If 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…
Read MoreOf all the JRPGs that I have played in this generation, the Atelier games by the tiny development outfit, GUST, have been the ones that I have enjoyed the most. I realise that they’re not awe-inspiring works of art, deep-and-meaningful philosophical treatises into the meaning of life and other questions…
Read MoreThe Atelier series is popular with a few of us, including one editor in particular (we’re looking at you Matt). I suspect then, that he will be even more excited than I was to see the ton of screenshots and trailer for Atelier Meruru Plus. Scheduled to release in Japan…
Read MoreAtelier Totori: Perhaps the most highly-regarded GUST game yet In late 2011, Tecmo Koei acquired a niche RPG developer with a very committed fan base. That developer is, of course, GUST. Despite having a very small team, this Nagano-based developer is responsible for one of the most popular JRPG series…
Read MoreAtelier Totori Plus is going to be great. There’s no doubt in my mind that GUST is going to port one of the best PS3 JRPGs to the Vita just perfectly. And the trailer below is backing me up. Totori might “just” be a port, but portable Atelier games in…
Read MoreWe already recently touched on the upcoming Atelier release for the PlayStation Vita. This plus release comes with some new outfits, recipes and all of the game’s DLC from the PlayStation 3 release. Slated to release November 29th of this year in Japan, this is an RPG title I expect…
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