News by Matt S. It’s no secret that I love Atelier games, with the recent Atelier Escha & Logy getting a maximum score from me for being, well, exceptional. So it should come as no surprise that I was very excited indeed to see the first teaser trailer of Gust’s Project…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Being acquired by Tecmo Koei has done the world of good for GUST. After some teething pain with its first Tecmo Koei release, Atelier Ayesha, GUST’s second project under the publisher, Atelier Escha & Logy, is a true masterpiece. It’s intelligent, mature, and faultlessly charming. It’s…
Read MoreAs everyone who has read my ramblings knows, I’m a big time fan of GUST’s Atelier franchise. Atelier Escha & Logy is coming early next year, and we’ve just been hit by even better news; there’s an anime coming. Announced at the 20th anniversary celebrations at GUST, the anime series…
Read MoreEveryone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so each week we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste in the world and this…
Read MoreOh how I love Meruru. I discovered the Atelier series with Rorona. It became my favourite JRPG franchise with Totori, but Meruru is something else entirely; this is the perfect traditional, turn-based JRPG as far as I’m concerned. If you haven’t played an Atelier game before, then you might as…
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 MoreIf there was one thing that managed to disappoint people about Sony’s press conference yesterday, it was the lack of support for the Vita on stage. It’s unfortunate that Sony didn’t commit more time to the handheld because there is actually some great games coming to it this year. Unfortunately…
Read MoreWith an emphasis on the storyline and questing in Atelier Escha & Logy, some new gameplay modifications have been made to make sure you can get the most out of the game’s world. There are scripted events that will show up on the map with an exclamation point and as…
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 MoreBy now it is safe to say that we are big fans of the Atelier games here at Digitally Downloaded, and at a recent festival, they announced on Sunday “Project A15”. A quick trailer and a handful of images were released as well – sort of a teaser for the…
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