<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
via	O
Steam	O
)	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Mysterious	O
game	O
,	O
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alchemist	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Book	I-Application
,	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
before	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
Atelier	B-Application
Firis	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alchemist	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
and	O
contains	O
prequel	O
elements	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
isekai	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
also	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
a	O
returning	O
protagonist	O
,	O
after	O
Atelier	B-Application
Ryza	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
&	I-Application
the	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
Fairy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
2	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
basic	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
alchemy	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Mysterious	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
stars	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Sophie	O
Neuenmuller	O
(	O
Yuuka	O
Aisaka	O
,	O
reprising	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sophie	O
and	O
Plachta	O
awaken	O
back	O
at	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
and	O
continue	O
their	O
journey	O
,	O
their	O
next	O
destination	O
being	O
the	O
mining	O
city	O
of	O
Ertona	O
,	O
setting	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Atelier	B-Application
Firis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artists	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
game	O
,	O
NOCO	O
and	O
Yuugen	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
provide	O
updated	O
character	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preview	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
showed	O
a	O
significant	O
graphical	O
improvement	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Mysterious	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
which	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
larger	O
fields	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Atelier	O
game	O
,	O
Atelier	B-Application
Ryza	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Atelier	B-Application
Sophies	I-Application
localization	O
,	O
an	O
English	O
voice	O
track	O
was	O
not	O
created	O
for	O
Sophie	O
2	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dialogue	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
releasing	O
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
surveyed	O
fans	O
about	O
their	O
localization	O
preferences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
public	O
first	O
became	O
aware	O
of	O
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
2	I-Application
when	O
it	O
was	O
rated	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
Classification	O
Review	O
Board	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
lead-up	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
cross-promotion	O
with	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Arise	I-Application
and	O
Blue	B-Application
Reflection	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Light	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
DLC	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
series	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
for	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
of	O
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
wear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
featured	O
costumes	O
based	O
on	O
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
2	I-Application
released	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
ranked	O
4th	O
and	O
5th	O
in	O
overall	O
sales	O
that	O
week	O
,	O
behind	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arceus	I-Application
and	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alchemist	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jenni	O
Lada	O
of	O
Siliconera	O
gave	O
a	O
more	O
measured	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
Sophie	O
,	O
Plachta	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
relationship	O
would	O
potentially	O
leave	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
n't	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
,	O
or	O
who	O
were	O
less	O
invested	O
in	O
those	O
characters	O
,	O
left	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
