Despite being the 24th game in the alchemy-centric RPG series, and wrapping up a trilogy of adventures, Atelier Ryza 3 is far from playing things safe. With an open world scope, it’s a big, mostly successful, shift in direction for Atelier.
Series vets may remember this isn’t the first time Atelier has ditched zone-based maps in favour of an open world – Atelier Firis did the same in 2016, and wasn’t met with a great deal of praise. Ryza’s journey fares much better thanks to the way the maps feel designed to empower you and constantly
