Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg
| Atelier Marie: Alchemist of Salburg | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Gust |
| Artist(s) | Kohime Ohse[2] |
| Composer(s) | Daisuke Achiwa Toshiharu Yamanishi Akira Tsuchiya[3] |
| Series | Atelier |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation PlayStation 2 Sega Saturn PC |
| Release | Playstation Sega Saturn PC Playstation 2 |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg (マリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士～, Marī no Atorie ~Zāruburugu no Renkinjutsushi~) is a Role-playing video game developed by Gust. It was first released on the PlayStation, and soon after ported to the Sega Saturn, eventually being bundled alongside Atelier Elie for the PlayStation 2.[1] It has not been released outside of Japan.
Plot
Marie is a student in Salburg, a make-believe city inspired by medieval German culture (This became a recurrent inspiration for future Atelier titles). She is the worst student in her entire class, and is at the risk of expulsion. However, her teacher offers her a chance at salvation; Marie is given her own workshop (Atelier) in which she is given five years to produce something outstanding.
Characters
- Marlone (マルローネ, Marurōne)
- Voiced by: Haruna Ikezawa
- The main protagonist of the game. She has poor concentration which affects her academic performance, but she is nonetheless a clever alchemist.[4]
Gameplay
The game is centered around collecting ingredients, usually outside of town, creating items, and using the items for various quests or for use in battle. In battle, the player can have a maximum of two allies. Like Marie, these allies can attack, defend, use a strong attack, use items, or flee.
Music
The music was composed by the "G.S.T. Gust Sound Team Atelier So-La" consisting of Akira Tsuchiya, Daisuke Achiwa, and Toshiharu Yamanishi.[3] Tsuchiya went on to contribute towards all the Atelier titles up to Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana along with Gust's other prominent franchise, Ar tonelico. Yamanishi contributed to Atelier Elie as well, and Achiwa has contributed to most of the titles in the series since then.[5]
Reception
References
- ^ a b "Product information from Play-Asia". Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ "Punicove information on the game". Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "Soundtrack information from the Video Game Music Database". Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ "Official Website". Gust Co. Ltd. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ "G.S.T. Gust Sound Team Atelier So-La page on VGMDB". Retrieved July 17, 2015.