The 25th anniversary of the "Alchemy Workshop" series "Sophie's Alchemy Workshop 2 The Alchemist of Incredible Dreams" will be released on February 24, 2022, and before the game was officially released, A9VG was given the opportunity to interview the producer of the game again, Mr. Shunzo Hosoi, and asked him to answer some questions about the characters, blending systems, DLC, etc.
Shunzo Hosoi
Producer of "Lesha's Alchemy Workshop" and "Lesha's Alchemy Workshop 2"
Since the GUST era, he has been involved in almost all OF THE GUST works as a newspaper, and has since become a producer. His first production was Blue Reflection, and he was also involved in the development and production of Lidy & Suri's Alchemy Workshop, Neirk and the Legendary Alchemists, Lulua's Alchemy Workshop, Lyssa's Alchemy Workshop, F Fairy Tail and other works.
- Why don't you consider the characters in the previous game Sophie's Alchemy Workshop and the characters in the last two films?
Sophie's Alchemy Workshop 2 is not only the story between Sophie's Alchemy Workshop and Phyllis's Alchemy Workshop, but also the story that touches on the beginning of the Incredible series. Only Sophie and Prafda (dolls) appear in this game, depicting a plausible story.
-Why did you use a system where different characters have to be blended this time, and has the common blend lost its meaning?
In this work, not only Sophie's growth is very important, but Prafda's growth is also a very important element in the story. Prafda was able to blend props that Sophie couldn't, and vice versa. The two work together to blend what they can mix and move the story forward together.
Of course, there is also a recipe that is common to two people, and you can choose your favorite role to blend.
-The Steam version has a default keyboard and mouse operation when using the handle operation, but such a design will occasionally lead to misoperation, will the official consider this optimization after the official release?
If you start playing this game with the game controller attached, the initial setting of the game will automatically change to the gamepad operation. If you want to change the operation method when playing in the future, you can switch and adjust it on the setting screen.
- Will the future PS4 release have an upgrade patch for PS5?
There are no plans to release the PS5 version of this game.
- The number of 2D CGs related to the event is somewhat small, will there be any plans to improve this in the future?
There are no plans to add 2DCG to this game.
-In addition to the old characters, how do the two teachers, NOCO and Yuugen, divide their work in the assignment of role design?
We entrusted Noco Sensei and Noco Sensei to design the same proportion of male and female characters.
-What is the reason for changing the choice of the must-kill skill to "double kill"?
The "multi-cooperative turn-based combat" of this game emphasizes the feeling of fighting side by side with peers, and it feels that two companions can experience the friendship with their companions by releasing the killer skills together, so they use a "double trigger" system.
- Will the future DLC have additional maps or additional plot content?
There are also a variety of DLC including BGM and clothing, so stay tuned!
- What would you like to say to Asian players?
Thank you to Chinese players for their continued support and love!
Thanks to the support and love of the majority of players for the "Alchemy Workshop" series, the "Incredible" series has continued since "Sophie's Alchemy Workshop" through "Phyllis's Alchemy Workshop" and "Lidy & Suri's Alchemy Workshop", and finally ushered in the latest work of the series "Sophie's Alchemy Workshop 2" this year. Look forward to the "Alchemy Workshop" that is different from the "Secret" series, which is both nostalgic and fresh, and look forward to the new story of Sophie and Prafda.