Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk
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| Developer(s) | Gust Co. Ltd. |
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| Director(s) | Yoshito Okamura |
| Producer(s) | Tadanobu Inoue |
| Designer(s) | Azusa Takahashi |
| Programmer(s) | Yuji Higuchi |
| Artist(s) | Hidari |
| Composer(s) | Daisuke Achiwa Kazuki Yanagawa Yu Shimoda |
| Series | Atelier |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Metacritic | PS3: 70/100 Vita: 76/100 |
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| EGM | 7.5/10 |
| Famitsu | 75/100 |
| IGN | 6.2/10 |
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk (アーシャのアトリエ ～黄昏の大地の錬金術士～ Asha no Atorie ~Tasogare no Daichi no Renkinjutsushi~?, lit. Atelier Ayesha ~Alchemist of the Land of Dusk~) is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Gust Co. Ltd.. The character designs are by Hidari. It is the fourteenth title in the Atelier series, coming after Atelier Meruru, but has a storyline independent from previous titles in the series. The game is the first installment in the Dusk storyline. An English language release was published in March 2013 by Tecmo Koei in western regions. A PlayStation Vita version titled Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk (アーシャのアトリエPlus ～黄昏の大地の錬金術士～) was released on March 27, 2014 in Japan. There is also a drama CD and novel based on the game.
Atelier Ayesha stars Ayesha Altugle, who runs an herbalist's workshop with her sister Nio. After Nio disappears mysteriously, Ayesha meets an alchemist called Keithgriff Hazeldine, who reveals that she must master the art of alchemy herself in order to rescue her sister, but she has only a few years to do so, or Nio will eventually be lost forever. Overcoming sadness is one of the game’s themes and players will see Ayesha grow as she writes diary entries, while she gathers allies and improve her alchemy skills in her quest to reunite with her missing sister.
Atelier Ayesha takes place in a new world separate from the Arland saga where the art of alchemy used to thrive in the past, but now only a few know about its secrets.
The game proceeds through that the player completes objectives through harvesting items, combat, or fusing items together. Objectives are given as the game's story proceeds. There is however no systematic objectives, and the only goal is to reunite Ayesha with her sister Nio again. Instead, the player will have to find out answers by making their own choices and by so continue the story.
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