KOEI Tecmo America announced on Wednesday that it will release Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea, the PlayStation Vita port of Atelier Shallie, in North America on January 17, 2017. KOEI Tecmo Europe will release the game on January 20, 2017. The game will be available digitally and in a physical collector’s edition.
The PlayStation Vita version adds optimization features, a new message log feature, additional costumes, and all the DLC from the PlayStation 3 version. NIS America will offer the collector’s edition exclusively through its online store. In addition to the game, the release will include a 48-page softcover art book, 30-track original soundtrack CD, and a 6” by 6” microfiber cloth with an image of the game’s two protagonists.
The PlayStation Vita game shipped in Japan on March 3. KOEI Tecmo released the original PlayStation 3 game in North America on March 10, 2015 and Europe on March 13, 2015.
The game’s story serves as the final chapter in the “Dusk” trilogy, and takes place in a world where the waterbeds are drying up and plant life is dying. Two young alchemists meet in an oasis. Players can as one of two heroines: Shallistera (voiced by Kotori Koiwai in the Japanese version) or Shallotte (Sumire Uesaka).
