Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Ships Over 500,000 Copies

Congratulations, Rune Factory! I've heard good things about it, and it does look interesting, but I'll mostly pass on it due to being busy with other games. If it does come out on PS5 and XBox Series X, hopefully anyone who plays it there enjoys it!

this is good to see. i have not played this one yet, but i am looking forward to checking it out sometime soon, perhaps after i beat black flag.

I'll get this game on discount, but it sounds like a good time.

Honestly, this game sucked me in unlike anything since BotW. It was absolutely fantastic, and I've never even played a Rune Factory game before lol I was just looking for something else physical for my Switch 2, and 50 hours later here I am haha

Had a lot of fun. The end game was a bit of a let down though. But with 70 hours of gameplay…I’m not mad. The ending was kinda wtf though.

They deserve high sales for doing a real Switch 2 physical edition.

Glad to see this game sold well despite all the competition it had at release.

for someone who has not played this series, is Guardains of Azuma a good entry point?

I've been playing this game slowly after putting it on the back burner for DK Bananza. This was my first ever Rune Factory game and I'm really liking it so far. The art style is very vibrant, great cast of characters and solid gameplay. Plus it's one of the few third party games on Switch 2 that actually has a proper physical copy.

@EarthboundBenjy
I have never played a Rune Factory game until this one. The story is self contained and you need no knowledge of previous titles to enjoy this one. It's a solid action RPG with farm/town simulator elements.

Hopefully other developers see how well games sell when they have a Switch 2 physical. Will be picking this up when I have a bit more spare cash.

That's great news! Being physical helped too. Nintendo fans want physical games!

I plan on getting this but I suspect it wont be till Christmas at this point, I have Grand Bazare on the way, and still have Yakuza 0 and Bravely Default to finish from launch.

@EarthboundBenjy

Farming side takes a big step back so in that regard it's not really good introduction to the series but if that doesn't bother you....then go for it.

@MegaChem Anecdotally, I bought it based on seeing some of the gameplay and because it was a fully physical Switch 2 game.

So they made at least one sale based on me buying it. I wouldn’t have bought it at release (or at all, physically) if it was a game key card.

Love this game, glad I gave it a chance. I had never played a Rune Factory game before.

@EarthboundBenjy Azuma is pretty self contained (there are references and characters from RF5 but nothing that requires playing that game) and the combat is snappy, the farming streamlined (this isn’t a bad thing) while adding town management and imo more in depth social aspects. Good place to start without playing the other games.

@EarthboundBenjy The others are generally right in that this is a good standalone entry, but I do believe it should be noted. One heroine is a direct import from Rune Factory 5, and she constantly talks about the events of that game.

I'm still trying to figure if this is more farming sim RPG, or if it has some JRPG.
Also wanna know how much mythology.

Would be nice to know the breakdown between platform and by physical vs. digital. Hopefully Marvelous met or exceeded their expectations for the Switch 2 physical version to justify continuing to release their games on real cartridges!