Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is an upcoming Japanese role-playing video game. It is the 17th main game in the "Atelier" series.The game features a completely reformed world view from earlier titles within the series in addition to a new alchemy-centric system. Sophie is able to obtain ideas for recipes from activities such as harvesting exploring battling or from events and these ideas are used as a basis of improving her knowledge of alchemy.When she performs alchemy the player is presented with various predetermined shapes representing the ingredients used and arranges each shape on a puzzle board that represents the cauldron. This process involves visual trial-and-error and if the shapes are arranged perfectly the player receives a bonus. The materials selected affect the quality of the item synthesized. This system is intended to offer a high degree of freedom based on the player's own play style.