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Rune Factory 4 will craft, marry, kill on PC this December 7thIt’s like Stardew Valley, more or less
It’s like Stardew Valley, more or less
I write about a lot of games that I describe as being “like Rune Factory.“Well. If you like games like Rune Factory, you’ll love thatRune Factory 4 Specialis headed to PC in a little over a month, on December 7th.Rune Factory 4 Special Release Date Announcement Trailer | PS4, Xbox One, PCWatch on YouTubeThe more modern frame of reference isStardew Valley, but alongside farming and romancing the Rune Factory series has a larger focus on crafting and combat. All of these systems link together, with your farming providing the ingredients you use to craft items that you use to beat up big angry trees (with lovely apples) as per the header image above.Rune Factory 4originally launched on Nintendo 3DS back in 2012, but RF4 Special came to Nintendo Switch as recently as 2020. Its a gussied up version of the original game, with a new Hell difficulty mode, and some new animations.Chiefly, it added a “Newlywed mode”. Once you get married in your main playthrough, this mode unlocks and lets you play an extra scenario featuring your spouse. There’s 13 of them, and they’re short, lovey-dovey vignettes, fully voiced and around 45 minutes long.Rune Factry 4 Special will get marriedto Steamon December 7th.It’s worth noting also that Rune Factory 5 is currently in development, andlooks like it’s doing the thing of every JRPG at the momentand taking a major leap forward in terms of visuals and accessibility. It’s currently only announced for Nintendo Switch, however.
I write about a lot of games that I describe as being “like Rune Factory.“Well. If you like games like Rune Factory, you’ll love thatRune Factory 4 Specialis headed to PC in a little over a month, on December 7th.Rune Factory 4 Special Release Date Announcement Trailer | PS4, Xbox One, PCWatch on YouTubeThe more modern frame of reference isStardew Valley, but alongside farming and romancing the Rune Factory series has a larger focus on crafting and combat. All of these systems link together, with your farming providing the ingredients you use to craft items that you use to beat up big angry trees (with lovely apples) as per the header image above.Rune Factory 4originally launched on Nintendo 3DS back in 2012, but RF4 Special came to Nintendo Switch as recently as 2020. Its a gussied up version of the original game, with a new Hell difficulty mode, and some new animations.Chiefly, it added a “Newlywed mode”. Once you get married in your main playthrough, this mode unlocks and lets you play an extra scenario featuring your spouse. There’s 13 of them, and they’re short, lovey-dovey vignettes, fully voiced and around 45 minutes long.Rune Factry 4 Special will get marriedto Steamon December 7th.It’s worth noting also that Rune Factory 5 is currently in development, andlooks like it’s doing the thing of every JRPG at the momentand taking a major leap forward in terms of visuals and accessibility. It’s currently only announced for Nintendo Switch, however.
I write about a lot of games that I describe as being “like Rune Factory.“Well. If you like games like Rune Factory, you’ll love thatRune Factory 4 Specialis headed to PC in a little over a month, on December 7th.
Rune Factory 4 Special Release Date Announcement Trailer | PS4, Xbox One, PCWatch on YouTube
Rune Factory 4 Special Release Date Announcement Trailer | PS4, Xbox One, PC
The more modern frame of reference isStardew Valley, but alongside farming and romancing the Rune Factory series has a larger focus on crafting and combat. All of these systems link together, with your farming providing the ingredients you use to craft items that you use to beat up big angry trees (with lovely apples) as per the header image above.
Rune Factory 4originally launched on Nintendo 3DS back in 2012, but RF4 Special came to Nintendo Switch as recently as 2020. Its a gussied up version of the original game, with a new Hell difficulty mode, and some new animations.
Chiefly, it added a “Newlywed mode”. Once you get married in your main playthrough, this mode unlocks and lets you play an extra scenario featuring your spouse. There’s 13 of them, and they’re short, lovey-dovey vignettes, fully voiced and around 45 minutes long.
Rune Factry 4 Special will get marriedto Steamon December 7th.
It’s worth noting also that Rune Factory 5 is currently in development, andlooks like it’s doing the thing of every JRPG at the momentand taking a major leap forward in terms of visuals and accessibility. It’s currently only announced for Nintendo Switch, however.
