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Atelier Lydie & Suelle

by Jerry Manderbilt

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Original Thread: Paint me like one of your French girls: LP Atelier Lydie & Suelle!

 

Introduction

Paint me like one of your French girls: Let’s Play Atelier Lydie & Suelle!



Welcome! We'll be playing Super Mario 64, wherein we explore worlds within magical paintings with Mario to save Princess… wait, no, that didn't come out right. We'll be playing Atelier Lydie & Suelle ~The Alchemists and the Mysterous Paintings~, wherein we explore wondrous worlds within mysterious paintings with the twin alchemists Lydie and Suelle Malen!

Tell me more about Atelier Lydie & Suelle.

Atelier Lydie & Suelle (PS4/Switch/PC) is the 19th entry in Gust's crafting RPG Atelier series and the last entry in the series' Mysterious trilogy, Atelier Sophie (8 years prior) and Atelier Firis (4 years prior) being the prequels. Despite this, Lydie & Suelle stands on its own as a story. During the course of the game, we'll see our eponymous protagonists fulfill the promise they made with their mother on her deathbed to one day run the best Atelier in their country in spite of their inexperience, their family's grinding poverty, and their deadbeat dad. The main story is neatly divided into twelve chapters, almost all of which focus around an alchemy examination and a subsequent investigation of a Mysterious Painting. Keeping with Atelier tradition, we'll also delve into the friendships they make along the way—important friendships that will help them realize their dream and then some.

Despite what the title might prime Dusk trilogy veterans to think, Lydie & Suelle does not have separate stories like Escha & Logy and Shallie did. You can even freely switch which twin is on the overworld, but the few resulting differences are all cosmetic in nature.

That's nice. So how will this LP run?

This will be a screenshot LP (with video links for events). I'll be showing the main story along with all character events, as is required to achieve this game's True Ending. There's also plenty of scenes where conversations between characters happen offscreen; in these cases, I'll do my best to fill in the blanks. I'll denote these inserted lines with italics next to the character's avatar. With this in mind, doing all character events means a lot of content to cover. To avoid bloating the LP, I'm not going to show all the gathering, battles, or syntheses done.

Any of my own commentary will be denoted with italics.

Spoilers

This being a LP of the last installment in the Mysterious trilogy, it will spoil some major plot beats from Sophie and Firis. I'll denote these with siren emotes and bold text when they come up, but if you care about plot beats from the prequels (especially since there's also a LP of Sophie going on), then tread carefully. As for the plot of Lydie & Suelle itself, please keep the black bar discussion to a minimum. The story is more cute, simple, comedic and lighthearted than complex and loaded, but there will still be scenes that can blindside you despite all of that.

Table of Contents



Chapter 1-1: The Twins Malen
Chapter 1-2: Errands and Envy
Chapter 1-3: The Painting in the Basement
Debrief


Chapter 2-1: The Official Notice and Opportunity
Chapter 2-2: Their Mentor's First Lessons
Chapter 2-3: Creativity and Potential
Debrief


Chapter 3-1: Ambition and Reputation
Chapter 3-2: Encounters, Lessons and Visits
Chapter 3-3: The Bodyguard and the Painting
Chapter 3-4: A Mysterious World
Chapter 3-5: Sue's Choice
Debrief


Chapter 4-1: Paintings, Princesses and Purchases
Chapter 4-2: Love, War and Alchemy
Chapter 4-3: Respite...?
Chapter 4-4: The Race to F Rank
Chapter 4-5: Renown and Restoration
Chapter 4-6: Their Rival's Challenge
Chapter 4-7: Settlement
Debrief


Chapter 5-1: The Budding Alchemy Hub
Chapter 5-2: Heirs and Gifts
Chapter 5-3: Plants and Puppets
Chapter 5-4: Learning Curves
Chapter 5-5: Pranks and Powers
Chapter 5-6: The Mysterious Boy's Omen
Chapter 5-7: In Want of Saviors
Debrief


Chapter 6-1: Alchemy For Whose Sake
Chapter 6-2: Calm During the Storm
Chapter 6-3: Brewing a Storm
Chapter 6-4: Medicine and Metallurgy
Chapter 6-5: Revels in the Rain
Chapter 6-6: The Legend Roars to Life
Chapter 6-7: Despair and Hope
Chapter 6-8: Arts of Ancient Times
Chapter 6-9: Revenge of the Twins
Debrief


Chapter 7-1: The Promise on Hold
Chapter 7-2: Odd Jobs and Odder Clients
Chapter 7-3: Teach in Tow
Chapter 7-4: Puppets, Poltergeists and Prep
Chapter 7-5: The Twins' First Vacation
Chapter 7-6: The Captain's Treasures
Debrief


Chapter 8-1: The Promise Resumed
Chapter 8-2: Those They Miss
Chapter 8-3: Those They Cherish
Chapter 8-4: Those Who Can
Chapter 8-5: Rock and Reminiscence
Chapter 8-6: Defending the Paintings
Chapter 8-7: Painting Travelers and Time Travelers
Chapter 8-8: Promises From Their Youth
Debrief


Chapter 9-1: Roger's Challenge
Chapter 9-2: Luck and Leadership
Chapter 9-3: Growth in Adversity
Chapter 9-4: Trials and Tasks
Chapter 9-5: Test, Texts and Stakes
Chapter 9-6: Restoration
Chapter 9-7: Miracle
Debrief


Chapter 10-1: Family Secrets
Chapter 10-2: Moms, Sisters and Voices
Chapter 10-3: Longing, Regrets and Bonds
Chapter 10-4: The Mysterious, Mysterious Story
Chapter 10-5: Goals and Potential
Chapter 10-6: Revels, Rivals and Royalty
Chapter 10-7: Sophie's Dreams
Chapter 10-8: Gifts and Growth
Chapter 10-9: Fights and Footsteps
Chapter 10-10: Voices and Conflict
Chapter 10-11: Dreams and Promises


Chapter 11-1: The Hell Within Heaven
Chapter 11-2: Paint-Purging Preparations
Chapter 11-3: The Black Horizon
Debrief


Chapter L-1: The Last Beginnings
Chapter L-2: Reunions and Partings
Chapter L-3: The Future Kings
Chapter L-4: Things Finally Said
Chapter L-5: The Goddess' Realms
Chapter L-6: A Break with the Past
Chapter L-7: A Dream Made Reality
Chapter L-8: A New Reality
Chapter L-9: An Oath of Return
Chapter L-10: The Dream They Shared
Chapter L-11: Their Cherished Mentor
Chapter L-12: The Meaning of Happiness
Chapter L-13: The Last Trials
Chapter L-14: A New Way Forward
Chapter L-15: Alchemy of Happiness
Chapter L-16: The Promise Fulfilled


Honoring the Promise: Protecting the Atelier
Honoring the Promise: Harbingers of Happiness
Honoring the Promise: A Booming Business
Honoring the Promise: Alchemists and Mysterious Painters
Honoring the Promise: Vanguards of a New Age

Last debrief and final notes

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