While people often talk about the usual annual franchises such as Call of Duty or Assassin’s Creed, they never talk about the Atelier series. It’s true: since 2010, Gust has been putting these games out consistently every year. This series may not be well known but it has a strong and loyal following who can’t get enough of it.
Fans of this series are no doubt happy that this year they’ve gotten two games. Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky was released a few months back (check out my review) and now we see the release of Atelier Rorona Plus: Alchemists of Arland. Unlike Escha & Logy, which was a brand new entry in the series, Rorona is actually a remake (as if the Plus didn’t give that away). Unlike a lot of other remakes, which tend to just receive a new coat of paint, this one has been almost entirely overhauled.
COG writes: There are plenty of JRPGs for PlayStation Vita, but which ones should you spend your precious time on?
FFX is still one of my favourite games of all time... It's a shame more top notch JRPGs don't regularly come out anymore
It sure seems that the Vita has become the Niche gamers place to go. I am kinda sad that my Vita just sits in its case, but alas, there are others who have a lot of reason to play it.
I've played through Persona 4G, Lost Dimension, and Ys: Memories of Celceta and they are all fantastic.
Michibiku's Jenni Lada writes, "JRPGs become more predictable as they age. The mechanics are still sound, the stories still good, and the general concept still appreciated in a world where open-world everything is becoming the norm. Think of it as perpetual familiarity. We now what’s going to happen. Gust’s Atelier chronicles can fall within the bounds of predictable, but the series’ focus on individuals sets it apart."
Siliconera: New Atelier Rorona for Nintendo 3DS is a remake of Gust’s popular PlayStation 3 RPG with a new style. All of the characters from Rorona to guests Totori and Meruru have a cutesy, super deformed style.
