New Battle System to be Introduced in Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream

On 25 February 2022, GUST Studios and Koei Tecmo Games will take fans of the ‘Atelier’ series back to the tales of Sophie Neuenmuller in Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream. With this new release, the development team are implementing an overhauled battle system, with many new technical and gameplay-related alterations.

For the first time in the series, Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream features a battle system that begins instantly without any load times or separate screens, which the development team hopes will allow “gameplay to flow seamlessly between exploration and combat”. In this new battle system, up to six party members can join forces for “multi-linked turn-based battles”. These party members will be split into two teams; the “assault team” which consists of the 3 members in the front, and the “back-up team” which features the 3 members at the back.

With character split between ‘front’ and ‘back’ rows, one of the new mechanics are dubbed ‘Twin Actions’. Here, the front and back rows can choose to attack together, or have the front row make their move first while the back row recovers and charges up. This ability uses less MP than performing the attacks separately, offering the chance for players to inflict more damage to their foes in battle. Alternatively, players can use the Support Guard action that allows a member of the back row to protect a member in the front row when they are being attacked. Since the members in the front and back rows can be freely switched, it’s important to keep track of each member’s HP and to use these abilities at the right time. In order to use the Twin Actions and Support Guard abilities, Technical Points (TP) are required. When the Dual Gauge reaches 100%, Dual Triggers — a special move where two party members launch a powerful ability together — can be triggered to get an upper-hand in battle.

Some of the enemies that Sophie and her companions encounter will be covered in an aura, and these monsters will be more difficult to inflict damage upon, dealing large amounts of damage to the party. By attacking the monster’s aura with an element it is weak against, the aura will be reduced and stun the monster, allowing Sophie and friends to perform more actions in a row than usual. In some battles, Weather Control can also be used during battle to create favourable situations that weaken the monster’s aura.

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream is a sequel to Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book, released on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita in June 2016, and the Windows PC the year after. Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream will be released on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC via Steam starting 25 February 2022.

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