Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is a direct sequel to the best-selling Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, a worldwide smash hit that has already shipped over 420,000 copies to date. In this latest entry in the Atelier series, Ryza makes her triumphant return as the protagonist, making franchise history as the first character to take on the hero role in two successive titles.
The new game was first revealed during July’s Nintendo Direct Mini, giving fans their first glimpse into Ryza’s upcoming quest. The game’s teaser site also went live during the official reveal, with more details and the official website launch set to go live on July 29.
Game will be for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch this winter worldwide.
In this game, heroine Ryza sets up shop in the Royal Capital of Ashra-am Baird, exploring ancient ruins along the way. This newfound focus on exploration comes with a host of gameplay enhancements: Ryza can swing, climb, and dive her way through the game world in search of rare synthetic materials.
Synthesis is, as usual, the name of the game in Atelier Ryza 2. Players will synthesize new items and take advantage of a unique skill tree that will enable them to learn new recipes or improve the quality of their synthsized products. This is all part of the game’s evolved “Linkage Synthesis” gameplay system which allows players to fill Material Loops to create weapons, potions, and more, as well as change the elemental affinity of their item with the “Essense” feature. Players can also combine two fully synthesized items together with the Evolution Link system.
