Rune Factory 2

[Nargrakhan]

@demonix

@Nargrakhan

Rising Star has announced release of the European version for Rune Factory 2 in Fall 2010.

Where did you get autumn from as shops are listing it as out in 3 weeks time

Official press release from Rising Star, dated as June 3rd 2003. Posted below:

Rising Star Games makes first announcement of its 2010 Autumn line-up
2010 continues to be a huge year for Rising Star Games with Pang: Magical Michael, Rune Factory 2, My World My Way and Eldar Saga coming to Europe.

Friday 3rd June 2010: Rising Star Games continues the momentum of a year jam-packed with great releases by adding four titles to its 2010 release schedule. With Pang: Magical Michael, Rune Factory 2, My World My Way and Eldar Saga due for European release this Autumn, Rising Star Games continues to serve up the best in Japanese games.

The release of Pang: Magical Michael on the Nintendo DS, from the legendary studio Mitchell Corp., will mark 21 years since the original game blasted onto the arcade scene. Pang returns with all the addictive gameplay that made it so popular - now on the best selling handheld of all time.

Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon is an epic and engrossing game that perfectly encapsulates the best of the life simulation and RPG genres - considered by fans to be the perfect evolution of the beloved Harvest Moon series.

My World My Way is a humorous take on traditional RPG gameplay, allowing players to change the landscape of play or choose to skip quests that are too troublesome - there's no need to follow the established rules!

Developed exclusively for the Nintendo Wii, Eldar Saga caters for RPG-hungry fans - with an immersive story, great developer heritage, and online cooperative play via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Service.

We've had a great start to 2010, says Martin Defries, managing director, Rising Star Games. We are looking to build on the momentum we've picked up so far and really make 2010 a landmark year. We've got some great titles coming out on the Nintendo DS and Wii formats, including Rune Factory 2 and Eldar Saga, and I'm particularly excited about introducing a whole new audience to the arcade classic Pang. We also have My World My Way coming out in Autumn, a brilliant twist on the RPG genre, and one which should appeal particularly to girls.

Rising Star Games Autumn 2010 release schedule so far:

    * Pang: Magical Michael (NDS)
    * Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (NDS)
    * My World My Way (NDS)
    * Eldar Saga (Nintendo Wii)

There will be a further announcement of additional titles ahead of E3!

[demonix]

http://www.teletext.co.uk/gamecentral/f … ne+25.aspx

^it’s funny now that they listed rune factory 2 as released on June 25 but not my world, my way which shopto.net is showing as being available then (well it looks like I’ll have to question them on their release lists)

[Nargrakhan]

Surprised no one mention this yet…

Rune Factory 3 - like the others before it - will have English VA’s for the western release. However, Natsume hired professionals for it this time around.

Cross your fingers.

On the Japanese front: there’s a Rune Factory 4 in the works, but no confirmation if it’s for DS or 3DS. If it’s for 3DS, Marvelous Entertainment once claimed they were going to use the Rune Factory Frontier engine for their first RF on 3DS, to save time and money.

[Jinnai]

@Nargrakhan

Surprised no one mention this yet…

Rune Factory 3 - like the others before it - will have English VA’s for the western release. However, Natsume hired professionals for it this time around.

Cross your fingers.

On the Japanese front: there’s a Rune Factory 4 in the works, but no confirmation if it’s for DS or 3DS. If it’s for 3DS, Marvelous Entertainment once claimed they were going to use the Rune Factory Frontier engine for their first RF on 3DS, to save time and money.

Honestly, outside of Dragon Quest VIII and some of Atlus’s games, I don’t care for most of the English VAing in the games I play. Then again, I also watch my anime subtitled 9/10 times, unless its for a review. I wish Japan would allow larger cart sizes and fit both Japanese and English VAing in. I’d be willing to pay the extra $5-10 it’d probably cost.

[Nargrakhan]

@Jinnai

I wish Japan would allow larger cart sizes and fit both Japanese and English VAing in. I’d be willing to pay the extra $5-10 it’d probably cost.

Aye. Same here.

I remember Natsume and Rising Star Games (the ones who handle the European versions), both requesting Marvelous Entertainment that future Rune Factory and Harvest Moon to allow language choice. From my understanding, Marvelous was keen on the idea because it would add some “exotic flare” in the game, since most RF and HM take place in a quasi-European country. However the problem is that the current RF and HM game engines don’t allow it, and when Marvelous looked into it there was some issue that made it difficult to implement.

I believe the “next generation” for RF and HM will look into the possibilities… although if RF4 is using the RFF engine, that might not be it. The Harvest Moon for 3DS however, is said to be a new engine.

Fortunately, more and more Japanese companies are allowing language choices in their titles: especially the fighting games. :o