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Rune Factory Frontier (2008)

Neverland

Wii

3.65 from 81 ratings

245 members have it in their collection · 11 playing now · 93 backlogged · 84 wish listed

The player can own a farm. There are 4 distinct seasons, 3 of which you can grow different types of crops. Examples include: Strawberries and turnips in the spring, tomatoes and pineapples in the summer, and yams in the fall. There are many other crops, and you can grow flowers, which can all be sold for gold (the game's currency.) … Read more
The player can own a farm. There are 4 distinct seasons, 3 of which you can grow different types of crops. Examples include: Strawberries and turnips in the spring, tomatoes and pineapples in the summer, and yams in the fall. There are many other crops, and you can grow flowers, which can all be sold for gold (the game's currency.) Farming is only half of the game. The other half is dungeon crawling. There are four very different dungeons, three of which represent the four different seasons (the third dungeon represents both autumn and winter). In these dungeons, crops of that dungeon's seasonal affiliation can be grown. The fourth dungeon, Whale Island, is omni-seasonal, and all crops can be grown there at any time. Read less

Details

Developers
Neverland
Publishers
Marvelous Entertainment, Rising Star Games, XSEED Games
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
Themes
Sandbox
Franchises
Rune Factory
Series
Rune Factory

Release dates

  • Nov 27, 2008 (Japan) Wii
  • Nov 27, 2008 (Worldwide) Wii
  • Mar 17, 2009 (North_America) Wii
  • Apr 01, 2010 (Europe) Wii

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Rating distribution

5 stars
15
4 stars
34
3 stars
23
2 stars
7
1 star
2

Community All Reviews Statuses

Morcys

Review Morcys 4/5 · Nov 22, 2023

In terms of natural beauty, this installment definitely takes first place in the franchise; the design and style of the illustrations, the water, and the representation of the trees are beautiful. It would have been my ideal game if it weren't for the dismal runey management system and the slow pace of some animations. The game overall is very slow, …

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In terms of natural beauty, this installment definitely takes first place in the franchise; the design and style of the illustrations, the water, and the representation of the trees are beautiful. It would have been my ideal game if it weren't for the dismal runey management system and the slow pace of some animations. The game overall is very slow, but I must admit that I enjoyed it a lot and loved the characters and their beautiful designs.enter image description here

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theWellRedMage

Review theWellRedMage 3/5 · Sep 24, 2016

Rune Factory: Frontier (2008) reviewed by the Well-Red Mage

“Americans… are forever searching for love in forms it never takes, in places it can never be. It must have something to do with the vanished frontier.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

Obscure but one of the better RPGs on a system the world forgot, Rune Factory Frontier is a Nintendo Wii farming-sim fantasy game by Neverland Co., Marvelous Entertainment …

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“Americans… are forever searching for love in forms it never takes, in places it can never be. It must have something to do with the vanished frontier.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

Obscure but one of the better RPGs on a system the world forgot, Rune Factory Frontier is a Nintendo Wii farming-sim fantasy game by Neverland Co., Marvelous Entertainment and XSEED Games. Frontier is the third entry in the Rune Factory series, which is a spin off of the Harvest Moon franchise (now known as Story of Seasons). Where Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons has traditionally been all about the farming, raising animals, mining, fishing, making friends and getting married, Rune Factory Frontier takes those core elements and builds upon them by adding action-RPG gameplay. Producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto described Rune Factory as “Harvest Moon where you wield a sword”.

However, it remains to be seen whether those elements serve to raise the quality of the game or if they merely seem tacked on.

Rune Factory Frontier introduces Raguna, a lonely young man who has apparently lost his memory and his home. In his wanderings, he encounters a girl who gives him food and new memories to enjoy, until she disappeared one day. Raguna ventures off in search of the girl who helped him. He staggers into the village of Trampoli in the night, exhausted from his journeys.

The following morning, after resting in the village church, Raguna runs into Mist, the girl who went missing. Surprised he found her so easily, he asks her to come back with him but Mist is convinced she needs to remain in this village because she hears something calling to her. Mist tells Raguna that he can move into an empty house nearby and tend the homestead farm.

And on that pretty flimsy basis, Raguna is now a resident of Trampoli.

Click here to check out the full review: https://thewellredmage.wordpress.com/2016/09/22/ru...

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