Koei Tecmo and Gust recently began a survey in Japan regarding people’s thoughts on the Atelier series, up to the latest game, Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland.
Koei Tecmo and Gust teased a new entry in the Atelier Arland series in a preview for this week’s issue of Famitsu magazine with a look at an image board of a town that will be in the new game.
As part of the ongoing celebration of the Atelier series’ 20th anniversary, Gust had a character popularity poll a couple months ago, and the results are in with the top-40 characters as voted by fans.
The Atelier series is getting a special vocal collection album with songs performed by singer Haruka Shimotsuki, featuring tracks from Atelier games dating back to Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana.
Gust recently started a new character popularity poll for the Atelier series, and those who participate are greeted with a page showing the 40 characters from the poll and a little teaser.
Who will you pick as your favorite Atelier character from the list of 40? Will it be the more recent Lydie or her sister Suelle, or Escha & Logy? What about Meruru, Totori, Ayesha, or even Marie or Schia?
During a recent broadcast by Gust called “A Look Back On Atelier Lydie & Suelle Special” it was revealed that a new Atelier game is in development and it is expected to be announced in May or June.
The Atelier series is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and Gust put together a nice little video for the fans, looking back at many titles from the alchemy-themed RPG series.
Gust brand producer Keisuke Kikuchi sat down with 4Gamer to share a bit on what they have planned for next year, which happens to be the Atelier series’ 20th anniversary.