Review by Matt S. I’ve already reviewed the Atelier Arland trilogy multiple times. For each game in the series. Rather than do yet another review, when I’ve really run out of things to say, I thought I’d instead write generally on why I love this particular trilogy so much, even…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The three Atelier Arland titles – Rorona, Totori and Meruru – were my first Atelier games ever. Before these three (originally released on PlayStation 3), Atelier games were in such short supply in Australia that I didn’t even know the series existed. And soon, you’ll be…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you haven’t bought into the Atelier series yet, then March 6 will be the time to do so. NISA is releasing a special trilogy collection, with all three games on one disc, for £39.99/39.99 EUR. The games are, of course, Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori and…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Well, that’s a relief. After some speculation that Tecmo Koei would not localise Atelier Rorona Plus, a remake of the fun-but-flawed first game in the Atelier of Arland trilogy, the publisher has announced that we would all be playing the game in June, with the European…
Read MoreWell, colour me surprised by this news; despite being the first game in the Arland trilogy, Atelier Rorona is appearing on the PlayStation Vita last. The good news is, unlike Atelier Totori and Meruru, this isn’t going to be a straight port; the game’s getting a complete makeover. This is…
Read MoreProving further that the R18+ rating is a complete farce in Australia, the Classification Board has seen fit to ban the release of Saint’s Row IV. The game was Refused Classification (RC), meaning that retailers cannot sell the product, on the basis that interactive, visual depictions of implied sexual violence…
Read MoreIt initially struck me as a little strange that the first PlayStation Vita port of GUST’s superb Arland trilogy in the Atelier series is the second one. Atelier Rorona came first and yet Totori is what we’re now taking with us on commutes around the world. Once I started playing…
Read MoreA quick note for our American readers – Atelier Totori Plus is now available on the US PlayStation Network. The game that scored an R18+ rating in Australia for sexual content (i.e extra swimsuit costumes while Tomb Raider gets an MA15+ rating for goreporn) was, according to our Twitter account,…
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