PS3 exclusive Atelier Escha & Logy to be running on Dynasty Warriors game engine and features two protagonists.
Gust and Tecmo Koei announced on a recent issue of Japanese magazine that it will be releasing a new Atelier title in Japan this year, exclusively for the PS3.
The new title is called Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky and will be out in June 27 in Japan. The RPG begins right where the previous game, Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk, ended and stars two alchemists, the happy-go-lucky female Escha and the calm sword-wielding male Logy. Players can choose which character to start with; from there, the same story will play out from different perspectives depending on who they picked. The game also has multiple endings.
The game is also using the LTGL engine that's commonly used in Tecmo Koei's Dynasty Warriors franchise. Battles in the game now feature a six-person party who can switch between front and back rows.
There is currently no news on an English version of the game at this point in time. Atelier Ayesha was recently out in North America on March 5. For formation, check out
With each passing week, eyes are on the Japanese Vita sales numbers, ever watchful to see the long-term impact of Sony's price cut. This week, its total sales numbers remained impressive, probably thanks to a number of games being released for it. They were ports — One Piece, Meruru, Dead or Alive 5, Pro Baseball Spirits — but at least it was something, and in a country where portables have taken over, handheld ports add significant selling power. Here are Media Create's latest software figures:
1. (3DS) Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon - 280.151
2. (PS3) One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 - 274.625
3. (PS3) Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 - 101.389
4. (PSP) Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 - 80.618
5. (PSV) One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 - 60.315
6. (3DS) Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 56.876
7. (PS3) Disgaea D2 - 55.443
8. (3DS) Pretty Rhythm: My Deco Rainbow Wedding - 33.466
9. (PS3) Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX - 29.401
10. (PSV) Atelier Meruru Plus: The Alchemist of Arland 3 - 25.095
11. (PSV) Pro Baseball Spirits 2013 - 23.621
12. (360) Gears of War: Judgment - 23.345
13. (3DS) Super Robot Wars UX - 18.818
14. (PSP) Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment - 18.002
15. (PSV) Soul Sacrifice - 15.488
16. (3DS) Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate - 14.138
17. (PSV) Dead or Alive 5+ - 13.291
18. (PS3) Dynasty Warriors 8 - 11.523
19. (PS3) Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f - 11.482
20. (3DS) New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 10.497
Hardware numbers are here:
3DS - 76,553
Vita - 41,073
PS3 - 22,942
PSP - 12,690
Wii U - 11,398
Wii - 1,720
Xbox 360 - 610
Next week, Wii-U and PSP will continue their heated rivalry. PSP will be bringing 15 new releases to the ring next week, eight of which are also getting special collector's editions. Meanwhile, Wii-U finally gets two new games, by way of Game & Wario and this:
Impulse Gamer: " Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk is definitely a game for lovers of well made Japanese RPG games. Combat is fun, exploration is exciting and interactions with NPC's work well, although sometimes it can be a little lengthy. The multiple endings is a huge treat to the gamers but you definitely need to watch the clock and do some micromanagement if you want a happy ending. Nonetheless, how can you not like a game about a young woman who has a pet cow."
DHGF: Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk veers off the standard JRPG path of offering a typical save-the-world-from-mass-genocide plot line, and instead focuses on a smaller scale adventure surrounding a gentle apothecary and her desire to rescue her sister. The game is quite a visual treat for such a niche title, and the soundtrack is top notch. The lack of dual language option might be a sore spot for some, but sound volumes can be adjusted down and is certainly not worth missing out on the game over. The majority of the game is spent either engaging in item synthesis or cutscenes, with a relatively small window reserved for combat and exploration. Its certainly not for everyone, but those that partake will find an easygoing adventure with plenty of content to keep them busy for sometime. So if youre looking for something a little different than the run-of-the-mill JRPG tropes, give Atelier Ayesha a look.
SnackBarGames: "Atelier Ayesha may be the start of a new Atelier series from Gust, but itll still feel familiar to fans of the Alchemist of Arland series. A few small changes to the usual formula, both good and bad, set Ayesha apart from previous games, enough so that fans of the series will enjoy it as much as ever."
SG;Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk takes some of the best elements of the previous chapters of the saga, and try to improve them by placing them in a more fluid and accessible, but still rich in complexity because of the increasingly deep alchemy system around which the gameplay.
Playstation Universe delves into the depths of the newest RPG to come over from Japan. Will it be saturated with all the tropes we love and hate or will this title bring something new to the RPG buffet?
Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes:
"There is something to be said for remaining the same and working towards your strengths while refining your weaknesses and over the last few years, the Atelier franchise has done just that. With the Arland Trilogy coming to an end, Gust has moved on to create a new series of Atelier titles, the first of which being Atelier Ayesha: Alchemist of Dusk. Now with a new publisher and a few design changes from the Arland Trilogy, does Ayesha deserve her own time in the spotlight and more recognition than its publisher wishes to give it?"
