"In the beginning, a town lived very simple lives, sort of like medieval times, but then suddenly, a traveller shows them the art of alchemy. The town was impressed, and wanted in on it. Alchemy was here to stay... or was it? Years later, the alchemy shop ends up in debt due to the laziness of the shopkeeper and poor reputation, and the king's advisors suggested that he shut down the shop and open up a factory. The king, however, has a heart and suggested that the shopkeeping alchemist should ..."

Dark Arcanine via blogs.neoseeker.com »

"The eleventh entry in Gust’s niche alchemy franchise is also the first to be released for the PlayStation 3, utilizing 3D graphics in place of the series’ traditional 2D sprites. A direct sequel was released in Japan earlier this year, but I guess the Western publisher has been too busy not dubbing cinematics to keep up. That’s not to say that The Alchemist of Arland hasn’t been given star treatment when it comes to design, but the localization efforts could have been a little more thorough. ..."

CDeFire via ps3.gamezone.com »

"From the publisher behind the Disgaea series, Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love and the Ar tonelico series comes an all new alchemy RPG in the Atelier series for the PlayStation 3 developed by Gust.

All-in-all Atelier Rorona is an enjoyable game that offers an interesting and lighthearted story with plenty of exploration for fans of the genre. Visually the game looks good, the environments are bright and colorful and the character portraits during conversations are very well done. The voice ac..."

Leupac via www.examiner.com »