ATELIER MERURU: THE ADVENTURER OF ARLAND PLAYSTATION 3 PS3

Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland is the 13th installment in the Atelier series and the final installment in the Arland trilogy. The player controls Meruru, the princess of the kingdom of Arls who would instead become the apprentice of Totori, the heroine of the predecessor. However, her father has high demands: she can only continue learning alchemy when she manages to develop Arls so that she can become a part of Arland.

The game takes place over a three-year period and after each year progress (population and expansion) is measured against a set of goals. The way to fulfill these requirements is to participate in typical RPG activities: undertaking quests, traveling to more or less distant locations on a world map (additional locations open up over time), and fighting enemies. Besides the required tasks, there are also a number of optional quests and boss fights. When the time comes to expand Arls, Meruru chooses which building to build next. Each building rewards a different permanent bonus, but at the end of the game, each building will be built if the highest expansion rate is achieved.