9th September 2010, 11:57 AM
This is one of the best games on the Wii.
The Rune Factory series is a spinoff of Harvest Moon, which should be immediately noticeable upon playing any of the three games [2 on the DS with another on the way and one on the Wii]. The major difference is that Rune Factory adds a fantasy bent and combat. Although the combat isn't enough to stand on its own, it adds more things to do and mixes up the age-old farming formula. In terms of weapons, there are swords, axes, hammers, spears, and magic staffs. Each has two different kinds of attacks, one that's the regular attack and another that takes longer to perform [and more action points] but does much more damage. Also, monsters can be befriended and, once this is done, will act in much the same capacity as animals in the Harvest Moon games, although some monsters can actually be given tasks to perform around the farm.
Most of the farming aspect plays out exactly the same as in Harvest Moon, so it doesn't really need to be mentioned.
Basically, think of Rune Factory as the ultimately refinement of the Harvest Moon formula. It's got some great additions and it also takes away some of the aggravation and unnecessary tedium. For example, your characters has a magic spell that automatically transports him to the beginning of a dungeon or, when outside of a dungeon, back home. It makes it much easier to wander a long way from home since you don't have to worry about getting too far away that you can't make it back in time to sleep or to meet an NPC, as they all have their own schedules.
Another thing is that the game looks really good, way better than most Wii games.
Yes, this thread is about 18 months late, but it's not like we talked about it when it first came out anyway!
The Rune Factory series is a spinoff of Harvest Moon, which should be immediately noticeable upon playing any of the three games [2 on the DS with another on the way and one on the Wii]. The major difference is that Rune Factory adds a fantasy bent and combat. Although the combat isn't enough to stand on its own, it adds more things to do and mixes up the age-old farming formula. In terms of weapons, there are swords, axes, hammers, spears, and magic staffs. Each has two different kinds of attacks, one that's the regular attack and another that takes longer to perform [and more action points] but does much more damage. Also, monsters can be befriended and, once this is done, will act in much the same capacity as animals in the Harvest Moon games, although some monsters can actually be given tasks to perform around the farm.
Most of the farming aspect plays out exactly the same as in Harvest Moon, so it doesn't really need to be mentioned.
Basically, think of Rune Factory as the ultimately refinement of the Harvest Moon formula. It's got some great additions and it also takes away some of the aggravation and unnecessary tedium. For example, your characters has a magic spell that automatically transports him to the beginning of a dungeon or, when outside of a dungeon, back home. It makes it much easier to wander a long way from home since you don't have to worry about getting too far away that you can't make it back in time to sleep or to meet an NPC, as they all have their own schedules.
Another thing is that the game looks really good, way better than most Wii games.
Yes, this thread is about 18 months late, but it's not like we talked about it when it first came out anyway!