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Koei Tecmo and Gust Co.'s Atelier RPG series has been going for for well over twenty years now — debuting back on Playstation with Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg back in 1997 — and Switch has several entries in its library already. Each game in the series usually has a different protagonist in the lead role, although the upcoming Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy will be the first to feature the same lead hero as the previous game following its international success. We recently had the chance to interview Junzo Hosoi, producer of Atelier Ryza 2 and brand manager at Gust to find out more about this direct sequel, and ask about the popularity of the character and the possibility of an Atelier Ryza trilogy. Nintendo Life: Atelier Ryza was particularly well received in the West – what do you think it is about the game that struck such a chord with an international audience? Junzo Hosoi: The reason I think that Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout struck a chord with an international audience is because it used a real time tactics battle system, which is very popular in the West, instead of the turn-based system usually used in the series. We noticed that people overseas tend to enjoy real-time gameplay, and the team used this information to help the series make a bigger splash. It ended up working really well. more about game here https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/feature_atelier_ryza_2_producer_on_exploration_censorship_and_the_potential_for_seeing_more_ryza Official Minimum Requirements Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 8.1/10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5 4460 or over Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 over or 1280x720 over display DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 26 GB available space Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48KHz WAVE file can be played Official Recommended Requirements Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 8.1/10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i7 6700 or over Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 over or 1920x1080 over display DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 26 GB available space Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48KHz WAVE file can be played