Ten days to go before it’s Japanese release, Bandai Namco shares more info on Gust’s grand looking RPG Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shuuen no Hikigane wa Shoujo no Uta ga Hajiku. Cocona-Vatel (above, view character art here), who apparently have a big following in Japan after her appearance in the previous game, will “travel” to the world of Ar tonelico III to hand over a crystal to a character named Harvester.

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Song Magic hold the key to the story and battle system of Ar tonelico series and it’s no difference for Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shuuen no Hikigane wa Shoujo no Uta ga Hajiku, coming out this January in Japan. By “Diving” into their souls, main character Aoto will be able to unlock the Reyvateil girls’ Song Magic for use in his epic adventure. However, unlike previous games, Diving will also reveals the alternate versions of the girls, which can have totally different appearance, personality and also their own names. More info on the Reyvateil and their alternate versions after the cut.

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As you probably have know now, Gust and Bandai Namco are bringing the latest entry in the Ar Tonelico series to PS3. Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shuuen no Hikigane wa Shoujo no Uta ga Hajiku will continues the theme of the series, which emphasize on your relationships with your party members (who happens to be all female) in the game and the use of Song Magics in its story and battle system. The game is currently more than 80% done according to the developers Gust and will be out in Japan this January. More details about the game below.

Main Character: Aoto

Two main races exist in Sol Cielm, the world of Ar tonelico, they are the Human and Reyvateil. Aoto (click here for full character art) is a human and an apprentice to a master builder, he is said to be a careless but responsible person. His hate towards Soul Cluster (see below) deepen after meeting Saki (above right).

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Will buy this game for the music alone, it also helps that the game has likable characters and looks really great. Rorona no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi is coming out real soon, less than two weeks, in Japan.

Not sure how many of them will end up in English but pretty excited at the recent RPG announcements for PS3. Although much smaller in scale, Trinity Universe is the second RPG for PS3 that features crossover of characters from other series since X-Edge (Cross Edge in the US) and the game looks very beautiful. I have a copy of its recent Famitsu unveils and some new screens just appeared in Japanese news sites, so let’s take a deeper look.

To be published and co-developed by Idea Factory, Trinity Universe features characters from Gust and Nippon Ichi Software’s popular RPG series. Players will be able to enjoy two different storyline in the game. Gust’s characters will be featured in the Goddess Chapter which is lead by an original character named Rizeria. Nippon Ichi Software’s characters are aptly featured in the Devil King Chapter lead by its hero Kanata.

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Just love the theme song, Gust’s Rorona no Atelier: Arland no Renkinjutsushi looks gorgeous with every new update. A short preview of the opening movie is uploaded to the official website today, check it out! (Old promo included after the cut.)

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A new RPG featuring characters from Nippon Ichi and Gust popular series will be announced for PS3 in the upcoming issue of Weekly Famitsu. To be published by Idea Factory, Trinity Universe is a “comical adventure drama” that will features two different scenarios (Goddess Scenario & Devil King Scenario), each with its own main character and an interestingly named system called AAA (Active Animation Adventure) that will tell you the feeling of the characters from their body language and the animated icons.

The game takes place on a floating world where players pick a dungeon to search and destroy its gravitational field before finding a way to escape within a certain time limit. Destroying the gravitational field will hands you some rare item as materials for making armors or raise your stats.

Battle appears to be turn-based and like the dungeon exploration, there’s a time limit for you to defeat your enemies too. To make the control scheme easier, all the skills, which is AP-based, can be executed with just one button. By executing your skills in certain orders, you can deals greater damage. The game is 60% done and will be out this August in Japan. Full scan can be view here and here.

Update: Added direct feed screens from Famitsu.

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