Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream Introduces New Friendly Faces of Roytale

KOEI TECMO have recently revealed some new details for the upcoming JRPG Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream, of which introduces new friendly faces in Roytale alongside some new story related details.

A breakdown of these new features have been provided by KOEI TECMO below:

In Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream, Sophie uses the town of Roytale – the only town in Erde Wiege – as a base of operations as she searches for her missing friend Plachta. When she arrives in Roytale, Sophie will befriend Kati, the owner of the Crystal Sparkle Pavilion, her kind-hearted employee Gnome, as well as Pirka, owner of Pirka’s Emporium, and these eccentric characters quickly offer her their services.

At the Crystal Sparkle Pavilion, Sophie will be able to accept a wide range of requests from the local townspeople, and through completing these requests, she will earn rewards and raise her reputation. As her reputation increases, Kati will offer advancement quests that, once successfully completed, will increase her Adventurer Grade – allowing her to take on more challenging requests with greater rewards. On the other hand, Pirka’s Emporium is a unique shop that can replenish and duplicate items – both important services for alchemists to utilise alongside synthesis.

As Sophie progresses through her journey in Atelier Sophie 2, scenarios will unlock for a variety of characters in Erde Wiege. Through these events, players will be able to learn of each character’s goals and dreams, as well as raise their friendship level with the character – leading to new skills being unlocked. Each character has their own unique scenarios: Alette dreams of getting rich quickly so she asks Sophie to help her learn alchemy, whereas Ramizel feels like she isn’t able to live up to everyone’s high expectations. Can Sophie help Ramizel find the success she’s looking for?

KOEI TEMCO also confirmed that Limited Edition variations of the game will be available to pre-order through the KOEI TECMO Shop and that early-purchasers of the game physically will receive a special reversible coversheet for their game and a bonus poster with exclusive artwork by NOCO! The Limited Edition meanwhile  includes an artbook, a B3 fabric poster featuring an original art piece, an ‘extra tracks’ soundtrack CD, an early-access DLC costume for Sophie, and the game all packed into a charming collectable box. 

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream is currently in development for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC (via Steam) and is set for a 25th February 2022 release.