Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX

Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX

Steam Deck Unsupported

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · RPG · Dec 4, 2018

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $9.99.

92%
Very Positive
761 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 761 player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 252 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise20% are divided30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It opens the Arland trilogy with a great story that could have been dark but lightens it with character and game designs.
93 of 252 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I think it has one of the better cast of characters and its basic gameplay loop is fun and weirdly addictive.
42 of 252 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
• Graphics mostly carry over from the original PS3/PS Vita game.
20 of 252 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Not only the graphics, but the soundtrack is also a masterpiece folowing the same relaxing and cute sound.
13 of 252 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
On the other hand, playing with a controller makes it much more comfortable.
9 of 252 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters93 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Controls9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat45 reviews
80%
Interface12 reviews
58%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty16 reviews
88%
Performance13 reviews
69%
Crashes8 reviews
88%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $9.99 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.