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Gust Co. Ltd.
株式会社　ガスト
Company typeWholly owned subsidiary
IndustryVideo game
FoundedOctober 1, 1993
HeadquartersNagano, Japan
Key people
Aoyagi Kazuo
ProductsAtelier Series
Ar tonelico Series
ParentKoei Tecmo
Websitewww.gust.jp

Gust Co. Ltd. (株式会社ガスト, Kabushiki-gaisha Gasuto) is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for their Atelier and Ar tonelico series. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Koei Tecmo.

Company

Gust Co. Ltd. was founded in 1993 in Nagano, Japan, as the first game software house in Nagano Prefecture. The company began by creating dôjinshi games for personal computers. Its first project was Story of King Ares (アレス王の物語) for the NEC personal computer. In 1994 the company became an official developer for the Sony PlayStation video game console, and its first PlayStation product was the simulation game Falkata (ファルカタ). In 1997, Gust released Atelier Marie, the first game in the long-running, popular, and iconic Atelier series. Since then the company has released several successful games for various home and portable video game systems. On 7 December 2011 the financial news source Nikkei reported that Tecmo Koei had bought all shares of the company from the stakeholders for 2.2 billion yen with the intention to make social games of Gust's Atelier console role-playing game franchise.

It was announced on July 28, 2014 that Gust will formally merge with its parent company Koei Tecmo on October 1, 2014, and will continue to develop existing game series and new intellectual properties as "Gust Nagano Development Group".[1][2]

Games

Gust games are known for their alchemy and item-crafting systems, distinctive character designs, and traditional or "old-school" graphical and storytelling style. In Japan, Gust has published its own games or cooperated with Banpresto. In North America, Gust games are published by NIS America.

Releases in North America

Releases in Japan

All games were developed and published by Gust unless otherwise noted. Some games have many versions on different systems; only the first release is listed here.

  • Atelier series
    • Salburg series
      • Atelier Marie ~The Alchemist of Salburg~ (マリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士～) - PlayStation, 05/23/1997
      • Atelier Elie ~The Alchemist of Salburg 2~ (エリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士2～) - PlayStation, 12/17/1998
      • Atelier Lilie ~The Alchemist of Salburg 3~ (リリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士3～) - PlayStation 2, 06/21/2001
      • Atelier Marie & Elie ~The Alchemists of Salburg 1 & 2~ (マリー&エリーのアトリエ ～ザールブルグの錬金術士1・2～) - Dreamcast, 11/15/2001
      • Hermina and Culus ~Atelier Lilie Another Story~ (ヘルミーナとクルス) - PlayStation 2, 12/20/2001
      • Atelier Marie, Elie, & Anis ~Message on the Breeze~ (マリー・エリー&アニスのアトリエ ～そよ風からの伝言～) (published by Banpresto) - Game Boy Advance, 01/24/2003
    • Gramnad series
      • Atelier Judie ~The Alchemist of Gramnad~ (ユーディーのアトリエ ～グラムナートの錬金術士～) - PlayStation 2, 06/27/2002
      • Atelier Viorate ~The Alchemist of Gramnad 2~ (ヴィオラートのアトリエ ～グラムナートの錬金術士2～) - PlayStation 2, 06/26/2003
    • Atelier Iris series
    • Mana-Khemia series
    • DS Atelier series
      • Atelier Lise ~The Alchemist of Ordre~ (リーズのアトリエ ～オルドールの錬金術士～) - Nintendo DS, 04/19/2007
      • Atelier Annie ~The Alchemist of Sera Island~ (アニーのアトリエ 〜セラ島の錬金術士〜) - Nintendo DS, 03/12/2009
      • Atelier Lina ~The Alchemist of Strahl~ (リーナのアトリエ 〜シュトラールの錬金術士〜) - Nintendo DS, 12/22/2009
    • Arland series
    • Dusk series
    • Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (ソフィーのアトリエ～不思議な本の錬金術士～) - PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, 11/19/2015[3]
  • Ar tonelico series
  • Surge Concerto series
    • Surge Concerto: Ciel Nosurge (シェルノサージュ～失われた星へ捧ぐ詩～) - PlayStation Vita, 04/26/2012
    • Ar Nosurge (アルノサージュ～生まれいずる星へ祈る詩～) - PlayStation 3, 03/06/2014
  • Others
    • Falcata ~Asutoran Pâdoma no Monshou~ (ファルカタ ～アストラン・パードマの紋章～)
    • Mêrupurâna (メールプラーナ)
    • Welcome House (ウエルカムハウス)
    • Welcome House 2 (ウエルカムハウス2)
    • Noir Yeux Noire -Cielgris Fantasm- (黒い瞳のノア)
    • Karyuujou (火竜娘)
    • Robin Lloyd no Bouken (ロビン・ロイドの冒険)
    • Taishou Mononoke Ibunroku (大正もののけ異聞録)
    • Hresvelgr (フレースヴェルグ) Released in Europe as "Jet Ion GP"
    • Yoru no Nai Kuni

Other media

Gust sells various licensed goods from their web site, such as anime, manga, music CDs, and drama CDs.

Gust maintains an extensive official fan-oriented web site, Salburg.com, featuring game information, news, contests, write-in columns, employee journals, fan-participation campaigns, mini-games, and shopping.

References

  1. ^ 2014-07-28, コーエーテクモゲームスとガスト 合併のお知らせ, Koei Tecmo
  2. ^ 2014-07-28, http://gematsu.com/2014/07/gust-merge-koei-tecmo-october-1, Gematsu
  3. ^ "Yoru no Nai Kuni and Atelier Sophie delayed in Japan". Gematsu. August 21, 2015.
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