#Arland Series

[typhoonartifice]

Weirdest Start of my life

I heard of the Atelier Series back in about 2011-2012 (Around the time Totori was new) through a facebook meme page ran by a huge JRPG fan. I didnt pay too much attention to it at first because I used to be a broke kid and all I had was a GBA and a Gamecube, I didnt know the series had a long way from 1997, starting with Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg. The series consists of self contained trilogies or sagas of sorts like Salburg, Iris, Mana Khemia, Arland, Mysterious and Secret, whether you start from the very first or even newer entries like Ryza, it’s always ok.

The Arland Trilogy however proved to me a very weird start for me. I played my share of JRPGs in the past but nothing like the Atelier Series, having to collect items to create better ones? I did try of crafting mechanisms but this one got me confused at first. Worst of all last year I decided to start with Totori of all things, not the best place to start I know. After I got the bad ending I tried Rorona, having to scramble around objectives on a deadline was chaos but I managed a normal ending (High score on final assignment but popularity below 30%).

Fast forward a year later I played through Rorona again knowing full well what I’m doing all things considered. I beat Rorona with the true ending, and did give Totori a second go again, this time I succeeded but not quite as I needed to complete a certain objective but I managed a normal ending so it wasnt as sour as my first time. With Meruru I got a normal ending as well, but I had fun playing it as well.

The problem with this trilogy is the constant deadlines you have to meet and the quests that pile up on you, most adviceable to try and make the best equipment so your start wont feel as rough. Rorona and Meruru start off strong, but Totori is very useless at the start so you have to get other party members fight for her in the beginning of the game until you get her better equipment.

Overall once you get the hang of it you feel like you can do everything! DX versions are the best to play now, available on PC, Switch and PS4.

#Atelier #Atelier Rorona #Atelier Totori #Atelier Meruru #Arland Series #my thoughts #koei tecmo

[sterkeyra]

Atelier Resleriana - Roman

Roman finally is here and ahhh Atelier Resleri blessed me with him on first try! I got lucky because he was one characters i definitely wanted and finally the hatchling prince joined my squad.

And a prince he is, as he is actually Richard Lantana of the Lantana kingdom. So basically he is the representation of Gio and Tantris. Gio the runaway king and Tantris that joined by giving us a false name 😂

I love Roman already (even though his cape looks like eggshells when he wears it over his head) and I bet Sterk might lash out at him just like at Gio😂

#atelier resleriana #atelier series #Roman #Atelier roman #Richard lantana #Hello my hatchling prince #Also resleriana feels a bit like Arland sometimes with Resnas relationships with how blushy she is #Valeria Izana and Roman all are viable options in a way haha #Though roman also vibes with Logy #Giovanni arland #Gio #Tantris #Roman is such an alchemy fanboy just like Resna! #sterkenburg cranach

[kirbyddd]

realizing the later atelier soundtracks aren't bad in the slightest

it's just that atelier meruru set the bar for the series at "once in a generation human opus of composition"

#how can you have this many genre defining songs in one soundtrack #every song in the series prior feels like it's building to meruru #and every game after feels like it's trying to copy meruru #arland trilogy was blessed by God #it was the tempering of the ruthless 3d engine transition. demanded everything from everyone

[leakedexperience]

In today's article, we describe how the Atelier series just made an April Fool's yuri schoolgirl AU of one of its most popular het ships... and how it might actually be a more fascinating character study than it looks at first.

#atelier series #atelier #atelier arland #atelier resleriana

[fortune-maiden]

The Atelier Marie remake comes out in a few months but is that a good game to start with for someone who has never played anything in the Atelier series or would it be better to play one of the later games first?

#don't mind me having a moment #atelier series #I’ve never played Atelier but it’s always looked really cute and I’ve heard good things #I’m eyeing the Arland games of not Marie because Ive heard they’re on the shorter side #and encourage multiple playthroughs #and also I want to try something with the time limit xD

[charactersmashorpass]

"Let me tell you a story. I picked up an Atelier series art book on a whim. I was a fan of the Atelier Iris games but hadn't really thought about the rest of the series. The minute I laid eyes on this man I knew I had to get that game. It was love at first sight"

#ludwig giovanni arland #atelier rorona #tumblr poll #smash or pass

[zvaigzdelasas]

Scotland: Glasgow Airport workers set to strike

Unite the union has announced key worker strikes at Glasgow Airport after OCS Group - which provides facilities management services - failed to improve its pay offer. The dates for the 24-hour walkouts are 6 July and 11 July. [...]

Further strikes at both Edinburgh and Glasgow airports have been called off after deals were struck with the unions, with staff accepting 11 to 12 per cent pay rises. [...]

Birmingham Airport in the Midlands could also face summer travel chaos as around 100 key airport workers are voting on strike action.

Security officers, technicians and aircraft re-fuelers could stage walkouts from July over pay, potentially leading to "significant delays and cancelled flights", according to Unite.[...]

The Swedish Transport Workers' Union has announced security strikes from 3 July at Stockholm Arland Airport, Bromma Stockholm Airport and Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport. At Bromma and Lanvetter airport, the strike would affect all work carried out by security staff meaning passengers may not be able to depart from the airport. At Arland, it wouldn't be a total walkout and could just affect baggage scanners meaning passengers would only be able to take carry-on luggage.

The strike over wages could continue on 5, 7, 10 and 14 July if no agreement is reached. It will also include security staff at other businesses, including a nuclear power plant, with a total of 450 employees expected to be involved, according to Swedish national broadcaster SVT[...]

Italy: Strikes across public transport and airports in June and July[...]

On Friday 7 July, public transport staff across the country will strike for 24 hours. Everything from trains to ferries and metro services is likely to face delays and disruption due to the walkouts. The level of disruption is likely to vary from city to city and even from service to service

On the same day as public transport workers stage a nationwide strike (7 July), ground staff at airports including Rome Fiumicino, Milan Malpensa and Amerigo Vespucci in Florence will stage walkouts. This could lead to airport delays.[...]

On Saturday 15 July staff at Italy's main air traffic control operator ENAV are going on strike for 24 hours. [...]

Spain: Daily strikes from airline staff

On 19 June, the Spanish Union of Airline Pilots (Sepla) began a third round of strikes against Air Europa, Spain’s third-largest airline. It comes after a verbal deal reached on 8 June over pay and working conditions fell through. The two-week walkout will last until 2 July, and has so far led to flight cancellations and delays. However, pilots and airlines are obligated to maintain a minimum number of flights during strikes in Spain. Since 6 June, the Sepla union also began a “daily indefinite strike” against Air Nostrum, the regional airline run by Iberia. The strike has forced the cancellation of 20 per cent of the airline's flights and also delayed other flights. The strike is taking place every weekday and there are no signs of a breakthrough in talks so far. [...]

Germany's EVG trade union, which represents railway and transport workers, has called a series of 'warning strikes' this year over pay. These have impacted Deutsche Bahn train services, among others. Wage talks collapsed in June, bringing the prospect of more walkouts. Dates are yet to be announced but union members are set to vote on an unlimited strike. This could begin from mid-July, hitting holiday season travel.

Lufthansa pilots are currently considering a new pay offer from the flag carrier. Workers have agreed on a truce on strikes that ends on 30 June, meaning summer walkouts could be on the cards if the offer is rejected. Switzerland: Workers at Geneva Airport threaten strike Workers at Geneva Airport represented by the Swiss Public Service Union have resolved to strike on Friday 30 June over a pay dispute. Air traffic was brought to a standstill with dozens of flights cancelled. And now staff plan to continue the strike into Saturday 1 July. The strike was announced immediately after the company managing the airport agreed to a cost-cutting plan for salaries on Thursday 29 June. Initially, it was feared the strike action would be immediate, but it was instead been called for Friday. Geneva Airport is expecting disruption and has advised passengers travelling in the coming days to arrive 2.5 hours before their scheduled flight, with delays and cancellations likely.

30 Jun 23

[obscuredilfoff]

Propaganda below the cut!

Ludwig Giovanni Arland

Let me tell you a story. I loved the Atelier Iris games and Mana Khemia. But at some point I got distracted from the series and lost interest. One day I was out shopping and saw an Atelier art book. Driven by nostalgia I picked it up. And that's how I met this man for the first time. It was love at first sight. I instantly had to buy this game for him. And it took ages cause the game was impossible to find. Eventually I got it for Christmas and spent the next couple of days playing it nonstop in order to get his ending. My only regret is I don't have the save anymore (I was still living at home so it was on my parent's PS3)

Ballister Blackheart

Yeah, Ballister in the movie is a sad wet cat of a man. But just LOOK at comic Ballister. He's a good dad figure, AND he's more villainous. I think that automatically makes him more fuckable, because being evil is hot.

#ludwig giovanni arland #atelier rorona #ballister blackheart #nimona #polls #round 2

[designers-teaparty]

Me, hands full of life, hobbies and 28392 unplayed games: what if I repllay the Arland Series of the Atelier games?

(Bad idea.) (It has 4 games and each game is around 50 hours long and has multiple endings) (I still haven't played the fourth game tho)

[zhanenova]

Here’s another batch of anime’s I just recently watched.

I guess it could also be for the Fruits Basket fans as well, I think it got similarities to it. Exquisite OST! I highly recommend checking this out.  

I’m impress with the godzilla creatures of how awesome it got well-CGI ed, when it comes to anime.

This series felt dark. Actually, it is. Yet, another beautiful OST.

Checked this film out few days back, one of the beautiful film in the book. If you’re looking for an next anime film to watch, this is it right here. This movie is partly about, time have just stopped. Great piano soundtrack’s with cello, violin, great exquisite tunes, etc.

Flying Witch and Children of the Whales tracks reminds of this J-RPG game Atelier, such as it’s saga “Arland”, “Dusk”, etc. It makes me love those series even more.

#anime #flying witch #children of the whales #godzilla singular point #child of kamiari month #ost #JRPG #jrpg games #atelier #fruits basket

[rehncohro]

November 6th, 2023 - Atelier Rorona

Decided to go back and start the Arland trilogy and I was not disappointed. While it does have some issues, Atelier Rorona is still a fun game. It's one of the time limit games and instead of focusing on one thing for a few years, you get several goalsto work towards, most of which not really being that hard. For the most part, you just have to turn in items before the deadline. Sometimes, you fight monsters instead. There were times I was able to report right away and not worry about anything until the next assignment came up.

The only time I was kind of nervous was the last assignment, but I managed to make it. Combat took some getting used to and I'm not a big fan of having to pay your allies to go on quests with you. Glad that feature was removed in later games. Only alchemists can use items in the older games and I don't think it's a huge deal. They're normally better than normal attacks from them, so you have an incentive to make synthesis items. Everyone else just has normal moves. Speaking of synthesis, it's okay. I didn't fully get the hang of it. I just threw in items until something was created.

The structure of the game wasn't like a normal RPG as there were NO required boss fights, but you do have to get in battles because obviously, you won't get anywhere if you don't level up. Getting defeated in combat just sends you back to the atelier with low health. Unless you were really behind, it's not that big of a deal. I head beforehand that there wasn't much story in the Arland trilogy, but this game wasn't as light on it as I thought it would be. The entire point is to complete these tasks for three years and not fall behind to keep Rorona's atelier from being closed down.

There are a few bits of plot here and there and you learn more about the characters as you get further in the game. I wouldn't say I was too crazy about the characters but I did enjoy seeing them interact with each other and this is one of the funnier games in the series. Definitely feels dated compared to later games, but still a good time. Looking forward to the later Arland games.

#atelier #atelier series #atelier rorona #nintendo switch #koei tecmo #anime #anime game #rpg #jrpg #gust #gust rpg

[crystalelemental]

I dunno, brain. I’m happy with the responses I get to my fics, just about any attention is validating, but sometimes I think it might be nice to hit on something that’s really popular, you know?

“I hear you. Hey, you know what would really cheer us up? A new fic idea.”

We kinda have a lot of those, do we really need another?

“No no, hear me out. What if you wrote…an Atelier fic?”

Dude

“The other five people who keep up with this series are gonna freak out, bro!”

How could they not?! Everyone loves Arland!

“That’s what I’m saying!”

#personal shenanigans #I do not think I am equipped with taste that applies to the mainstream

[darkcloud-kcalifornia]

Wait, if Lulua's teacher knew what the globe is, but doesn't know what the Earth is, that means they're not on the Earth, but somebody, somewhere, at sometime did know (and possibly made a whole lot of globes). Did the Arland series have an "alien" from Earth in it at some point? Was there an isekai protagonist? Is it a setting that is a creating/simulation of sufficiently advanced tech humans in the future who put little easter-eggs in there? I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS!! Somebody call the Game Theorists!

#game gabbing #atelier lulua #atelier series

[shadowsof-thenight]

Book recommendations: Week 18

Book 18

Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews

Despite my love for the Kate Daniels books, it took me embarrassingly long to pick up this series. I don’t really read a lot of science fiction. A shame really, because it’s really wonderful.

The book follows Dina DeMille, a young woman that runs a Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texan town. At first glance nothing out of the ordinary, besides perhaps naming her Shih Tzu Beast. Except that Dina is far from ordinary and normal is relative. Her broom is a deadly weapon and her Inn is magic—it thinks for itself. The Inn also doesn’t host regular humans, but otherworldly visitors. 

She has one permanent guest, a retired Galactic aristocrat that can never leave the grounds for fear of being executed. Killing (and eating) people all across the different worlds angers a lot of people. Thankfully, the Inn has strong rules that everyone who enters should follow. 

Then something vicious starts hunting in the neighbourhood at night and Dina knows she has to act—she feels responsible for her neighbours and their safety. Of course, investigating the attacks won’t be easy with the interference of her new, attractive neighbour, names Sean, who happens to be a werewolf and an equally handsome cosmic vampire named Arland. 

She’ll need their help if she wants to face the one behind the attacks, because it’s unlike any other threat she or the Inn has ever faced. 

Much like other books by Ilona Andrews this reads so easily. There’s humour, intriguing characters and action packed into the story. I could not help but root for Dina (and a certain werewolf as well). The characters are fleshed out and the tensions between them palpable. The world building is very interesting too. So many different worlds to explore, cultures and species to understand and ways to travel between all those worlds.

This writing couple really knows how to reel in an audience and keep them captivated, so I strongly recommend their stories. 

#Book Recommendations #Ilona Andrews #Clean Sweep #Clean Sweep - Ilona Andrews

[shammah8]

🕊️🌺Wendy🌺🕊️:

Awakening Sound The Los Angeles Times of January 18 reported: A deadly magnitude 6.6 earthquake—the strongest in modern Los Angeles history—ripped through the pre-dawn darkness Monday, awakening Southern California with a violent convulsion that flattened freeways, sandwiched buildings, ruptured pipelines and left emergency crews searching desperately for bodies trapped under rubble.

A California couple described to The Times how they were awakened, comparing it to the 6.5 quake, in 1971. "This one felt much worse. It was much harder, a hard jolt. The 71 one swayed...."

The Times continued their article, "This one did not sway. It slammed..."

Some time later experts discovered the unusual way earth's plates hit together along a previously undiscovered fault line. This resulted in widespread damage like that of an even larger magnitude quake. And it caused the sound to which Southern California awoke on that Monday morning.

Pastors Arland and Brenda Steen and members of Thousand Oaks Christian Fellowship awakened to the same loud sound.4 But some of them also heard another sound. A supernatural recording from their Sunday night service a few hours earlier.

Here's the story.

The Spirit and the Blood Agree Brenda Steen had been experiencing the direct leading of the Holy The Blood and the Glory Spirit for several weeks. The saving factor for the Steens and their church was, she yielded to the Spirit's guidance, just as Carrie Judd Montgomery did.

To illustrate the importance of yielding to the Spirit's leadings, I will go back a little.

I shared how in early 1993 I began a search which the Lord answered with a revelation of the Blood of the Lamb. When I talked about some of these things privately with my friend, Gloria Copeland, she said, "You need to share this with the body of Christ." She insisted that I come to Fort Worth to do that. It was with a certain amount of fear and trembling that I did so in the Fall of '93.

Brenda Steen requested the tapes. She said the Lord impressed her to listen to them three times and then to transcribe them.

Then the Lord impressed her to preach the series exactly in the order they were preached at Eagle Mountain Church.

(Arland ministers at the Sunday morning services and Brenda on Sunday nights.) Sunday night after Sunday night she preached.

The week before the last session she sat on the steps of the altar praying. A sense of caution stirred in her heart. "What is it, Lord?"

Make much of the Blood.

For days she'd heard that phrase in her spirit. But this day it was a warning.

Brenda began to pray a Spirit-led prayer, "Father, I plead the Blood of Jesus over this building...."

Then came the final Sunday night of the series.

The Holy Spirit's clear direction to the Steens was to close the series with communion.

Three months before at our final service in Fort Worth, Pastor George 100 Earthquakes Pearsons of Eagle Mountain Church approached me just before the service.

I remember the look on his face and exactly how he approached me.

"Mrs. Brim," he said, very kindly, but with the air of authority vested in the office he fills, "it is perfectly all right if you do not want to do this, but I have prepared the elements for Communion. I believe I have heard from the Lord that He wants us to close this way."

I thought about the material I needed to cover and considered the time element. Then I had the witness in my spirit that this was indeed the will of the Lord.

On that Sunday night in Thousand Oaks the Lord led the Steens to close in exactly the same way.

Preceding Communion, Brenda spoke with an unusual anointing.

"How many want a revelation of the Blood tonight?" she began.

She preached on The Blood Line from before the foundation of the world. She emphasized the first Passover and how they took "a lamb for a house" and drew a blood line which stopped the destroyer. She brought in Rahab and the scarlet cord, emphasizing the saving of their possessions.

She closed with Jesus' last Passover wherein He disclosed that He was the bread and His Blood was the Blood of the New Covenant which was shed for us.

The Holy Spirit surely filled her mouth for she spoke as the oracle of God when she declared quite loudly, "I don't care if we do live in Southern California. I don't care if my house is on top of a fault line. My house will not be destroyed!"

The pastors invited the people to receive Communion "a Lamb for a house."

Pastor Arland said, "Instead of taking it as a congregation, the head of each household led the Communion for their own family, praying a Blood 101 The Blood and the Glory line of protection over each family member and their property."

It was a holy time.☕️Billye Brim

[obscuredilfoff]

Propaganda below the cut!

Zelik Lindemann

He's 5'5. He can punch down a wall. He's a normal guy that can take down a cyborg in combat. He has PTSD and everyone is in love with him. He's disabled and thriving. He hates the government and will give his life to take them down. He's committed so many crimes and will take responsibility when called on the people he's hurt. He's the author's little kitty meow meow that gets beaten up constantly because he's such a cutie. He's everything to me.

Ludwig Giovanni Arland

Let me tell you a story. I loved the Atelier Iris games and Mana Khemia. But at some point I got distracted from the series and lost interest. One day I was out shopping and saw an Atelier art book. Driven by nostalgia I picked it up. And that's how I met this man for the first time. It was love at first sight. I instantly had to buy this game for him. And it took ages cause the game was impossible to find. Eventually I got it for Christmas and spent the next couple of days playing it nonstop in order to get his ending. My only regret is I don't have the save anymore (I was still living at home so it was on my parent's PS3)

#zelik lindemann #mother keeper #ludwig giovanni arland #atelier rorona #polls #round 1