Ryza’s on the ryze
Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Gust have justannouncedanother milestone for theAtelier Ryzaseries.Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout, Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy, and Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Keyhave surpassed a total of two million units shipped.
The last report came onMarch 17, announcing that the series had shipped 1.6 million units. This means that theAtelier Ryzaseries has moved over 400,000 more units in a period filled with massive attention-stealers such asStar Wars: Jedi Survivor, Street Fighter VI,andDiablo IV.Now that’s quite the feat.
To celebrate the series’ success, Koei Tecmo has announced that they’re willing to give out some goodies to fans; too bad that only applies to fans livingin Japan.
Are you just hearing about theAtelierseries for the first time? Then you’ll probably be surprised to learn that this series has existed since ’97. (That’s older thanMetal Gear Solid.)Atelier isa popular RPG series that began on Sony consoles, then gradually made its way to most other platforms. TheRyzagames in the series follow Reisalin “Ryza” Stout. Ryza is an adventurer who travels the world looking for recipes to further her studies in the field of alchemy.
You can play either of the three newest games in the series on PS5, Xbox X|S, Switch, and Steam. The success ofAtelier Ryzawill likely not slow down anytime soon either, as an anime TV adaptation willcome out this summer.
