovering from a catastrophic event known as "The Dusk".


Characters


Escha Malier (エスカ メーリエ Esuka Mērie)
Voiced by: Rie Murakawa
The first protagonist of the story. Escha is often quite quirky and cheerful, and often show her feelings very clearly. She is full of energy and is also a very curious person. Escha works as an government official along her partner Logy, and performs alchemy using a cauldron to synthesize items.

Logix "Logy" Fiscario (ロジックス フィクサリオ Rojikkusu Fikusario)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa
The second protagonist of the story. Logy is a serious and "down-to-earth" person, but is also kind. He has a burn scar on one of his arms, and he seems to avoid talking about his past. Like Escha, he is an government official, and is assigned to work with her. Instead of a cauldron, Logy uses specialized tools to assemble new weapons and armor and to disassemble items in order to discover their properties.

Lucille Ernella (ルシル・エルネラ Rushiru Erunera)
Voiced by: Mariko Honda
Lucille is a new government official educated in medicine, sent to the development project from The Center. She is a junior to Escha and Logy within the development team, and address them both with the "senpai" honorific. She is serious about her work and polite, but sometimes she makes big mistakes. She comes from the rich Ernella family.

Awin Sidelet (アウィン・サイドレット Awin Saidoretto)
Voiced by: Kenji Akabane
Escha's cousin, Awin is a balloon-mechanic working in the engineering team. He is responsible for the maintenance of public facilities, carriages, and so on. He's a caring person and admires the adventurer Reyfer Luckberry. Since he is very knowledgeable about mechanical arts, he provides assist with various sides of investigations.

Reyfer Luckberry (レイファー・ラックベリー Reifā Rakkuberī)
Voiced by: Yasunori Masutani
Reyfer is a sharpshooter and treasure hunter who joins the team in search for ancient relics.

Threia Hazelgrimm (スレイア・ヘーゼルグリム Sureia Hēzerugurim)
Voiced by: Chiharu Kitaoka
Threia is an archeologist who makes use of the knowledge obtained from her studies to fight.

Linca (リンカ Rinka)
Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu
Returning from the previous game, Linca is a swordswoman and Marion Quinn' bodyguard. She joins the party under Marion's request.

Gallery


Atelier Escha & Logy Synthesis Screenshot




Escha




Logy





Atelier Escha & Logy Artwork





Atelier Escha & Logy Artwork




Escha


Linca


Logy





Willbel





Atelier Escha & Logy Gameplay Screenshots





Atelier Escha & Logy Gameplay Screenshots






Atelier Escha & Logy Gameplay Screenshots






Atelier Escha & Logy Artwork

Sunday, April 20, 2014
 Trinity Universe 

 Trinity Universe (トリニティ・ユニバース) is a 2009 console role-playing game, co-developed by Nippon Ichi Software, Idea Factory and Gust Corporation exclusively for the PlayStation 3. The game is published by Idea Factory in Japan and NIS America in North America and Europe and was released in Japan on October 1, 2009 and in North America and Europe on June 2010. The game features characters from the Atelier and Disgaea series from Gust Corporation and Nippon Ichi Software respectively, with fully 3D character models for the first time.


















North American Cover Art
Developer(s)Nippon Ichi Software,Gust Corporation, Idea Factory
Publisher(s)Idea Factory (Japan)
NIS America
Artist(s)Tsunako
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Release date(s)
  • JP October 1, 2009
  • NA June 29, 2010
  • EU June 25, 2010
Genre(s)Role-playing game
Mode(s)Single-player
DistributionBlu-ray Disc


Gameplay
 
In Trinity Universe's battle system, each attack uses a certain amount of AP, and skills are assigned to three different buttons, it has a very similar combat system to Hyperdimension Neptunia except without Neptunia's extensive customization. If players execute a string of skills, they can deal more damage. Time is said to be an important element, with players having a set period in which to destroy a gravitation field and escape a dungeon.
The game features two different scenarios, Goddess side which features Gust characters, and a Demon Lord side with Nippon Ichi characters. The protagonist in the Demon Lord story line is a devil dog named Kanata, while the Goddess side stars the Valkyrie Rizelea.


Characters

 Original characters

·         Kanata (カナタ Kanata)

Voiced by: Miku Ozaki (Japanese), Sam Riegel (English)
Also known as Demon Dog King Kanata (犬魔王カナタ Inu Maō Kanata), Kanata hails from a lineage that was tasked with sacrificing themselves to become "Demon God Gems". These gems are capable of emitting energy that repels drifting objects in space, so as to prevent them from crashing into the Netheruniverse's capital, Empyria. He resists his fate during the ritual and becomes a Demon Dog King instead, his vassal Tsubaki frees him from his prison cell, and they both flee his family castle. He now lives a carefree life instead.

·         Rizelea (リーゼリアル Rīzeriaru)

Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese), Mela Lee (English)
Also known as Valkyrie Rizelea (戦女神リーゼリアル Ikusa Megami Rīzeriaru), Rizelea has worked for the Goddess Union as a Valkyrie in order to keep peace and order in the universe. During her last mission to restore peace in the Netheruniverse, she decides to take action independent of the Goddess Union and starts an investigation about the drifting objects that travels towards Empyria. Prefers people to call her "Riz" (リゼリア Rizeria in the Japanese version).

·         Tsubaki (ツバキ Tsubaki)

Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu (Japanese), Kate Higgins (English)
Also known as Fox Spirit Tsubaki (妖狐ツバキ Yōko Tsubaki), she is Kanata's caretaker that is always by his side. Always behaving like a Yamato Nadeshiko, her true, scary nature slips out occasionally when she gets angry. No one knows of her secret ambitions.

·         Lucius (ルキウス Rukiusu)

Voiced by: Tetsuto Furukawa (Japanese), Bryce Papenbrook (English)
Also known as The Dark Hero Lucius (暗黒勇者ルキウス Ankoku Yūsha Rukiusu), an arrogant human who used to be a Hero of Light, but a certain incident caused him to fall and become a Dark Hero instead. He aims to usurp the throne to the Netheruniverse. Takes pride in his ahoge (lit. fool's hair, an antennae-like hair that is a typical anime feature), and becomes mad and needlessly defensive whenever someone makes fun of it.

·       Recit (レシート Reshīto)

Voiced by: Atsushi Abe (Japanese), Keith Silverstein (English)
Also known as Treasure Hunter Recit (トレジャーハンター・レシート Torejā Hantā Reshīto), a Treasure Hunter who travels all over space and believes that going on adventures is the duty of all men. He is very passionate and friendly to his friends, but he has a complex over his name Recit because it sounds like 'receipt'. Designed by Kazuyuki Yoshizumi, character designer for Gust's Mana Khemia  series.

·         Miyu (みゆ Miyu)

Voiced by: Maki Kobayashi (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh (English)
Also known as Managraphic Artist Miyu (マナグラフィッカーみゆ Mana Gurafikkā Miyu), Miyu is a snow cat spirit whose job is to draw Managraphics, magic symbols, on weapons. She works very hard in order to send money to her poor family which lives on the other side of the universe. Cries easily in all kinds of situations, from being sad or happy, to confused or nervous. Designed by Yoshihiko Imaizumi, character designer for Nippon Ichi's Jigsaw World game.

·         Mizuki (ミズキ Mizuki)

Voiced by: Yūna Inamura (Japanese), Lauren Landa (English)
Also known as Super Assassin Idol Mizuki (スーパーアサシンアイドル・ミズキ Sūpā Asashin Aidoru Mizuki?), Mizuki is literally a super idol and assassin combined. She can sing, dance and assassinate, and is pretty famous in the Netheruniverse. Very positive and optimistic, but a little selfish. Her catchphrase is 'Are you prepared for your beautiful assassination?!' ("覚悟せよ♪" in the Japanese version, literally "get ready!").

·         Suzaku (スザク Suzaku)

Voiced by: Takashi Kondō (Japanese), Troy Baker (English)
Also known as Castle Overseer (ラスボス・スザク Rasu Bosu Suzaku) (the Japanese title, Last Boss Suzaku, is most likely a reference to Disgaea's Mid Boss Vyer). A mystic that serves at Kanata's castle. Speaks with a feminine tone (anokama accent in the Japanese version), which sometimes conflict with his appearance. Because of his household's and castle's economic deficits, he works several jobs such as being Mizuki's manager and an Innkeeper. He juggles these jobs with fighting with Kanata and Rizelea's party as well.

·         Macaroon (マカロン Makaron)
Voiced by: Haruko Komano (Japanese), Carrie Savage (English)
·        Shuten (酒呑童子 Shuten-dōji)
Voiced by: Takashi Maeda (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English)
·         Ashura (アシュラ Ashura)
Voiced by: Mitsu Takagi (Japanese), Erin Fitzgerald (English)

Nippon Ichi characters
·       Flonne (フロン Furon) from Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

Voiced by: Yūko Sasamoto (Japanese), Sandy Fox (English)
Also known as Universal Witch Girl, Galaxy Flonne (宇宙魔女っ娘・ギャラクシーフロン Uchū Majokko Gyarakushī Furon). A witch girl traveling around the universe in a spaceship on a quest to fill the world with love. She is currently chasing Etna, who stole her spaceship.

·           Etna (エトナ Etona) from Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

Voiced by: Tomoe Hanba (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)
Also known as Galaxy Beauty Pirate Captain Etna (銀河美少女海賊・キャプテンエトナ Ginga Bishōjo Kaizoku Kyaputen Etona). The pretty captain of a stolen ship, currently on a journey to find legendary sweets and conquer the world. The latter is her secondary goal.

·         Prinny (プリニー Purinī?) from Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

Voiced by: Junji Majima (Japanese), Dave Wittenberg (English)
Also known as Low Income Worker Prinnies (低賃金雑用使い魔・プリニー Teichingin Zatsuyō Tsukaima Purinī). Etna's servants who toil solely for money, while continuing to work for Etna because they fear her as well. Frequently launched as cannonballs from the cannons in Etna's spaceship since they explode when thrown.

Gust characters
·         Pamela Ibis (パメラ・イービス Pamera Ībisu) from Atelier Viorate: Alchemist of Gramnad 2

Voiced by: Asuka Tanī (Japanese), Dorothy Elias-Fahn (English)
Also known as Ghastly Inn Mascot, Pamela (幽霊亭の看板娘パメラ Yūreitei no Kanban Musume Pamera), Pamela works at an inn on Empyria. As usual, she enjoys pulling pranks on people by suddenly appearing around them (especially the Prinnies and Lucius). Despite being a ghost, she is merry and cheerful all the time, though she often sounds flat or without any real opinion at all.

·         Violet (Viorate) Platane (ヴィオラート・プラターネ Viorāto Puratāne) from Atelier Viorate: Alchemist of Gramnad 2

Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya (Japanese), Lauren Landa (English)
Also known as Alchemist Violet (錬金術士ヴィオラート Renkinjutsushi Viorāto), she prefers people to call her simply Vio (ヴィオ Vio). A cheerful and active girl, Vio is very sociable and can make friends with anyone instantly. She creates a lot of things using materials from all over the Netheruniverse, as part of her alchemy training. She thinks that carrots are the ultimate ingredients in cooking. Her goals are to become a great alchemist and to make the best food using carrots as her main, if not only, ingredient. This also marks Violet's first appearance in the U.S. since the game she originates from was not localized (much like with Marie in Cross Edge).


Gallery




Etna





Flonne

Recit





Lucius





Miyu






Pamela






Prinny




Tsubaki






Rizelea






Violet











































































































































Kanata


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