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Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy

Gust · Jan 26, 2021

PC · PS5 · PS4 · Switch

Teen

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Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is the newest entry in the Atelier series, and a direct sequel to the hit title Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout. Ryza returns as the protagonist, making history as the series’ first character to star in two successive titles. Join Ryza and her friends as they take on an exciting new adventure.

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PC

Critic 8.4 (8 critics) · Gamer 8.6

8.2

PlayStation 5

Critic 7.6 (15 critics) · Gamer 9.5

8.2

PlayStation 4

Critic 8.0 (21 critics) · Gamer 9.4

8.3

Nintendo Switch

Critic 8.0 (15 critics) · Gamer 9.6

8.4

Critic reviews

  • Comic Book

    Jamie Lovett · Nov 16, 2021

    7.0
    Overall, Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy takes what's good about the first game and improves upon it. It's set apart from other games in its genre through its charmingly wholesome tone and low-stakes narrative that allow its characters and their relationships to shine while conveying relatably human themes filtered through an optimistic, sometimes-wistful lens. The game's systems are sometimes at odds but are each entertaining, and exploring ancient ruins with Ryza and her friends on a quest for knowledge regularly instills a hopeful sense of adventure. Atelier Ryza 2 will well-suit anyone looking for a leisurely, character-centric, self-paced, and intimate JRPG journey.
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  • Nintendo Insider

    Ryan Miller · May 06, 2021

    8.0
    Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is like eating a veggie chip: while you love the concept of vegetables in chip form as a picky eater, as you proceed to enjoy it you begin to remember that the chips still contain them, and as a result you’re left with a weird aftertaste. By all means, Atelier Ryza 2 is superior to the first game in almost every sense of the term except story (and that’s being a bit generous), but I never got used to continuously feeling like I’m drifting off-course despite progressing.
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  • Twinfinite

    Andrew McMahon · Apr 02, 2021

    8.0
    The slight tweaks that the sequel makes to the combat and alchemy improve upon the already solid fast-paced JRPG turn-based combat known to the series without changing what already worked. Combine that with the vast setting and all there is to do in it, and you’ve got a solid recipe for an Atelier title.
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  • Softpedia

    Cosmin Vasile · Feb 28, 2021

    8.0
    There's no doubt about it, Ryza 2 is the most refined experience you can get playing an Atelier game as long as you're not expecting a top-notch story. Aside from the lighthearted tone, nothing stands out when it comes to Atelier Ryza 2's story; it's as generic as it can be and there's nothing wrong with that.
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  • 3rd-strike.com

    Ibuki · Feb 02, 2021

    7.8
    Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is a great sequel to the original Atelier Ryza. While not changing that much in its base formula, small changes do make the game a bit less superficial in its mechanics. The newer combat system does keep you on your toes a bit more, while the crafting still follows nearly the same blueprint. We hope the next game will still stay a bit longer in the oven though, as the games still have a lot of clipping issues, invisible walls, ghostly NPCs and such. Those sentiments aside, we were thoroughly entertained with this new installment.
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Gamer reviews

  • Jejuand

    Mar 15, 2022 · Switch

    8.0

    Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy

    On this new adventure Ryza has to encounter, it takes some changes which are improvement and flaws. The story is not so great as the previous one. For this new game it improves new ways of exploration, gathering materials and battle system, but it also is too much. I didn't exploit everything and some of them I didn't understand at all. The music is great and I really enjoy the new way to battle, which is not so different as previous game but it is an improvement.

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  • Exanda

    Jun 12, 2021 · Switch

    9.2

    I love the alchemy part of the game. The only point that lost is that there are lots of side stories. It can be good and bad depends on how you view it. It gets a bit frustrating at one point that there are lots of side stories while I was developing a new recipe. It kept interrupting me. Otherwise, it is a fun and easy-navigate game.

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