oh no :(

You know, I never actually got far into the game. And I don't think I ever will. There seems to be little point playing it when there are... better experiences in the same genre. The impression I had is that it feels very souless compared to RF4, and actually other games in the series as well. Something so cool about RF is that even the games with simpler writing such as Frontier and RF3 still manage to brim with charisma and character. Now, granted, I'm judging this having played very little of it. But the comforting atmosphere of RF is something felt early on by all of its good titles. This game's art direction has no character, and it's a pretty big downgrade from RF4 for the villagers to have the same conversations everyday. Also, the combat seems to have downgraded from the last 3d game in the series (TOD, which had pretty nice combat).

I must also mention it's disappointing because RF4 is one of my absolute favorite games, if not my number 1. And obviously I was out of myself when this one was announced. Nevertheless I'm VERY glad the series seems to have been reborn, and I genuinely hope it keeps getting better.

Reviewed on Nov 18, 2022


3 Comments


1 year ago

ahh yeah, i agree about the art direction, i really dont enjoy these character designs at all compared to other games in this series. Sucks too because i want to try rune factory out but this is the only one that has same sex marriage.... im sooo mad that new rf3 remake doesnt have a female protag, that game looks way better.

1 year ago

Oh, I definetly recommend RF4 to you! You can easily download a gay marriage mod for the PC version. You can also change your appearance in the game after you reach a certain point in the story, allowing you to look like the female protagonist while also dating the female characters without mods, and vice-versa. RF4 is the masterpiece of the genre, in my opinion, really worthy if you're interested!

1 year ago

ohh cool, thank you!! i'll definitely look into the gay marriage mod at some point (: