The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother Articles

"We are constructing a system that has the best of both worlds for battle systems" - Gust chats with us about Atelier Karia's combat, potential plans for a third game, how 'Maomao in an Atelier game' led to The Apothecary Diaries, and more
"We are constructing a system that has the best of both worlds for battle systems" - Gust chats with us about Atelier Karia's combat, potential plans for a third game, how 'Maomao in an Atelier game' led to The Apothecary Diaries, and more

We chat with Gust's Junzo Hosoi and Daiki Fukui about Atelier Karia and The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother going over player feedback, battle mechanics, Switch 2, and more.

interview by Kite Stenbuck on 22 September, 2026