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Atelier Firis The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey Locales
Burlingame, Calif. – December 20, in the year of our
Lord 2016 – Become an explorer! KOEI TECMO America
revealed today the expansive settings and diverse locales that
form the beautiful and animated world of Atelier Firis: The
Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey, which will release on
March 7, 2017 for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment
system, digitally for the PlayStation®Vita handheld system, and
on Windows PC via Steam®. KOEI TECMO America has revealed
companions Sophie, Plachta, Oskar and Drossel (all of whom are
returning from Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious
Book), as well as newcomer Revy.
A vast world awaits in Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the
Mysterious Journey, with views ranging from busy harbors to
murmuring rivers, to imposing mountains, and more. Along Firis’s
heartwarming adventure, she will visit a wide variety of
picturesque towns and villages such as Reisenberg, the
prosperous city where travelers gather, Mechen, a tranquil
village with fields as far as the eye can see, and Flocke, the
village of dancing snow.
Between settlements there are a plethora of different
environments to discover, each with their own particular weather
conditions that affect travel. Selecting the appropriate attire
for each situation will grant Firis benefits and allow her to
easily traverse these terrains. The Snow Bright costume reduces
the consumption of Life Points in icy cold conditions, while the
Zealous Explorer gear aids travel through blistering heat.
Outfits can have countless other effects such as accelerating
movement speed, enhancing synthesis abilities or increasing the
likelihood of finding high quality materials!
While exploring their surroundings, players will encounter
events which they must overcome to access new locations. These
challenges will have multiple solutions that can permanently
alter the environment. Take a broken bridge, for example –
fixing the bridge will allow for easy access to the other side,
but taking an alternate route could lead to the discovery of
useful synthesis materials. Some of these Landmarks will be
quite useful for Firis’s travels and she will need to return to
them often! Once visited, Landmarks can be used as Fast Travel
locations, allowing Firis to easily travel back and forth across
the world.