14 DAY TRIAL // KOEI TECMO and GUST Studios, the developer of the next title in the Atelier series, have just revealed details about the revamped battle system coming in Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout. Apart from unveiling information about the new battle system, GUST Studios confirmed the protagonist and her group of friends will be able to obtain special new gathering locations to explore and share.
Players can obtain special bottles, which can be combined with other items in the game’s synthesis system to create lots of new gathering locations that lets them obtain raw materials. However, depending on which ingredients are used in the synthesis process, the environment can drastically change.
For example, the Plant Essence can create a fantastical forest area, whereas a Bomb can create a dangerous volcanic field overflowing with lava. Once the environment is created, a unique four-character password is attached to the area, which can then be shown off and shared with friends or across social media.
The newly revamped Real-Time Tactical Battle system lets players perform skills, critical attacks or use abilities outside of their turn through the Quick Actions technique that drains the player's Action Points. These points are shared between all party member, so you'll have to use it wisely.
Once the Action Points gauge, players will also increase their in-battle level known as Tactics Level. The higher the Tactics Level a party gains, the more powerful attacks they can use and the higher the chance for special combos to occur.
But there's more, as party members will also be able to give Action Orders to other members of their party throughout the battle. The orders will ask the player to perform specific actions such as “perform a physical attack.” If players execute the order, the character will perform a follow-up attack with a powerful skill without consuming any Action Points.
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout is scheduled for release on November 1 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC.