Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout is a story about an ordinary teenager who wants to grow up. Like all her friends and girlfriends, a girl named Riza lives with dreams of a life full of complex, exciting adventures. Their goal will be to explore, never seen before, half of the island where they live. Graphically, everything is done in anime style, which perfectly conveys the flavor of the surrounding world.
Harmless teenagers often ran away from home to a secret place their company had created to indulge in dreams of a great adventure that glorified their members. And on one of the summer days, Riza decides on such an adventure and sets off on a long journey towards the unknown.
The game is built on the relationship within the party, their friendly ties and mutual respect. This will also be reflected in the real-time combat inherent in Japanese RPG adventures, where tactics and close assistance are important. Great emphasis is placed on the system of alchemy "Synthesis". With everything you need, your alchemist from the group will create new potions that will be useful in the future passage. You also need to look for gathering tools, because they affect the quantity and quality of reagents.
Your squad will be visited by different characters with their own characters and dialogues: Leela, Claudia, Lent, Tao and many others. If you assign someone from the team to write a diary for a trip to one of the locations, he will write the text in his own style, different from the others. This journal mechanic is available in the party home. The dwelling can be improved both outside and inside.