Koei Tecmo announced Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg, which will be released globally in Summer 2023 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. A trailer for this remastered version was revealed during the Nintendo Direct in Japan.
The teaser trailer reveals that the characters are completely redesigned since the original release in 1997. The game will feaure new systems and Salburg fully recreated in 3D. More information about the game will be revealed during the Atelier Series 25th Anniversary Program #4 to be held on February 20 at 21:00 [JST].
Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg is a RPG developed by Gust and the first title in the Atelier series. Originally released on PlayStation, the game was later ported to Sega Saturn and Microsoft Windows, and finally bundled with Atelier Elie for Sega Dreamcast and then PlayStation 2. The game was never released outside Japan.
The story follows Marie, a 19-year-old alchemy student in Salburg, a medieval-style town. She is the worst student in her class and is in danger of expulsion. Her teacher, Ingrid, offers her a chance to save herself, and Marie is then given her own workshop, an Atelier, where she is given five years to produce something remarkable.
