Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia

Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia

"I'll be the first to admit that this has happened to me on a number of occasions when it comes to one of my favourite hobbies, video games. While I've been playing games since the Commodore 64 era, the first console I ever bought was a PS2. I can't think of an era I enjoyed more than the PS2's. You'd think with that sort of adoration I would have at least been able to hold off on buying a 360 and/or PS3. If you did, you're wrong. I'm very weak willed. I wasted no time in replacing my beloved ..."

"Ryuta Sato on censorship:

"First of all, if you think Ar tonelico is dirty, that's because you've got something on your mind. It's totally innocent. It's not supposed to be dirty or provocative. You know, the presenter said it's provocative, right? I think it's his perception. For me, it's totally innocent. But I do understand what you're talking about. The only thing I can say is - "you'll get everything that is in the Japanese version, and even more." So, to answer your question, we can ..."

""We're releasing Sakura Wars V first because we figured it's the last version that came out and it's obviously the most polished, at least battle system-wise. And it's something that's easier for Sony [to] accept and release a game like [Sakura Wars V], because previously Sony didn't like games that had dating sim aspects. They thought it might not be a suitable game for the PlayStation brand but they're actually happy about Sakura Wars now ever since they saw the actual game. So, if this one..."

Whether this was purely a coincidence, or a deliberate shameless innuendo, it's safe to say that this scene from Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia is certainly up there as one of gaming's most unsubtle innuendo's ...

"Don't put away your Grathnode crystals just yet. Recent scans have emerged for a Japanese sequel to Gust/Banpresto's 2006 title Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia. Two new Reyvetails will join the party in Ar tonelico II.

It is currently unknown whether characters from Ar tonelico will appear in the sequel. The game is expected to hit Japanese Playstation 2 systems later this year. No details have surfaced about a North American release, but be sure to check back with RPGamer for more informati..."