The first installment in the long-running RPG series Atelier also released in English first
Kodoani.com – Nintendo and KOEI Tecmo Games revealed during Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct showcase that KOEI Tecmo Games subsidiary Gust is developing a remake of the game. Atelier Marie, the first remake in the longstanding Atelier RPG series, titled Atelier Marie Remake ~The Alchemist of Salburg~ , will be released for Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC (via Steam). This will be the first time the game has been released outside of Japan.
The original game Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg was released for PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997. The game was released for PC in 2000 and on the Dreamcast in 2001. PlayStation 2 version was released in 2005. KOEI Tecmo Games released this game for smartphones in 2005 February 2018.
The game marked the beginning of Gust’s Atelier series of games, with key features including predominantly female protagonists (only six of the games featured male protagonists), a chi Details themed around the alchemy talents of the game’s main characters and clear worlds and tunes. The 24th and newest game in the series, Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key ( Ryza no Atelier 3 ~Owari no Renkinjutsushi to Himitsu no Kagi~ ), will release for PS4, PS5 and Switch on March 5. March 23, and on PC on March 24.
