Atelier Sophie 2: The Final Preview
The newest title in the Atelier franchise and the next game in the Mysterious series is coming to PS4, Switch, and PC (Steam) in the form of Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream. This preview is based on my time playing a pre-release build of the PC version.
This 25th-anniversary installment takes place between Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (the previous title in the series) and 2016’s Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey. Even if you haven't played the previous game, you should be able to get an understanding of it thanks to a synopsis available to you before you begin. Of course, those who have played it will get another chance to enjoy the relationship and secrets shared between the protagonist Sophie and the doll Plachta.
I was excited to find out what kind of adventure Sophie and Plachta would be going on this time around, only to find that Sophie's doll friend vanishes at the beginning of the game. Fortunately, when Sophie wanders into a new world, the people she meets in the village are all kind to her. Her first goal becomes finding her partner, teacher, and truly beloved family member Plachta with the help of her new friends. One new character after the next then begins to appear, such as an alchemist also named Plachta, or Ramizel, a woman who shares the name of Sophie's grandmother, giving the game a lively feel from the very start.
The story takes place in the dream land of Erde Wiege. This mysterious new world created by the goddess Elvira contains the town Roytale, a place inhabited by people who have gathered from throughout time, both past and future. This makes it very natural to come up with ideas about the identity of characters like Plachta,
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