Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy's cafe and battle system detailed, new characters revealed, and more pics of the DX Edition shared

Today's been a big day for Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy! We got confirmation on the NA/EU date, more assets, and now we have even more details! Check out info on the Academy District Cafe, more characters, and battling below, along with another preview for the Atelier Ryza 2 Famitsu DX Edition.

Academy District Cafe

- this is where Ryza meets Zephine Baudoin
- Zephine handles the request bulletin board located inside the café
- this is a spot Ryza will visit daily to take on tasks
- the citizens of the Royal Capital use the bulletin board to post jobs, which vary from delivering and battling
- completing these tasks will get you monetary rewards, materials, and Skill Points

Sub-Characters

Zephine

- manages the request bulletin board inside the café

Dennis Holland

- Dennis is an exceptional blacksmith and engraver in the Royal Capital

Romy Vogel

- Romy is a former acquaintance of Ryza’s from Kurken Island and is currently a shopkeeper in the Royal Capital

Cassandra Cappelli

- Cassandra is a farmworker whose father owns a vast amount of fruitful land, with the family farm in the Farming District of the Royal Capital

Battle System

- you’ll have parties that consist of three battle members and a sub-member
- you can activate an “Action Order” by fulfilling an action request from a party member
- there are different ways to gain AP, including timely blocks
- by answering Action Orders, party members will provide support through “Order Skills”
- characters can activate multiple skills in a row through a Skill Chain, which becomes available by building up Action Points
- the power of all skills also increases while using the Skill Chain
- characters will also get more Core Charge gained with each attack
- the Core Charge is a function required to use items, meaning you can make it rain bombs with enough CC
- charging up your CC lets you activate “Item Rush,” making it possible to use up to four items in a row
- as you progress through the game, you’ll get access to the powerful “Core Drive” special attack based on items
- fill up your gauge by using skills, and once it reaches a certain amount, your “Tactics Level” increases
- as the TLv increases, the number of hits from your regular attacks also increases, and you build up Action Points quicker
- once the TLv reaches max, you can activate a powerful technique known as the “Fatal Drive”

We also got a closer look at some of the goodies included in the Atelier Ryza 2 Famitsu DX Edition. That includes a an IC card pass cardholder, a B2-size poster, an acrylic panel poster, and a “3D Crystal”. You can check out the crystal in action below.