I play Animal Crossing everyday (long enough to water flowers, talk to neighbors, dig up fossils, visit Mabel, find my bottles, shake trees til I find the two leafs, and maybe visit another island). This all takes some time, but the real time-suck for me is Rune Factory 4 special (on Switch now, but also played on DS years ago). If you like Harvest Moon but find it a bit tedious to just farm endlessly and give villagers presents, the Rune Factory games are like Harvest Moon, but throw in dungeons and fighting, crafting weapons, armor, food, medicines. It’s an RPG where you still farm and try to find someone to marry, but you are also taming monsters to either give you products (milk, eggs, honey, or components you can use in crafting), or taming monsters to fight alongside you. There is a main story line that keeps the game moving along, in between planting crops and trying to level them up for better cooking dishes (or to upgrade weapons/armor/jewelry.)
If you like Harvest Moon, Stardew Valley, or even the other Rune Factory games (like one of my faves —Rune Factory Frontier for the Wii), you will love Rune Factory4 Special for the Switch (or DS).
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 16th)
I play Animal Crossing everyday (long enough to water flowers, talk to neighbors, dig up fossils, visit Mabel, find my bottles, shake trees til I find the two leafs, and maybe visit another island). This all takes some time, but the real time-suck for me is Rune Factory 4 special (on Switch now, but also played on DS years ago). If you like Harvest Moon but find it a bit tedious to just farm endlessly and give villagers presents, the Rune Factory games are like Harvest Moon, but throw in dungeons and fighting, crafting weapons, armor, food, medicines. It’s an RPG where you still farm and try to find someone to marry, but you are also taming monsters to either give you products (milk, eggs, honey, or components you can use in crafting), or taming monsters to fight alongside you. There is a main story line that keeps the game moving along, in between planting crops and trying to level them up for better cooking dishes (or to upgrade weapons/armor/jewelry.)
If you like Harvest Moon, Stardew Valley, or even the other Rune Factory games (like one of my faves —Rune Factory Frontier for the Wii), you will love Rune Factory4 Special for the Switch (or DS).