<s>
It	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
under	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	I-Device
the	I-Device
Best	I-Device
label	O
(	O
which	O
means	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
best-seller	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
is	O
the	O
eleventh	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Atelier	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
continues	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
emphasis	O
on	O
item	O
synthesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
utilize	O
3D	O
models	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
2D	O
sprites	O
in	O
earlier	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Atelier	B-Application
Totori	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Adventurer	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arland	I-Application
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gust	O
released	O
a	O
remake	O
titled	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
Plus	O
:	O
The	O
Alchemist	O
of	O
Arland	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
DX	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
release	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
has	O
four	O
main	O
modes	O
of	O
gameplay	O
:	O
a	O
field	O
map	O
,	O
a	O
battle	O
screen	O
,	O
an	O
alchemy	B-Language
system	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
visual	O
novel	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
in	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
are	O
turn-based	O
and	O
continue	O
until	O
either	O
side	O
is	O
defeated	O
or	O
flees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
storyline	O
is	O
presented	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
twelve	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
are	O
then	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Rorolina	O
Frixell	O
(	O
Rorona	B-Application
,	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
a	O
master	O
alchemist	O
(	O
Astrid	O
Zexis	O
)	O
to	O
pay	O
off	O
a	O
debt	O
her	O
parents	O
owe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
Sterkenburg	O
Cranach	O
(	O
Sterk	O
,	O
for	O
short	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
knight	O
of	O
Arland	O
,	O
comes	O
to	O
the	O
alchemy	B-Language
workshop	O
and	O
informs	O
Rorona	B-Application
that	O
the	O
shop	O
will	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
unless	O
she	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
prove	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
function	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
economy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevelopmentAtelier	O
Rorona	B-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
on	O
March	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
ASCII	O
Media	O
Works	O
 '	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshito	O
Okamura	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
planner	O
for	O
the	O
Mana	B-Application
Khemia	I-Application
series	O
,	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
is	O
described	O
by	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
as	O
a	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
starting	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Atelier	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
feature	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionAtelier	O
Rorona	B-Application
sold	O
quickly	O
in	O
Akihabara	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
by	O
1:00	O
PM	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
district	O
's	O
stores	O
were	O
sold	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
public	O
sales	O
information	O
published	O
by	O
Gamasutra	O
,	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
title	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Amazon	B-Application
website	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
dropped	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
ending	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
marking	O
its	O
final	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
ranking	O
;	O
overall	O
estimates	O
from	O
this	O
time	O
put	O
Rorona	B-Application
at	O
or	O
near	O
70,000	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
with	O
low-level	O
sales	O
continuing	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
makes	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
the	O
fastest	O
and	O
best	O
selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
since	O
at	O
least	O
Atelier	B-Application
Iris	I-Application
:	I-Application
Eternal	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Gust	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
sales	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
selling	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
121,256	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
fared	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
increasing	O
its	O
sales	O
to	O
over	O
200,000	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
considered	O
as	O
"	O
good	O
numbers	O
for	O
an	O
HD	O
generation	O
RPG	O
"	O
.Atelier	O
Rorona	O
has	O
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
receiving	O
80/75/70/65	O
in	O
the	O
Dengeki	O
PlayStation	O
magazine	O
,	O
and	O
7/6/7/6	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
26/40	O
in	O
the	O
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
US	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
remake	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
Plus	O
a	O
5/5	O
score	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
edition	O
addresses	O
the	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
providing	O
adequate	O
amounts	O
of	O
new	O
content.2014-06-23	O
,	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
Plus	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Review	O
:	O
A	O
Good	O
Game	O
Becomes	O
a	O
Great	O
Game	O
,	O
US	O
Gamer	O
Both	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
versions	O
of	O
New	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
Atelier	B-Application
Rorona	I-Application
Plus	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
)	O
received	O
Famitsu''	O
review	O
scores	O
of	O
34/40	O
,	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
