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Atelier Rorona screenshots show cel shaded graphics

famitsu.com: The studio's latest title on Playstation 3 has evolved signifigantly.

Synthesizing multiple items, creating new items, all the elemnts of the old games retun in this next generation title. The novice alchemist Rorona's adventure exploring fields to collect materials sees the series reborn in 3d. For the first time in the series the game will feature full voice acting.

TheColbertinator5506d ago

I honestly expected better graphics.The sprite-based animations are outdated but these cel-shading graphics have no ambition

Chris3995506d ago (Edited 5506d ago )

That's how you came into the world.

Stop being such a troll and wait for more information before passing judgment. And do a little research/ show some insight on the series. These games were never about flashy graphics (though they have AWESOME special effects). They are about solid, engaging, quirky game-play.

I'm sure that Atelier Rorona will have that in spades.

P.S. Look at some of the combat animations, the engine looks really well done.

http://www.famitsu.com/imag...

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Skyreno5506d ago

lol well it looks okay not great but good :) i will get game very intresting

Kamikaze1355506d ago (Edited 5506d ago )

Looks great, but the environments look like crap. Still, this is a huge leap compared to Disgaea 3. I really hope this gets an American release. Or at least a European release so I could import it.

Chris3995506d ago (Edited 5506d ago )

And if they keep the addictive qualities of the series and mix in some flashy combat, this will be an EPIC JRPG.

This should really be the year that I finish learning how to read kanji; I'm sick of waiting for NA releases.

Regarding the "graphical fidelity", look closer at the engine. The battle animations are where it's at.

http://www.famitsu.com/imag...

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The character models have a clean Naruto: NS look to them. I like it. And the game-play will be extensive and lengthy, which is what people play the series for.

rockleex5506d ago

The graphics are looking really good! ^_^

Hopefully the special effects cast light on the character models like in Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm.

B-Rein5506d ago

very nice (like the grahics and style), hope thers a eu release of this game

Giriath5504d ago (Edited 5504d ago )

Why disagree with Kamikaze? He only said that the environments look crap, and I agree. Character models, the HUD and battle effects all look great though. I want more information and a US/European release.

The character models are the best cel-shaded ones yet. The detail is better than in Eternal Sonata and Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm, and it doesn't have any aliasing issues at all.

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Skyreno5506d ago

well hope released it in America looking at image, feel like looking at dragonquest 8 PS2 game, but this game has slighty better graphics

360RRODFIX5506d ago

It reminds me of Dark Cloud 2

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Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland Announced For Vita and PS3

Tecmo Koei has officially announced they will be releasing Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist Of Arland for the Playstation Vita as well as the PS3.

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nidhogg3630d ago

niiiice! keep 'em comin'.

DualWielding3629d ago

why is it coming to the PS3? haven't all Atelier plus title been Vita only so far.... the exclusivity helped the Vita

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Atelier Rorona's remake classified as R18+ in AUS, as compared to the original's PG classification

Stevivor, "A keen gamer has taken to the Australian Classification Board's website to discover that the Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland remake will be classified as R18+. The 2010 original, Atelier Rorona, was classified as PG."

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Last-gen JRPGs you may have missed

GameZone's Mandi Odoerfer writes: "When it comes to JRPGs, developers like Atlus and Monolith Soft have given us plenty of reasons to be excited about the future. However, that doesn't mean we should forget the past. Over the course of the last generation, there were a number of very good games that managed to fly under the radar."

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dedicatedtogamers3740d ago

Resonance of Fate. Amazing battle system that - in my opinion - is what FF13's battle system should've been. I also like how they included The Last Remnant. That game flopped hard. It was way too complex with not enough explanation, but if you get into the game and learn the systems, it's really, really cool.

Another one to add to the list: Radiant Historia.

Lon3wolf3740d ago

Just going through TLR again now on Steam (I lost all my 50+ hr progress last year due to HDD failure and only just felt like starting from scratch). As you say it is quite complex but once you get it you really get it, shame it was so overlooked. Just bought RoF again for my PS3 love the battle system, the map/hex system not so much. Got everything else on that list apart from Arland. Surprised Folklore was not on that list as that appears to be overlooked a lot.

Z5013739d ago

"Resonance of Fate. Amazing battle system that - in my opinion - is what FF13's battle system should've been"

I love the paradigm system of XIII & XIII-2. RoF battle system seemed to be more about guns, ammo & party placement.

In a nutshell. RoF battle system is overly complex. (NOT HARD, just complex) FFXIII's battle system is the opposite.

CLOUD19833740d ago

How they skip to mention Xenoblade? although it got perfect reviews the sales was not so gr8 as it deserve so no brain lot's of JRPG fans skip this game, especially when it's so hard to find a copy or even if u find one u must be ready to pay quite a lot...

Anyway I'm sure lot's of ppl didn't play this game & that's really a shame, I suggest to all JRPG fans out there to play this game maybe a few won't like it but I guarantee that those who do r going to have an unforgettable experience & Xenoblade will become one of their all time favorite games of the previous generation.

Lon3wolf3740d ago

Trouble is finding a copy now that is not over-priced (I live/am looking at UK/Europe territory).

dboyman3739d ago (Edited 3739d ago )

I agree, especially for North America as well. Nintendo bungled up the release for the game, and was impossible to get from the get go ( especially in my area). I know many who prefer to buy the game, had to resort to download the iso to play it. If Nintendo would get a clue, they should do a re-release of the game on the Nintendo Wii or WiiU...

Modi19843740d ago

Lost Odyssey
The Last Remnant

for me there is no x360 if these games not exclusives

Lon3wolf3740d ago

So if The Last Remnant was on Steam (which it is) the 360 ceases to be a good console to you? Or are you talking about console exclusives?

Hicken3739d ago

Well, for myself, Lost Odyssey is one of the few reasons I wanted a 360.

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Lon3wolf3739d ago

@Kalkano, yeah I have a 360 (well the kids use it more nowadays) and LO (will play that again soon too) but a PC release would be nice. TLR with a sweetfx config and making a few changes in one of the ini files and it looks real nice (along with fixing the Unreal Engine texture pop in issue).

MWH3740d ago (Edited 3740d ago )

Eternal Sonata was beautiful and fun, if only it wasn't for that ending..

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