Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & The Secret Fairy is a JRPG sequel that is unapologetically anime. I’m talking about the sickly sweet variety, where a stormy wind blows through some cherry blossoms, a schoolgirl turns to face the camera, and the power of friendship will always prevail. And in the beginning, I found it hard to cut through its crucial positivity.
But learn to accept AR2, or at least Neo-swings out of the way of its sunshine and support service, and a surprisingly complex JRPG emerges. So complicated, in fact, that I still do not really understand how fighting or crafting it works, but I want to play more anyway. I have the urge to dig deeper and I can not stop myself.
