Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy will launch on Nintendo Switch early next year, with a 29th January release date now locked in for Europe.
The game is the 22nd entry in the franchise, and follows Ryza and friends as they embark on an all-new JRPG quest to discover the secrets behind the ancient ruins and the truth behind the lost legends inside the Royal Capital. Here's some PR:
In Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy, Ryza is not only joined by returning fan-favourites like Lent Marslink and Tao Mongarten, she also meets a number of new characters who will help her throughout her adventure. Inside the Academy District café, Ryza meets a young woman by the name of Zephine Baudouin. Zephine manages the request bulletin board inside the café, and the bulletin board becomes a key part of Ryza’s day-to-day exploits – it’s used by citizens of the Royal Capital to post jobs ranging from delivering materials to defeating monsters – and as Ryza completes these tasks, she will be compensated with monetary rewards, materials, and even Skill Points.
Other intriguing characters inside the Royal Capital include the talented blacksmith and engraver, Dennis Holland; shopkeeper and former acquaintance from Kurken Island, Romy Vogel; and farmworker Cassandra Cappelli, whose father owns an obscene amount of fruitful land inside the Royal Capital’s Farming District.
It's also been revealed that fans will be able to pick up a Limited Edition of the game exclusively through the KOEI TECMO Europe Online Store. This version contains an art book, deluxe cloth poster, mini acrylic charm, Japanese clear file folders, and an exclusive DLC costume all packaged into a collector's box.
Koei Tecmo recently confirmed that the game wouldn't be censored in the west following fan concerns, and a $25,000 statue of its protagonist was also recently unveiled. Players who decide to purchase any version of the game, physically or digitally, during the first two weeks of release will receive an Early Purchase Bonus – the Summer Fashion Costume Set.
Are you thinking of picking up this latest Atelier title next year? Tell us below.
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But can I get a giant statue of her legs tho?
Are these games any good? I see praises from people online, but I can't tell if that's from a 'game is food's perspective, or a 'this game is collectible' side.
@invictus4000 Yeah, for 25000$
@FlyingShoeMan The Atelier games are great. Arguably, my favourite game series. Ryza is probably the weakest entry for a long time in my opinion, but, that is an unpopular opinion as it had the best sales numbers the series has ever seen.
In short, great series of low-stakes RPG's. Great crafting. Give them a go.
@tanaka2687 sweet. Will definitely give one a shot. . Thanks
@tanaka2687 Which game would you recommend to start with on switch?
@FlyingShoeMan Aside from the Xenoblade games, they're my favourite JRPGs on the Switch.
@ShiroiTaka Rorona (first of the Arland games), Ayesha (first of the Dusk games) and Ryza would all be valid starting points. Atelier Rorona was the first game I played in the series so I can vouch for starting there and it might be the logical choice if you think you might end up playing through all of them as it's the earliest release out of the ones on Switch. Ryza on the other hand is probably the most beginner friendly of the three as there's no time limit unlike Rorona and Ayesha.
@BenAV Cheers I will add them to the wishlist
@BenAV Can you elaborate on the "time limit" aspect? Is it for decision making in combat?
I'm not sure I can really justify getting the special edition. Seems a tad expensive for what it is.
@Lugazz In a lot of the games you have a limited number of in-game days to complete your task/complete the game. Synthesis, traveling, etc. all take up varying amounts of time so you need to manage your time relatively carefully. Most of the time limits are fairly generous though.
The special edition is really tempting. But I will probably just go with the normal version. Why must posters like that always be so limited? Just let me buy the poster like a normal piece of merchandise!
I remember hyping up the first one because of the thick thighs and never buying it. This time for sure since the release date came and went without me noticing. Anyways, here's your daily reminder that thick thighs save lives kids.
Is it just my imagination or did Ryza fill out more?
Anyway, I really enjoyed the first game, and the second seems like it's going to improve on all fronts, so it's a no brainer.
Whoop-dee-doo about it being uncensored. It was classified PG in Australia months ago. How risqué can it possibly be?
Two Atelier games from the Arland trilogy were originally rated PG, but due to some stupid new changes in the guidelines when the government added new rules concerning the depiction of sexual violence (in preparation for the introduction of the R18+ classification in January 2013), they were both classified R18+ for their Vita "Plus" releases, and that R18+ rating carried over to the Switch versions, which were also issued a new classification. That's the equivalent of jumping from a PEGI 7+ and ESRB E10+ to PEGI 18+ and ESRB AO. It's absolutely ridiculous (but don't tell a certain someone here who is violently opposed to the existence of 18+ games ).
I usually respect and value the decisions of the Australian Classification Board, but this is among the most idiotic decisions that they have ever made in their decades-long history, and we have since seen an onslaught of games that are rated R18+ solely for "References to sexual violence" even though such games would have been issued a lower classification prior to the introduction of the R18+ classification. Even more stupidly, this guideline does not extend to film/home video releases, which can include depictions of sexual violence at the unrestricted M rating.
The first game was actually good. Quality even. So it therefore follows this will mostly likely be and insta-purchase
Again no soundtrack in the limited edition
@ShiroiTaka Start with the first ryza. It is pretty easy and pretty good. If you like it, feel free to dive in the older games. Rorona or dusk are both good. But most of them have a time limit system, which is not for everyone. Dusk has a darker setting.
If you have a ps4, Sophie is also nice for beginners.
How come Xbox never gets these collectors editions? Is it because Xbox is desperate to get rid of physical games?
Picking this game up day 1. I'm charged right now Let's Gooooooooo!
The LE has only been available to preorder on the North American site for a few hours and its stock is already below 50%.
https://store.nisamerica.com/atelier-ryza-2-lost-legends-the-secret-fairy/atelier-ryza-2-lost-legends-the-secret-fairy-limited-edition-nintendo-switch
sweet, I'm playing the first game ATM, it's good but I desperately need a guide/walkthrough/something to help me because the alchemy seems a little bit too complicated
Oh, that's the day after my birthday. Great timing.
Played Lydie & Suelle on Switch and didn't care for it much, so I'm kinda burned on the series. Is it considered a bad one by any chance?
Granted, it was partially due to poor performance (it had a really choppy framerate, which is something I don't tend to care about), but I felt like there were entirely too many random unsolicited cutscenes when walking through town which really bogged down progress. It was cute & I liked the general gameplay though, and finished with the most basic ending.
@RR529 That one is... okay. It’s not bad, but not great, especially on the Switch because of the performance issues. There are always a lot of cutscenes, though they didn’t feel nearly as dragged out in the Arland or Dusk trilogies. I think that had to do with the performance issues, not having English voice acting like previous games, and trying to be more expressive with the 3D models than the engine could properly handle. You just end up waiting so long for any animation to play out that you’ve already read whatever text comes up.
The Arland and Dusk games for the most part also had way more endings, so after the initial stuff you were mostly triggering cutscenes for a specific person/people you were trying to build relationships with to get a particular ending rather than going through and triggering events for everyone in your party... And I’m not sure if it’s the new engine that Ryza’s running on, but it feels a lot snappier too.
@RR529 In my opinion it is the weakest in a long time. Not a bad game, but one with many problems.
However, all atelier games have a lot of character cutscenes, which I personally consider a strength of the series. However, lydie and suelle main story also had a bad pacing. Furthermore, it was the end of a triology, which means it had a lot of characters which most people knew and cared for, if you start with that i can imagine that this is more annoying.
@RR529
Lydie and Suelle was the first one I started with too. But before playing I had already decided I'm going to love the series, certainly was ready to fall in love with a slice of life JRPG (slice of life is generally great, for me anyway).
I bought it, then the import (Dusk trilogy- sucker for imports), then Lualua, Nelke (town builder) then Ryza (French copy at a great price, before the reprint ended up coming XD).
Then I finally played it. An it's weird really, in that I don't love it but I do like it, it's got oodles of charm and genuine humour, likeable characters, enjoyable battle-system and the general 'hooks' (encyclopedia, quest board, story, crafting (which is still a bit confusing)) are really quite good and make it feel deep. Has Monster Elements to it with the gathering and hunting for specific materials.
As JRPGS go it's very pick up and play, can be a short session, can be a long one. I do however miss the saving the world kind of storylines you get with typical JRPGS though (I gather this is what Atelier is typically like?), so it doesn't quite scratch the JRPG epic itch but does happily create a new itch. Perfect to play alongside an epic or intensive game, turn it on and lay back to just enjoy.
Did Ryza go on a diet? Or maybe she made a slimfast potion. I'm still intrigued by this series but never got to it. I'll probably get the first Ryza if it gets a lot cheaper.
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