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+author: einar
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+date: 2010-02-06 21:33:20+00:00
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+slug: ar-tonelico-iii
+title: Ar Tonelico III
+wordpress_id: 748
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+- Anime
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+- Anime
+- ar tonelico 3
+- games
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+![Ar Tonelico III cover image](http://www.dennogumi.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ar_3.jpg)
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+It's been a while since I blogged about anything non-FOSS. This time I'll be sharing some impressions on one of the games I'm playing at the moment, that is,** Ar Tonelico III** (which arrived at my doorstep two days ago). I admit I haven't been a fan of Gust games (aside from Ar Tonelico, they're known mostly for the _Atelier_ series), mostly because technically wise they didn't really perform that well. While I understood they're a small company, sometimes it was a little too much.
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+I bought this one because from the movies and information disseminated throughout the net it looked like it was better, so I started reading information, which in turn prompted the buy: it's also a good way to keep my Japanese in order, as I need to keep up with the language if I want to understand things.
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+Right now I've just played a couple of hours, and it looks decent, although with some technical issues (the characters glide over the terrain, rather than walk). I've also seen the infamous _Purge System_ in action (look it up online), which made quite a number of fan sneer for a various number of reasons. As of the story, I can't say anything at the moment: I've just started. At least it is moderately fun.
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+[Here's a hands-on](http://forum.everyeye.it/invision/index.php?showtopic=527861) (Italian) which covers more details. I'll try to post a few updates in the future (if I don't forget....)
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+And here's a quick video I made with my camera:
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+[flv]http://www.heavensinferno.net/downloads/tonelico3_conv.flv[/flv]