Koei Tecmo was on Alchemist live yesterday (20th), following the first Nintendo Direct trailer. The first wave of news about “Atelier Mary’s Alchemy Remake” has been officially released.
“Atelier Mary ~ Sarbrook’s Alchemist~” is the first work in the Alchemist series. Released on May 23, 1997. The game slogan “I don’t want to save the world anymore” became the topic, and established the status of a daily RPG.
The story describes that the main character, Mary, is an underachiever who studies at the Royal School of Magic (commonly known as: Academy). One day, for the graduation exam, the teacher gave her an Alchemy Workshop, and the content of the graduation exam was to complete a work that would satisfy the teacher.
To this end, it is necessary to improve alchemy technology, collect alchemy materials, guides, props, and earn money to hire adventurers… Combine, fight, trust, etc., there are many things that can be done, and players can complete them in their own way The goal of graduating from the academy.
This time, the revamped version of the character portraits and cutscenes of the events have been redrawn in a style that suits the preferences of modern gamers, and 2D animations are also be added to the portraits. Character and scene 3D modules are also imported. Players can operate cute Q version characters to move around and explore.
In addition to keeping the simple gameplay and high degree of freedom of the original version, this game also expands teaching instructions and guidelines for various functions. The movement and acquisition systems in town are also fully reworked in conjunction with the latest models to bring a smoother gaming experience. In addition, BGM and voice are also redone and added, and “Extra (EXTRA)” is added after the level is cleared.
In addition, this remake also adds a number of systems, the “unlimited mode” does not have the “five-year scaling” time limit mode. Players who do not like the sense of urgency of a limited time and want to enjoy life in the Alchemy Workshop at a leisurely pace can develop the game at their own pace.
Added “communication events” Added communication events between the main characters, where you can discover a new side or charm of the characters that were not depicted in the original version. “Teacher Ingrid’s Topics” sets out topics that can be used as the direction of the strategy. Avoid the “not knowing what to do” problem that some players have. In addition, there are various functions such as changing the difficulty level and rearranging the Alchemy Workshop.
The traditional Chinese version of “Atelier Mary Remake ~Sarbrook’s Alchemist~” is set to be released on PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Steam on July 13. In addition to the normal version, the official version and the collector’s version will are also released.
