Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX

The definitive edition of the Atelier "Mysterious" series at a new price, with brand new content and various DLCs! "Atelier Sophie" is the 1st instalment: a chance encounter between Sophie and a sentient book Plachta takes them on an adventure to recover Plachta's memories.

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX is a rpg, female protagonist and jrpg game developed and published by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO. and LTD..
Released on April 21st 2021 is available only on Windows in 4 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Japanese.

It has received 782 reviews of which 703 were positive and 79 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam and has a 50% discount.

The Steam community has classified Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book DX into these genres:

RPG Female Protagonist JRPG Anime Cute Fantasy Adventure Turn-Based Turn-Based Combat Great Soundtrack Crafting Singleplayer Exploration Simulation Story Rich Lore-Rich Colorful Collectathon Casual Emotional

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Requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows® 10, 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 or over
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or over, AMD Radeon RX 560 or over, 1280x720
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 12 GB available space
Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48kHz WAVE file can be played

Reviews

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Oct. 2024

This is my first Atelier game, and despite comments that this one is on the lower tier for the atelier games, I really enjoyed and just want to continue with the "better" ones now. It's a fun and relaxing game about getting ingredients and make potions. Not particularly difficult (until the later bosses), so it's a game to enjoy the world, stories and have fun making alchemy.

Sept. 2024

Wholesome characters, farming, fighting, synthisizing..next thing you know, you are sucked in. Steam deck really seals the deal. That thing not only helps me get my backlog of gaming, I am buying everything under the sun to play on it. Some strange character interactions about alcohol and fat shaming, other than that it is wonderful.

Aug. 2024

This game might be one of the most whole experiences I can think of that I've had with an RPG in a long time. The more I think about its various elements, the more I realize how much they play into each other, the grand themes of the story and even the vibe it's going for. It genuinely has complexity and depth to its writing that are done in exceptionally subtle ways that are easy to miss... But you aren't missing out by missing them. Just the direct dialogue still invokes a cozy, warm, slice of life coming of age story that ends with a very powerful final declaration of how being good and friendship are the things that empower us most. Not in a bullshit way but in making us who we are and driving us to be better. All while rocking a genuinely INCREDIBLE alchemy system that I don't think I've seen better of, a combat system that is willing to challenge you but is never so punishing that you have to master its systems by any means and a gameplay loop that feels genuinely tight without causing you to feel pressured. It doesn't include a dozen superfluous systems or minigames or the like just to keep your attention or appear deep. It knows what it is, front to back, and executes on that to its fullest. As my first Atelier game, I can't imagine having chosen better and I eagerly look forward to playing more in the series immediately, which is an excitement I haven't felt this immensely in a long time.

April 2024

Atelier Sophie is a cute crafting JRPG that is very cozy and comfy. Crafting system is fun and challenging while also letting you build in a variety of fun ways. The plot is solid very much slice of life small scale and thankfully avoid the idiot plot trope that the following secret trilogy had in spades. And this is a series that has the quote "Question the logic of alchemy leads you to dark places." Lydelle so that not a huge bar I know. If you are new or just new ish to atelier Sophie is a wonderful starting point. It has the best pacing for a newer player of any of the atelier games gameplay wise. Time isn't stressed so you end up in a nice flow of organically hitting roadblocks that will craft yourself out of. Further you can do it in a variety of ways from explosives, to raw stats, to more specific character options. For me I still recall the AHA moment that hooked me from here. I needed AOE heals no one learns it and no items for it at that point. I did have an AOE evasion buff and I had healing traits on food. It just clicked I needed to get those traits over and made something I thought was super cool. This happens with gear and traits combo-ing at a nice pace if it your first time. If you are a returning player I will have to admit Sophie is a bit on the easier side. This was my first time playing DESPAIR and I don't think that word means what the devs think it means. Despair actually made the game easier than you might think given the name. Sophie lacks a hard time limit so the amount of gold you have is often the only thing holding you back if knowledge is no barrier. Despair ups EXP, Gold, and rare drops. So you will have as much gold as you need to buy duplication, need to craft over all less with rarer traits appearing so less time mixing, Less time spent fighting as your exp is capped super fast and gold is abundant. It is honestly a tiny hill at the start and just became super easy. I ran 90% of the game on moscott 2 trait well rounded gear. Ya know when you are being lazy and just throw all stats on everything figuring you build for that char later, but it was more than enough for everything in this game. I don't want quality loops required for sure, but definitely felt like I was given a lot of tools and nothing strong enough to test them on. Compared to say Lyd and Sue where a painting guardian can give me a harsh mid game reality check it definitely felt like despair was actually easier than hard. Sophie is a fantastic time and my personal happy place game. The plot isn't world ending it's about your friends their lives and the troubles it brings. It's a small town town where you will be supported and support others make friends and have fun. It a small intimate adventure with lots of fun crafting choices. Characters goals and requests make sense for them and you never left screaming at the stupid choices characters make. They just comfy friends living a life chasing dreams in the village of Kirchen Bell! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

March 2024

After about 50 hours, I 100% cleared this game completely on the Steam Deck (No issues to report in terms of performance on Deck). Some of the NPCs have such great designs I feel they are wasted by not being playable, but that is my only complaint about this game. In terms of pacing, character development, and story telling, the game is perfect. Sure the combat might get tedious or repetitive at times, but the Ateiler games have always been more than just a turnbased JRPG, for the reasons I said earlier that make it great! A great game to pick up if you are new to the atelier series and are looking for a starting point.

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