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The range of different ways you can fight monsters is massive.Įven the movement is well done in Rune Factory 4 Special.
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Skills can be learned and equipment unlocked to make medicine to heal and craft new gear to help you survive. You can even befriend companions, then take them along to help you out. In this game, you can use several different weapons which all feel significantly different, as well as learning a number of skills such as rolling into enemies, shooting fireballs and even throwing monsters into the air only to body slam them on the ground. Limited is certainly not a word I would use for this game. I was quite impressed, as the combat in other farming games I have played has been adequate, but quite limited.
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#Rune factory 4 romance series#
I mentioned earlier how this series started with combat as a focus and I have to say that this title does it much better than any of the similar games I have played. I can’t say it was perfect, as there were little bits and pieces missed out, but considering the sheer amount of things to do in the game and how well it was done for the majority of the time, I’ll give the few things which didn’t make it in a pass. The onboarding process slowly brings in more and more features throughout the first few hours. While the decision on how you spend your time comes down to your priorities and experimentation, I found that the game does a brilliant job of gently teaching you about all these things that you can do. I feel like this game encourages repeat playthroughs, both to focus on relationships with different characters and to try out different playstyles. You can try to focus on certain areas like farming and raising monsters or you can see just how well you can do everything. This game could be played in so many different ways.
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How many crops should you plant? Is the extra money gained worth the energy spent cooking the crops and making them into meals? Can you afford to do that and then go hunting for monsters? Can you afford to neglect your relationship with the townspeople or do you need to cut back on producing food? There are so many things to do in this game and it’s all a fine balancing act to decide what you will do and where you will cut back. I often found myself saying I’ll go do that quest tomorrow, so I could go collect lumber now.Īt its heart, this game is all about managing your time and energy to make progression in different areas. With the addictive gameplay, it’s very easy to keep saying one more day, because there’s always something else to do. On top of this, you will be given quests to complete, which provide a loose story to follow through the game. You will till the soil, plant seeds and water them, then clear dungeons and tame monsters to produce goods and be trained to help out on the farm. In fact, these will take up far more of your time and energy than being a prince. While you are a prince, you are also a farmer, a hunter, a monster tamer and so much more. Give the people what they want to earn points and in exchange, they’ll follow orders like building you a new barn, letting you access better cooking equipment or holding a festival to attract more tourists to the town. Despite being a prince, you’re more of a public servant. Don’t get too excited about making the townspeople bow down to you just yet though! While you do get to give orders, you can only do so after making the townspeople trust you. Through a case of mistaken identity, a far too easygoing dragon god and pure coincidence, you somehow manage to gain the title of Prince. Unfortunately, by the time you wake up, you have no memory of who you are or why you are there. A blow to the head and a swift kick later and both your character and the item end up falling through the sky, only to land in a peaceful little town below. Looking at Rune Factory 4 Special specifically, we start our story on an airship en route to deliver a mysterious item. You still grow crops, raise animals and convince one of the lovely ladies or handsome men of the town to marry you, but you also explore dungeons, fight monsters and far more in this variation of the old formula. Now it’s 2020 and it’s back with added features, new content and improved graphics.įor those new to the series, Rune Factory was originally a Harvest Moon (now known as Story of Seasons) spin-off with a combat focus. Rune Factory 4 Special is a remaster of the original game released on the 3DS back in 2012 – 2014. Fall from the sky and land right in the role of a ruler, farmer, fighter and more in Rune Factory 4 Special for the Nintendo Switch.