Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon
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Video Game Reviews of Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon
Customer Review: Super freaking addictive!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am someone who loves Harvest Moon games anyway, but this one takes the cake! Even though it's just for the DS, the graphics are great and the gameplay is highly addictive. Where other Harvest Moons can finally get boring when you have made more money than you can possibly spend, have bought every type of cow, crop and tree, this Harvest moon has numerous things for you to work on for awhile. There are several caves in the game, with different seasons and monsters, and you can't enter them automatically, you have to earn a pass. You can grow crops in the caves, but they have monsters, and in the second cave, the monsters are pretty tough so I am trying to work myself up to conquering that cave. Upgrading tools is much more of a processes than in the other Harvest moons so I am still working on upgrading mine. Instead of cows and chickens you have monsters for livestock, and they can do different things, like bees that make honey for you, and I have an archer monster I like to take in the caves with me to help me fight. Once a monster likes you more (you can see your rating on the menu of how friendly they are) you can get some of them to water or harvest crops for you!
There are many women to choose from for marriage this time, and you can also check your friend levels with guys on the game as well. Everyone has a friend and love level for you. You can upgrade your house but it costs $200,000 so it will be awhile before I get that much money. There are things called runes in the game that appear when you have 9 new crops to harvest, and they replenish your rune power energy. Gone are the days where you had to keep watching your farmer pause because he was too tired, and having to quit doing stuff because he was too tired! This time there is a rune meter that shows the energy you have left to do work, and when that is gone you still have your hit point gauge, so plenty of energy and if you have runes to pick up, you can extend the amount of work you do in a day. Also at 3pm you can take a bath at the bathhouse and that gives you full runepower and hitpoints.
I think this game will keep me entertained longer than other Harvest moons have, and it's so addicting I have to limit myself on what days I can play it, because once I pick it up, the evening is gone!
Customer Review: A great game, fun and educational
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was deciding which game to get my 8-year-old son for christmas, I was looking for a game that would have enough action to keep my son entertained, but that would also require some thinking on his part other than with which weapon to kill which monster. Rune Factory turned out to be the perfect game for him.
Unlike most games nowadays, where 90 percent of the gameplay is senseless fighting, Rune Factory has a good balance of action, planning and organizing. The main character finds himself without memory in a strange town. A girl finds him and offers him a plot of land and some farming tools. To earn the right to explore caves and fight or tame monsters (yes, you can actually make friends with monsters!!!), you have to plow your fields and grow crops first.
I found the game quite educational for my son. Of course, he is most interested in fighting the monsters in the cave, but to do so successfully, he first had to organize his fields, and develop routines (water fields after getting up, fishing on rainy days to get money to buy weapons, talk to people and help them to make friends, etc.). Even in the caves, strategic planning on what to plant and how to maintain it determines how long one can stay in the caves, and how well a player can heal. By now, this is his favorite game, not only because it is very versatile and has many challenges, but also because this has been the first game he hasn't been able to finish within a week or two. After two months of playing, he still isn't even anywhere close to finishing the game. While I consider most games to be a waste of money, this one sure was worth its cost.
Customer Review: Best Harvest Moon Game!
Summary: 5 Stars
Great game that will get you hooked! If you like the Harvest Moon games, then you will love this one, the caves and the monsters give it a great touch! If you haven't played Harvest Moon, then this will be perfect to get you addicted! The wifi is amazing because you can trade and level up items such as weapons, fish (for marrying a maiden in the game)
The graphics is much better than the regular HM games and the music is cute too! You will not regret getting this game!
Also, when you do get the game, visit this forum: [...]
It's a great community for those who have the game already! You can trade friend codes, talk and make friends!
Customer Review: It's okay
Summary: 3 Stars
for first time Harvest moon players I wouldn't recommend this game. It is harvest moon with dungeons. it is good to start but once you get to misty bloom. it gets annoying because that cave is ONLY available in winter. if you like me you have to wait 3 seasons to get in (i defeated the boss on mt. gigant at 28 winter and they say don't go into misty bloom on new years because it will corrupt your saved game). i have everyone up to 10 on love and friendship and I chose my wife already. so i am now bored out of my mind with this game. i heard there is a sequel. i do hope it is better. over all though this game is okay but not what i expected from a harvest moon game.Customer Review: A must
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best games I've ever played. I recommend it to any RPG and simulation fans.
Your caracter has amnesia, so somewhat odd girl Mist makes you pick a name and lets you live on her overgrown farm which is right by the town of Kardia. You plow, seed, water and harvest crops which you can keep for cooking or sell for money. Partcipate in the local festivals to make friends and meet potencial brides. Soon you can expand your house. Once your house is expanded, you can forge your own weapons and accessories. You can also furnish your house to make it look nicer. By giving gifts or doing special things on festival days, you can win the heart of one of the (?)ten girls of Kardia.
There are caves dotted around Kardia, and you need a pass from the mayor to enter them. Inside, there are strange machines which summon monsters. You can befriend monsters and bring them back to your farm (you need a monster hut first). They can harvest or water the crops, produce wool or milk, or accompany you in the caves and fight by your side. In each cave, their is a Greater Demon which you must defeat (or, according to the plot, save). You can also farm in caves. The climate never changes, which is necessary for the slower growing plants.
Did I mention it has really nice graphics?
This is a great game. Hope this review helped.