In a move that is a little out of left field, Koei Tecmo have released an update for three games at once, all of the titles in the Atelier Ryza series.

Yes all the games, that means Ever Darkness and the Secret Hideout, Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy and Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key all got updates. A lot of the updates were to the speed of the games, being able to fast forward story cutscenes and Fatal Drive. The second and third games have also been given a new difficulty level of Very Easy.

Here is everything that is out in each of the games updates:

Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness and the Secret Hideout

• Added an auto-save feature.

• Added an option to fast forward Fatal Drive.

• Added an option to fast forward event scenes.

• Added an option to auto-play text during event scenes.

• Added graphics settings to the Options menu.

• Changed the keyboard and mouse controls on the Steam version.

• Made other small adjustments.

• Version 1.10 (Steam): Fixed a bug where some option settings were not saved after applying update Ver. 1.09.

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy

• Added the “Very Easy” difficulty.

• Added an option to fast forward Fatal Drive.

• Added an option to fast forward event scenes.

• Adjusted auto-play speed of text during event scenes.

• Added graphics settings to the Options menu.

• Changed the keyboard and mouse controls on the Steam® version.

• Made other small adjustments.

Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key

• Added the “Very Easy” difficulty.

• Added an option to fast forward Fatal Drive.

• Added a new landmark: Kala’s Tent

  • Note: Kala’s Tent will be added as a landmark after visiting it once this update has been applied.

• Changed the completion requirements for Klaudia’s “Three Medicines” character quest.

• Other minor adjustments and bug fixes.