Atelier Ryza Is On Track To Become The Most Successful Atelier Game Ever

Really enjoyed Ryza, even if not 100% sold on the new combat system. Definitely glad to see more players coming to the series. Wonder what proportion of sales were for switch.

All of them look cute but then all suffer from the same problems every JRPG has and there are very few games with a good enough story that I can stomach these mistakes for still.

Great game, 100% deserved

Atelier games are great, I've got all of them on Switch that's available. I agree about the combat system on Ryza, I'm still 50/50 about that as well. Personally Lulua is my favourite.

I wish I had bought it when it came out. It's sold out everywhere now.

The limited availability of Ryza physically makes me wonder if I should preorder Fairy Tail?

I bought Lulua and now I wanted to buy Ryza as well, despite not having the time to even try out Lulua. But Ryza is sold out pretty much everywhere in Germany. I asked KOEI Tecmo Europe on Twitter if they are thinking about a reprint but I got no answer so far.

Ryza was the RPG I played in 2019. A great ATB battle system and a marvelous alchemy system. It was my first Atelier game, so I will play the others the next months. I am a big fan of series I have to say.

I prefer lulua, but ryza is really good.

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I'm having a blast with the game! I wont lie, Ryza being super cute is what caught my attention, but I've ended up loving the game as a whole! I get lost in crafting for hours at a time! The combat system is fun, the world is creative and the music is very nice!

But what really stands out to me is how great of a protagonist is! She's easily my favorite female protagonist in a video game ever! She's not a princess, she's a girl trying to save her boyfriend, she's not some damsel needing to be saved, she's not seeking a boy to save her from all her problems! In fact, there's a side quest that makes fun of that particular trope!

And if people are concerned about fan service, don't be. The game is extremely family friendly and I would have no qualms about allowing even elementary school age kids play the game. Maybe just don't let them Google it.

Ryza's a stand up, do it herself butt kicking heroine who isn't afraid to speak her mind and call out other people's BS! She's the leader and the guys follow her! But she's still young and has much to learn - and she's willing to learn it! Ryza is fantastically written and this game as a whole is a whole heck of a lot of fun!

The supporting characters are all interesting too with a nice variety of backstories that make them easy to relate to and empathize with.

This game has sold me on the series as a whole, and I plan on getting all the Atelier games on Switch eventually. Lulua is next on the list, since I already have it in the backlog.

My only issue with the game is that there's not a lot of enemy variety. In most cases as you progress from one area to another there'll only be one or two new types of enemies, and stronger versions of enemies you've already fought...

@krvstkvlt It's a JRPG fantasy story with the primary form of progression being crafting better gear with leveling and grinding being secondary. It's got a character driven story with a bit of coming of age thrown into an adventure with magic, ancient civilizations, mysterious taboos and lots of interesting places to explore. I don't understand why you have some vendetta against anime, but I pity the fact that you're likely closing yourself off to a huge variety of fun games and interesting shows.

I would have bought it if I had more time or fewer games. I might get it in the future, or a future entry in the series provided they fix issues mentioned in the comments

@Heavyarms55 Thanks for the explanation! It's not a vendetta against anime in general. I've seen multiple shows, loved the Ni No Kuni games and even the artstyle of Fire Emblem Three Houses is okay to me. The problem lies in the focus on anime girls in a way that doesn't look healthy to me. I don't see the appeal in games that focus on that.

Physical versions of most Atelier games drop to around 20 € pretty fast, this one costs at least full price IF you're lucky. That's one game I'm going to regret not getting earlier.

@Manah mostly if they sold poorly or are bad, the more common ones get indeed cheap (on the PS4 some one them get as low as 15 euros)

But sometimes (atelier escha and logy plus on PS Vita) they get stupidly expensive, luckily I got it for 88 euros before it went the "stupidly expensive" way

This one deserves it's praise, since the series went from the PS3 to the PS4 none of them were to my linking, Lulua was close but Ryza nailed it.

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Duh. It's the best one

Mine is still sealed from NISA.

This is a game I want to pick up at some point it seems like one i'd like, but my backlog is super thick at the moment and afraid it would just go on the pile for now. I do think I might get it sooner than later in case it's one of those games that ends up hard to pick up later.

@dougphisig trust me I got a huge backlog dating back to 2017 that needs to get back to not to mention 2DS/3DS games that I need to finish up as well. It's better to buy them when on-sale that way you can save more when buying them.

I really would like to try this as my introduction to the series, but my backlog is over 30 JRPGs deep. If I see a reasonably priced physical copy in the wild I might add it to the collection.

I have the Atelier trilogy downloaded but yet to start. Not picked up the other games yet as I want to try and finish off this trilogy first before I get the dusk trilogy.

Living the thigh life!

"350,000 units worldwide"

I find it actually inspiring that a series can sell anywhere less than a million and still not only be considered successful enough to continue development, on top that is their peek!

Always glad to see smaller developers sticking with niche series instead of going on a perpetual hunt for million copy selling fads.

Just decided to get into this series myself, hope I enjoy it as much as I expect, seems to have a perfect balance of old-fashioned RPG mechanics and modern-yet-no-hyper-realistic 3D graphics.

@krvstkvlt I'm not really sure what unhealthy focus you're talking about, but okay. To each their own.

Wake me when the character models get ripped for use in SFM.

@Heavyarms55 That is basically why I love the whole series. The protagonists are all very likable and they all have a relatable goal. Even the one where you actually are a princess (meruru), you can easily relate to her. And the crafting systems are fun.