Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & The Secret Hideout (for PlayStation 4)
By Atelier Ryza is a promising Japanese RPG that focuses on the joy of adventure and delivers satisfying combat and a robust item-crafting system to keep you invested.
Item Synthesis
Crafting is a vital series component, and this game is no different. Ryza streamlines the crafting process to make creating new items easy to observe and understand.
Active Battles
Ryza uses a real-time battle system, a big change from the older games’ turn-based combat.
Brave New World
Ryza takes place on an island that’s unrelated to any of the locations featured in previous games.
Gathering Materials
You can gather materials virtually anywhere. Some are easy to collect, but you must use tools to retrieve others. For example, you can use a hatchet to collect wood from a tree or a hammer to fell boulders and release minerals.
New Style
Atelier Ryza adopts entirely new gameplay systems, as well as a new graphical style.
Lights and Shadows
Lighting and shadows are important visual elements because the game focuses on the summer season. Many areas and features are designed with lighting in mind, so expect to see lots of sunbeams and dynamic shadows.
