Koei Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland - Playstation 3

Good

Es de la saga Atelier, de la trilogía Arland y como cada entrega maneja las mismas características de juego, tuve surte de poder encontrarlo nuevo aquí en Amazon.Visualmente hermoso, con una historia interesante y bien llevada como es usual.Si puedes comprarlo hazlo, aunque claro, no es para cualquiera; se puede buscar videos para conocerlo.Atelier es una de mis franquicias favoritas de videojuegos y me gustaría que más personas la conocieran.

I'm going to assume you have played at least one of the previous games (this is the 3rd and final installment of the Arland series). If you haven't you can probably learn more from reading a review of the other games, since they are fairly similiar. There are some improvements in this installment however which i'll go over.1.) More goal-oriented questing. If you played Totori, you might have been like myself picking up the random quests/gathering stuff and just building adventurer points without really understanding the importance of time management (in that game, my first play through i got the normal/bad ending because i ran out of time). Here however, there are more obvious short-term goals; your main focus is to improve your kingdom (which works though doing requests for others). By doing this you gain more tangible results: statistical bonuses, more shop variety, etc. There's also aesthetic changes; area's change in appearance, have different gathering materials as they change, and more NPC's show up as you improve the kingdom and the population increases. It gives the feeling of an the nation evolving and that your actions are actually making changes in the game world.2.) Less time pressure. Kind of. There are more requests to do. Instead of just the typical gathering/killing stuff quests in totori, theres slightly more variety. You can still get these normal quests (for money/friendship points) in the tavern, but you also have your development quests that are done to improve the kingdom. You can easily be overwhelemed by the number of quests to do, but at the same time i feel less time pressure than the previous games. That might be because i'm a vet of the series however.All the tried and true stuff remains the same. Fun, lovable, cutsey characters, alot of the casts returns from the previous games which is great (<3 filly), lots of humor and fun dialog. Again, if you played any of the previous games in the series you know what to expect (and probably already bought this game). If you haven't played any in the series yet, i'd definitely give it a try. Its a unique take on your typical JRPG.

Very good

I am a big fan of anime. The Atelier series has always been intriguing to me since the ps2 days. With Atelier Meruru it was a little bit of a change. This time you get to build all foundations surrounding the castle/town. The town isn't much to really look at and neither is the castle, but that didn't bother me much. There are tons of places to explore and the colors are just beautiful as ever. Here is a list of all the pros:-Storyline is great. Your actions effect the ending of the game.-Lots of alchemy.-Many places to explore and gather items.-Fun Battle System.-Many characters to choose from.Here is a list of cons:-Sometimes too much or unnecessary talking during events.-Time is limited always in the atelier series. Quite frustrating because it would be nice to not have to rush around and complete the task at hand. You have to meet a deadline at all times. When you gather materials, travel, and create items you use up days. Alot of them too the further you progress. It does make the game quite challenging.-Very short gameOverall the game is good if you're into these types. It does have partial nudity when you get a certain event(s). So it may not be suitable for children under 18.