Hmm, I don't think this is supposed to be here.
I think this was during the Fishing Festival. It's really nice how NPCs group up and talk with each other from time to time.
Just ran into this too.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Rune Factory 4 |OT|
- Thread starter RuneFactoryFanboy
- Start date
Just ran into this too.
Haven't finished day two yet since I have a lot going on right now. I did beat the first dungeon and managed to speak to everyone in town. I think imma make Forte or Xiao Pai my waifu. One of the basement stands has a palette on it that when you click it displays a bunch of fan art for the fifth anniversary. Was pretty cool to look through it all.
The zoomed out aspect isn't really bugging me much so far. I look forward to dumping some serious time into this game when I have some available.
The zoomed out aspect isn't really bugging me much so far. I look forward to dumping some serious time into this game when I have some available.
SpaceDrake
Member
As one more question, what's the condition to begin "formally" dating a potential significant other? I've got Xiao well into 7 hearts at this point and I'd heard previously that was where you could begin dropping the "love bombs", as it were, but she doesn't really seem to think I'm serious yet.
Granted, I've gone on plenty of murder dates with both her and Forte, but the game obviously doesn't quite track those in the exact same way.
I'm actually a little disappointed that Lin Fa hasn't yet commented on the fact that I'm keeping her daughter out for over a day and having her stay over at my place - Xiao's at the point where she won't go home at 7 automatically and will even follow me home as I crash on the bed, and she's level fiftysomething with a forged high-quality axe and almost five hundred attack. You'd think people would notice she's become a combat monster.
Granted, I've gone on plenty of murder dates with both her and Forte, but the game obviously doesn't quite track those in the exact same way.
I'm actually a little disappointed that Lin Fa hasn't yet commented on the fact that I'm keeping her daughter out for over a day and having her stay over at my place - Xiao's at the point where she won't go home at 7 automatically and will even follow me home as I crash on the bed, and she's level fiftysomething with a forged high-quality axe and almost five hundred attack. You'd think people would notice she's become a combat monster.
Been wondering this, I've been a total Casanova, giving every girls flowers I harvested, how long before they go adventuring with me :\
WUT!
Basileus777
Member
Why must the best waifus in this game already be married?
I got the male butler (not Volkanon, wish that were possible) to go with me as well as Forte. Think he was at 2 bond level.
I'm pretty sure it's a combination of bond level and not having responsibilities that day (e.g. tending shop, picking up shipping). Haven't gotten anyone else to go adventuring yet.
I have played this one yet, but I remember the requirement for that in Rune Factory Frontier was eight hearts. Possibly the same here?
This is a very good question.
What's worse is that Frey seems all right but nope, the dialogue in the Illustration Contest gallery says that Frey is a female version of Lest and they don't meet in the game, crushing my dreams of the two meeting each other and marrying. Consolation: you can play as Frey.
Amber is growing on me though, maybe I'll have Lest marry her.
Unavailability is a series tradition. Lady Ann
We considered "Busted Hoe" too.
This also would have been acceptable.
Unavailability is a series tradition. Lady Ann
Oh god, I just had flashbacks to Ganesha from Frontier. Still a bit crushed by that.
chickdigger802
Banned
why can't i waifu the dragon T_T
Your pain, I have it too.
Lilla in Harvest Moon 64 was mine. So I married her daughter (Popuri).
chickdigger802
Banned
the waifus available are fine and adorable, but not the type i'd breed with.
just sayin'
just sayin'
It's technically more detailed, sure, but the lack of details in the DS models let you fill in the blanks on your own. The RF4 models are supposed to have more realistic proportions, but it's kind of stuck halfway between what it's supposed to look like/what it actually looks like.
Yup. I've already grown to like Venti way more than any of the actual marriage candidates, but alas. The terrible RF tradition lives on.
chickdigger802
Banned
fists are so good. zangeifing fluffy monsters is where its at.
Having a Sheep Mode Micah flashback here. Comparable?
I keep alternating between the two, even in mid-battle. I don't like the circle pad too much, but the positioning of the d-pad lower on the system makes it harder to keep my hand placed there for too long.
chickdigger802
Banned
don't know. last RF i played was 1... and that was like half a decade ago lol.
Speaking of dpad, really retarded that you can't have it map some shortcuts to most used stuff.
Let me choose dpad or circle pad for movement, why would i need both?
Yeahhhh, combat has improved pretty damn dramatically since then. :lol
I have occasionally considered replaying the original but can never quite convince myself to go there
chickdigger802
Banned
Yeahhhh, combat has improved pretty damn dramatically since then. :lol
I have occasionally considered replaying the original but can never quite convince myself to go there
well at least in this you don't get out of stamina after 2 swings of a sword in the beginning.
I still encounter the problem of using up all my stamina and what not doing farm work and its like 9am.
fuck y'all. bed time :3
I don't think basic weapon attacks cost rp anymore
, or really little.Yeahhhh, combat has improved pretty damn dramatically since then. :lol
I have occasionally considered replaying the original but can never quite convince myself to go there
You could opt to play Frontier for the Wii instead, since it largely features the same characters.
...Of course, Frontier also has Runeys, so I'm not sure I'd ever recommend people actually play it.
In Frontier and ToD the menu and UI is set up in the traditional clunky way, so the whole time I had to trudge through the menus I was thinking that there's a perfectly good IR pointer available to Wii developers, USE IT! With the 3DS, there's a big 'ol touch screen down there, let me customize it to be more useful if I don't want a huge map there!
^Frontier was my first RF game, and nothing about it turned me off, in fact, it got me into the series. But maybe I'm so weird that I enjoyed managing the Runeys, it felt epic to go from decimated population to vibrant life. Yet if it were'nt for the internet, I don't think I'd have been able to figure it out, so perhaps that's an issue.
chickdigger802
Banned
this game also has one of the most confusing quest log i've played of recent lol. Just tell me straight, do what, deliver to whom, talk to what etc.
Deified Data
Banned
How is this a "dwarf"?
Same way these guys are also dwarves.
How is this a "dwarf"?
http://therunefactory.wikia.com/wiki/Gaius
http://therunefactory.wikia.com/wiki/Zaid
This guy's a bit more traditional though
http://therunefactory.wikia.com/wiki/Leo
I still encounter the problem of using up all my stamina and what not doing farm work and its like 9am.
fuck y'all. bed time :3
I don't think basic weapon attacks cost rp anymore
Yeah, attacking basically costs nothing now. Plus, Rune Flowers spawning in the same places allows me to do so much more than I could in other RF games. There are so many of them scattered around. My daily routine has been something like this:
1. Farm work
2. Spend rest of RP on crafting stuff
3. Talk with everyone
4. Get Rune Flowers to full RP
5. Dungeons/gathering/more crafting
Repeat if I feel like getting more Rune Flowers
I've finally put time into making items (haven't really messed with upgrading though) and they make such a big difference! I wish it were easier to get forging levels since I don't mass-produce weapons or armor like I do medicine or food. Plus, it's a lot harder to get the materials for them. I've been neglecting to take people with me on dungeons, but I think I'll start now.
Also, I think I'm level 55 in a level 30+ dungeon and I've still died twice lol. Higher levels < better equipment. Disappearing monsters are really annoying! D:
Funny thing is, when I played Rune Factory Frontier this year going in blind about the series, I came for the RPG/battling/dungeons/bosses aspect, yet I got roped into liking the other stuff (the socializing/watching the characters interact and grow in relationships, the farming.) I've already bought Harvest Moon 3D but I haven't really gone into it yet. And here I'm thinking "Maybe I'll even try Animal Crossing and what the hell, maybe I'll even try Hometown Story when it's out." So here I am, going the opposite direction compared to you
Fucking Runeys.
Here's Bob Mackey's review, from USGamer: http://www.usgamer.net/articles/rune-factory-4-review The score is 4/5 and here's my favorite little tidbit:
So it sounds as if Mackey's enthusiasm for Harvest Moon was going down due to the sameness of previous games, and lo and behold, he discovered Rune Factory after all these years without noticing it! And he likes it! He even says that the performance of the game makes up for its graphics, so looks like some fans such as some in this thread are more critical of the game than newcomers would be Oh, and he even praises the UI and the inventory management. So much for what I said about it. So it's cool to see two different critical viewpoints of the game, one from a longtime fan (Gameinformer's review) and a newcomer (USGamer's review). And I find it amusing how the scores turned out, the newcomer praising it more than the veteran did.
Oh and the summary tidbit gives a mention to Animal Crossing:
So it sounds as if Mackey's enthusiasm for Harvest Moon was going down due to the sameness of previous games, and lo and behold, he discovered Rune Factory after all these years without noticing it! And he likes it! He even says that the performance of the game makes up for its graphics, so looks like some fans such as some in this thread are more critical of the game than newcomers would be
Oh, and he even praises the UI and the inventory management. So much for what I said about it. So it's cool to see two different critical viewpoints of the game, one from a longtime fan (Gameinformer's review) and a newcomer (USGamer's review). And I find it amusing how the scores turned out, the newcomer praising it more than the veteran did.Oh and the summary tidbit gives a mention to Animal Crossing:
whiterabbit
Member
I just bought this. My normal go-to series is Etrian odyssey. I hope I like it and don't find it too hard, and that it doesn't have too much dialogue. Never played this series before!
chickdigger802
Banned
I forget, is there ever any 'time limit' for doing anything in RF games? You can just progress at your own pace right?
Honestly, either would be great. So far I like 3 better, but it's just because of personal preferences.
Played about 30 hours of RF3 and only about 3 or 4 of RF4 so far, RF4 feels super silky smooth in everything. I like the prince orders system and the plotline seems more interesting than RF3's so far. Graphics look nicer than I was expecting too.
Only thing I wish it didn't keep from RF3 are those shit quality sound effects.
Only thing I wish it didn't keep from RF3 are those shit quality sound effects.
whiterabbit
Member
Hmm, I like the art and the idea of the game. It sounds like the graphics aren't perfect though, and I imagine they would look worse on an XL.
Should I return it? It worth 39.99?
Should I return it? It worth 39.99?
Hmm, I like the art and the idea of the game. It sounds like the graphics aren't perfect though, and I imagine they would look worse on an XL.
Should I return it? It worth 39.99?
I started playing it today and I honestly have no idea what people were talking about regarding the graphics. Sure, it doesn't look like Mario 3D Land, but it definitely looks presentable. I think the pre-rendered CG backgrounds look good, and all of the towns peepz animate well when running around. The game also runs at 60 FPS, which is pretty dank.
The game is awesome, play it!
Yeah, even on an XL, some of the 2D art looks really great. The portraits are really nice too. I have 0 graphical complaints. It looks a bit too much like RF3, but dat framerate is wonderful.
Hmm, I like the art and the idea of the game. It sounds like the graphics aren't perfect though, and I imagine they would look worse on an XL.
Should I return it? It worth 39.99?
Without even trying it? That sounds silly to me, especially if you have preordered it.
whiterabbit
Member
If I open it, I can't return it. I just picked it up on a whim. I've heard of the series for several years, so I decided to buy a copy. I will give it a try and see how I like it, though. Thanks for the replies!