From the review, "In 2009, Gust released its first 3D game. For years, they’d been creating all kinds of lovely, 2D JRPGs, but it was time to take advantage of everything the PS3 had to offer. Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland was the result. It was a cute game, to be sure, and showed promise. Yet, it didn’t have the same shine as similar games on the PS3. Then, Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland and Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland came along and made it look practically archaic. Gust couldn’t leave it at that, and now, five years later, Atelier Rorona is reborn as Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland for the PS3 and Vita and can stand proudly beside its sisters."
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.
