Atelier Escha and Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky

Gameplay

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.

Plot

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".

Characters

Escha Malier (エスカ メーリエ, Esuka Mērie)

Voiced by: Rie Murakawa (Japanese); Lindsay Torrance (English)The first protagonist of the story. Escha is often quite quirky and cheerful, and often show her feelings very clearly. She is full of energy and is also a very curious person. Escha works as a government official alongside her partner Logy, and performs alchemy using a cauldron to synthesize items.

Logix "Logy" Fiscario (ロジックス フィクサリオ, Rojikkusu Fikusario)

Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa (Japanese); Jason Baker (English)The second protagonist of the story. Logy is a serious and "down-to-earth" person, but is also kind. He has a burn scar on one of his arms, and he seems to avoid talking about his past. Like Escha, he is a government official, and is assigned to work with her. Instead of a cauldron, Logy uses specialized tools to assemble new weapons and armor and to disassemble items in order to discover their properties.

Lucille Ernella (ルシル・エルネラ, Rushiru Erunera)

Voiced by: Mariko Honda (Japanese); Mela Lee (English)Lucille is a new government official educated in medicine, sent to the development project from The Center. She is a junior to Escha and Logy within the development team, and address them both with the "senpai" honorific. She is serious about her work and polite, but sometimes she makes big mistakes. She comes from the rich Ernella family.

Awin Sidelet (アウィン・サイドレット, Awin Saidoretto)

Voiced by: Kenji Akabane (Japanese); Johnny Yong Bosch (English)Escha's cousin, Awin is a balloon-mechanic working in the engineering team. He is responsible for the maintenance of public facilities, carriages, and so on. He's a caring person and admires the adventurer Reyfer Luckberry. Since he is very knowledgeable about mechanical arts, he provides assist with various sides of investigations.

Reyfer Luckberry (レイファー・ラックベリー, Reifā Rakkuberī)

Voiced by: Yasunori Masutani (Japanese); Ben Pronsky (English)Reyfer is a sharpshooter and treasure hunter who joins the team in search for ancient relics.

Threia Hazelgrimm (スレイア・ヘーゼルグリム, Sureia Hēzerugurim)

Voiced by: Chiharu Kitaoka (Japanese); Danielle McRae (English)Threia is an archeologist who makes use of the knowledge obtained from her studies to fight. Her uncle is Keithgriff Hazeldine, which she doesn't have a good relation with.

Linca (リンカ, Rinka)

Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu (Japanese); Julie Ann Taylor (English)Returning from the previous game, Linca is a swordswoman and Marion Quinn' bodyguard. She joins the party under Marion's request.

Wilbell voll Erslied (ウィルベル・ヴォル エルスリート, Uiruberu Boru Erusurīto)

Voiced by: Asami Seto (Japanese); Cristina Valenzuela (English)Return from the previous game. Wilbell is traveling, along with Nio, to better improve magic and to search for Ayesha.

Nio Altugle (ニオ・アルトゥール, Nio Arutūru)

Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese); Kira Buckland (English)Return from the previous game. Nio is currently traveling with Wilbell and is a travel apothecary. She able to sense and communicate with spirits and trying to find her sister by searching the ruins. Escha calls her "Miss Nio" which she told not to call her that because it makes her a little embarrassed.

Katla Larchika (カトラ・ラーチカ, Katora Rāchika)

Voiced by: Chihiro Uno (Japanese); Dorothy Elias-Fahn (English)A young shopkeeper who frequently tries to swindle her customers.

Micie Sun Mussemburg (ミーチェ・サン・ミュッセンブルグ, Mīche San Myussenburugu)

Voiced by: Tomo Muranaka (Japanese) (Japanese); Erica Mendez (English)A brilliant upstart with the government agency.

Solle Gumman (ソール・グラマン, Sōru Guraman)

Voiced by: Daisuke Matsubara (Japanese); Ray Chase (English)A very strict official who is in charge of the subdivision's budget.

Marion Quinn (マリオン・クィン, Marion Quin)

Voiced by: Kana Ueda (Japanese); Michelle Ruff (English)A government official from a foreign country who leads the development team.

Duke Beriel (デューク・ベリエル, Dūku Berieru)

Voiced by: Tsuyoshi Koyama (Japanese); Marc Diraison (English)A bartender and retired government agent with a very strong personality.

Anime

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.

Manga

The game was adapted into a manga by Chako Abeno. The manga has been running in Dengeki Maoh since the December issue of the magazine, in the year of 2013.

Release

The game was initially released for the PlayStation 3 in Japan on 27 June 2013, with releases for other territories coming out the following year. In early 2015, a PlayStation Vita version was released, with the western versions coming out in early 2016. This port contained new playable characters, enemies and story events. The physical version for North America was available exclusively through a collector's edition sold on NIS America's webstore and the Canadian retailer videogamesplus.ca.

Reception

Atelier Escha & Logy received a score of 95/90/95/90 in the magazine Dengeki PlayStation, the highest average/aggregate score a game in the series has received from that magazine's ratings so far. Outside Japan, the game has generally positive reviews. The IGN comments: "With tons of things to do, things to make, and areas to explore, Atelier Escha & Logy is a nice fusion of alchemy, adventure, and tactics".

Most of the critics praise the idea of choosing between two heroes, the battle, and gameplay tactics. The game sold 57,550 copies in its first week, making it the second-best-selling PS3 title in Japan for the week of 24–30 June 2013.