Rune Factory 4

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#11

Whee! RF4 is worth the money me thinks. :slight_smile:

Someone finally posted the full intro on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtZb53YOBQs

Now that the four dragons have been addressed, the creators could try and take the series in three new directions.

#1: Have a story take place within the Empire, instead of the Kingdom.

#2: Have a story take place in the mysterious “Japanasia” country that all the ninja and samurai girls are coming from.

#3: End the four dragon saga and have the current heroes come together to defeat the Empire once and for all.

#12

As long as the keep marriage I’m good to go.

#13

Xseed, not Natsume, is localizing RF4 for North America. It’s currently set to be released in July, 2013, so Narg’s assumption of when we’d have it was generally correct. Xseed also did Tides of Destiny, the PS3/Wii Rune Factory. I think they keep the number of text errors down, whereas Natsume tends to let quite a few slip by, which anyone who has played HM: A New Beginning can confirm. I’m pretty pumped for RF4, a goth bachelorette is super awesome.

#14

XSEED bought Atlus Online, and then those two combined properties are now Marvelous USA. Serious gut punch to Natsume, since Marvelous titles were their bread and butter… now Marvelous doesn’t have to license their games to them anymore.

#15

Western version is out. Go forth and woo the girls (then farm crops and kill monsters).

#16

Just got mine so I’ll be getting right on that soon enough :mrgreen: .

#17

As some of you might know, Rune Factory and Harvest Moon will not be published by Natsume anymore, given that XSEED is now an official branch of Marvelous. But… Rune Factory and Harvest Moon were the bread and butter of Natsume. So instead of giving up, they’ve made a second rate knock off of Harvest Moon: HomeTown Story.

http://www.natsume.com/current_game/gam … index.html

The game isn’t pure garbage… but it screams second rate. Character designs. Music. Graphics. All second rate.

I recommending passing on it, no matter how much you love RF or HM. Just get the real things from XSEED.

#18

Speaking of getting the real thing… Next Harvest Moon will get released in Japan around Feb 2014:

http://www.bokumono.com/series/tsunagaru

I’m guessing that means an English release in Fall or Winter 2014.

#19

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/11/29/ru … ankruptcy/

#20

Massive suckage. However on the bright side: death of the development studio doesn’t mean death of the IP. Marvelous Entertainment could rehire the core team and have them work directly under their label. Marvelous clearly was interested in the franchise and said there would be a fifth title.

#21

Rune Factory may not be dead after all:

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/11/29/ru … ge-future/

#22

Yea, figured that would happen. Marvelous said they wanted a RF5, and they were doing fine as the parent company. The next Harvest Moon is in production, and I’m sure we’ll see the new RF5 leaks after they’re done hyping and advertising for it. Both series basically sell to the same customer demographic… so for one to die, the other would die too.

#23

We can finally marry an older woman in Harvest Moon!!! I’ve long believed that the MILF’s and Christmas Cakes were the hottest women in Harvest Moon and Rune Factory… but you were always stuck with the teenage ladies for possibilities (ignoring the 300+ year old immortals with teenage bodies). Not anymore. Feast your eyes on Iris:

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Yesh… the cake is not a lie. She will be mine… SHE WILL BE MINE!!! :twisted:

#24

Well… fuck…

Rune Factory 4 European Release Cancelled

Condolences to our European brethren and sistren. :cry:

#25

There’s two more winnable spouses in the upcoming Harvest Moon. Guys can date a DFC in kneesocks… …while the Ladies get dark skinned bishounen.

#26

Holy shit Iris will be mine. And my farmer will bury his face in her titties every single night thereafter.

#27

Glad I preordered:

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/02/07/ru … h-america/

Also, curious…

http://www.siliconera.com/2014/02/07/ru … tendo-3ds/

#28

Rune Factory is dead. :cry:

But from it’s glorious ashes arises a new series: Forbidden Magna

Looks like a grimdark version of Rune Factory. All hail the new “darker and edgier” Rune Factory! :twisted:

Long live Forbidden Magna!!! 8)

#29

Harvest Moon is dead. :cry:

But from it’s glorious ashes arises a new series: Story of Seasons

It’s kinda complicated… but explained here: http://www.siliconera.com/2014/05/28/pa … rvest-moon

So we’re getting a Harvest Moon… it’s just not called Harvest Moon anymore. :stuck_out_tongue:

In other news: Natsume is probably gonna die a slow miserable death now. They’ve lost their two cash cow series in rapid succession.

Also the Forbidden Magna trailer made me jizz in my pants. So much Rune Factor vibes… music… animation sequence… character designs… everything. 8)

That part with the harem joining hands to fight together was a neat touch. Nakama FTW. :o

#30

Official website for the game got a major update at some point…

http://www.maql.co.jp/special/game/3ds/kinki/index.html

I noticed that the highest number spirit girl is 06, yet there’s only been 5 of them revealed so far. We’re missing one (or perhaps even two if there’s a 00 girl). Maybe one of them is actually a twin? Oh that would be so lovely. 8)