Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland
A young alchemist searches for her missing mother.
Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland is a Japanese role-playing game from Gust Co. Ltd. It launched for PlayStation 3 in Japan on June 24, 2010. As the twelfth entry in the Atelier series, it keeps the franchise's focus on item crafting. It is the second game in the Arland sub-series and a direct follow-up to Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland, set five years after that story. The next game, Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland, came out in June 2011.
A PlayStation Vita version called Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland was announced in Dengeki PlayStation in August 2012 and released in Japan on November 29, 2012. An international release of this port by Tecmo Koei was suggested when an R18+ rating appeared on the Australian Classification Board's website. A port titled Atelier Totori DX for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 came out on September 20, 2018 in Japan, and on December 4, 2018 in the West, alongside a worldwide Microsoft Windows release.
**Gameplay**
**Story**
The story happens five years after Atelier Rorona. It starts with Totori in her hometown, the fishing village of Alanya, and ends after five years pass. Totooria Helmold is Rorona's student looking for her missing mother. After the events of the previous game, Rorona traveled across Arland teaching alchemy. One day, Totori and her older sister found a starving Rorona collapsed at their door. Rorona taught Totori alchemy and took her on as a student. Since then, Totori has studied alchemy on her own. Everyone in Alanya believes Totori's mother is dead, but Totori thinks she is still alive. She travels to Arland to become an adventurer and search for her. Players follow Totori as she explores the world, improves her alchemy, and hunts for her mother.
**Characters**
Totooria Helmold, called Totori, is the protagonist. She is a young alchemist and Rorona's student. She goes to Arland to become an adventurer and search for her missing mother. She is very optimistic and believes her mother is still alive. Cecilia Helmold, nicknamed Ceci, is Totori's older sister who is very protective. She has given up and assumes their mother is dead. She cares deeply for Totori and dislikes the idea of her becoming an adventurer. She is a playable DLC character. Gino Knab is Totori's childhood friend. He trains daily, hoping to become an adventurer with her.
Quick Facts
- Title
- Atelier Totori: / The Adventurer of Arland
- Developer
- Gust Co. Ltd.
- Publisher
- JP · Gust Co. Ltd. · WW · NIS America (PS3) · WW · Tecmo Koei (Vita)
- Artist
- Mel Kishida
- Composer
- Kazuki Yanagawa / Ken Nakagawa
- Engine
- PhyreEngine
- Series
- Atelier
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
- Genre
- Role-playing
- Modes
- Single-player
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Lore & Background
Atelier Totori takes place five years after the events of Atelier Rorona. The story begins in the fishing village of Alanya, where Totooria Helmold (Totori) lives with her older sister Cecilia. After Rorona, Totori's alchemy teacher, collapses from hunger at their doorstep and accidentally destroys their house with a failed synthesis, she adopts Totori as a student. Totori believes her mother is still alive despite everyone else assuming she is dead, so she travels to Arland to become an adventurer and search for her. The game follows Totori over a five-year period as she explores the world, improves her alchemy, and seeks her mother.
The game features a cast including Totori's childhood friend Gino Knab, the experienced adventurer Melvia Siebel, the proud noble Mimi Houllier von Schwarzlang, the retired knight Sterkenburg Cranach, the eccentric scientist Marc McBrine, and Rorona's childhood friend Cordelia von Feuerbach. Totori's father Guid Helmold is barely noticed by his daughters. The game continues the series' focus on item synthesis, a hallmark of the Atelier franchise.
Reader's Guide
Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland is significant as the second entry in the Arland series, bridging the story between Atelier Rorona and Atelier Meruru. Its first-week sales of 53,871 copies in Japan represented an increase of 10,000 copies over the first-week sales of Atelier Rorona, indicating growing interest in the series. The game eventually sold 144,261 copies in Japan. Reviews were generally favorable, with a Metacritic average of 74 out of 100. RPGamer praised it as a 'bittersweet and emotionally charged experience,' while IGN gave it a 7.5/10, commending the graphics and gameplay but criticizing the writing and voice acting.
The game received multiple ports: a PlayStation Vita version titled Atelier Totori Plus was released in Japan on November 29, 2012, adding a new post-game dungeon, new bosses, new artwork, and costumes. This port received an R18+ rating in Australia for 'references to sexual violence,' which became an internet meme. A DX version for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft Windows was released in 2018. The game's legacy includes its role in expanding the Arland subseries and its continued emphasis on alchemy and character-driven storytelling.
Did You Know?
- Atelier Totori is the twelfth installment in the Atelier series and a direct sequel to Atelier Rorona.
- The game sold 53,871 copies in its first week in Japan, an increase of 10,000 over Atelier Rorona's first-week sales.
- The PlayStation Vita port received an R18+ rating in Australia for 'references to sexual violence,' leading to an internet meme.
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