5 tips for beginners in Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream

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Atelier Sophie 2 is a huge game with a lot of new stuff implemented by Koei Tecmo. It takes a whole new approach to turn-based combat, making it faster-paced. Sophie can even change the weather in a specific location to reveal hidden areas, monsters, and materials.

While Atelier Sophie 2 might look like a casual material-gathering game with cute anime designs, there is a lot of stuff for the players to unravel. With over 100 recipes to unlock, things tend to get confusing as one heads deeper into the game.

The following article will break down some of the things that might prove useful in the long run.

Like many turn-based titles, Atelier Sophie 2 also has a system for depleting your MP after performing a specific set of skills. However, this game lets you perform a move called "Twin Actions," where two characters will attack with their respective skills consecutively without costing any MP.

Twin Actions can be activated on a party member by accumulating TP (Technical Points). Perform basic attacks or blocks inside combat to store up enough TP to perform Twin Actions.

This is very important against bosses, as some of the skills that deal the same damage to enemies don't use any MP during this time.

When it comes to Atelier games, gathering and crafting are two of the most essential facets to progress further into the story. Certain items are locked behind a character's level, which plays a key part in getting rare resources.

The only way to unlock some of them, however, is to accumulate enough AP to invest in the character. Leveling up a character and completing a member-specific quest will reward you with a lot of AP.

Crystal Sparkle Pavilion is located within Roytale, which you can pretty much visit from the initial missions