Gust Co. Ltd.
Native name | ガスト |
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Type | Division |
Industry | Video games |
Founded |
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Headquarters | Nagano, Nagano , Japan |
Key people | Aoyagi Kazuo |
Products | Atelier Series Ar tonelico Series |
Parent | Independent (1993–2011) Koei Tecmo (2011–present) |
Website | www.gust.jp |
Gust Co. Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社ガスト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Gasuto) is a video game developer and division of Koei Tecmo Holdings, known for their Atelier and Ar tonelico series.
Contents
1 Company
2 Games
2.1 Cancelled
3 Other media
4 Notes
5 References
6 External links
Company
Gust Co. Ltd. was founded in 1993 in Nagano, Japan, as the first game software house in Nagano Prefecture. The company began by creating dôjinshi games for personal computers. Its first project was Story of King Ares (アレス王の物語) for the NEC personal computer. In 1994 the company became an official developer for the Sony PlayStation video game console, and its first PlayStation product was the simulation game Falkata (ファルカタ). In 1997, Gust released Atelier Marie, the first game in the long-running, popular, and iconic Atelier series. Since then the company has released several successful games for various home and portable video game systems. On 7 December 2011 the financial news source Nikkei reported that Tecmo Koei had bought all shares of the company from the stakeholders for 2.2 billion yen with the intention to make social games of Gust's Atelier console role-playing game franchise.
It was announced on July 28, 2014 that Gust will be absorbed by its parent company Koei Tecmo on October 1, 2014, and will continue to develop existing game series and new intellectual properties as "Gust Nagano Development Group".[1][2]
In 2015, Gust released a new site called "Gust Social" exclusively for its social games, starting with Nights of Azure, Atelier Sophie and Ciel Nosurge as the first advertised, for the purpose of improving communication with fan feedback.[3] The website allows for fans to make a Gust ID account which allows them to participate in surveys, buy products from the Gust online store, and a variety of other related content.[4] Additionally, the Gust Social serves as an active news site for its new social games.
Games
Games developed by Gust are known for their alchemy and item-crafting systems, distinctive character designs, and traditional or "old-school" graphical and storytelling style. In Japan, Gust has published its own games or cooperated with Banpresto. In North America, these games are published by NIS America. After the acquisition by Koei Tecmo, all games are published by them.
Title | System | Release date | JP | NA | EU | AUS |
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Falcata ~Asutoran Pādoma no Monshou~ (ファルカタ ~アストラン・パードマの紋章~) | PlayStation | June 30, 1995 | Yes | No | No | No |
Welcome House (ウエルカムハウス) | PlayStation | February 23, 1996 | Yes | No | No | No |
Mērupurāna (メールプラーナ) | PlayStation | June 21, 1996 | Yes | No | No | No |
Welcome House 2 (ウエルカムハウス2) | PlayStation | December 20, 1996 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg | PlayStation | May 23, 1997 | Yes | No | No | No |
Karyuujou (火竜娘) | PlayStation | September 25, 1997 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg Ver. 1.3 | Sega Saturn | December 11, 1997 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Marie Plus: The Alchemist of Salburg | PlayStation | June 4, 1998 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2 | PlayStation | December 17, 1998 | Yes | No | No | No |
Noir Yeux Noire -Cielgris Fantasm- (黒い瞳のノア Cielgris Fantasm) | PlayStation | July 1, 1999 | Yes | No | No | No |
Robin Lloyd's Adventure (ロビン・ロイドの冒険) | PlayStation | January 6, 2000 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Marie GB | Game Boy Color | January 8, 2000 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Elie GB | Game Boy Color | January 8, 2000 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg | Microsoft Windows | April 28, 2000 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2 | Microsoft Windows | April 28, 2000 | Yes | No | No | No |
Hresvelgr (フレースヴェルグ) | PlayStation 2 | June 22, 2000 | Yes | No | No | No |
Hresvelgr: International Edition (フレースヴェルグ International Edition)[a] | PlayStation 2 | December 21, 2000 | Yes | No | Yes | No |
Atelier Lilie: The Alchemist of Salburg 3 | PlayStation 2 | June 21, 2001 | Yes | No | No | No |
Marie & Elie: Atelier Pair | WonderSwan Color | October 25, 2001 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Marie & Elie: The Alchemists of Salburg 1-2 | Dreamcast | November 15, 2001 | Yes | No | No | No |
Hermina & Culus: Atelier Lilie Another Story | PlayStation 2 | December 20, 2001 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Lilie Plus: The Alchemist of Salburg 3 | PlayStation 2 | April 4, 2002 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Judie: The Alchemist of Gramnad | PlayStation 2 | June 27, 2002 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Marie, Elie & Anis: Message of the Gentle Breeze | Game Boy Advance | January 24, 2003 | Yes | No | No | No |
Taishou Mononoke Ibunroku (大正もののけ異聞録) | PlayStation 2 | February 27, 2003 | Yes | No | No | No |
Marie's Charajan | i-mode | March 10, 2003 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2 | PlayStation 2 | June 26, 2003 | Yes | No | No | No |
i Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg | i-mode | December 15, 2003 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana | PlayStation 2 | May 27, 2004 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny | PlayStation 2 | May 26, 2005 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Atelier Marie+Elie: The Alchemists of Salburg 1-2 | PlayStation 2 | October 27, 2005 | Yes | No | No | No |
Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia | PlayStation 2 | January 26, 2006 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Atelier Marie | Vodafone Live! | April 3, 2006 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Marie | S! | June 3, 2006 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm | PlayStation 2 | June 29, 2006 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Atelier Marie: Puzzle Workshop | EZ | November 2, 2006 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Elie: Puzzle Workshop | EZ | November 2, 2006 | Yes | No | No | No |
S! | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana 2 After Episode | i-mode, SoftBank 3G | December 1, 2006 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Lise: The Alchemist of Orde | Nintendo DS | April 19, 2007 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Elie | S! | April 2007 | Yes | No | No | No |
Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis | PlayStation 2 | June 21, 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica | PlayStation 2 | October 25, 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy | PlayStation 2 | May 29, 2008 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Mana Khemia: Student Alliance | PlayStation Portable | September 25, 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island | Nintendo DS | March 12, 2009 | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland | PlayStation 3 | June 25, 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy Portable Plus | PlayStation Portable | October 1, 2009 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Lina: The Alchemist of Strahl | Nintendo DS | December 22, 2009 | Yes | No | No | No |
Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel | PlayStation 3 | January 28, 2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Atelier Judie: The Alchemist of Gramnad: Imprisoned Garden | PlayStation Portable | April 8, 2010 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland | PlayStation 3 | June 24, 2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Atelier Viorate: The Alchemist of Gramnad 2: The Memories of Ultramarine | PlayStation Portable | February 3, 2011 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice of Arland | PlayStation 3 | June 23, 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Atelier Marie-Elie: The Alchemists of Salburg | GREE | February 2, 2012 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Elkrone: Dear for Otomate | PlayStation Portable | April 12, 2012 | Yes | No | No | No |
Ciel Nosurge ~Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu Uta~ | PlayStation Vita | April 26, 2012 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk | PlayStation 3 | June 28, 2012 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland | PlayStation Vita | November 29, 2012 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ciel Nosurge ~Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu Uta~ RE:Incarnation | PlayStation Vita | February 21, 2013 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Meruru Plus: The Apprentice of Arland | PlayStation Vita | March 20, 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky | PlayStation 3 | June 27, 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland | PlayStation 3 | November 21, 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PlayStation Vita | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star | PlayStation 3 | March 6, 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk | PlayStation Vita | March 27, 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea | PlayStation 3 | July 17, 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Ar Nosurge Plus: Ode to an Unborn Star | PlayStation Vita | October 2, 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Ciel Nosurge Offline ~Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu Uta~ | PlayStation Vita | October 2, 2014 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Questboard | Android, iOS | October 17, 2014 | Yes | No | No | No |
Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky | PlayStation Vita | January 22, 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
New Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland | Nintendo 3DS | June 4, 2015 | Yes | No | No | No |
Nights of Azure | PlayStation 3 | October 1, 2015 | Yes | No | No | No |
PlayStation 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
PlayStation Vita | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book | PlayStation 3 | November 19, 2015 | Yes | No | No | No |
PlayStation 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
PlayStation Vita | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea | PlayStation Vita | March 3, 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey | PlayStation 4 | November 2, 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PlayStation Vita | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book | Microsoft Windows | February 7, 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nights of Azure | Microsoft Windows | February 7, 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey | Microsoft Windows | March 7, 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Blue Reflection | PlayStation 4 | March 30, 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PlayStation Vita | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Augmented Reality Girls Trinary | Android, iOS | April 12, 2017 | Yes | No | No | No |
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon | Nintendo Switch | August 31, 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PlayStation 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
PlayStation Vita | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Blue Reflection | Microsoft Windows | September 26, 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon | Microsoft Windows | October 24, 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings | Nintendo Switch | December 21, 2017 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PlayStation 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
PlayStation Vita | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Microsoft Windows | March 27, 2018 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Atelier ~Alchemists of Arland 1-2-3~ DX[5] | PlayStation 4 | September 20, 2018 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Nintendo Switch | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World | Nintendo Switch | 2018 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PlayStation 4 | Yes | No | No | No | ||
PlayStation Vita | Yes | No | No | No | ||
Atelier Online: Alchemists of the Brasier | Android, iOS | TBA | Yes | No | No | No |
Cancelled
- Chronos Materia (クロノス・マテリア)
Other media
Gust sells various licensed goods of their products from their online shop, such as anime, manga, music CDs, and drama CDs.
Gust maintains an extensive official fan-oriented web site, Salburg.com, featuring game information, news, contests, write-in columns, employee journals, fan-participation campaigns, mini-games, and shopping.
Notes
^ Released in Europe as Jet Ion GP.
References
^ 2014-07-28, コーエーテクモゲームスとガスト 合併のお知らせ, Koei Tecmo
^ 2014-07-28, http://gematsu.com/2014/07/gust-merge-koei-tecmo-october-1, Gematsu
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External links
Official website (in Japanese)