Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky | |
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エスカ&ロジーのアトリエ ~黄昏の空の錬金術士~ (Esuka & Rojī no Atorie ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi~) |
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Genre | Fantasy |
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Developer | Gust Co. Ltd. |
Publisher | Koei Tecmo |
Genre | Role-playing |
Engine | LTGL |
Platform | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita |
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PlayStation 3
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Directed by | Yoshiaki Iwasaki |
Produced by | Akira Watanabe |
Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
Music by | Gust Co. Ltd. |
Studio | Studio Gokumi |
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Original network | Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, BS11, AT-X |
English network | Anime Network |
Original run | 10 April 2014 – 26 June 2014 |
Episodes | 12 |
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Metacritic | 79/100 |
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Famitsu | 36/40 |
IGN | 7.0/10 |
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (エスカ&ロジーのアトリエ ~黄昏の空の錬金術士~ Esuka & Rojī no Atorie ~Tasogare no Sora no Renkinjutsushi~?) is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Gust Co. Ltd.. Given the project code "A15", it is the 15th game in the official Atelier series and the second installment of the "Dusk Trilogy".Hidari remains as the character designer and the game runs on the LTGL engine. It was released in Japan on 27 June 2013.
An anime adaptation by Studio Gokumi began airing on 10 April 2014, making it the first Atelier title to be adapted into an anime.
An enhanced port for the PlayStation Vita titled Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky was released in January 2015 and featured new playable characters, enemies and story events. A release in other territories came the following year.
Atelier Escha & Logy will allow players to choose between two protagonists. The main storyline will remain the same regardless of who is chosen, but certain events and ending will only be available on a particular protagonist.
With the new synthesis system, the player can combine different items. The two protagonists Escha and Logy use different kinds of tools to synthesize.
The game's story takes place about four years after the beginning of Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk in a far away place to the west of the Twilight Land where the local administration hires two new alchemists, Escha and Logy as members of their R&D division. While learning the ropes of their new occupation, Escha and Logy gather friends and companions as they unlock the secrets of the nearby ruins and help the citizens in a world that is still recovering from a catastrophic event known as "The Dusk".
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Studio Gokumi and directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki, began airing on 10 April 2014. The opening is "Asuiro (アスイロ)" by Rie Murakawa, and the ending theme is "Fuyumidori (ふゆみどり)" by Haruka Shimotsuki. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for streaming and home video release.