Marvelous's popular marriage of farming and action RPG battling Rune Factory is coming to 3DS in the well-rounded form of Rune Factory 4. Whereas previous instalments have jumped you from the "we're in love" stage straight to "marriage, now", Rune Factory 4 wants to slow things down. It's been hurt, you know?
Before getting hitched, your character and partner can spend time just dating, doing romantic things like going fishing, playing piano and just having a chat. During these soppy scenes the game will zoom in on the 'action', letting you get a closer look at your beloved.
While we've heard nothing about a Western release of Rune Factory 4, Wii owners can enjoy a new slice of farming-and-fighting with Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny later this year.
[source siliconera.com]
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After exhausting the supply of women in the real world, I think this is for me
All joking aside, it does look like a fairly interesting and time consuming game, will look out for
I'm so ready for this. The third one was amazing.
Eh, didn't like the DS rune factory 1/2. (Bought them at the same time, mistake ) I liked rune factory frontier though, so I might have to get Tides of Destiny...
Me want me want me want
i love these games, i just never had time to sit down and play for a long time , i was to busy to be involved with an in depth game like this
Finally the game for me for 3DS. At least until Harvest Moon 3DS.
I don't care for Rune factory but before I saw the full title and the picture, I saw persona, 4 and 3D and got excited.
@Waltzelf, you going to import/get from Japan?
We probably won't get this until late 2012
I'm thinking of selling all my Harvest Moon games, they bore me now compared to Rune Factory. Can't wait!
Oregano - yeah, probably. The Japanese should be at about my comfort level.
Never played Rune Factory before, should be interesting!
Looks fun...though I gotta get my sister the new Harvest Moon first
FOREVER
ALONE
I'd probably enjoy this but I feel like I shouldn't. =/
Like the look of it.
....I'm probably missing something here, so....what is Rune Factory exactly? RPG? (I hope)
@BellGoRiiing Its like harvest moon but with action-rpg elements.
Well I never played that before either, from th shots and whatnot I see for that game, it looks like all you do is farm and stuff...
You farm then go out and kill things. Then you farm some more. If you want you can get married. Then, farming.
lol
Well...as long as I get to kill things, lol...
wow i might actually be able to afford this one lol. The one for Wii is going for such a high price O.o
I've been wanting to try out Rune Factory, maybe this will be the one.
this is a great announcement
First reason I see to do not sell my 3DS
I only played the first Rune Factory but I do like the series.
That sounds intriguing and all... but wouldn't you rather do that in the REAL WORLD rather than in a game? :/
I mean, what's the point of looking at your avatar flirting with an opposite-sex group of pixels? It just seems strange to me imo.
I like the people who seem to take gaming dating as a replacement of real-life dating and then complain about it. Probably says more about them than it does about the game
As much as I'm aware that there are games out there for that very purpose - they are called dating games for a reason - Rune Factory isn't one of them.
"Nice set of pixels you have there, baby"! So smexy, LOL! Wish Lightning & Lulu (FFX) Were my pixlated lovers I could fish & have activities with!
@26 Play a Harvest Moon game, you'll understand besides, the whole game isn't a dating sim
Looks good, I haven't tried a Rune Factory game yet but looks like the game has potential, will definitely keep an eye out for this one.
Dating is just an anecdotical side quest here or the main quest of the game??
Why are people making a big deal of the dating thing in this game? It's just one goal in the game, and it's not a "sim" by any means.
Might be fun.
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