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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 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

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 Screenshot

Atelier Ayesha Linca

Atelier Ayesha battle system

Atelier Ayesha (Ayesha)

Atelier Ayesha Art

Atelier Ayesha Synthesis

Atelier Ayesha Willbel

Atelier Ayesha Regina

Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk

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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~)
Genre	Fantasy
Game
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky
Developer	Gust Co. Ltd.
Publisher	Tecmo Koei
Genre	Role-playing video game
Platform	PlayStation 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.