Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland
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| Developer(s) | Gust |
| Series | Atelier |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3 |
| Release | PlayStation 3 |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland (メルルのアトリエ～アーランドの錬金術士3～, Meruru no Atorie: Ārando no Renkinjutsushi 3) (known in Japan as Atelier Meruru: The Alchemist of Arland 3) is a Japanese role-playing video 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 game 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,[1] only being re-released after CERO applied a B rating days later.[2]
NIS America announced on January 13, 2012, that they will be releasing the game to the U.S. and Europe in May 2012 under the 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. After her father and Gio, the leader of Arland, discussed the merging of the two lands, she met Totori, the now-graduated alchemist. Dazzled by the power of alchemy, and with a desire to help her country prosper, she forced herself on 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.[1] It was re-released a few days later with a B rating from CERO. Its A (All Ages) rating was revoked and it was given a B (Ages 12+) rating instead due to some suggestible scenes featured in-game.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.[2]