ATELIER RORONA: THE ADVENTURER OF ARLAND (PLAYSTATION 3 PS3)

The story of Atelier Rorona takes place in the poor and isolated kingdom of Arland. A traveling alchemist visits the kingdom and shows its inhabitants how to use abandoned technological relics from nearby ruins. This begins a new era of prosperity within the kingdom. As a reward, the king authorizes the alchemist to open an alchemy workshop in the kingdom. Many years later, the workshop is almost forgotten. One day, the workshop receives an ultimatum from the king: prove its usefulness in three years or face closure. The current owner leaves the workshop to Rororina Frixell, his young, inexperienced apprentice. Known to her friends as Rorona, the game follows the alchemist-in-training and her companions as she attempts 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. When loading into these areas, the player explores the 3D environments in a third-person view. Enemies are visible in the environment and enter separate combat mode when engaged. The combat system emphasizes the use of items to enhance skills, induce status effects, and manipulate the environment. When not exploring Arland for quests and synthesis ingredients, the player interacts with the kingdom's inhabitants in conversations and cutscenes similar to the visual novels. There are multiple scenarios and endings depending on the choices made and the characters the player chooses to help.