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Atelier Totori |OT| - Adventuring in Arland
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hikarutilmitt
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Well, Amazon now shows as Shipping Soon and the charge is on my account now, so I guess them receiving it yesterday or this morning was accurate.
Freyjadour
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Is Rorona cheap anywhere? I was holding off for Bargain Bin but it doesn't look like it made it there.
Big Papa Husker
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I think it was $30 or $40 at Gamestop for the Premium Box New.Freyjadour said:
Azure Phoenix
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Managed to get mine, they literally only sent a single copy to the store where I work (along with one pre-order artbook). Even with other niche releases we always get 3-6 copies so I'm quite disappointed by that.
dakkumauji
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Woot woot! Got a shipping notification from NISA! I'll probably get it on Monday or Tuesday, since I can't be that lucky to get it in one day.
graywolf323
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I preordered at the end of August and my copy shipped
Big Papa Husker
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Mine still hasn't shipped from NIS. After getting Disgaea 4 almost a week early, I thought the same thing would happen. If I knew it wasn't going to ship until October, I would have just ordered on Amazon. :l
Lostconfused
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So some one in IRC linked this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMtNSnnk3g0
Now I kind of want to play this game even though I know nothing about it.
Now I kind of want to play this game even though I know nothing about it.
hosannainexcelsis
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Lostconfused said:
That is a pretty awesome video. But do realize it's from Atelier Meruru, the sequel to Totori.
Lostconfused
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Had no idea since I don't really know anything. The OP is also a bit lacking on the details.hosannainexcelsis said:
Indeed, though it's understandable since Rorona was GUST's first foray into the 3D modeling business. They improved quite a lot in between Rorona and Totori for sure! I wonder if their experience on Ar tonelico III helped?Quixzlizx said:
Edit: IT'S HERE!!!
Now my life will be at a standstill for the next few days~
Trying to import the premium edition from cduniverse. They sent an e-mail saying it was late, but now I see an oct 3 release. If that fails I can try videogamesplus.
Or maybe I should just get the regular edition from amazon.co.uk. Decisions, decisions.
I'm not in a particular hurry since I'm still playing Xenoblade (long game is really long).
Or maybe I should just get the regular edition from amazon.co.uk. Decisions, decisions.
I'm not in a particular hurry since I'm still playing Xenoblade (long game is really long).
Aaah~ The game is so much fun! I can't believe how relaxed it seems compared to both Rorona and Annie, you pretty much have the first three months to dick around! Apparently that was just the introduction though, I'm surprised that they chose to eat so much time with it! The game does take place within 5 years though, so I suppose time is going to go by faster. 
Totori is more relaxing, yet more strict at the same time. Gathering and fighting takes time, but at the same time, you don't get any constant assignments and are allowed to go at your own pace to raise adventurer rank! Also, traveling around the world map really is what takes the most time in the whole game! It kind of hurts to see the days burn out so quickly, especially since Rorona was a lot busier and you never see more than 10 or 15 days go at a time.
It's still fun regardless though! I just have to get it in my head that the game wants you to actually relax and do things at your own pace (especially in the first playthrough) than try to do absolutely everything you can.
Also, I never feel like it's the right time to synthesize items!
It's still fun regardless though! I just have to get it in my head that the game wants you to actually relax and do things at your own pace (especially in the first playthrough) than try to do absolutely everything you can.
Also, I never feel like it's the right time to synthesize items!
Shadow Red
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What? This is out? Talk about lack of marketing.
radiantdreamer
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So my first experience with the Atelier series was actually Atelier Annie. Loved it, and played the shit out of it.
Got Rorona and hated it. Compared to Annie, it was overly complicated, convoluted, and the plot was lame, slow, and unhumorous.
I loved Annie's streamlined engine, and the simple humor (though shallow) that Annie presented.
With that in mind, will I like Totori? (though I already preordered it for all the cool premium items)
Got Rorona and hated it. Compared to Annie, it was overly complicated, convoluted, and the plot was lame, slow, and unhumorous.
I loved Annie's streamlined engine, and the simple humor (though shallow) that Annie presented.
With that in mind, will I like Totori? (though I already preordered it for all the cool premium items)
FateBreaker
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Shadow Red said:
Honestly, it's fortunate that this is even being published here. Don't be shittin' on NISA.
rykomatsu
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Meruru looks better, but I enjoyed Totori a bit more. Totori's story, imho, is a lot better, and feels far more relaxed in pacing. Meruru brings the grand cast which in and of itself is great.kyubajin said:Btw, has anyone played an imported version of Meruru? Critics say it's the best in the series so far and it looks impressive, almost like Eternal Sonata
It seems this game has released in europe aswell. Release was 30 september. I think I will stick to the PAL version. Not really interested in the CE that NA gets. I'm a sucker for artbooks, but I'd prefer the Rorona kind of CE with the hardcover artbook. Shame I didn't get it though.
radiantdreamer
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Rarutos said:
I think my main problem with Rorona was the terrible interface/layouts. It was tedious to synth stuff, to move things around, etc. It became much of a chore that I didn't want to deal with it anymore. In Annie, everything felt quick and snappy.
R_thanatos
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i'm in the same boat ...Takuya said:
it's PENDING ... thank god i have a huge backlog ..
Well this is odd. I had to cancel my order from NISA Online store, because the first of the week bills I have to pay. I'd probably jump back in a few weeks later, but I had to see how things would pan out financially. Well they sent an e-mail saying it was cancelled. But Fast forward to today where I had a package waiting for me and low and behold it's freakin' Totori!
First I was
Then quickly D:
They haven't charged my CC, but still, someone else could have gotten more use out of it right now than me. I haven't even opened up my copy of Rorona, and I need to play that first before I dive into Totori anyway.
Only other time something like this happened was when NCS sent me 2 copies of Dreamcast Capcom vs. SNK 2/Fan Disc. Probably tell them to ship it back. Has this happened to anyone else?
First I was
Then quickly D:
They haven't charged my CC, but still, someone else could have gotten more use out of it right now than me. I haven't even opened up my copy of Rorona, and I need to play that first before I dive into Totori anyway.
Only other time something like this happened was when NCS sent me 2 copies of Dreamcast Capcom vs. SNK 2/Fan Disc. Probably tell them to ship it back. Has this happened to anyone else?