Atelier Lydie & Suelle details and screenshots – characters, synthesis systems, more
A new wave of details and screenshots for Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings were sent out today. We have an update on various characters in the game, synthesis systems, and more. All of the news has been rounded up below, courtesy of Gematsu.
Lusia Voltaire
– Voiced by: Reina Ueda
– Illustrated by: Yuugen
– Age: 19
– Height: 147cm
– Occupation: Alchemist
– Only daughter of “Atelier Voltaire,” the most well-known atelier in Melveille, the imperial capital
– Lydie and Suelle’s childhood friend
– Has a rival-like relationship with the twins
– Has a graceful appearance and puts on the act of being nice and addresses everyone respectfully
– Considered to be a flower beyond anyone’s reach
– However, she is actually black-hearted and ambitious
– Lusia is high-handed and prideful, but easily feels lonely
– If she is not shown any attention, she will sulk
– She also considers herself quite the tactician, but since that is quickly exposed as a lie, those around her watch over her with care
Alto
– Voiced by: Takuma Nagatsuka
– Illustrated by: Yuugen
– Age: ??
– Height: 160cm
– Occupation: Alchemist
– A boy with an androgynous appearance
– Runs a secret atelier in Melveille
– Has very high alchemy abilities, and boasts of top class ability among Melveille’s emerging atelier district
– Cool and sarcastic personality
– There is also a cold atmosphere about him as if to push others away
– Looks down on alchemists who show off their half-baked abilities
– You may see another side to him as he opens his heart
– It seems he will become a member of the party
Plachta
– Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi
– Illustrated by: Yuugen
– Age: ??
– Height: ??cm
– An alchemist journeying with the traveling alchemist Sophie
– Sophie’s alchemy master
– Considers her to be both a close friend and family
– Serious and calm, but can also be somewhat careless
– Has a wealth of knowledge in the field of alchemy
– Plachta has a different, more womanly appearance now compared to when she first met Sophie.
Fritz Weissberg
– Voiced by: Kenyuu Horiuchi
– Illustrated by: Yuugen
– Age: 59
– Height: 171cm
– Occupation: Swordsman / Doll Maker
– Traveling doll maker and swordsman
– Drossel’s father
– While traveling together, Fritz and Drossel make a stop in Melveille
– Even at his old age, he continues to study, and continues to develop both his skills as a doll maker and as a swordsman
– While his personality completely changes whenever he sees a doll, he is usually an intellectual character who always makes calm judgments
– He has considerable interest in “Mysterious Paintings,” which are in the same field of art as dolls.
– Since nowadays he keeps a watchful eye over his daughter, who often gets lost, his stomach tends to hurt
Drossel Weissberg
– Voiced by: Ari Ozawa
– Illustrated by: Yuugen
– Age: 30
– Height: 165cm
– Occupation: Playwright / Doll Maker
– Traveling playwright
– Naive and cheerfully noisy
– She is traveling with her father Fritz
– Dreams of one day putting on the best puppet show ever
– Her love for dolls is of equal match to her father
– She has favorable career prospects as a playwright, and is also making her debut as a shrewd novelist
– Surprises others with her knowledge as a bookworm
– With her father’s recent stomach pains, she is seemingly becoming aware of the trouble she is putting him through
The Story of Lydie and Suelle, Travelers of Mysterious Paintings
– Fascinated by the mysterious paintings in their basement, Lydie and Suelle are drawn into the paintings’ worlds
– With never before scene landscapes and valuable materials spread out before them, the twins could not contain their curiosity
– The twins’ story begins when they encounter their first mysterious painting
– By synthesizing the materials obtained in mysterious paintings, the twins can create items never before created
– But even when the twins bring up talk of the mysterious paintings to their father Roger, he does not take them seriously
The Goal: Become “The Best Atelier in the Country
– The “Atelier Rank System” is a new system that has been established in the country
– In order to reach the highest rank in this system, the twins will spend each day working hard synthesizing and adventuring
– Along the way, after the twins have grown a bit, they will be asked by the kingdom to investigate the mysterious paintings
– Thinking that it will be difficult to pass the test through self-study, the twins hope to become the apprentices of the “Super Top Class Alchemist” Ilmeria
– After finishing the rank-up test, the twins are asked to investigate the mysterious paintings
– After going into the world of a new painting with their escort Matthias, they join up with Lusia, who arrived before them
– It appears that the country has been requesting talented alchemists to investigate
Investigate Mysterious Paintings
– Multiple mysterious paintings
– Need to repair a painting in order to enter its world
– Creating the special item required to do that is not straight forward
– Borrowing the powers of everyone helping them, Lydie and Suelle will synthesize the items necessary to repair the paintings
– When a painting gets old, it loses its power as a mysterious painting, and a mysterious painting tool called “The Paints of Neige” is required to repair it
– In order to synthesize this, the twins will seek out the help of Firis
Create Items with Particular Effects through Activation Item Synthesis
– The synthesis system applies materials through simple, puzzle-like operation
– Game has “Activation Item Synthesis”
Use Activation Items to Create New Effects
– Activation Items are special items that can be added to a synthesis whenever you like, but only once per synthesis
– The effects of Activation Items differ depending on the item
– Ex: one effect changes the colors of colored squares that already have materials placed in them each to different colors
– Another effect changes the same colored squares next to the selected square all to the same color
– By skillfully placing an Activation Item into the panel, new effects will appear
– There may even be a character cut-in when creating a seemingly good item
– By using Activation Items, you can create items all your own with more convenient and particular effects
Battle Mix
– Create items with various effects to use immediately in battle using the items you have gathered as ingredients
– A Battle Mix can be activated when the character in the front of a two-person team meets certain requirements
– When doing so, a “Battle Recipe” will appear on the screen, allowing you to select the necessary materials
– Need “Archeus Anima” items
– These items can only be obtained in the worlds of mysterious paintings
– When Lydie or Suelle are in the rear of their two-person team, they can activate a Battle Mix when the character in the front meets certain requirements
– Those requirements differ for Lydie and Suelle
Extra Mix
– Synthesis that uses a battle-use item originally synthesized through a Battle Mix to create an even stronger battle-use item
– After choosing the item you want to synthesize in the Battle Recipe screen, you can add more Archeus Anima than specified to possibly give the resulting item an even stronger effect
– In Extra Mix, after taking over the effect of the item used as a material, an Extra Mix-exclusive “Ex Effect” is added
– Use this to create super powerful items you could not create in normal synthesis, like a Big Bang Flam with a Mega Bomb as an Ex Effect
The Worlds of Mysterious Paintings and the Real World
– Lydie and Suelle’s story will be told as they travel between two truly different worlds
– While meeting new people and experiencing events they could never imagine, the twins will inch ever closer toward their dream
Mysterious Painting World: “Frozen Time Palace”
– Towering over a forest of frost-covered trees is a palace where everything is frozen
– What awaits in this palace where the beds, walls, and even time are frozen
Real World: The Hill Overlooking the Sea
– A hill overvlooking both Melveille and the see
– A church called Venue Church with a graveyard behind it was built on top of the hill
– It seems that Lydie and Suelle will visit this place
Strengthening Your Bonds
– As you encounter people in Melveille, certain characters will trigger events
– Through these character events, you will be able to see different sides of these characters than you normal, and touch upon important feelings and thoughts
