Atelier Ryza 2 Review - Best Atelier Game? (PS4/PS5/SWITCH/PC)

[@Swrinny]

Customs subtitles have been added! A bit later than usual due to issues with KZbin. Also - I'm curious to what you guys think of the game, do you also feel like it's a big improvement over the first?

[@buttermilk6953]

I really appreciate the layout of the review and how much info you give. I know nothing about the games and wanted to mostly know about combat and alchemy. I was able to skip along and you told me exactly what I needed to know. 10/10 will let your channel play in the background while I sleep tonight as you deserve views!

[@Swrinny]

Thanks so much and also for the extra support! Really glad to hear this because that's exactly what I want to achieve with my review - give you exactly the information you're looking for :D

[@AsagiGaming]

The monster target others if you stopped attacking for a while since it knows you want to guard. So the best way to avoid is time monster attack to know when to stop attacking so you can have a small window and not a long one since the monster will know you want to guard. But in reality, it is better to keep attacking and tanking hits since you will likely not die, so you will be ok with decent armor. Also, by the time you have 15AP and use two ability or more, it is good to switch to your other character in reserved to avoid waiting time so you can attack soon as possible, bypass waiting time so you can keep repeating the process over and over for quicker damage and CP building with two characters.

[@Swrinny]

Hmm, might have something to do with the amount of damage dealt in that case? I've had a monster move from me to another character shortly after attacking it so it felt kind of random.

[@theAmazingJunkman]

all hail god queen thunder thighza

[@arhimeas4400]

Thanks for the review I love your work on Sakuna, continue like this

[@Swrinny]

Appreciate it and will do!

[@lordfinbar]

No pressure, but I purchased this from Amazon yesterday based solely on your review. I can't wait for it to arrive before the holiday weekend!

[@Swrinny]

Oh dang! Hope it arrives on time and that you'll love it as much as I did :D

[@jaytee2314]

just found your channel today really enjoying it so far. Keep up the good work!!!

[@Swrinny]

Thank you so much and welcome aboard! ^^

[@ramie0n]

Finally some good Atelier ryza good stuff (I mean your, actual review).

[@doffy6496]

I love your review! Keep the great work :)

[@Swrinny]

Thanks so much! :D

[@magicalcat-girl5272]

Great review. I'm going to buy atelier ryza 2 later on for the nintendo switch. It really looks great. Should I play the first atelier ryza game before playing the second game?

[@GhostyGamingTV]

Fantastic review, do you recommend I play the first Ryza game before trying this one out?

[@Swrinny]

Thank you so much! I definitely recommend playing Ryza 1 first if you care about the story and the characters. While the story in Ryza 2 can be seen and understood as its own thing, it is related to the story of the first game and they do make some references to it. And similarly with the characters - each of them has seen some development in the first game and if you know this, you appreciate them a lot more in the second. If you're mainly interested in the combat and alchemy and don't care much for the story, you could just start with 2 :)

[@GhostyGamingTV]

@@Swrinny thank you so much, that's really helpful! I'm definitely going to play the first game before picking up Ryza 2 then, I can appreciate the story a bit more like you said :) Hopefully I can find a physical copy of the game soon, it's basically sold out everywhere at the moment, might have to get the digital version instead.

[@Swrinny]

@@GhostyGamingTV Np and enjoy the ride! :D Tell me about it haha, physical copies for JRPGs tend to be hard to come by once they've been out for a while... not sure why though

[@mk7893]

Dayum alchemy skill tree. Getting this game ASAP thank you.

[@Swrinny]

Awesome, let me know what you think of the game! :)

[@mk7893]

@@Swrinny i bought 1 first as the last game i played was firis trilogy and i just finished it because i was already invested. did some research on this game and oh boy am I glad that there's no 'time limit' like with some other atelier games. I miss Atelier Iris tho :( that was the best Atelier game for me :(

[@mk7893]

sad to report I had to refund. It lags so bad ony my toaster of a laptop huhuhu

[@Swrinny]

@@mk7893 Yeah haha you can get distracted and take all the time you need without feeling guilty :D

[@Swrinny]

@@mk7893 Sorry to hear that :( With the next-gen starting out a lot PC ports will probably be more and more demanding too, actually need to look into upgrading myself soon D:

[@MaGrenade]

I really hope they add the ability to turn off bloom on PS4. It's really horrible.

[@Swrinny]

Oh god I forgot about it until you just mentioned it again. I remember feeling blinded when leaving the port at the start of the game haha - I guess I've gotten used to it after all those hours. Thankfully most areas such as the ruins are darker by default though

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

My only choice is gonna be choosing between the PS4 version or the Switch. I’ve got a PS5.

[@Swrinny]

I'm jealous! Still haven't been able to get a PS5 T_T Good thing about Ryza 2 is that you should be able to upgrade the PS4 version to the PS5 version for free. You might wanna look into how this needs to be done, but with that in mind I'd say go with the PS5 version for better performance/visuals :)

[@mitsuki7212]

I wonder if this ruin my game experience if I didn’t played the 1st one

[@Swrinny]

Heya - it won't ruin your game experience but having played the first one will make you appreciate the main characters a lot more since you know their backstory. So playing Ryza 1 first is recommended and if not, that's still okay :)

[@mitsuki7212]

@@Swrinny Thx for the info btw So I guess I’ll buy the 1st one

[@Swrinny]

@@mitsuki7212 Np - enjoy the ride! :)

[@TrvisXXIII]

Thank you for explaining the alchemy system for me, every review never does this but spends 20 mins on story smh I get mad everytime I see that

[@Swrinny]

Glad to help! Alchemy is at the core of this game so you'd think people would focus a bit more on it :p Also FYI - I just finished a combat guide video (should be online tomorrow) and hope to finish a more detailed alchemy guide video in the next 3 days, just in case you'd like more info on that!

[@TrvisXXIII]

@@Swrinny thank you! Look forward to checking that out, keep up the great work

[@Swrinny]

@@TrvisXXIII Anytime! Took a while longer to make due to video editing issues but I've just uploaded it :)

[@TrvisXXIII]

@@Swrinny no worries, I’ll check it out today! Thanks for the update man

[@TrvisXXIII]

I didn’t forget btw! Been busy with moving and I haven’t been gaming much since I last left this comment. I’ll leave a reply in the new videos! Thank you so much for doing it man

[@deinonychusben]

Extra Thicc!!

[@cluelessbushcraft]

Ah-Tel-E-Air.... Not At-Li-Air....