Line #131 Creator/Atlus


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10	[[https://atlus.com Atlus]] is a Japanese video game developer, publisher and distributor based in Tokyo, currently a subsidiary of Creator/{{Sega}}. Best known for developing and publishing the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' and ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' games, the company has a reputation on Website/ThisVeryWiki for their [[NintendoHard super-hard]] games and bosses, to the point where they have a dedicated [[ThatOneBoss/{{Atlus}} That One Boss]] subpage.
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12	An active computer and arcade game developer and publisher since its founding in 1986, Atlus was acquired by toy company Creator/{{Takara}} in 2003, and was sold to mobile giant Index Holdings in 2006. From 2010-2013, Atlus was merged into Index, existing only as a publishing brand name.
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14	In 2013, Index went bankrupt and was acquired by Creator/{{Sega}}. Sega would split Index's non-gaming businesses and rename Index's gaming division back into Atlus, effectively reestablishing the company as a Sega subsidiary the following year. In 2015, Sega would sell the reestablished Index to Sawada Holdings (now known as Excite Japan) and the company is now known as IXIT Corporation.
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16	The international branch of Atlus, Atlus West (formerly Atlus USA and Index Digital Media), is notable for being a publisher and localizer for both Atlus games and non-Atlus third-party games; they have localized and/or published in North America games from smaller Japanese studios like Creator/NipponIchi (whose US subsidiary NIS America had a strong relationship with Atlus USA) or Creator/SpikeChunsoft.
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18	Outside of arcade and computer games, Atlus Japan is also notable for being the co-creator (with Sega) of "Print Club", one of the most popular photo booth machines in Japan. It's a staple of Japanese arcades and a driving force behind the mainstream ''kawaii'' and selfie culture.
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21	!!Some of their titles (including externally developed games localized by Atlus USA) include:
22	[[index]]
23	* ''VideoGame/ThirteenSentinelsAegisRim'' (Publisher)
24	* ''VideoGame/{{Bonk}}'' (Co-developer, with Red Co.)
25	** ''VideoGame/BonksAdventure''
26	* ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'' (Publisher/Developer)
27	* ''VideoGame/CannonDancer'' (Publisher for Japan only)
28	* ''VideoGame/CrimsonGemSaga''
29	* ''VideoGame/DeptHeaven'' series (Publisher)[[superscript:2]]
30	** ''VideoGame/RivieraThePromisedLand''
31	** ''VideoGame/YggdraUnion''
32	*** ''VideoGame/BlazeUnion''
33	** ''VideoGame/KnightsInTheNightmare''
34	** ''VideoGame/{{Gungnir}}''
35	* ''VideoGame/DungeonExplorer1989''
36	* ''VideoGame/DonPachi'' (Publisher)[[superscript:3]]
37	** ''[=DoDonPachi=]'' (Publisher)[[superscript:3]]
38	* ''VideoGame/DragonsCrown'' (Publisher)
39	* ''VideoGame/ESPRaDe'' (Publisher)[[superscript:3]]
40	* ''VideoGame/EternalPoison'' (Publisher)[[superscript:4]]
41	* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' (Publisher/Developer)
42	** ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyI''
43	** ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyIIHeroesOfLagaard''
44	** ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyIIITheDrownedCity''
45	** ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyIVLegendsOfTheTitan''
46	** ''Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl'' (Remake of the first game)
47	** ''Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight'' (Remake of the second game)
48	** ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyVBeyondTheMyth''
49	** ''VideoGame/EtrianOdysseyNexus''
50	* ''VideoGame/GoGoHypergrind'' (Publisher)
51	* ''VideoGame/{{Growlanser}}'' (Publisher; acquired original developer Career Soft)
52	* ''Gunbird'' (Publisher; Dreamcast port)[[superscript:8]]
53	* ''VideoGame/HellNight'' or Dark Messiah in Japan. (Publisher in Japan/Developer, Creator/{{Konami}} published it in Europe)
54	* ''VideoGame/HexyzForce'' (Publisher)[[superscript:2]]
55	* ''VideoGame/KartiaTheWordOfFate''
56	* ''VideoGame/MakenX''
57	* ''Metal Slug XX'' (Publisher for PSP in North America)
58	* ''VideoGame/MajorLeagueBaseball'' (NES) (Developer)[[superscript:7]]
59	* ''VideoGame/MetaphorReFantazio'' (Publisher)
60	* ''VideoGame/OgreBattle'' (Publisher, Platform/PlayStation version)
61	* ''VideoGame/OdinSphere'' (Publisher)
62	* ''VideoGame/PowerInstinct'' (Publisher and developer for most games; ''Matrimelee'' was published by [[Creator/{{SNK}} SNK Playmore]])
63	** ''VideoGame/GrooveOnFight''
64	* ''VideoGame/{{Princess Crown}}'' (Publisher/Developer, the team that created this game would later become Creator/{{Vanillaware}})
65	* ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'' (Publisher/Developer)
66	* ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom EX'' (Publisher)
67	* ''VideoGame/RockinKats''
68	* ''VideoGame/RollersOfTheRealm'' (Publisher)
69	* ''VideoGame/RType Command'' (Publisher)[[superscript:6]]
70	* ''VideoGame/RunSaber'' (Publisher)
71	* ''VideoGame/SamuraiWestern''
72	* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' series (Publisher/Developer)
73	* ''[[VideoGame/SengokuAce Sengoku Blade]]'' (Publisher; Dreamcast port)[[superscript:8]]
74	* ''VideoGame/SnowboardKids'' (Publisher)
75	* ''VideoGame/SolDivide - Sword of Darkness'' (Publisher; Dreamcast port)[[superscript:8]]
76	* ''VideoGame/SpudsAdventure''
77	* ''VideoGame/StellaDeusTheGateOfEternity'' (Publisher)
78	* ''VideoGame/Strikers1945'' (Publisher; Dreamcast port)[[superscript:8]]
79	* ''VideoGame/SuperDodgeBall Advance'' (Publisher)
80	* ''VideoGame/ThousandArms'' (Publisher)
81	* ''Trap Gunner'' (Publisher for Japan (and Asia)/North America)
82	* ''VideoGame/{{Trauma Center\|Atlus}}'' series (Publisher/Developer)
83	* ''VideoGame/UnicornOverlord'' (Publisher)
84	* ''VideoGame/{{Xexyz}}'' (developer; published by Creator/HudsonSoft in the U.S.)
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86	!!!Western Developed
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88	* ''VideoGame/AbyssOdyssey'' (Publisher)
89	* ''VideoGame/CitizensOfEarth'' (Publisher)
90	* ''[[VideoGame/TexMurphy Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure]]'' (Publisher)
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92	!!!Licensed Games
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94	* ''VideoGame/TheTestamentOfSherlockHolmes'' (North American Publisher)
95	* ''VideoGame/TheKarateKid'' (Developer)[[superscript:7]]
96	* ''VideoGame/FridayThe13th'' (Developer)[[superscript:7]]
97	* ''My Disney Kitchen'' (Developer)[[superscript:9]]
98	* ''[[VideoGame/TownAndCountrySurfDesigns T&C Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage]]'' (Developer)[[superscript:7]]
99	* ''VideoGame/WackyRaces1991'' (NES version)
100	* ''VideoGame/WidgetTheWorldWatcher''
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102	!!!Published/Localized by Atlus USA
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104	* ''VideoGame/ThreeDDotGameHeroes'' (North American Publisher)[[superscript:1]]
105	* ''VideoGame/TheAllianceAlive'' (North American Publisher)
106	* ''{{VideoGame/Aquapazza}}'' (North American Publisher)
107	* ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' (North American Publisher)
108	* ''VideoGame/{{Baroque}}'' (North American Publisher)[[superscript:2]]
109	* ''VideoGame/ChoroQ'' HG 4 (Publisher)
110	** ''Choro Q Works'' (Publisher)
111	* ''VideoGame/ClassOfHeroes'' (North American Publisher)
112	* ''VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess'' (North American Publisher)
113	* ''VideoGame/Conception2ChildrenOfTheSevenStars'' (North American Publisher)
114	* ''{{VideoGame/Contact}}'' (North American Publisher)
115	* ''VideoGame/CrusaderOfCenty'' (North American Publisher)
116	* ''VideoGame/{{Cubivore}}'' (North American Publisher)
117	* ''VideoGame/TheDarkSpire'' (North American Publisher)
118	* ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' (North American Publisher)[[superscript:1]]
119	* ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'' (Published the first game in North America before [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] was formed)
120	* ''{{VideoGame/Dokapon}}'' (North American Publisher)[[superscript:2]]
121	** ''VideoGame/DokaponKingdom''
122	** ''Dokapon Journey''
123	* ''VideoGame/DroneTactics'' (North American Publisher)
124	* Videogame/GuiltyGear (North American Publisher)
125	* ''[[VideoGame/HammerinHarry Hammerin' Hero]]'' (North American Publisher)
126	* ''VideoGame/IzunaLegendOfTheUnemployedNinja'' (North American Publisher)
127	** ''Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns''
128	* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXIII'' ([[http://www.atlus.com/kofxiii/ North American Publisher]])[[superscript:5]]
129	* ''VideoGame/LostDimension'' (North American Publisher)
130	* ''VideoGame/{{Lufia}} and the Ruins of Lore'' (North American Publisher)
131	* ''VideoGame/LuminousArc'' (North American Publisher)
132	** ''VideoGame/LuminousArc2'' (North American Publisher)
133	* ''VideoGame/MagnaCarta'' (North American Publisher)
134	* ''VideoGame/MasterOfTheMonsterLair'' (North American Publisher)
135	** ''VideoGame/MyWorldMyWay'' (North American Publisher)
136	* ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'' (For Playstation version)
137	* ''VideoGame/OperationDarkness'' (North American Publisher)
138	* ''VideoGame/{{Robopon}}'' (North American Publisher)[[superscript:10]]
139	* ''VideoGame/RondoOfSwords'' (North American Publisher)
140	* ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'' (North American Publisher)
141	* ''VideoGame/ShirenTheWanderer 3'' (North American Publisher, Nintendo Wii version)
142	* ''VideoGame/SkyGunner'' (North American Publisher)
143	* ''VideoGame/SteambotChronicles'' (North American Publisher)[[superscript:6]]
144	* ''VideoGame/StellaGlow'' (North American Publisher)
145	* ''VideoGame/SummonNight'' series (Published ''Swordcraft Story'' 1, 2 and ''Twin Age'' in North America)[[superscript:4]]
146	** ''VideoGame/SummonNightSwordcraftStory''
147	** ''VideoGame/SummonNightSwordcraftStory2''
148	** ''VideoGame/SummonNightCraftSwordMonogatariHajimariNoIshi''
149	* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' (Published ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Original Generation]]'' 1, 2, and ''VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'' in North America)
150	* ''[[VideoGame/ValisTheFantasmSoldier Super Valis IV]]'' (North American Publisher)
151	* ''VideoGame/TacticsOgreTheKnightOfLodis''
152	* ''Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together'' (For Playstation version)
153	* ''VideoGame/TailConcerto'' (North American Publisher)
154	* ''VideoGame/TouchDetective'' (Publisher, Nintendo DS version)
155	** ''Touch Detective 2 1/2''
156	* ''VideoGame/VirtualHydlide'' (North American Publisher)
157	* ''VideoGame/WizardryTaleOfTheForsakenLand'' (North American Publisher)
158	[[/index]]
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160	[-[[superscript:1]] - developed by Creator/FromSoftware-]\
161	[-[[superscript:2]] - developed by Creator/StingEntertainment-]\
162	[-[[superscript:3]] - developed by Creator/{{Cave}}-]\
163	[-[[superscript:4]] - developed by [[Creator/FlightPlan Flight-Plan]]-]\
164	[-[[superscript:5]] - developed by [[Creator/{{SNK}} SNK Playmore]]-]\
165	[-[[superscript:6]] - developed by [[Creator/{{Irem}} Irem]]-]\
166	[-[[superscript:7]] - published by Creator/LJNToys in the US-]\
167	[-[[superscript:8]] - developed by [[Creator/{{Psikyo}} Psikyo]]-]\
168	[-[[superscript:9]] - published by Creator/BAMEntertainment-]\
169	[-[[superscript:10]] - developed by Creator/HudsonSoft-]
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172	!!Tropes in Atlus' works:
173	* InternationalCoproduction: ''VideoGame/GoGoHypergrind'', a skateboarding game the company published for the Platform/NintendoGameCube, was developed in collaboration with American animator Creator/JohnKricfalusi and his Spumco studio. The character designs and environments are reminiscent of ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''.
174	* NintendoHard: [[invoked]] Atlus Japan-developed games tend to be quite difficult.
175	* NoBudget: A few of their games in the late 2000s to early 2010s were produced with lower budgets than some of their other games and were even forced to re-use assets from previous games to help complete them. A major example is the original base release for ''VideoGame/Persona4'' which was released on the Playstation 2 in 2008 in Japan and 2009 in America instead of the Playstation 3 which was already out for two years and uses similar assets to ''VideoGame/Persona3'', the previous game with sprite data for the main characters of that game still existing in the code. This was mainly due to financial issues regarding Index Corporation, Atlus's parent company at the time, which eventually led to them being convicted of corporate fraud and declaring bankruptcy in June, 2013. Thankfully this issue stopped plaguing Atlus after they were acquired by Sega Sammy.
176	* ThatOneBoss: [[invoked]] [[ThatOneBoss/{{Atlus}} Enough examples for its own page.]]

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