Atelier Lulua details – Sterk, Maana, Setia, and systems
This week’s issue of Famitsu has a news update on Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland. The magazine covers returning character Sterk, new characters Maana and Setia, and gameplay systems.
Here’s the full roundup:
Sterkenburg Cranach
– Current leader of the Arland Defense Group
– He will also participate in battle
Maana
– A girl who often visits the orphanage
– Has an enlightened way of talking that is relative to her age
Setia
– A girl who lacks emotion
– She is unacquainted with the subtleties of the human spirit
Synthesis
– The base system where the materials’ characteristics carry over to the resulting item remains in place, while new alchemical element and boost items elements have been added
– Alchemical Elements: There are different alchemical elements such as ice and earth, and if the value of a certain element surpasses a certain amount, the resulting item’s effect will change
– Boost Items: A boost item can only be thrown in once during a synthesis
– It grants effects to the alchemy ingredients and materials
Battle
– Up to five party members can participate in battle
– There is also a mysterious item icon on the face icons of character in battle
– Though not confirmed, this may be to use an item even when it is not that character’s turn