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Atelier Rorona coming to PS3 in summer 2010

CrispyGamer: NIS America is bringing the PlayStation 3 title, Atelier Rorona, to North America next summer.
The popular alchemic RPG series from Gust makes an evolutionary change with Atelier Rorona and makes a series debut on the PS3. The anime style characters and backgrounds remain, but have been upgraded with a new cel-shaded animation style. The basic game play carries over the tradition of the Atelier series, using alchemy as the main focal point as fans would expect. Like the other games in the series, players can craft new items and also battle enemies using the power of alchemy.

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Kamikaze1355317d ago

But man, this sort of sucks at the same time. White Knight Chronicles and Final Fantasy XIII will be out by then, lol.

vhero5317d ago

I think its pathetic it takes a professional company over 8 months to convert a game from japanese to english. The game took about the same amount of time to make from scratch its just lazy.

GameGambits5317d ago

I'm just glad this game isn't coming out at the same time as other big name titles LIKE FF13 or White Knight. I know I personally wouldn't pick Rorona over either of those.

I've checked out some gameplay vids and I gotta say NIS/Gust is still being lazy about taking advantage of the PS3. I can appreciate they have a cool art style, but this art style has been done a 1000X better in a different game...Eternal Sonata. It's a cheaper looking version and the two are differently in sync when it comes to art choices.

I'll still be looking forward to it next year. :)

sinncross5317d ago

Thats not a bad thing at all.. by the time this releases the PS3 user base in US/ EU will be larger (due to WKC and FF13) and likewise the JRPG crowd would have grown more.

This only equates to a better chance for the game.

Now we just need Yakuza 3 and bam! good year :)

jjl5317d ago

I do believe NisAmerica is not that big of a company, and it usually takes them a year. I agree with other big companies it really does suck.
What happened to Square Enix attempting to tap into the western market? You can do that by releasing your games worldwide at the same time. Oh I forgot, you decided to take cheques from Microsoft instead and drop PS3 support altogether for a few years, thanks.

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Relientk775317d ago

I actually thought the opposite Kamikaze135

more RPGs for the PS3 n 2010, awesome

I'm lovin' it

MetalGearRising5317d ago

BETA test it for xbox360 make sure to iron out the bugs and what ever.

mrv3215317d ago

As we all know porting a JRPG to the 360 is extremely succesful because JRPGS basically only sell in Japan and the 360 has a massive asia fanbase. Right?

So what do you have to say to that.

Relientk775317d ago (Edited 5317d ago )

Oh so you mean like most 360 RPGs that come out on 360 and then go to PS3 with better versions with more content and extras?

Star Ocean 4
Tales of Vesperia
Eternal Sonata

Hellsvacancy5317d ago

Its the other way around - Bioshock, Tales of Vesperia, Ninja Gaiden 1&2, Eternal Sonata, Alone In The Dark, Star Ocean 4 etc

Your comment fails MetalGearRisin

Slient Knight 95317d ago

what about the UK god damn it sucks living here for gaming

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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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nidhogg3639d ago

niiiice! keep 'em comin'.

DualWielding3639d 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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dedicatedtogamers3749d 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.

Lon3wolf3749d 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.

Z5013749d 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.

CLOUD19833749d 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.

Lon3wolf3749d ago

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

dboyman3749d ago (Edited 3749d 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...

Modi19843749d ago

Lost Odyssey
The Last Remnant

for me there is no x360 if these games not exclusives

Lon3wolf3749d 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?

Hicken3749d ago

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

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Lon3wolf3748d 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).

MWH3749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

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

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