Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream

Can't comment on the contents of the game because I couldn't get it to play at above 5 FPS. I know there are community patches, but for the premium price they're asking I expect the game to work without extra fiddling.

Sophie 2 is the gold standard Atelier games should strive to be. It's only real flaw is that there is a bit to much of " Find issue > Go to the Atelier > make item > continue exploring" here. It's present in other games, but most of them either had these events happen at set intervals, like when you explore a ruin in ryza 2, or you had the Atelier accesible from the overworld map, making the issue feel less prevelant, even if these games had fast travel since Shallie. Aside from that, there really is nothing that annoys me in the slightest in this game. The cast is fun, and their designs are top notch. Synthesis here is probably at its best in the series. There is just the right amount of difficulty and control to make it fun. Side abbilities from partners are back, a feature we haven't seen since Mana Khemia 2, and that is fun. The story too is great here. It's a bit predictable, but that doesn't really matter. Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that the game is a sequel, I'd say Sophie 2 is the best entry point into the Atelier franchice. There are a few games I'd say are better, but Sophie 2 is an easier game to get into. The game is also really fun to comple…

It's still early hours in Atelier Sophie 2 for me, but I can already tell this game might be one of my favourites in the series.

fight boss, get bodied, make items of its weakness, destroy boss despite clearly being underleveled/geared. Not finished yet but I'm liking the game

This is the current pinnacle of Atelier games.

The graphic are improve Sophie is more cute,