Atelier Meruru: The Alchemist of Arland 3
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is a Japanese console role-playing game developed by Gust. It was released for PlayStation 3
on June 23, 2011 in Japan. Atelier Meruru is the thirteenth installment in the Atelier
series, and it continues the series' emphasis on item creation and synthesis. The game is the third and final in the Arland series, and a direct sequel to Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland, and Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland. It went out of print after a month due to being mis-rated, only being re-released after CERO applied a B rating days later.
NIS America announced on November 16, 2011 that they will be releasing the game to the U.S. and Europe in Q1/Q2 2012 under the new name Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland.
. Its A (All Ages) rating was revoked and it was given a B (Ages 12+) rating instead, due to some suggestible scenes featured in-game. The game was originally rating for all ages due to Gust Corporation allegedly not providing them with complete content of the game to review.
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
on June 23, 2011 in Japan. Atelier Meruru is the thirteenth installment in the Atelier
Atelier (series)
The Atelier series is a series of role-playing video games developed by the Gust Corporation since 1997, primarily for the PlayStation consoles , though portable versions for the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable have also been made. Two of the games in the...
series, and it continues the series' emphasis on item creation and synthesis. The game is the third and final in the Arland series, and a direct sequel to Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland, and Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland. It went out of print after a month due to being mis-rated, only being re-released after CERO applied a B rating days later.
NIS America announced on November 16, 2011 that they will be releasing the game to the U.S. and Europe in Q1/Q2 2012 under the new name Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland.
Synopsis
Meruru is the princess of Arls, a little kingdom situated in the far north of the Arland republic. When her father and the grand duke of Gio discussed the merging of the two lands, she met Totori, the now graduated alchemist. Dazzled by the power of alchemy, and with the desire to help her country prosper she came under Totori as her first student.CERO Re-rating
One month after the game's initial release, shipments of it were halted due to it having been mis-rated. It was re-released a few days later with a B rating from CEROComputer Entertainment Rating Organization
The is a Japanese entertainment rating organization based in Tokyo. rating video game content in console games with levels of rating that informs the customer of the nature of the product and for what age group it is suitable...
. Its A (All Ages) rating was revoked and it was given a B (Ages 12+) rating instead, due to some suggestible scenes featured in-game. The game was originally rating for all ages due to Gust Corporation allegedly not providing them with complete content of the game to review.