The romance system works in a similar way to Harvest Moon's meaning you chat to townsfolk, offer them presents and go on adventures with them to build up a relationship, which can result in marriage.
It's a nice little feature and the fact that you can have numerous monster pets means you're not limited in your choosing. You can obtain help in combat by befriending monsters, making them help with enemies or just having them tend to the farm. You can also equip your character with magic abilities such as fire, water attacks or even healing spells, to give you an added boost in combat. There are numerous weapons to use and you can upgrade your ability with each one, learning new moves to attack enemies with.
It's fun to see your level rise quickly at the beginning of the game and even though there's a lot to do, you can tailor each day or indeed each part of a day to honing a particular skill.Ĭombat is light and enjoyable and although it doesn't offer an in-depth system of combos and counter attacks, it's fast paced and difficult enough to warrant sufficient attention. This is due to the fact that you can level up numerous skills quite easily to begin with adding a consistent sense of progression. You'll find yourself partaking in plenty of activities during the day, each one feeling like a worthy diversion of your time. Shortly into the game you are introduced to the farm here you can plant crops, tending to them to eventually sell for profit, or to use the ingredients during cooking. The main core of the game revolves around a blend of farming, dating and maze-like dungeon crawling. If you stick with the game for a few hours though you'll have a handle on what the town requires and what you can get up to during the day. As it turns out there's a lot of jobs for a Prince(ss) to do and Rune Factory 4 takes its time allowing you to have free rein of your princely duties. Typical JRPG tropes are delivered in quick succession and shortly after the fall you are left with amnesia, soon after this you have become the stand-in Prince(ss) of the town. The game starts you off with an unfortunate question which decides your gender, after this you find yourself aboard an airship and after a scuffle with some thugs, falling towards the town of Selphia. I was expecting a similar experience to that of Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon but what I found instead, was a game richer, and more diverse in content, allowing numerous hours to slip by unnoticed. With Rune Factory 4 as my first foray into the series I was pleasantly surprised with the entry. Reviews // 5th Jan 2015 - 7 years ago // By Reece Armstrong Rune Factory 4 Review
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