Koei Tecmo, Gust, and NHN PlayArt have announced that their upcoming mobile RPG Atelier Online: Alchemists of Braceir has been delayed from its previously scheduled winter 2017 release in Japan to sometime in 2018.
The reason for the delay is been has been cited as “to expand functionality for a wider range of users to play, strengthen the infrastructure technology, and improve the quality of the overall game”, according to its developer.
To recap, you will be able to play as either a male or female protagonist, accompanied by a cast of supporting characters in usual Atelier fashion. While it is unknown who will be voicing the guy, it is confirmed that Hanamori Yumiri will serve as the voice for the girl. Not much else is known about the game at this point in time, but the game seems to be shaping up to very much be an Atelier title we all know and love. How it makes the transition to the mobile remains to be seen.