Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
Guide Ryza through exploration, gathering, alchemy and battles as mysterious islands threaten her home, creating Secret Keys whose effects connect item synthesis, combat and field activities.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.5 / 10
About this game
Mysterious islands have appeared near Kurken Island, and Ryza sets out to investigate the threat to her home. You control her through a recurring cycle of exploring, gathering ingredients, synthesizing items and fighting enemies. Normal attacks build AP in battle, while alchemy turns the ingredients gathered on your travels into new items. Secret Keys connect these activities. Create them at landmarks or from enemies during combat, then choose where to apply their particular effects. A key suited to synthesis can raise a recipe's level when its conditions are met, adding effects to the finished item. Other effects serve combat, exploration or gathering. Their uses are limited, so the keys you obtain and where you spend them become part of preparing for the next stretch of adventure.
Collected in series
Atelier is an RPG series where gathering ingredients and making useful items are central to the adventure. A better recipe can prepare you for the next outing, while friendships and each alchemist’s goals give you reasons to return to the workshop.
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AI review
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A good fit for players who want crafting decisions to carry into exploration and combat.
Because keys serve several activities, finding one can prompt a decision about where its effect matters most. The gathering-and-synthesis loop should particularly suit players who enjoy preparing tools for an adventure as much as fighting through it.
Strengths
- Keys link field discoveries to practical decisions in synthesis and battle.
- Recipe conditions give players who enjoy crafting a concrete reason to compare key effects.
Weaknesses
- Players mainly interested in fighting may find limited-use key management an additional demand on their attention.
Who it is for: Players who enjoy ingredient gathering, conditional crafting bonuses and deciding how to use consumable resources.
Play notes: Secret Keys disappear after their uses run out.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The recurring movement between field activities, alchemy and battles should suit players who welcome changes of task within the story's progression. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The connection between gathering, synthesis and key effects can make preparation feel like an active part of solving combat and exploration problems. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension A threat to Ryza's own island gives the investigation a personal stake that may appeal to players drawn to adventures rooted in a character's home. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The Switch-specific Operation Mode gives players a choice between movement and picture-quality priorities, without establishing the measured results of either setting. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Gust
- Publisher
- Koei Tecmo Games
- Release date
- Mar 24, 2023
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Long-term ProgressionLevel ProgressionTurn-based Combat3D GraphicsExplorationSolo-friendlyMain Story 20–50 HoursFantasyStory-drivenThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
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- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideMar 24, 2023
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwideMar 24, 2023
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Sources
- www.koeitecmoamerica.comSource revision: 1
- www.koeitecmoamerica.com