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Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon

Developer(s) Neverland Co., Ltd.
Publisher(s) Flag of Japan Marvelous Interactive
Flag of the United States Natsume
Designer(s) Yoshifumi Hashimoto
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release date Flag of Japan August 24, 2006

Flag of the United States August 14, 2007
Genre(s) Simulation/RPG
Mode(s) Single player, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone
CERO: All ages

Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (Rune Factory: Shin Bokujou Monogatari lit. New Farm Story in Japanese) is a simulation/role-playing video game developed by Neverland Co., Ltd. and published by Marvelous Interactive Inc. for the Nintendo DS video game console.

Rune Factory is a fantasy farm simulation game and part of the Harvest Moon video game series, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the franchise. Described by Yoshifumi Hashimoto (longtime producer of the Harvest Moon series) as "Harvest Moon where you wield a sword."

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[edit] Story

The game takes place exclusively in Kardia, a small town on the eastern tip of the Adonia continent that is surrounded by farmland.

The game opens with the protagonist, Raguna, wandering into town. Starved and dehydrated, he collapses in front of the house of a landowner named Mist. Raguna is suffering from amnesia, has no idea who he is or where he came from. Mist offers him a house on her land if he promises to work the land, and he gladly accepts.

Soon, Raguna earns a pass to the Carmite Cave. He defeats the monster at the end, the greater daemon, and is congratulated.

[edit] Basics

The game, mechanics-wise, stays true to its roots. In about 10 seconds, ten in-game minutes pass on a visible screen, like in most harvest moon games. You can still plant, and swinging tools decreases stamina. However, the usual game mechanic of purchasing animals has been replaced by befriending monsters in dungeons.

[edit] Reviews

The game received the score 33/40 (9/8/7/9) from Famitsu. Gamebrink gave it 91/100. Nintendo Power Magazine gave it a 7.0/10, and IGN gave the game an 8.4/10, saying that this is the Harvest Moon fans have been waiting for.

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