Don’t forget about Ar Tonelico 2, Banpresto is releasing it in Japan on October 25! Unlike Halo 3 stores don’t have big displays up for Ar Tonelico 2 and it’s falling off the radar fast. But not for Jeff L. who pointed me to a new trailer up on the official site (thanks!). You could [...]

One of the features that set Ar Tonelico apart from other RPGs was the battle system. In the back row players had a Reyvateil, a song magic user, passively chanting spells while three other players used your basic fight/skill commands. In Ar Tonelico 2 players can choose how Reyvateils tune their song magic by guiding [...]

While North America just got Ar Tonelico a few months ago, it’s been out in Japan for over a year and that means its due for a sequel. Banpresto announced on Famitsu Ar tonelico 2: Sekai ni Hibiku Shoujo tachi no Souzou Uta is coming out sometime in 2007. Battles have been altered slightly with [...]

I can’t help but notice while playing Ar Tonelico that it’s full of sexual innuendo.  While I may be perverted, I know that the localization editors were having fun with this game.  The whole subject of diving seems to have sexual overtones.  I’ve even started a collection of screenshots with suggestive dialog.   Oh Misha, [...]

It’s been around a year since Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia was released in Japan and after the game was given extra care from NIS America it’s finally out in North America. The story starts in Platina high up on the tower of Ar Tonelico where Lyner Barsett, the game’s main character lives. As a [...]

I had the chance to play through the beginning of Ar Tonelico and you know what I realized?  Do you know why people look back on retro RPGs from the NES and SNES era with such reverence?  Because they were charming.  Do you know what makes them charming? Part of the charm is the fact [...]

This new trailer of Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia shows some of the locations you’re going to be visiting. The entire world has the tower of Ar Tonelico in the center which Lyner climbs up. Speaking of the world there isn’t much world map exploration, no major “field” to run around in. Instead you pick [...]

Something I’ve been hooked on over the holidays was Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia. It’s made by Gust (the creators of the Atelier Iris series) and localized by NIS America. Originally NIS America was supposed to bring the game out in November, but they decided to take some extra time with it so it’s coming [...]

NIS America released this new trailer of Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia. It’s the first trailer to show the voice acting and introduce the characters in English. Check it out below.

Next year NIS America is releasing Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia. Ar Tonelico is an RPG with some unique elements like “Reyvateil” songs that can attack or heal. There’s also a dive system where you jump into a character to get to know them on a deeper level. It was one of the games I [...]