- Name
- GUST Co., Ltd.
- Abbreviation
- Founded
- 1 October 1993
- Location
- Nagano,Nagano,Japan
- Website
- http://www.gust.co.jp/index.htm
- Aliases
GUST Co., Ltd.
Nagano,Nagano,Japan
A Japanese development studio that specializes in role-playing games, and is best known for the Atelier series.
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Overview
Gust (ガスト) is a Japanese developers that is most famous for their role-playing games including Ar Tonelico and their popular Atelier (Franchise) franchise.
History
Gust originally spun off from the amusement software development division of [https:/keiken.co.jp Keiken System] and was established as its on company on October 1, 1993. The studio set up its offices in the Nagano Prefecture and was advertised in magazines as the first video game developer in the area. The Story of King Aress (Game) was the company's first title which was released on March 18, 1994 for the NEC PC-98. While the company began making games for the PC, they quickly became an officially licensed developer for the Sony PlayStation (Platform) in April of 1994 and released their first game for the console, Falcata (Game), in June of the same year. After releasing several titles for the platform, Gust eventually released the first entry in their most popular franchise in 1997, Atelier Marie, which would become their flagship series. Man years later, Koei Tecmo (Company) announced in 2011 that they were purchasing Gust after working with the company for several years as a distributor. Gust was eventually assimilated into Koei Tecmo and is now a fully owned subsidiary of the company.
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Developed Games
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Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana (Game)
Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana is a console role-playing game developed by GUST for the PlayStation 2. It was published in North America by NIS America and in Europe by KOEI. It is the first game in the Atelier series to get a release outside of Japan.
Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm (Game)
Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm is a console role-playing game developed by GUST for the PlayStation 2. It is the third and final game in the Atelier Iris saga.
Alchemist Marie & Elie: Futari no Atelier (Game)
A role-playing game in the Atelier series for Wonderswan.
Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny (Game)
Atelier Iris 2: Tha Azoth of Destiny is a console role-playing game developed by GUST for the Playstation 2. It was released in North America by NIS America and in Europe by KOEI. The game is a prequel to Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana.
Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island (Game)
The second DS iteration in GUST's long-running Atelier series. It is notable for being the first of what are considered the main Atelier series to be released in North America.
Published Games
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Alchemist Marie & Elie: Futari no Atelier (Game)
A role-playing game in the Atelier series for Wonderswan.
Lina no Atelier: Strahl no Renkinjutsushi (Game)
The third and final DS installment in the Atelier series.
Hermina to Culus: Lillie no Atelier Mou Hitotsu no Monogatari (Game)
A visual novel set in Atelier universe.
The Story of King Aress (Game)
A turn-bnased strategy RPG released for the NEC PC-98 and was the very first game developed by Gust.