Gust revealed first details regardings the newest addition to its flagship Atelier series today. The company will bring Atelier Iris Grand Fantasm to PlayStation 2 in late June. The new game will offer a great degree of freedom, an improved ACCB (active cost guard battle) system, and of course, an item fusion system. Players will be able to choose freely among many different quests. Upon successfully completing a certain quest, they will not only collect their reward, but also Quest Points. Some quests will demand the defeat of certain monsters, while others will require the player to collect certain items or search for runaway pets.

Atelier Iris Grand Fantasm will be available in Japan on June 29th for 6,800 yen ($58.39 US).

• Famitsu