Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland Preview

By Chris Hudak

I Still Know What You’ll Make This Summer.



Ah, the ‘alchemic RPG’. Here in the States, it’s still something of a fairly lesser-known indulgence—on the order of deliberately paying a restaurant tab with two-dollar bills, dating a ganguro girl on your overseas vacation, actually turning off your personal electronics when the stewardess asks you to, or some equally-oddball activity.…

Chris Hudak
Chris Hudak

Chris Hudak is a writer, former San Francisco Zoo penguin recorder, frequent-flyer junkie, self-proclaimed lucid dream expert, poolshark-in-minnow’s-clothing, “student” of all things Japanese, borderline alcoholic (see “writer”), video-gamer-with-a-life, and moonlighting, kinda-sorta actor in his copious spare time.  He writes weird fiction, and contributes articles to Playboy, Wired, The Toronto Star, and whoever else has money.  Chris is the protagonist of the Harlan Ellison short story “Keyboard”—no, really—and someday wants a house in Walt Disney World.

Share article

Upcoming Releases
ATLAS
Atlas is an action-rpg with rogue-like elements where you use your ability to control the ground to fight the enemies and move through procedurally generated worlds.
Titanfall 3
Development of Titanfall 3 was confirmed in the acquisition of Respawn Entertainment by Electronic Arts in November 2017.
Damnview: Built From Nothing
Damnview: Built From Nothing is a simulation sandbox game about occidental culture and its different social classes. Immerse yourself into a decadent urban sprawl, all while working precarious jobs where you will either be absorbed into the system, or cast out of society’s machine. Damnview: Built From Nothing is a game about despair, the hostility of capitalism, and the need…
Star Citizen
Star Citizen is an upcoming space trading and combat simulator video game for Microsoft Windows. Star Citizen will consist of two main components: first person space combat and trading in a massively multiplayer persistent universe and customizable private servers (known as Star Citizen), and a branching single-player game (known as Squadron 42). The game will also feature VR support.
Reviews
Related
X