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[Danny Dudekisser]

Barrel shirt is hilarious and all that, but is the game any good? Seems kinda... generic.

 

[Card Boy]

Barrel shirt is hilarious and all that, but is the game any good? Seems kinda... generic.

It has alot of charm. I think the series just suffers from slow pacing.

 

[Rarutos]

Barrel shirt is hilarious and all that, but is the game any good? Seems kinda... generic.

Well, the way the gameplay is set up is far from generic IMO. The only other game I can think of off the top of my head that does anything remotely similar is Recettear...

Basically you have a time limit of 3-5 years depending on the game, and you just do whatever you want as long as you do what you need to do by a certain time.

It has alot of charm. I think the series just suffers from slow pacing.

I don't really see how the pacing is necessarily slow if the story isn't particularly linear aside from the main objective of the game... If anything Atelier games like the Arland trilogy follow the player's pace...

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

The only other game I can think of off the top of my head that does anything remotely similar is Recettear...

Yep, not for me. Thanks for the input though, guys.

 

[mrpeabody]

"Alchemy RPG" describes these games pretty well. A lot of ingredient gathering and alchemy (crafting), along with jrpg combat, towns, and overworld. The time limit adds a resource management aspect, so you can't mindlessly grind your way to victory. There are a lot of party-talk cutscenes -- like the skits in Tales -- which are really well-done. The music is fantastic. Finally, the stories are on a more personal level than your standard RPG. You're not saving the world from ultimate evil in an Atelier game.

They aren't for everybody, especially if you like your games dark and serious. But for me, the combination of resource management, exploration, and light-hearted dialogue hits the spot.

 

[ponpo]

English Trailer

 

[archnemesis]

Not the most exciting trailer, but it's nice to see a few returning characters.

 

[Tizoc]

....Barrel?

 

[archnemesis]

Barrel!

 

[Mengetsu]

Oh wow me and my friend talk about the barrel shout all the time!!! He's gonna flip out when he see's this shirt!!

 

[B.K.]

....Barrel!

Fixed.

 

[Gravijah]

bar~rel!

 

[jcm]

Why does amazon think this is out in Septmber? Was it delayed?

 

[normalmode]

Recorded some gameplay from the U.S. version at last night's press event in San Francisco:

http://youtu.be/bj5DaIzx2Mo?hd=1

Here's a second clip; shows some voice work:

http://youtu.be/ZGXMMDj8Zqc?hd=1

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Yep, not for me. Thanks for the input though, guys.

Yeah I got both of the PS3 games, played some of each, and then realized I kinda fucked up.

At least I got both games for the price of one.

 

[Durante]

Recorded some gameplay from the U.S. version at last night's press event in San Francisco:

http://youtu.be/bj5DaIzx2Mo?hd=1

THanks for that, such a beautiful game.

 

[Stage On]

Just waiting for Ebgames.ca to list this game so I can preorder it.

The only other Canadian site that has it is Amazon.ca and those guys are slow as snails

 

[raven777]

Recorded some gameplay from the U.S. version at last night's press event in San Francisco:

http://youtu.be/bj5DaIzx2Mo?hd=1

Here's a second clip; shows some voice work:

http://youtu.be/ZGXMMDj8Zqc?hd=1

It looks great. can't wait to play it!

 

[RurouniZel]

Recorded some gameplay from the U.S. version at last night's press event in San Francisco:

http://youtu.be/bj5DaIzx2Mo?hd=1

Here's a second clip; shows some voice work:

http://youtu.be/ZGXMMDj8Zqc?hd=1

Can't wait!! May can't come soon enough!

 

[Card Boy]

trophy list is out. It contains spoilers

http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/atelier-meruru-the-apprentice-of-arland/trophies/