The Atelier series has always had a steady presence across different consoles and gaming platforms over the years. However, no news about a new video game has been announced since October 2021. This was when Atelier Sophie 2 was officially revealed in last year’s Tokyo Game Show. With the franchise celebrating a milestone year this 2022, it seems like such great timing for Koei Tecmo to bring attention back to its alchemy-themed role-playing games.
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In the 25th anniversary trailer, Koei Tecmo highlighted the different series that has made up the whole Atelier franchise from the 1990s until the present. Starting from the 1997 title Atelier Marie until the most recent 2022 entry, Atelier Sophie 2, the trailer showcased artwork and key visuals in photo frames from each game. Aside from the trip down memory lane, the game’s community would probably be most interested to see the end of the video where an empty frame seems to be making space for a new entry into the franchise.
Unfortunately, the devs did not provide any conclusive information about a new title within the Atelier series’ 25th anniversary trailer. The end of the video simply panned over scenery like forests, cities, and more, much like how Bethesda teased Elder Scrolls 6 back in 2018. These are likely new locations that players will be able to explore in the next Atelier title. Luckily, with Tokyo Game Show 2022 only being a week or so away, fans only have to wait a short while until official news will likely be announced by the development team.
Though Atelier Sophie 2 has only been released this 2022, it is still a sequel to an already existing Atelier title. Given this, the community is likely hoping that Koei Tecmo and Gust have been working on a brand-new entry to the franchise, complete with new characters, storyline, setting, and more. Hopefully the devs do not disappoint the fans and a new Atelier video game will be out in the market in the near future.
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