Rune Factory the best Harvest moon ever?!

[QUOTE="Nightingale27"]

Hey cruxius, you insult the sacred number 27. Have you ever gotten your hopes up for an unreleased game? Of course you have. These people are just excited for another page in the book of their harvest moon experience. I wouldn't give you this lecture if you said why, but the false message you are sending to people is 'rune factory can't be good, don't get your hopes up'. I know you said 'it isn't bad', but why would you tell adoring fans not to get their hopes up if the unreleased game doesn't look bad?

I'm excited for the game because there will be such a variety of things to do that the game should be interesting for a long time. Best HM ever? (or at least of current) I agree!

Cruxis27

Sorry if you feel insulted guys. Look forward to this game, whatever, I don't care. All I know is that I'm not expecting much from it. Oh and yeah, I've gotten my hopes up for many things, not just games. I later learned that things will rarely turn out like you imagined.

Well I know that feeling! sim city was not as good as expected! But Rune Factory looks to be awesome so for right now its a awesome game!

Yes it looks fun, but why does the people look like penguins.

Well, tomorrows Aug 14 FINALLY!

Let's hope it comes out tomorrow.

If it doesn't get pushed back to like..a zillion days later again.

Yes it looks fun, but why does the people look like penguins.

Well, tomorrows Aug 14 FINALLY!

Let's hope it comes out tomorrow.

If it doesn't get pushed back to like..a zillion days later again.

chuckleechuck

If had happaned again I would be very mad...

I got some questions? If I have not played a harvest moon game would I still like this one? I was watching a commercial on youtube and it said Rune Factory had wifi but the case does not have the wifi sign? Does this have a storyline? Sorry for all of these questions. I'm just a curious person.glitch-x911

i think you'd enjoy this game...i havent seen anyone who played a harvest moon game and not like it...i dont know about wi-fi but it defenitely has story...sometimes more than 10 endings!

Oh it ships out tomorow? I thought it was to be on the shelves of shops tomorrow. Damn, what a let down.

Happy Rune Factory August 14th day and stuff

I hope I can get Rune factory tomorrow!!!

I hope I can get Rune factory tomorrow!!!

hack-shinobi

$29.99 or $34.99, atleast thats what I think its going to be...

Oh if anyone gets the game could they kindly post and inform the rest. If this game gets delayed im really gonna get depressed. Already depressed from getting a lousy, cheap, featureless, cell-phone. *grumble* Im sorry i just had to get it out of my system. I hope you understand.

How many money would the game be? if they already have the price out?Swat47

just got it

looks pretty good as of now

Oh if anyone gets the game could they kindly post and inform the rest. If this game gets delayed im really gonna get depressed. Already depressed from getting a lousy, cheap, featureless, cell-phone. *grumble* Im sorry i just had to get it out of my system. I hope you understand.

utakpulvoron

My Eb games is saying it comes out the 22nd... Its not there today...

Just got the game! Finally! Waited months for this game. Now to test it!

I picked up a copy as well. Having played the Japanese version quite deeply already, it is pretty much exactly the same, however, I am shocked that they bothered to put in English voiceovers, instead of just keeping the Japanese ones as some other games have been doing (*cough* IZUNA *cough*).

This game is extremely similar to Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town for the GBA, the controls are much alike (unless you count the two times you use the touch screen), however, the controls are modded just a little to add in a bit more dept, such as using magic for battling. The general feel to the game is the same as well, you have a watering can, a hoe, etc, trying to raise a decent farm. The battling doesn't occur that often unless you are looking to specifically battle. In fact, you can avoid battling for quite a while before you are forced to fight a few monsters (other than the really weak one at the start as an introduction).

As Bio_Spark mentioned, the graphics are a hit and miss for me. It is nice that they attempted something new, and it certainly works well, but sometimes there are things that don't look right. Personally I think the backgrounds, the streets and the buildings look amazing, the people, not so much.

I can imagine myself spending quite some time on this game, again...

Now I need to get this game... Cant find it...

I bought the english version, played it for 10 minutes, heard all the crappy english voice acting they had added, threw it in my fireplace, and ordered an original japanese one. It arrived today so heres a small review:

Graphics: The graphics were not really a let down for me, take into account that it is for a hand held console, and Id say that its graphics level was around that of the n64. The tools were nicely done, but the landscape rather confused me when I left my farm to the north. First it was a birds eye view (sort of) then as you enter town its suddenly a side view (of sorts) kind of caught me off guard.

Traditional: The game follows most of the traditional aspects of HM games, with the farming, cropping, watering, and etc. The women are all unique and original, giving a good variety of choice and events for each. I still havent gotten married since ive only been playing for a few hours, but i assume that you can have kids like in previous HM's. The fishing is the same as in the GBA HM, where Raguna will pull back on the rod and if you press b fast enough you get the fish.

Non Traditional: The new add ons to the game are rather entertaining, including a whole new combat system, which is simple yet fun, and a cave system. Im not to far in the game so I cant really say what the caves are used for but judging by the signs you can plant crops in them. I tend to spend my whole day fishing near the docks 8P

Sound: As was mentioned above, the music is relaxing and nice to listen to. The japanese voices are much better suited for the people they represent, in contrast to the english ones as I mentioned at the start.

All in all its a good game, addicting even now that I have the japanese version. However if you dont want to waste money importing it, then the version in your area should be fine.