Atelier Annie is capitalism at its very best. Sure, there are random battles, but the focus of the game is squarely on running a business.

Let’s switch gears and look at another Namco Bandai RPG, Ar Tonelico III.

Namco Bandai released another Ar Tonelico III video with a bit of battling and dungeon crawling.

Unlike most RPG heroes or heroines, Annie’s goals are far from altruistic. She sets out to restore Sera Island in hopes of finding and marrying the prince of her dreams.

But, it doesn’t look eye-poppingly gorgeous like Atelier Rorona.

NIS America had to choose between recording new English voiceovers and the original Japanese language track.

Gust is continuing the Ar Tonelico series on the PlayStation 3.

The first aspect you’ll come to appreciate is the stellar voice-acting. And make no mistake; this is NIS America’s English dub I’m referring to — not the original Japanese voice-overs.

The story of Atelier Lina is a pretty hilarious mixture of misconceptions. As Lina, you’re a girl just starting out as an alchemist, having just passed the state exam.

NIS America confirmed they are working on Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman 2 for PSP and Atelier Rorona for PlayStation 3. Both games are slated for release in 2010.