The Atelier series has a long history of RPGs that date back to 1997 and started out on Sony?s original PlayStation console. Sega?s Saturn and Dreamcast consoles also got a taste of the games, but these were all limited to the confines of Japan. It wasn?t until 2005 that the series made the jump across the Pacific onto the shores of the U.S. with the PlayStation 2 release of Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana. All told, there have been 20 previous releases in the Atelier series and Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland is the overall 21st release. There have been more than a handful of side games, but officially Atelier LuLua is considered the 21st.

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Atelier Rorona marked the beginning of the Arland series. And now, following the events of Atelier Totori and Atelier Meruru, comes Atelier Lulua. The latest title is set in a world proceeding the story of Atelier Meruru. The title depicts how characters and locations have changed over time.  While you don?t need to know the history of the game, knowing it adds depth to the overall adventure. This leg of the journey follows Elmerulia (known to her friends as Lulua) the daughter of the famous alchemist Rorona, as she comes of age and grows to become an alchemist in her own right. As Lulua is walking through town one day, a mysterious book drops from the sky. Upon opening the book she finds that only she can see the text written in it and it is written in some sort of archaic dialect. The book becomes the focal point of the s...