XSEED Hints at Rune Factory 4 Localisation

Hm, I've never played Rune Factory before, but I did enjoy XSEED's work on Solatorobo. I think I'll keep an eye on this.

Heck yeah I'm excited Thomas! Thanks for the heads up buddy. I'd definitely pick that up if it came to NA

I've felt the need to try the series...

Let's see how this game is if its carried over.

Count me in on the excitement too! I've loved the Rune Factory series since the first one came out.

Im extremely excited by this! ever since i played frontier iv played the rest of the series and been hooked ever since! has become my fav series by far.

yes plz almost all the games they publish for nintendo are awesome solatorobo, last story, plus rune factory!!!!!

Yeah, it'd be great if the title gets a release beyond JP. I like the cover art as well.

I'm currently plowing my way through Rune Factory 3, which is amazing. They've incorporated even more traditional Harvest Moon elements into it which is a good thing. From what I've seen so far, Rune Factory 4 is bound to be epic!
I remember one of the developers saying "3D snowfall is a sight to see". I'm really looking forward to this and, keeping in mind that xseed games have localized even less popular titles in the past, this certainly looks like it's going to happen!
Day-one-purchase for me

Buying unchained blades whenever they finally release the 3ds version, but I want this even more!

So is Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny not cool enough for this article?

^Yes.

This news has made my day...You don't want to know how excited I'd be if they actually announced it.

I know I would certainly buy it if they localize it...

I'll keep my eyes out, although I'm not too sure, with all the time it's taking them to release Unchained Blades.

Can you play as a girl in this one?

@RR529 Hey, that's Nintendo's doing, not XSeed's. Don't knock XSeed for something they have no control over. The game is done, Nintendo's just not showing ANY interest in getting it out over the eShop anytime soon.

i'll get it if it comes to canada though i would be walking into it blindly as my first runescape game though

@Pixel-Perfect Yes you can.

I have never played one of these, although I was interested in the Wii one for a while.

I still appreciate how Xseed picks up games we would never have otherwise. Here I have Solatorobo, Fragile Dreams and The Last Story, thanks to them.

Screw that, localize Medabots 7! D:

Rune Factory 3, I believe, is one of the best DS games on the system, and probably the best of the Action games on the systems. I really hope this one will exceed RF3, especially given the exponentially enhanced potential.

This is great news. The rest of the series was localized so I never really had any doubt about this one, and XSEED being known for localizing games other publishers wouldn't give a second thought is even more promising.

Maybe this would be a good time to finish my second play through of RF3 and finally get around to picking-up Tides of Destiny. Anyone who hasn't played a RF game, if you like Harvest Moon and action/RPGs like ys or the Mana series you'll probably love this since it has the best of both.

I hope not, it would be a shame for Marvelous to backstab Natsume who helped build the Harvest Moon,Rune Factory and other Marvelous franchises here in the states.

I'd like to get into this series. if it comes to NA I'll get it for sure.

@ecco6t9 Um, Marvelous Entertainment has had a partnership with XSEED since 2008. Besides, I'd much rather XSEED, the second best localization company in the United States, got ahold of it instead of s***ty Natsume, especially after the great job XSEED did with Frontier, and the sub-par job Natsume did with Tides of Destiny.

I don't care who publishes, although I do like the xseed dubs better. I love this series, I have been with it since I first heard it was a spin off of harvest moon.

I've only played the first Rune Factory. It came nowhere close to hooking me in the same way Harvest Moon on the SNES and N64 did. I do want to give it another chance though.

Rune factory 4 is brilliant so its certainly worthy of localization. It's the first one in the series I've played, and I love every minute of it. I've already invested dozens of hours in it - there is always something fun and interesting to do. It even utilizes Play Coins (which you can turn daily to in-game money at an ever-changing exchange rate...)

I might get it. I hear its good and similar to Harvest Moon

I had Rune Factory 3, but I didn't play it much, and I returned it recently.

The voice acting was atrocious, and I think I'd rather have a definitive Harvest Moon game than a Rune Factory.

@edhe That's Natsume's fault. They're terrible with Voice acting.

No matter how much I try to like the Rune Factories I just don't. I bought the first 3 and each time I play them about 4 hours each and then kinda go Bleh! to much work for a want to be RPG

I have bought each Rune Factory on DAY ONE, this would be no different. I love the series.

I hope XSEED does it. They do a good job in finding the right voices. I don't want nightmares of Rune Factory 2 voices.....Plus I've got every Rune Factory and I bought a 3DS just for this game. I guess I'll have to play Harvest Moon: A New Beginning to hold me off.