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Koei Tecmo, Gust Announce Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land Game
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Koei Tecmo and Gust announced during the Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase on Tuesday Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land, a new game in its Atelier series. The company also streamed its own announcement trailer that revealed that the game will launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in early 2025.
The alchemy JRPG is themed around "memory." The story centers on Yumia as she confronts her past, her memories, and the art of alchemy.
Koei Tecmo Games' Gust brand's Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout launched for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in North America in October 2019. The game launched in Europe in November 2019, and in Japan in September 2019.
The game inspired a television anime adaptation that premiered on July 1. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired.
Koei Tecmo America released Gust's Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy game in January 2021 for PS4, Switch, PC via Steam, and digitally for PlayStation 5. That sequel was set three years after the first game in the franchise.
The Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key (Ryza no Atelier 3 ~Owari no Renkinjutsushi to Himitsu no Kagi~) game was originally scheduled for release in Japan for PS5, PS4, and Switch, and in the United States on the same platforms and on PC via Steam in February 2023. Gust and Koei Tecmo America delayed the game's release to March 2023.
Source: Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase stream
