Gust and Koei Tecmo have announced that the Atelier Ryza trilogy has received optimization updates to celebrate its fifth anniversary.
The first game, Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, features the following:
- Added an auto-save feature.
- Added an option to fast forward Fatal Drive.
- Added an option to fast forward event scenes.
- Added an option to auto-play text during event scenes.
- Added graphics settings to the Options menu.
- Changed the keyboard and mouse controls on the Steam version.
- Made other small adjustments.
The second game, Atelier Ryza: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy, features the following:
- Added the “Very Easy” difficulty.
- Added an option to fast forward Fatal Drive.
- Added an option to fast forward event scenes.
- Adjusted auto-play speed of text during event scenes.
- Added graphics settings to the Options menu.
- Changed the keyboard and mouse controls on the Steam version.
- Made other small adjustments.
Lastly, the third game, Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, features the following:
- Added the “Very Easy” difficulty.
- Added an option to fast forward Fatal Drive.
- Added a new landmark: Kala’s Tent
- Note: Kala’s Tent will be added as a landmark after visiting it once this update has been applied.
- Changed the completion requirements for Klaudia’s “Three Medicines” character quest.
- Other minor adjustments and bug fixes.
The Atelier Ryza trilogy has sold over two million units worldwide.
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & The Secret Key is now available worldwide on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.
Lead writer Yashichiro Takahashi returned to write this third entry. Taking place a year after Ryza 2, the titular protagonist and her friends discover newly appearing islands near their home of Kurken Island. The party decides to investigate these mysterious happenings but ends up finding a gate within some ruins, with a voice wanting to lead Ryza to the Code of the Universe.
Four regions are explorable in an open field, all boasting seamless transitions. Keys will also be found and created; they all have unique effects for synthesis, battle, and exploration. Moreover, a total of 11 party members are available, featuring returning and new characters.
Adds graphics settings to the options. Doesn’t add the most obvious and needed setting to said options (resolution). Why even bother!? Ryza 2 is the worst performing game I have ever played on PS5. But you can fix it by going into the PS5’s system settings and changing the console’s resolution to 1080p and then rebooting the game. Runs smooth as butter. Literally all they needed to do to fix that game was to add a resolution option directly in the game itself so you don’t need to do such a stupid work around. Just insane.