Ar Tonelico III brings the Reyvateils and the end of the world stuff into the 3D realm on the PlayStation 3, running on what looks like the same engine as Atelier Rorona (Gust's entry into true 3D graphics).
The scan that has sufaced is too taxing to read all the way through, so I'll hold off on a full translation until something clearer shows up. However, I can tell you that the hero's name is Aoto. Surely he will end up involved in some world-threatening plot that somehow involves Reyvateils, but this remains speculation until I read everything fully. ;)
As usual, the hero will be accompanied by two main Reyvateil heroines. This time around the Asian-looking heroine is Finnel, while the blonde is named Saki (sort of opposite naming conventions, apparently). Though not yet confirmed, it is likely that neither of these girls is of legal age.
One interesting difference in this title (picked up from skimming a few sections), is that it seems that the girls may have multiple personalities, which actually change their appearance.
The game is currently announced for PlayStation 3, but given Namco Bandai's frustrating tendancy to re-release their RPGs on the other console with new content, a 360 port is not unthinkable.
Ar Tonelico III will be available on PlayStation 3 on January 28, 2010 in Japan.
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I still have the deluxe editions of both previous games sitting sealed on my shelf. I swear I'll get around to them someday. :P
the first one is great. totally a sleeper hit.
second one is, er, not so great. it's kind of okay.
i'm honestly a little worried about this third one.
Broke out the first game last night and played just a little of it. :) The biggest impression it made on me was the huge discrepancy between the big, nice-looking sprites and the blotchy, sub-SNES backgrounds. Seems like a pretty fun game though.
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