Actually the best Atelier game for a while. Runs well most of the time on Switch and there's a nice ramp up towards strong items at the end, albeit after a dry beginning.
Ultimately though, it completely fails to reach the highs of the Dusk series. The main character's too simple, the menus really need an overhaul (the occasional pauses put in by design to try and prevent you from making a mistake actually caused more mistakes and reloads than they prevented, because they didn't prevent any!!!) and each time a scene played out without a vocal theme it just felt like Koei spend less and less on these games every time.
I might give Ryza a go after a bit of a break, more likely on PC than Switch as I haven't found these more recent ones much good for play on the move.
Ultimately though, it completely fails to reach the highs of the Dusk series. The main character's too simple, the menus really need an overhaul (the occasional pauses put in by design to try and prevent you from making a mistake actually caused more mistakes and reloads than they prevented, because they didn't prevent any!!!) and each time a scene played out without a vocal theme it just felt like Koei spend less and less on these games every time.
I might give Ryza a go after a bit of a break, more likely on PC than Switch as I haven't found these more recent ones much good for play on the move.