/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Free stuff is great, right?

Lossless albums:
Ar tonelico Music Collection Torrent: http://www.bakabt.com/153236-ar-tonelico-music-collection.html
All tracks are encoded in FLAC format and include scans of covers and booklets. Torrent does not include AT3's Drama and Hymmnos Musical discs.

Alternative set of torrents:
AT - All: http://www.hongfire.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=116396&d=1240137696
AT2 - All: http://www.hongfire.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=108204&d=1232984269
AT3 - OST: http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=112183
AT3 - Hymmnos albums: http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=download&tid=111040

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Mediafire Folder of Ar tonelico goodies:
http://www.mediafire.com/?rddbnsio6dayi

Contents:
- AT1-3 OST, Hymmnos Concerts
- AT1-2 Drama CDs, Hymmnos Musicals
- Utau Oka ~Ar=Ciel Ar=Dor~ (Album)
- AT3 Artbook
- Offline AT2 Flash Cosmospheres
- AT3 Yokkora fan disc

* Original /jp/ content:
-- originspuke.jpg
-- Vectors of Install Points (.png and .svg)
-- Misc. Ar tonelico Vectors
-- No-fun-allowed Raki

I played.
I fapped.
And then fapped again.

That retard in the other thread says this doesn't belong on /jp/, so fuck off guys.

>>7871457

Part 4 of the AT1 OST .rar in the Mediafire folder gives me an unexpected end of archive error when I open it. I've redownloaded twice and it still gives me the error so I think the uploaded file is corrupt. Requesting a reupload please.

>>7871532
Roger that. Reuploading it now.

I am not enjoying AT 2 as much as I did AT 1 (mostly because of the ugly sprites and the frustrating battle system), which is a pity, because I really like Luca and I love the music.

Tell me, /jp/, does it ever get more tolerable?

I've only played a couple hours of AT1 but damn, Aurica is really cute and Krusche is a bro. (Well so far at least)

I'll definitely be playing AT2 after I've finished the first, but I'm a little sad I don't have a PS3 so I won't be able to play AT3. Oh well. Maybe if I buy a PS3 in the future...

>>7871568

Thank you for that.

>>7871606
Well, they don't change the battle system partway through the game, but I think that it get easier as time goes on. I feel that way about nearly every RPG, though.

>>7871606
Did the third singing girly join your party yet?

Because that's when it got good for me.

>>7871633
That's good. My main concern is that I'm losing bonuses and shit because I can't guard properly (and I keep getting my ass kicked in easy battles if I can't end the battle in a single attack phase).

>>7871638
Nope, running around trying to find the IPD lab right now.

>>7871651
It is a bit difficult to consistently block damage until you start to get Girl Powers that have Guard++ or better. Once you get your first Guard+++, you'll be nigh invincible. Using all the dualithnode crystals to keep your reyvateil levels high removes some of the burden of having to get good guards and it increases their burst speed, spell damage and MP reserves that all combine to make the game a lot easier. It also doesn't help that for the majority of phase 1/2 you only have 1 reyvateil in your party, which really cuts down on your firepower because the 2nd vanguard can't use their higher level attacks and you don't have the faster burst speeds/additional power of the 2nd reyvateil.

Also, AT2 has some weird damage evaluation which really punishes significantly weaker defense. If you break some magical difference in attack versus their defense, you do really high amounts of damage. The reverse applies of course.

>>7871779
Don't forget screen-shaking boss attacks, that also shake the guard gauge, making it nigh fucking impossible to block

Just switch to easy modo. Your hands will thank you for not fucking them up forever by key-mashing for blocks.

>>7871798
yeah, that and the loading pause that comes with some of the attacks.

>>7871779
Thanks for the advice! Definitely sticking with it now.

Here's something for you in return.

>>7871818
14 replies and no "that" copy pasta.

Luca is whore and slut.

>>7871959
I'm tempted to respond with the copypasta but just for once I'd like to see a thread without it.

And Luca is a good girl

>>7871986
Her 'clients' agree.

>>7871997
Yes, she does well to sooth them. She doesn't do lewd things in her cosmosphere if that is what you are implying.

>>7871630
You haven't met Misha yet, if you have then you haven't learned much. Misha is /jp/'s consensus No. 1 character in the entire AT series. Would rather not spoil so I can't say why. Also a PS3 is worth $250, I'm not a console gamer but there is enough games to keep it and AT3 is worth it.

>>7872012
>Misha is /jp/'s consensus No. 1 character in the entire AT series.

That's nor Mir.

>>7872048
there's no /jp/ census
because that'd imply we can agree on anything
the only thing we could agree on would be that infinite money to have is a good thing

on another note, I really wanted more Hymnos like Replekia and Mysa's purger
Mir's Harmonious is nice but it only picks up halfway

I really can't get into AT3. Nice backgrounds, though.

shit, I see Makoto Uno everywhere, even in the op pic. my dicklust is out of control...

>>7872048
Exactly, she's Misha, best girl with best mind guardian and some of the best hymnos. Comes in both loli and adult form.

>>7872102
I'm having the same problems with AT3. Just don't have the drive to push on with it.

>>7872159
Exclusive to 3, or? I haven't played any other AT games so maybe it's just the game itself I don't like that much. Atelier is fine ~

>>7872099
Now now, Infinite Money isn't actually all that great, I'd end up collapsing the world economy with that much. I'd prefer much less, if only because I don't trust myself with that much. Maybe enough to live on plus enough to make Shurelia.

>>7872177
AT1 and 2 tend to have good hooks through the beginning parts of the game to help keep your interest up, which is really due to having a solid short term objective for the story progression. For me, AT3 doesn't quite have those hooks to keep me interested. It doesn't help that the battle system is just a tad awkward with little variation in the reyvateil song magics early in the game which negates it as being a potential hook for me.

One last thing, I personally find AT3's OST to be rather poor in comparison to AT1 and 2's. There are a few tracks which I absolutely love such as the little upbeat tune when it's displaying a tutorial on a system but I generally didn't like the OST as much.

Apparently if you can get past the beginning, it gets really good at the end. But we'll see. Atelier Totori is most likely going to be the next game I finish though.

I think I'm having troubles with the Purging/Undressing thing in AT3. Press an L or R button and shake the controller when Burst Up appears, right. Whenever I do that, the girl casts the song magic immediatly on a random enemy. And it doesn't show her undressing even, she cast it already undressed and then has her clothes back on when she starts singing again.

Is this normal? I've had the Purge Movie ON for the whole game, but only had the animation sequence happen only once, with the rest being an instant cast. Isn't the girl also supposed to keep charging the song magic while undressing instead of casting it and then putting everything back on?

>>7872258
You're trying to purge too soon. That's why she releases her song magic.

>>7872012
>AT3 is worth $250

hell no. as much as i like the first 2, if i bought a PS3 exclusively for AT3 i would have had some serious buyers remorse.

The game is mediocre at best and its pretty obvious it was pushed out of the door before it was done.

>>7872258
you purge too early. you have to wait until that heart icon shows you can purge.
also don't try purge more levels at once. even if the game tells you its possible later on, it never ever works.

>>7872258
For one, you have to unlock purging by clearing a girl's cosmosphere level 1 (or was it 2?). After that, you still have to wait for "Purge ready" to appear over the heart indicator on the lower right during battle. Purge movies also only play if you purge during a red beat.

That being said, for some reason, I couldn't purge Finnel during the early parts of the game, while Saki worked just fine. Maybe I just sucked back then, but I remember being irritated for a while. (After that, I downloaded that bonus disk with all purge movies and fapped to my heart's content)

>>7872273

He never said AT3 was worth $250. He said a PS3 is worth $250 as there's enough games available to keep interest in it after playing AT3. Demon's Souls, Ico/SotC collection, Valkyria Chronicles etc.

Question to the Eurofags: where do you get your US PSN cards from? Right now my favorite is Best Buy, charges 20 dollars for a 20 dollars card, will accept my payment options, will send me the code via email in one day, and doesn't mind that I live oversea. Everything else I've found either will charge me more, or won't sell me stuff because I live in Europe and have an european credit card.

>>7872266
>>7872387

That explains a lot. I now have no problems with this game, it's a masterpiece! Thanks.

Also, Elemia Island only after I get the first Hyuma of the third Reyvateil, right?

>>7873025
>Also, Elemia Island only after I get the first Hyuma of the third Reyvateil, right?

Yes.

>>7871798
Holy fuck don't remind me. I was pretty good at guarding but that shit pissed me off to no end.

>>7871798

THE BIG WAVE still gives me nightmares.

>>7871568
Apologies guys, looks like there's something seriously wrong with that rar archive... I think the last spanning archive got seriously monged so I'm going to be re-archiving and uploading it. Terribly sorry.

>>7872273
>also don't try purge more levels at once. even if the game tells you its possible later on, it never ever works.
Even if the game doesn't say it, you have to charge it up a little extra. I think it's faster to build up a bunch of purge and skip straight to level 4 rather than to purge 3 times. Still, as you said, there's no way to tell (as far as I'm aware) and so you might as well go one at a time.

This has probably been asked before. I know nothing of the Ar Tonelico series but these threads got me interested. Should I play both games in order or can I play just the second one standalone without the first one?

>>7874297
There is a continuity, however each game is on a different continent, so for the first two games the only thing you will miss is some small cameo-type things that you would probably enjoy had you played the first.

If you are going to play the third, however, I really recommend you play at least some of 1 and 2.

>>7874297
AT1 to AT2 has mainly cameo references. One somewhat significant NPC makes a persistent appearance in AT2 and one important character has a significant role but the role in AT1 isn't too significant in context of AT2 and but exploring it is fan service for those who went through AT1. There are references to the events/characters of AT1 in the shop event dialogues and the bonus Binary Sphere world pulls back the reyvateil trio from AT1 for a fun adventure.

AT2 to AT3 has more significant plot links. AT2 directly leads into AT3, with two characters in AT2 being rather significant in AT3's plot. Also, an important outcome of AT2 is used in AT3's plot. There are additional minor references to AT2's characters in AT3 in the non-essential dialogues.

It's not necessary to play the previous 2 games, which is why NISA retitled AT3 to Ar tonelico Qoga so that people don't get the impression they had to play the first 2 games. It would be worth going through AT2 for the stronger story links and a foreshadowing of the major issue in AT3. AT1 would complete everything that has happened but is rather stand-alone (and dated) in comparison.

>>7874311
>>7874376
thanks, guess I'll play AT2 first and then play AT1 later depending on how starved I still am for the experience

>>7874241

There is. I forget how many red beats are required since I haven't played since AT3 was launched but I think using 8 supermoves on red beats lets you purge everything. Saves time and is incredibly easy.

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>>7874650
Never been a more appropriate time to use this pic.

I have to admit I was a bit surprised they sent that email out.

>play neptunia
>go into a dungeon way above my level by mistake
>die a few times
>get Nisa
>what the fuck are stocks?
>realise I can't recruit White Heart anymore
>mfw

That's not fair. How was I supposed to know that? They never explained the stock thing. Fuck this game.

>>7874943
Who are you quoting?

>>7874943
It's never explained ever anywhere in the game. Hidden mechanic is hidden.

>>7874943
Fucker, you mean to say they dont join your party by default? YOU TELL ME THIS NOW?

>>7875087
If you make a goddess die (EVEN IF YOU RESTART BATTLE THE PREVIOUS DEATHS COUNT) or if you leave non-story dungeons, you lose stocks. Min stock for all 4 landmasses is 5%. To recruit goddesses, you need to be able to reach 40%(so, atleast 55% left), and to see last event, 50%(so, atleast 65% left). 100% stocks left in the end is quite easy in new game +.

>>7874391

I, for one, enjoyed AT1 significantly more than AT2 and would ask you to reconsider your choice.

Also, several of AT2's cameo-ish things will spoil important plot points from AT1.

>>7875093
Finnel>Soma=Suzunomiya>=Ar Ru>>>>Tilia>>Filament=Sakia Lumei>>Yurisica>>>>>Sarapatra>>>>>>>>>>*>>&
gt;>>>>>>>>>>>>>Saki

>forever500x500
Wasn't someone working on that?

1. Misha (Touching background story, dat loli body)
2. Mir (Dat personality)
3. Finnel (So M)
4. Tyria (Dat smirk)
5. Saki (Boobs, cat fetish. 'nuff said)
6. Shurelia (Somewhat bland)
7. Aurica (SO FUCKING BLAND)
8. Cloche (Tsun tsun tsun)
9. Luca (Fucked up, lying, backstabbing whore. Used goods. NEVER USE, NEVER ENTER HER ROUTE!)

>>7875290
No
Fuck off

they're all shit

>>7875321
>>7875328
You seem to be confused in your sexual orientation.

>>7875290
>8. Cloche (Tsun tsun tsun)
I remember her being derederedere as soon as you finished chapter 2.

>>7875290
>Touching background story
Now, I like Misha a lot, but are you an easily impressionable faggot or something?

>>7875421
Not him, but if you can learn not to use "faggot" with everything you say, you might be better off.

>>7875421
That's hard for me to judge, but isn't you having a heart of stone equally likely?

>>7875167
>Wasn't someone working on that?
College and laziness happened. Disappointing, I know.

Neptunia MK2 is getting an English release!

>>7876250
No shit.

That said, I ain't touching MK2, not even with a stick. Fuck the first one.

>>7876250
No one ever doubted that, since the first one went better than the publisher expected it to. And while the gameplay part of the first one weren't more than mediocre, I actually liked the Visual Novel parts, so I guess it's a day 1 buy for me. It's probably going to be cheap anyway.

I'm playing AT3 right now and having a pretty enjoyable time. Not as much as the blast I had with AT2, but an enjoyable time nonetheless. I Just talked to Ar Ru via that dive machine in the Eternus Gallery. Tyria is an incredibly charming character and it's a crime she had to show up this late in the game.

I feel the hymmnos and vocal tracks get better with every game, but I think AT2 has the best OST.

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>>7878236

delicious hama

>>7876953
>I feel the hymmnos and vocal tracks get better with every game, but I think AT2 has the best OST.
I'm somewhat in agreement.
I feel AT1 had the best individual hymns, AT2 had the best overall OST with higher-on-average song quality, while AT3 had the most fitting OST for an Ar Tonelico game.

Let me elaborate; while the songs in Qoga weren't necessarily the best, the variety in the OST as a whole I feel epitomises what the series is about. Fusionsphere, Harmonics ~ Tilia, Arphage, Cosmoflips, Viibaci Mjiira, Hymmeli even Cutypump, Exec Z and EP=Nova. Each forms a musical representation of the different aspects of the games, from the galge elements to the sense of following a grand adventure. Don't get me started on Ec Tisia.

>AT2 has the best OST.

I agree. The other soundtracks weren't bad or anything, I just feel like AT2 just had such a great quality/atmosphere to them, and the hymmnos tracks was glorious (moreso) as well.

Woops, >>7879180 was for >>7876953

>>7876277
amen.

how the first game ever got localized it beyond me. than again it seems to have a strange cult following.

>>7879180
Too bad you spent the most time listening to the most boring overused tracks that played inside 90% of the dungeons you needed to repeatedly trek through throughout the game. I get that some of these places are supposed to be dangerous and gritty, but goddamn stop playing that song everywhere! Your low-res sprites of mangled trash and metal make it clear enough!

Yeah I'm still a little bitter about that. I can't really fault AT2's Hymnnos though. On a favorite hymns/game scale AT2 wins by far.

>>7879697
>Too bad you spent the most time listening to the most boring overused tracks that played inside 90% of the dungeons

Oh boy, I know what you mean. The dungeon music sure does get old fast, especially given the amount of time you spend in them.

Would have been nicer, for example, if we had more chances to hear tracks like these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz5tVjV6P8A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i--G-iIrC7U

>>7878282

You disgusting pedophile.

I'm asking, but does the third game closes the story, or can i just play the first two games and not be left with a crapload of questions unanswered? Because I wont be getting a way to play ps3 games anytime soon, and i dont want to start the series and be left hanging

>>7881712
The games are basically self-contained, though having played the earlier helps you understand some cameos in the later.

>>7881770

this, though the cameo stuff in AT2 goes a bit nuts and will spoil several of the major plot twists in AT1, or if you are a completionist and do *all* of the synthesizing side stuff, you will have *all* of the AT1 plot twists spoiled.

I bought Rorona, Catherine, AT3, Dark Souls, and Arcana Heart 3 this month... Now I have no money for Totori...

Funny, I've just downloaded the first one yesterday.

Just cleared AT3, Finnel Pure Route. I don't think I'm going to bother with the other routes. I don't really have the time for JPRGs nowadays.

Still, goddamn. Something about hearing the hymmnos within their context just sends shivers all across my body, especially METHOD_HYMMELI/. That shit was super effective.

On the overall 'HOLY SHIT' scale, I'd still rate AT3 below AT2 (I haven't played AT1, the combat system and Lyner kinda put me off).

Still, I am absolutely satisfied with how the game came out and it was a really fun ride. Though it really makes me sad that we'll see little to no more hymmnos songs, but what we have already is exceptional enough.

Also, nice touch on the credits theme.

>>7881991
>I haven't played AT1, the combat system and Lyner kinda put me off

The lack of overall difficulty from AT1's combat system I can sort of understand, but what's so wrong with Lyner?

Is a romantically dense MC really that much worse than a self-insert spineless MC whose only notable personality is being the "straight man" in every "comedic" scene?

and, unlike in AT2, if things get unbearably stupid, you can ingest enough alcohol to make even Infel's puns (english version) funny while not finding yourself getting your ass kicked by everything in combat.

>>7882072
>Infel's puns (english version) funny
I miss Infel, she's one of the best CS guardians.

>>7882072
Remember when he left Misha alone at chronicle key?

>>7882072
>>7882088
Infel is the best character in the whole AT trilogy,

>>7882124
Fucking Shurelia.

>>7882072
I actually liked Croix.

>Is a romantically dense MC really that much worse
Yes. I can't stand that sort of shit. I didn't get past phase 1, and I just found Lyner really irritating.

>while not finding yourself getting your ass kicked by everything in combat.
I actually really enjoyed AT2's combat system and found myself getting pretty good at it. It felt pretty engaging and you knew there wasn't much room to fuck about. Hell, I even decided to underlevel and draw out the final boss for over an hour.

It felt pretty fucking intense.

All of a sudden, WACKYHABARA PANIC

>>7882199
Oh god I wish I could experience that for the first time again.

Finnel's cosmosphere is creepy. Godamnit, that fucking eye man.

>Level 3

As much daww worth it was, I'm still pissed that it took a singe event to clear it. Same thing for Level 4, but I had some laughs with it. Also, fuck, level 5, dude, what the hell is this shit, fuck. Remaking Level 2 was unexpected, but kinda appreciated

Also, Momoko is a bitch, but she is also so fun. It's hard both liking and disliking a character.

>>7882318
I really liked momoko a lot. Finnel's later levels get a bit much though, it starts to feel like the same thing over and over, and the ending is both creepy while nice. I felt like it could have been a little lighter but whatever.

>>7882339

Ending of her cosmosphere or ending of her route? If there are proper routes like in AT2, that is. I already have 2 heart points for Finnel and 0 for Saki, and I'm hesitant if I should go for the third ASAP or fool around and get points for Saki.

And I haven't met the third Reyvateil yet. Uh, well, third singing Reyvateil, finally got rid of Tatsumi and have Cocona back. I confess, I was surprised when I leaned Cocona would be playable, though not as much as seeing Sasha, Jack and Krushe again.

>>7882484
Mostly talking about cosmosphere and the way you "fix" everything in there. The ending itself is fine, the only thing that disappointed me was that it didn't seem very Finnel-specific. Sure, you end up with her, but it's not like say AT1 where it explicitly states that you travel around with her or something.

I really love the third reyvateil. Like, I finished Finnel's route just because I said I would, but I really wanted to switch halfway through, and now I don't have my PS3 for some time so I can't go back and do the third, which sucks. Up to you, Finnel's route is worth doing but I still like the 3rd the best.

>>7882484
Getting three hearts on one girls locks you into their route. You'll get an additional CG though.

Putting two in one and one in the others opens up a few options to you. So I'd suggest creating a split save before you award that final heart.

As for Finnel's cosmosphere, aren't all the girls kinda fucked and/or batshit up deep down? I always thought that was part of the appeal.

>>7882528

Does that mean I can get past Level 5 with all girls in any route? And is the additional CG only if I get 3 hearts on one girl without getting any heart on the others?

>As for Finnel's cosmosphere, aren't all the girls kinda fucked and/or batshit up deep down? I always thought that was part of the appeal.

Yeah, that is correct. I think it's the selling point of AT. The Cosmosphere adds a magical feeling to the game. If the magic could be improved just by trainning, etc, it wouldn't be the same thing.

Still, I don't know what to feel about the alternate personae in AT3. I kinda miss the different costumes from AT1 and 2. I'm kinda of a cosplay fan, and some of the costumes were really nice. But then again...Sarapatra~. I feel like I haven't missed a single red beat bar since I've unlocked her body.

>>7882528
>As for Finnel's cosmosphere, aren't all the girls kinda fucked and/or batshit up deep down?
True, but it just felt worse somehow to me. I picked her over Saki because I wanted someone with at least a little spine, but nothing. I liked Soma a lot.

>>7882731
Also, I should say, it wasn't really so much the fixing itself (as you said, that occurs in every AT girl to some degree) but more the actual way you do it on the last level. I mean, you literally destroy her mentally and then become the only thing she has left to cling to, and she needs you there forever. Just a bit of subtlety would have been appreciated.

>>7882755
Mind = Blown.
I never thought that way.

Do the decisions made in the cosmosphere make any difference and alter something in the story, or is there only one correct answer that serves only for a paradigm shift?

>>7883008

3 things that can happen:
1- leads to paradigm shift
2-extra DP cost, but slightly different scene that also leads to shift
3-you get kicked the fuck out of the cosmosphere.

>>7882719
>Does that mean I can get past Level 5 with all girls in any route?

The point of no return in the Saki/Finnel CSes are at level 7 or 8, iirc. You can't clear them completely, but you can get farther than you could in AT2. With Tyria you can do the whole thing in any route due to the weird nature of her CS.

>And is the additional CG only if I get 3 hearts on one girl without getting any heart on the others?

There are only 3 heart points to distribute- at the camp early in phase 2, when you arrive in the Clustanian slave district towards the end of phase 2, and when you get to the Rinkernator in mid-phase 3. The events of the last half of phase 3 (and the normal ending, should you go that way) are determined by who you gave the most points to. If you split them 3:0 you get an extra scene with CG in phase 3 over splitting 2:1, but 3:0 also locks you into that girl's ending (regardless of if you clear her CS) while going 2:1 leaves you with the option of going for Tyria or Cocona (but not the girl you gave only one point to.)

>>7882719
>Still, I don't know what to feel about the alternate personae in AT3. I kinda miss the different costumes from AT1 and 2.

they actually designed additional costumes for AT3 but did not add them because they went with the persona thing according to the interview in the visual book.

Personally i think its more a matter of laziness since more costumes would mean more purge animations.

>>7881865
I bought... Killzone 3, Catherine, Way of The Samurai 3(and one for a friend's birthday), White Knight Chronicles 2, Resonance of Fate, and preordered Dark Souls, Totori, and Rune Factory Tides of Destiny(and I just received a mail from Amazon saying Rune Factory got delayed to October 31. Atleast I will still only pay for one shipment for that and Totori, and that's good news since it's 27 dollars).

I have no money left for Disgaea 4's european release, however. Realistically, tho, I have enough games to last me 'til next year, so I'll try to scrouge up something before that.

I'm getting issues emulating the games. Not graphical issues or anything (though there tends to be graphical glitches if you increase the internal resolution, oh well).

It's the sound. The voices seem to be causing frame dips. It's really frustrating. What sort of settings should I be using?

>>7884857
>Resonance of Fate

Awesome game. easily one of the best JRPG's this generation.
I really hope tri-ace will do more with this new franchise.

Just dont be put off by the steep learning curve. In fact, the optional tutorial at the arena is highly recommended.

>>7885321

what version of pcsx2 are you using?

Also, make sure your video/audio plug-ins are the latest ones
You could also mess with the audio settings, as the default settings are MAX, so turning a few things down may fix stuff.
Lastly, turning off background programs (firefox, torrents, etc.) so more cpu is available for the game may also help.

>>7885371
Meh, I've been playing rpgs for 20 years now. If I could play Unlimited SaGa, I can manage it, probably. Thing is, it's past Catherine, the last WoTS3 trophies and WKC2 until I get bored of it in my backlog, right now. Catherine should be quick tho, from what I heard, and I did most of the legwork on WoTS3. I might just try it tho since I'm a huge Tri-Ace fan and played all their games. Even Blue Sphere in moonrunes.

>>7885400
The biggest letdown of Meruru was not seeing a more mature Rorona.

>>7885663
And have the loli fans in the domestic market start crusades about it?

Let's admit it, Loli Rorona was the only way for them.

Speaking of Atelier games, how related are Atelier Iris 1-2-3, avoiding spoilers? I got pretty far in the first one, but I kinda lost track of what was I doing, doing all the shop events and remaking the items over and over and over to increase quality even a bit. I have 2 and 3, but I wanted to finish them in order, but is it really necessary to avoid spoilers and such?

>>7885409
>what version of pcsx2 are you using?
Latest. 0.9.8

>Also, make sure your video/audio plug-ins are the latest ones
They are

>You could also mess with the audio settings, as the default settings are MAX, so turning a few things down may fix stuff.
So, trial and error? Or are there things that generally work?

Lastly, turning off background programs (firefox, torrents, etc.) so more cpu is available for the game may also help.
This shouldn't be the problem. I have an i7 960, GTX 580 and 12GB of RAM. I'm not even hitting close to my capacities.

The spots are pretty consistent though.

>>7885790
I had similar problem when I first started not so long ago.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to recall what was it that I do, except for checking a box with a 'something native something' in the config (I think).
I'm running the game fine currently, except for world maps (AT2) BGM a lagging at the first few seconds.

>>7885861
Native resolution in D3D? I already have that enabled.

I've now found out that it only seemed to happen in consistent areas because it seems to be happening at intervals.

Also, I've only been testing this with AT1 so far.

>>7885861

In that case, try the latest 0.9.9 beta build.
v4895 doesn't have any audio problems (a few of the battle sprites in AT2 will have odd grayish lines though)

I am right in the middle of Rorona (year 2, month 2, day 3) and it is very enjoyable, love the hell out of finding things to craft and making it as high quality as possible.
I didn't think I would like it from the description and the way people talked about it on here, I don't mind the time limit as well as it makes you think well ahead.

Thank god for GUST, I usually hate JRPGs (FFIX, FFX, FFX-2, FFXII, Golden Sun, Persona 3, Disgaea 2; tried those and didn't like them) but despite that Ar Tonelico 1-3 are among my favorite games. Totori is a day one buy for me.

>>7886956
>I didn't think I would like it from the description and the way people talked about it on here, I don't mind the time limit as well as it makes you think well ahead.

You're a perfect fit for the Atelier games then if you stomached Atelier Rorona without any issues and even took the time limit into your stride.

It's really oddly addicting trying to work out how to get every effect to appear on an item, failing to get the desired result then doing it again. Going back to the simpler system used in Mana Khemia, it almost feels like cheating in MK2 that the item description even lists what quality you need for the effects to appear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XVrHzrCXrs

The only sensible reason to protect cloche over luca.

hey guys, I'm playing AT2, started Phase 3 a bit ago. I'm currently working on diving with Luca and I'm at the part in the end of level 5 where I need to decide if I want to know her more or just stay friends. I'm not going to ask what route I should take, but will my decision prevent any more diving/character development/song creation for Luca? (It seems I already fucked up with Cloche and can't even enter her cosmosphere anymore)
In AT1 I went as far as I could with all three girls, but can you not do that in this game?

>>7887912
Unlike AT1, you cannot go through all the cosmospheres in a single run. It's the same with AT3, but in AT3 the lock outs are at a much later level.

If you chose to side with Luca in Phase 1, Cloche's cosmosphere auto-locks at Level 5 and vice-versa. If you decide to continue with Luca, the third reyvateil's cosmosphere will also auto-lock at level 5.

So yes, depending on your decision, you can lock Luca's cosmosphere out since at that point, she is asking you to commit to her and she will not show you any more of herself unless you give her your commitment. Regardless, you'll only see one full cosmosphere per run unless you put off the decision until much later on so you can see the third's with just one forked save.

>>7887956
Alright, that's pretty much what I thought. And at this point, I'm more interested in the third's cosmosphere anyway.
I don't suppose there's any possibility of not completing any of them, is there?

>>7887985
You can actually be an indecisive bum and not commit to anyone. You'll get the Cocona end instead.

>>7888013
oh god, my body is not ready.
I will have to think long and hard about this...

Anyway, thanks for the help.

>>7888018

Well you can get 3 endings with one save, just don't dive past level 5 with anyone until the final save then you're free to clear the reyvateil you picked during phase 2, the third reyvateil or none at all. Reload the save and repeat until you've cleared the 3 endings. This leaves you with only one ending missing but you're stuck with gimped song magic for the whole game which honestly isn't a big deal.

>>7888397
Unless you've also done a minimal level + no equipment run, having gimped spells isn't really a problem at all. In fact, once you get the third reyvateil, your firepower worries are eliminated with just her basic spells. Do the Binary Field and unlock the Phantasmagoria combo/synchronity spell and you have a spammable low MP cost monster of a spell that doesn't evolve without level 6+ cosmospheres and thus retains a low MP cost.

>>7888507

Even that is overkill in most situations.. I really wish AT games had some difficulty to them.

>>7871457

Are the hymmnos orgel albums also available somewhere?
I lost the copies of mine.

>>7889314
Not that I'm aware of unfortunately. If they do rear their head, I'll upload a copy to the Mediafire share folder. Either that or I if I find a place that sells them for a decent price I'll probably pick them up then rip and upload.

>>7889314
There are other orgel albums other than Kara*Cola?

I downloaded it a long while ago, most probably from one of the thread header links, but hadn't heard that there were others.

jUST COMPLETED Saki LV 9 ... re dived to get last event ... trophy didn't pop ...i probably missed the event in LV1

WHY ....JPG Missable events, i can accept , but missable hyumas ? Really a bad design decision IMO ...Now i'm stuck having to restart FROM THE BEGINNING .:/

>>7889049
2 at least had some difficulty if your were taking on High level IPDs you were grossly underleveled for.

>>7889983

NG+ing from the start isn't too painful considering you can fast-forward through all the cutscenes. With proper use of save scumming you can knock out any other endings you're going for along the way.

>>7889734
The other one is called Nijiiro Crayon
I'd love to upload it for you, but mediafire is being a bitch at the moment.

>>7890101
You won't get the 100% Trophy if you use new game+ though. You have to use a fresh save.

>>7886553
Thanks. This appears to have solved the problem. Now I might try out AT1 again.

Which reminds me, was any of the Japanese dub cut from the AT1 NA release? I knew it happened with AT2, so I'm curious if the same thing happened with AT1.

>>7890217
You can get the 100% trophy if you NG+ from the start. It's NG+ing from phase 2 or MYU that screws it, regardless of if you got the missable events before the point you NG+'d to.

>>7890217
iirc the small amount of FMV with voice acting (I'm pretty sure it's just when Lyner is crashing his ship at the beginning) is dub-only, but there were no major cuts of Jap VOs like there were in 2.

>>7890223
i checked out since i'm usually meticulous , and that's probably what happenned to me ..
Whatever , saki normal end , and finnel 2 (3 heart extra events ) are next 86 hours on the clock so far , when i'll restart from the beginning , i'll probably get that 100 save trophy out of the way too .

But you said i was what?
Godfuckingdamnit...

Ive had this text corruption a few times. I'm playing a genuine PAL copy on a genuine PS2.
is this a known issue or is my 9 year old PS2 finally giving the ghost?

>>7890679
Never seen that kind of problem before on my PS2 or emulator. It might be the game itself, and I can't promise any fixes aside from getting the version linked in the first few posts.

>>7890679

There's a few known text glitches in the game (Raki bug, "クロシェ様〜！"), so you might have just found another one of them.

>>7890701

I still can't decide what's more awesome ... the BBQ soda or the moe bomb.

>>7890772
Cool, i found a new bug.
The thing is that it appears on random dialogue and i cant remember doing anything special.
The disk itself is in pristine condition as well.
Though i had more odd stuff like Croix's sprite getting stuck on a node after a paradigm shift in the 3rd reyvateil cosmosphere.

i'll just chalk it up to a combo of a buggy game and an ancient PS2.

also delicious.

>>7890930
>i'll just chalk it up to a combo of a buggy game and an ancient PS2.
That's probably exactly what's going on.

>>7890930

all the more reason to use pcsx2 + AT2 undub.

>>7890009

Even those were easy enough. The only IPD that gave me trouble was a high levelled one that used 'The Big Wave' which basically meant a guaranteed wipe due to it being near impossible to guard against it.

luca is a slut and a whore

>>7893239
Surely you jest. "The Big Wave" was easy to block.
Did the android girl give you trouble, too?

>>7893248
Are you playing on an emulator or actual PS2 hardware? On PS2 hardware The Big Wave and some other multi-hit attacks caused random loading lag which can seriously put your rhythm off unless you reflex it.

>>7893248

Big Wave isn't too bad once you get used to it, but the first few times it'll rape you.

Especially with a crappy comp where screen shaking stuff makes pcsx2 lag/fps drop.

>>7893270
Emulator, high-end PC. No attacks generated lag.

I recreated the effect seen in pixiv image #8992372 as an SVG filter. It works well for some install points, and not so well for others.
Regardless, I thought I'd share.

Also, feColorMatrix and feComposite are magic.

>>7875796
I know that feeling.

I put a radial gradient in this one a while ago; IMHO it looks much better now.
It would be great if some nice wallpapers were made from these. I liked that t-shirt idea too.

Updated misc. vectors: (svg + png)
http://www.mediafire.com/?fpfn8p6g80ayce4

So my first one hour playing AI 3 : Grand Phantasm.
Wow, Iris was HOT. The world rather weird and gameplay almost exactly like MK. But man, that Iris.
i can't hold my boner

>>7893452
>>7893445
Thanks, the Luca one is now my wallpaper.

>>7893445
Can't look at that too long without getting all eyebothered.

Clever use of Lucapalette by the way.

>>7890106
Huh you mean this one?

http://chouwa-harmonia.forummotion.com/t169-mini-album-nijiiro-crayon

Second result on Google.

Atelier Iris 2 sucks because by 1 everyone from 2 has been killed.

>>7894353

yes, that's indeed the one.

>>7894178
Iris is the best thing about that game. It's too bad that the amount of sexy fan art of her is lacking.
Fap fap fap

>>7894813
fap fap fap

What kind of bullshit battle system is this?

>>7895657
You're in a GUST thread, please specify game about bullshit combat system

>>7895666
I'm specifically talking about Ar Tonelico 2, but if there's other games with this kind of fighting include those too.

I'm hoping as the game goes along, there are at least combos depending on what direction I point at to activate different attacks. If it is just replacing the generic battle menu using directions and pushing a button to ALLOW you to choose a direction to press, then I gotta say, I'm not a fan.

>>7894813
Nell was hotter.
Shame about the voice and personality though.

>>7895688
Nope, no combos. The only use the directions have is how you fill the gauge.

Nell

>>7895694
Her voice was bad enough that I played the game on mute when she appeared.
Yula is hot too.

>>7895693

They also affect how your character attacks as some characters have unique abilities.

"ar.ru" is already registered.
Fuck you, russian domain squatters.

Anyone got any other ideas?

>>7897195

ar.toneli.co

Then you can have: mir.teiwaz.ar.toneli.co

>>7897539
toneli.co is taken as well.
God damn it.

>>7897195

metafali.ca

>>7897620
is artoneli.co taken?
could also try metafal.ss, wingsofhor.us, plati.na
and that's just assuming you want to continue the TLD trickery.

I wish shitframe would join your party. Such great potential to be had.

>>7871454

"Please select a valid BIOS. If you are unable to make a valid selection then press cancel to close the configuration panel."

Yeah, I've put it in the game folder and selected the correct folder when I got that message.

>>7898724

the emulator needs a BIOS to emulate the ps2.

Since the BIOS is copyrighted, the pcsx2 software can't come with it else the site will be DMCA'd.

You should be able to find a ps2 BIOS readily through the normal channels.

>>7898562
Ar tonelico 3: Melody of Cannot Have

>>7898819
Staying true to its eroge roots, AT continues the tradition of The Girl You Want But Cannot Have.

>>7898837
How realistic... ;_;

>>7898837
Who is this girl in AT1?
Cynthia is like that inn AT2, but I can't think of anyone in 1.

>>7898819
That's pretty much how I felt when the game ended. At least we got Tyria though.

>>7898920

Mir, Spica, Krusche, Claire, that Robot-Miko-Administrator...

Pick your poison.

>>7899026
There are plenty of girls you can't have, yes, but AT1 isn't like 2 or 3 in that there was one specific girl who a lot of fans liked and wanted the option to end up with but had no ending.

>>7899026
Villian and AT2
Old hag
Pseudo Furry
Used goods
Vagina-less Robot

>>7898562
Shitsaki.

>>7894813
>>7894864
Yeah, Iris is hot.

Luca is a whore and a slut

vc: β-receptors tuna

>>7899276
The only whore ITT is the attention one.

> Villian and AT2
You can't love the BBEG now?

> Old hag
Younger than Shurelia.

> Used goods
Not sure, just your speculation. Also Luca is one of the heroines of AT2.

> Vagina-less Robot
Not sure, but can love her even without it.

> Pseudo Furry
Are you calling my DFC, Cyberpunk like, tomboy-who-want-to-wear-cute-dresses pseudo furry?
You didn't played the game right?

>>7899196

> Villian and AT2
You can't love the BBEG now?

> Old hag
Younger than Shurelia.

> Used goods
Not sure, just your speculation. Also Luca is one of the heroines of AT2.

> Vagina-less Robot
Not sure, but can love her even without it.

> Pseudo Furry
Are you calling my DFC, Cyberpunk like, tomboy-who-want-to-wear-cute-dresses pseudo furry?
You didn't played the game right?

>>7899251
I wouldn't call Saki shit but yeah I rather have her replaced by Shitframe.

>>7893445
>>7893452
Oh man we should make T-shirts of these.

>>7899547
>You can't love the BBEG now
When she has another game, no.
>Younger than Shurelia.
Looks older=hag
>Not sure, just your speculation. Also Luca is one of the heroines of AT2.
Unlike Luca, she had a definite boyfriend and was most definitely used goods
>Are you calling my DFC, Cyberpunk like, tomboy-who-want-to-wear-cute-dresses pseudo furry?
She liked Jack, he was a pseduo furry, ergo pseudo furry. And NTR is NOT cool

>Furry
Was Luke a dog or something? Not sure I understand what this shit is about.

>>7896045
You reminded me that I hated Lita's Japanese voice in AI so much, that I just had to play it with english voices.

Started AT1 a few days ago, enjoying it quite a bit.

On a second playthrough of Rorona, trying to get Astrid Ending. I could go for the other ends by saving smartly, but Astrid is top priority before I move on to other games.

I like how Rorona isn't *completely* a nicey-nice girl. For some reason, the funnier moments in the game are the rare moments when she slips out a snark/attitude. I actually thought, "Dang" when Astrid banned a kitten from the workshop claiming he's a distraction and Rorona retorted, "I think it's a lot less distracting than having you wandering around here."

>>7903224

Battles get a bit repetitive, but it's good guilty pleasure isn't it? I should really pick the first game back up and play Aurica's route.

Hey, I've just started playing Ar Tonelico 2, and I'd like some help with a problem with the screen going haywire whenever I go to (I think is the world map screen). Of the times I've tried it, I got this unmoving screen with clouds the first time around, and on the second time, it was just a black screen. The music in the background is still playing, and from what I can make of it, it seems that I could still select maps by moving the arrow keys around, so it's not entirely a crash (besides, if I pressed x at this time, I'd go back in the same map I came from, so I assume that means the selection was on the part of the map I was already at)

>>7887671

Just wanted to say that that was one of the best themes in the game. It's a shame Luca's version isn't quite unique since it's reused in the ending (I beat Luca's route last and was disappointed when I got to this part and found out it's the same music I heard three times already).

>>7899196
>Pseudo >>7899196
Furry

wut

>Vagina-less Robot

You don't know that. Maybe whoever created her installed a fleshlight down there or something.

>>7899196
>Pseudo Furry

wut

>Vagina-less Robot

You don't know that. Maybe whoever created her installed a fleshlight down there or something.

Just finished my plat for AT3, and I have to say...I'm somewhat depressed that I've totally finished all the AT games. Definitely one of my favorite game series, and it sucks having totally finished it.

Maybe we'll get a spin off somewhere down the line...

>>7904632

Not counting cross edge?

Terrible gameplay, but you do get all the AT1 girls in character with all kinds of social interaction and with a wide variety of outfits to change into.

>>7904797
Well, I don't really mean an actual spin off like Cross Edge or Trinity Universe. Neither of those were very good in my opinion.

I'm talking about continuing the series through a prequel or something of that vein. I recall reading developer interview where they seemed to hint at the possibility of more AT games, but my Japanese isn't that great so I could have easily imagined that.

>>7904816

Trinity universe was only worth playing for the twin tailed catgirl. Even then... it really wasn't worth playing.

>>7904857
It was better than Cross Edge at least, not that that's saying much.

I am definitely going to be offering a sacrifice every night until I get a new Ar tonelico. At least I have Meruru to fill this hole in my heart for now.

>>7904857

Miyu was definitely a cutie, especially when she tries to act tough in battle ("Why not DIE?!"). But I really liked Mizuki myself. Heck, I liked half of Trinity Universe's cast. TU was okay, much better than Cross Edge, but it's a shame these characters were wasted on such a not-so-great game.

You will never be beautifully assassinated by her.

>>7904481
They do get repetitive, but getting the best items / high harmonics involves some playing around - I haven't mastered it yet, at least.

Also, I'm not quite sure if I should clear their cosmosphere levels as soon as possible, or just do them every once in a while.

It's not an outstanding game, but what can I say, it's really fun.

>>7904916
THERE ARE NO BAD HEROINES

ONLY BAD GAMES

>>7904916
mai waifu

>>7906241
It's like I'm the protagonist of that animu XDDD
if you bothered to actually play games you'd find that yes, heroines can in fact be horrible

Does anyone happen to know if the GUST store ships internationally? I didn't see anything mentioning that on their site. I sent them an email but it'll probably be awhile before I get a response. Thinking about picking up one of the AT3 towels, and don't really want to use a proxy service.

>>7907422
Unfortunately they don't.

>>7907422
I figured that was the case as the order page only accepted Japanese addresses. Didn't know if they made exceptions if you contacted them in Japanese since I've had a couple stores do that for me before.

>>7907422
I figured that was the case as the order page only accepted Japanese addresses. Didn't know if they made exceptions if you contacted them in Japanese since I've had a couple stores do that for me before.

I've never actually pre-ordered a limited item through a proxy service, which service is the most reliable for this?

Does anyone have this set?
and willing to share?

>>7907704
I can't fap to AT girls. I like them too much.

>>7907704

http://files.doujinplay.net/lchkng/The_AT2_Yamonyamo/

>>7907704

>COCONA STYLE

>>7907718
Same here, although a Cocona might change my mind.

I'm pretty sure that an actual regular keeps the thread up but you'll have to make do with me up.

>>7907902
How did I into page encoding?

>>7907902
Thank you, good sir!

I just started playing Ar Tonelico 3, and I curious about how the combat works. How are you supposed to do it without playing like a retard smashing square whenever a beat comes up?

>>7907902
awesome

>>7908384
awesome

>>7914062
Get used to hitting the beats and avoiding getting hit, the goal is to Purge as fast as you can and boost up the Burst until you have enough to wipe the field.

>>7914062
Remember that power attacks give more boost on a beat than other attacks. Using tatsumi's spin dealie (you might not have it yet if you haven't gotten far enough in game) can get you a purge in as little as 3 beats, and using it like 8 times means you can go straight to max level, wait about 5 seconds to get 10k% or so purge, and blast everyone to finish a battle with S rank in under a minute.

Thoughts on this?

http://www.at2.metalbat.com/?page_id=2

Has anyone been charged for Totori yet? I pre-ordered the day it was put up on the NISA store but I could have sworn they took the money straight away. The game should be shipping in the next couple of days so I'm just wanting to be sure my order isn't fucked up since I have yet to be charged.

>>7907902

Glorious. That is all.

>>7917033

Pretty sure most people have known about it but it was going at a snails pace for the longest time that most people either gave up on it or just completely ignored it. Taking a quick look at that blog is rather interesting though since it just shows the extent of some of the horrible errors that AT2 suffered. Either way I'm glad to see that the project status looks a lot better than when I last checked over a year ago.

http://artonelico.isisview.org/wiki/index.php/Ar_tonelico_2_retranslation/Project_Status

>>7917151

NISA changed their policy about a year ago. They now charge when shipping, not when ordering, like all decent companies.

>>7917033

I'm hoping that it'll be available by the time I get back to AT2 to finish all the other routes.

>>7917601
I haven't played AT2 at all yet, so I wonder when this will be released...

A friendly reminder that Shikata Akiko's Harmonia album is the best shit ever.

Totori will grace us in 30~ hours, is /jp/ planning on marathoning it or are you gonna play it easy?

I plan on taking it slow and enjoying it, then grind to platinum with NG+

Arrived Saturday in UK.
from ShopTo

Didn't come with any extras.

>>7920661
H...How?

UK getting games faster than us Americans?

Damn you, Anonymous!

Damn you!

>>7919564
I'm going to take it easy. The nutter in me will be going spastic over the improved traits system and I'll be losing sleep regardless of how much I'll be playing.

>>7920661
Huh? It arrived already? I guess it'll be towards the end of the week for my delivery then... hopefully... though I wouldn't mind early next week...

>>7920661
NISA games always take forever to get to me for some reason. Hopefully I'll have it by the end of the week. At least I'll have Ico/SotC HD to play until then.

>>7920672

Happens quite a lot these days. I even seen that some people got their games through last week from ShopTo. The annoying part of importing from the NISA store is knowing that it'll be well over a week or two before my copy arrives in the UK. The delicious Totori poster is worth it though and it gives me a chance to power through Ico/SotC when it arrives later this week.

>>7920661
Why does the PAL cover look better than the NA one?

Does anyone else get a repeatable freeze just after fighting Mute in the Moebius Factory? It goes to a white screen with a loading icon and never finishes loading for me. I have to kill the PS3 with the power switch in the back - it won't shut off. I've even done a complete reset of my PS3 and reinstalled the game (and copied my save back) and it does the same damn thing.

>>7921261
I get the occasional ATQ freeze and it returns back to normal after I turn off the PS3 and turn it on again after a few moments.

>>7921270
Finnel has a weird problem freezing after her level 2 purge in a lot of boss battles.

i found out that the game freeze randomly when i have the dore ptach for harvestacha installed

( dunno why ) .. i put it , it freezes randomly , i put another , everything's fine ..

Happen only with japaneses voices ON ... ( any moment of the game regardless of the ACT )

>>7921261

I always get a freeze when I try to purge Finnel in the battle against Harvestasya (normal end)
I had to finish it without purging.

Apparently my copy of Totori will ship from Amazon on the 28th, so I expect it in about a week.

Has there been any news about Totori shipping from NIS yet?

>>7922519
Hello Valued Customers and Arland Adventurers,

The release for Atelier Totori is right around the corner and we are glad to have your business! Right now we'd like to fill you in on the current situation with this title.

Normally, the ship date is the day that we send the product to other retailers and also the time we aim to begin sending out the orders to our customers. Sometimes things run extra smoothly and we can send out our items ahead of the date listed on our site.

However, due to the manufacturing schedule on this title, Atelier Totori will leave the manufacturer on September 26, and arrive at our warehouse on September 29. As soon as the items are received, we will begin processing and shipping them out to customers. We apologize for the delay in shipping, but rest assured that we will keep you updated, and once your order has been shipped you will receive a shipping confirmation notice via e-mail.

We would like to thank you again for shopping with us. We appreciate your interested in our products, and hope for your continued support in the future.
Best wishes,

NISA Online Store

Bad news, it's delayed a few days. Manufacturing problems. I guess Totori blew up more than her atelier

>>7923228
Bummer. Oh well, what's a few more days?

;_; [/spoiler

>>7923240
>>7923228
Well, I guess Amazon's copies are delayed, too?

Either way, you guys have it easy. I'll have to wait ~2 weeks for the thing to arrive.

>>7922291
Don't use Finnels Body. Use Soma or Yurisica.

I got a message from the reseller saying they couldn't get the premium version and will send me the normal one, which will arrive next monday. they will charge me less but shit sucks, I really wanted that poster.

>>7923663
Delicious Suzunomiya only.

>>7923294
>>7923749
>>7923228
I pre-ordered mine from gamestop
At least I will be able to play it tomorrow.

I'll have to wait to discuss it though, which sucks though it makes me wonder how many people will buy this game in the west.

>>7923860
A small number of those who are GUST followers and perhaps a curious few. Not counting the few of us in here who are gnawing at the bit over the wait. I think the entire packing and premise has a big fat 'NICHE' sign all over it so I doubt there will be many who will pick it up on a whim. Which is a real shame since I feel it's got potential, especially with the fairer half of the species.

Hopefully once Totori comes out this general can consist of at least 5% non-tonelico material for once in its existence.

>>7925088

Not if I can prevent it.

Just kidding, a Totori~n is fine too.

So friends, how are you feeling that Totori won' be here until next week? I was planning on enjoying this before Dark Souls but now it seems I won't have time to finish it before Tuesday...

>>7926994
It gives me time to plat Disgaea 4

>>7926994
Yeah, same here...
No wait. This gives me time to finally go and finish Rorona!

>>7926994
By the way it goes... I might actually get Dark Souls before I get Totori, since I'm getting Totori from the US, but picking up Dark Souls here in Europe.

All those waiting for Dark souls. I've played about 12 hours and only finally fucking beat the real first boss.

Think manhunter with an axe for a tail and breathes fire. Oh yeah, there are two of them.

>>7926994
getting the platinum for Hyperdimension Neptunia like I should have months ago

I-
I--
FFFFFUUUUUUUU--

>>7928998
D'aaawww

>>7928600
I was hoping to have significant progress in Totori before Dark Souls arrived, but I won't be able to take it easy like this. How many I supposed to manage my time between being the little girl and collecting souls for the soul eater?

>>7929378
Be the little girl in between horrific traumatizingly punishing deaths. Maintain your hold on sanity as a result.

>>7928757 >>7926994
I need to be less lazy and get Sterk's ending along with the billionaire and pie ends. Starting Totori without a Rorona platinum would be terrible.

>>7929378
Finish being the little girl, then souls for the soul go... eater.

>>7928998

"The little girl" is always the correct choice. Always.

Why is Iris so arousing?

Why is she called shitframe?

So I'm in Phase 3 in AT1, and I'm starting to think the premature end would actually be the better choice. I can't believe what I'm seeing...

>>7931733
Yeah but Ar Ciel is still fucked up in that ending. Do you want everyone's effort go to waste?

>>7931742
I don't know anything apart from what is said then:
Tower shut down, no song magic, but a peaceful world instead, and Misha (since I'm doing her route) gets to live a normal life, fin.

Phase 3 feels like a slap in the face so far.

>>7931792
You think it looks great until you finish 3, think about it, and realize that the world will be destroyed in about 20 years if you do the phase 2 end

I think I want to make a 'Totori~n' Yuru Yuri shop.

>>7931825
This seems like a good idea.

Well, I just got an nisa email that gave me a $5 gift certificate(for going over 500 points). I guess it has begun.

What a waste... I asked him if he was willing to sell it but the thread got deleted before I could get an answer. custom ones probably wouldn't look as good.

i played solitaire with my HN playing cards today.

>>7932083
I would kill a man in cold blood to own that. I would seriously be will to pay a lot of money for it.

>>7931894
So those of you who have played both Rorona and Totori, which is the cutest one?

Does anyone else get annoyed at youtube comments on a NIS, GUST, IF, CH game clip? It's always some stupid 'pedo' versus 'normal people' bullshit.

Just something I'm getting tired of.

>>7932363
That's your fault for reading youtube comments.

>>7932363
I made the mistake of stepping into a Totori topic on Gamefaqs about that. Oh boy.

>>7932363
Fuck western game reviewers and any opinion they have on a japanese game, If you don't like the game or RPGs just don't review them. I garuntee you that people who buy NIS or Gust games will no matter what IGN or someshit says and people who hate JRPGs and "pedoshit" will bitch about them anyway.
These games are for a niche market, there is a very good chance it won't appeal to even one percent of the population so people should quit bitching about these games that don't tickle their fancy.

For the record I love WRPGs more than JRPGs, I just hate fanboys and people who hate games they have never played.

A-RT-O-N-E-L-I-C-O
So, tell me why you don't have this song on loop for hours on end daily?

A-R-T-O-N-E-L-I-C-O
Ar Tonelico

So, tell me why you don't have this song on loop for hours on end daily?

>>7932523
Who says I don't?
Seriously

>>7932523
uu uuu u u u uuuu

I'm the one who play grand phantasm, now at chapter 5, and begin to feel bored with all this repetitive quest. If only not because the opening song, Iris, and Phenyl, maybe i already drop this game.

>>7932337
Totorin by a thousand miles.

>>7932363
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-comment-snob/

One option lets you remove all comments period. You can then watch your little girl video games in peace.

In before >firefox

>>7932072
I also got one

The shop claims I'm at 325 points now...and I only ordered Totori and Disgaea

>>7932072
I just used one buying Totori, and now I've got another one!

Now I can discount Meruru when it comes out, everythingwentbetterthanexpected

>>7932523
I could listen to Ec Tisia, or Cosmoflips for hours on end. AT3 hymns were really leagues better than the rest of the series.

>>7932083
>>7932337
You can get a Dakimakura of her from the Gust shop, it's 9980 yen and you'd need a proxy service so expect it to set you back ~200 USD.

>>7932337
Totori is certainly the cutest, but I have to say Rorona is the most endearing of all the Arland characters.

"Hello,

We wanted to let you know that there is an unexpected delay with your video game order you placed on September 10 2011. Unfortunately, we are unable to ship the product(s) as soon as we expected and need to provide you with a new estimate of when they may be delivered:

"Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland Bundle - Art Book, CD Soundtrack"
Estimated arrival date: October 19 2011 - November 01 2011

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this delay."

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-

>>7931592

Harvestasya XP and Vista are manifestations of the third towers main systems. XP is the mainframe and Vista is the subframe, both of whom control various systems in the tower. Because Vista had her personally hacked and changed she gave abuse to any human she saw and had quite a mouth on her. When Tilia seen this horrible personality she then proceeded to call her 'shitframe'. Yes, Tilia is awesome.

>>7933059

Hah, me too. Or maybe even BRS if the limited edition with the figure gets allowed.

>>7933299

Ouch, where's that from? It's already released for various shops in the UK.

>>7933723

amazon.com

>>7933299
Ahh Jesus, Just woke up and saw that notice, fuck you Amazon!

>>7933299
>>7933899
I honestly thing half a fucking month of delay must be an exaggeration from Amazon. I'd expect it to ship tomorrow, if anything.

>>7933912
Well, it's an estimate.(Another guy, got the exact same mail except the date when I placed the order)
That's the arrival expectation, btw, they expect shipping going October 17, 2011 - October 26, 2011.
Damnit, and the other item I ordered with this, the new Rune Factory, also got delayed to November. That order was cursed. Atleast I'm picking up Dark Souls locally and have Resonance of Fate until then. Still, I can't really say I'm happy about this.

>dat feel when i played at1 and at2 and get totally wowed, then buy a PS3 JUST for at3 and it's total shit

American here, just got mine, see you guys next week, I'm gonna plat this shit.

Just got my copy of Atelier Totori. It really surprised me that it's actually out in Europe.
I can't wait to play it.
But since I'm going to university, I don't have my PS3 in my room. Fuck this.

>>7935147

that's how I felt when I finished AT1 and started AT2.

Supposedly AT3 gets significantly better once you get 20 or so hours into it.

>>7935147
Who are you quoting?
Don't worry, there is still many interesting jp related games for the PS3.

>>7935147
I seriously thought of doing this.
But then I remembered I can't touch my grant.

>>7935147
AT2>AT3>AT1`
PERIOD

>>7935422
3 backloads all of its good parts, as opposed to 1 and 2 which spread them out over the course of the game, so while it doesn't really pick up until phase 3 once it does it remains in said picked-up state through the end of the game.

>>7935422

i played AT2, then couldn't stand AT1

must be because of miyuki sawashiro

>>7935607
Fuck yes Miyuki Sawashiro

I have been playing Totori for a bit now and I have to say the gameplay and mechanics are much more polished than in Rorona. Menus are better and there is less dicking with loading screens around between stores and jobs.

The thing I don't like is that the tone is much heavier than in Rorona, one of Rorona's best selling points was how light it was. Also, Totori~n has given me a hard case of the not gays.

>>7935119
>Damnit, and the other item I ordered with this, the new Rune Factory, also got delayed to November.

Yeah, I ordered RF there as well. Earlier I got a message from Amazon stating ...

>"Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny"
>Previous estimated arrival date: November 03 2011 - November 07 2011
>New estimated arrival date: October 14 2011 - October 18 2011

Just got mail from amazon, they shipped my copy of Totorin. Too bad I'm moving right now and probably won't be able to play it for like a week.

>But since I'm going to university, I don't have my PS3 in my room. Fuck this.
Why the fuck would you not bring it with you?

Jakuri was in my dream last night.