<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
produced	O
by	O
Gust	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Games	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
by	O
NIS	O
America	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Ar	O
Tonelico	O
trilogy	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Reyvateil-ruled	O
country	O
of	O
Clustania	O
,	O
located	O
in	O
an	O
area	O
known	O
as	O
Sol	O
Cluster	O
,	O
and	O
set	O
around	O
two	O
and	O
half	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
mythos	O
is	O
continued	O
in	O
Gust	O
's	O
Surge	O
Concerto	O
series	O
through	O
the	O
titles	O
,	O
Ciel	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
and	O
Ar	B-Application
Nosurge	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
system	O
is	O
real-time	O
based	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
Qoga	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
of	O
Sol	O
Cluster	O
of	O
Planet	O
Ar	O
Ciel	O
,	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
Tower	O
of	O
Ar	O
tonelico	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Melody	I-Application
of	I-Application
Metafalica	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
related	O
merchandise	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
music	O
CDs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
gag	O
manga	O
compilations	O
,	O
Drama	O
CDs	O
that	O
told	O
events	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
true	O
ending	O
,	O
a	O
Hymmnos	O
Musical	O
chronicling	O
happenings	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Melody	I-Application
of	I-Application
Metafalica	I-Application
,	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
guide	O
,	O
a	O
setting	O
materials	O
book	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
novels	O
that	O
also	O
served	O
as	O
an	O
epilogue	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
its	O
most	O
criticized	O
aspect	O
due	O
to	O
not	O
being	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
instead	O
being	O
what	O
players	O
have	O
come	O
to	O
call	O
a	O
"	O
half-baked	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
real-time	O
combat	O
system	O
"	O
,	O
between	O
the	O
few	O
attacks	O
the	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
,	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
multiple	O
kinds	O
of	O
Song	O
Magic	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
in	O
enemy	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
localization	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
as	O
severely	O
criticized	O
as	O
Ar	B-Application
tonelico	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
script	O
being	O
more	O
polished	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
still	O
has	O
some	O
flaws	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
translating	O
some	O
terms	O
inconsistently	O
,	O
the	O
translators	O
and	O
editors	O
not	O
following	O
their	O
word	O
of	O
correcting	O
all	O
the	O
Hymmnos	O
terms	O
mistakes	O
they	O
had	O
committed	O
previously	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
,	O
a	O
bug	O
that	O
causes	O
the	O
final	O
level	O
of	O
a	O
Cosmosphere	O
to	O
have	O
desynchronization	O
between	O
the	O
voiceovers	O
and	O
the	O
written	O
text	O
due	O
to	O
having	O
introduced	O
an	O
additional	O
text	O
box	O
when	O
playing	O
through	O
that	O
section	O
with	O
the	O
Japanese	O
voices	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
