Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland (PlayStation 3)

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The story of Atelier Rorona takes place in the poor, isolated kingdom of Arland. A travelling alchemist visits the kingdom and shows its residents how to use the abandoned technological relics of nearby ruins. This begins a new era of prosperity within the kingdom. As a reward, the king allows the alchemist to open an alchemy workshop within the kingdom. A great many years later, the workshop is all but forgotten. One day, the workshop receives an ultimatum from the king: prove its usefulness in three years time or face closure. The current owner abandons the workshop to Rororina Frixell, her young and inexperienced apprentice. Known to her friends as Rorona, the game follows the alchemist-in-training and her companions as she tries to complete twelve challenges in order to keep her workshop open.

The eleventh game in the Atelier series, Atelier Rorona shares many elements with previous entries including item synthesis and turn-based combat. The game world map is represented by static menus in which towns, fields, and forests can be visited. Upon loading these areas, the player explores the 3D environments in a third-person view. Enemies are visible in the environment and transition to separate battle mode when engaged. The battle system emphasizes the usage of items to boost skills, induce status effects, and manipulate the environment. When not exploring Arland for quests and synthesis ingredients, the player interacts with the kingdom's residents in conversations and cutscenes similar to visual novels. There are multiple storylines and endings depending on the choices made and characters the player chooses to aid.

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Part of the Following Groups

• Atelier series
• Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
• Protagonist: Female

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The Press Says

ZTGameDomain	Jan 17, 2011	8 out of 10	80
Worth Playing	Sep 29, 2010	7.5 out of 10	75
Multiplayer.it	Dec 10, 2010	7 out of 10	70
Spazio Games	Feb 02, 2011	7 out of 10	70
GameZone	Nov 04, 2010	7 out of 10	70
Game Revolution	Sep 27, 2010	B-	67
GamingXP	Nov 07, 2010	65 out of 100	65
NZGamer	Dec 17, 2010	6.5 out of 10	65
RPGDreamers	2011	4.8 out of 10	48
Gameblog.fr	Nov 09, 2010		40

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