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Rune Factory Frontier (Wii) screens
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_Alkaline_
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Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
titiklabingapat
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Texture is what will make or break a Wii game's graphics, it seems.
ShockingAlberto
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Goddamnit
I know I'm going to be as bored of it as I am the DS game, but looking at those screens makes me want it like nothing else.
I know I'm going to be as bored of it as I am the DS game, but looking at those screens makes me want it like nothing else.
Will be shown at E3! Set for N.A release in Q1, 2009. Will be published by Rising Star games in Europe:
Rune Factory: Frontier Wii
From the creators of Harvest Moon and Rune Factory for the DS comes the first installment of Rune Factory for a home console. Developed exclusively for Wii, Rune Factory: Frontier features stunning graphics and takes full advantage of the Wiis unique controls to fully immerse players in the Rune Factory universe. Rune Factory: Frontier incorporates an open-ended structure that allows players to choose the type of game they wish to experience. Whether its growing crops, expanding the town, fighting (or befriending) monsters or even falling in love, the experience is unique to each player. Rune Factory: Frontier Wii is scheduled for release Q1 2009. The game will be published in Europe by Rising Star Games*, a subsidiary of Marvelous Entertainment.
(from the Marvelous/XSEED E3 P.R)
Rune Factory: Frontier Wii
From the creators of Harvest Moon and Rune Factory for the DS comes the first installment of Rune Factory for a home console. Developed exclusively for Wii, Rune Factory: Frontier features stunning graphics and takes full advantage of the Wiis unique controls to fully immerse players in the Rune Factory universe. Rune Factory: Frontier incorporates an open-ended structure that allows players to choose the type of game they wish to experience. Whether its growing crops, expanding the town, fighting (or befriending) monsters or even falling in love, the experience is unique to each player. Rune Factory: Frontier Wii is scheduled for release Q1 2009. The game will be published in Europe by Rising Star Games*, a subsidiary of Marvelous Entertainment.
(from the Marvelous/XSEED E3 P.R)
Testicular Sound Express
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that actually looks really nice.
Hero of Legend
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suzu said:
Q1 2009 by XSEED and MMV!
Jaded Alyx
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suzu said:
Q1 2009.
splattergnome
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suzu said:
It has been announced for Q1 2009 in the XSEED/Marvelous E3 thread, so it will slightly less than a billion years left to wait.
Jaded Alyx
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:lol
Mithos Yggdrasill
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schuelma said:
Why Rune Factory looks so good and Harvest Moon for Wii looks so bad?
Prime Blue
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I guess it's the different teams: Rune Factory Frontier is from the Biography Estpolis/Lufia developers. Or so it seems.Mithos Yggdrasill said:
This looks amazing and did someone say some of the team responsible for the Lufia series are involved with this? I just picked up Lufia 2 for $3 and have been loving the crap out of it. I am really looking forward to this after seeing the new screens and with my renewed interest in rpgs will definitely get this on day one.
GreenNight
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Prime Blue said:
Fuck, if they create such great graphics with this game they need to get on Lufia Wii pronto.
New images at you know where (that ex-French place)
I can't read Japanese (yet) but what I can make out are
I can't read Japanese (yet) but what I can make out are
- they are spotlighting several new characters, mostly girls whom I'm assuming are potential Wives
- Also there are shots of Some dungeon action even one with a Huge enemy (maybe a boss/mini boss)
- The Whale in the sky seems to have some significance as its seen hovering in the sky around dusk and again in another shot at 10:35 in the morning, with the player having a fixed upward view on it...and as seen in the official artwork it appears to be some sort of...Flying Island!??
- A new type of plant/creature to "grow". It also has several evolution or growth cycles. What it's purpose and the meaning behind each growth phase? I have no idea but they do have a cool glow happy
- There is also confirmation that animals will again play a role in the farming where you can see the main guy in the barn, shaving what looks like a sheep-like animal and a cow is seen in the background
- And lastly there appears to be a soundtrack that will be available! for preorders maybe?
It's great to see the offshoot "experimental" versions of Harvest Moon taking off like this. I love Harvest Moon but it seriously needed some revamping. After Rune Factory last year or whenever it came out, I felt like it finally got the revamping it needed. This looks unbelievably good, and it's yet another third party Wii game that looks excellent and is going to be a must buy.
Jaded Alyx
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Haunted said:
Perhaps you should try out Rune Factory on DS first? I plan to do so...eventually.
Haunted
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ehn, maybe. I think I'd rather have this on the Wii. If you do check the DS game out, let me know what you think of it.Jaded Alyx said:
I mean, the farm simulation part doesn't really interest me, but I love me some dungeons. And I want to support Marvelous' Wii efforts... I guess it pretty much depends on the ratio of the two gameplay elements for me.
Death_Born
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Hero of legend said:
titiklabingapat
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Love the new HUD details!
Retrofluxed
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Tenbatsu said:
Is that a giant chicken for a boss?!
If so, awesome.
hockeypuck
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I for one am glad that the development team decided to use hand drawn cutouts; I tend to find them more efficient at displaying personality during simple conversations. HM64 and FOMT kick Magical Melody all over the place in this regard. Disgaea also did this very well.
Hero of Legend
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Gwanatu T said:
This actually reminds me of that episode of Timon & Pumbaa when Timon had Pumbaa wish that they lived in a castle or something, and he fought a giant fire breathing Chicken instead of a Dragon! :lol
RuneFactoryFanboy
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WHOOOMG, this game can't get here soon enough!!
Rune Factory 2 hits our shores soon too. I hope its as good as the first.
Rune Factory 2 hits our shores soon too. I hope its as good as the first.
Anasui Kishibe
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RF DS was enjoyable, but got old fast. Dungeons weren't obviously the main point, in fact they were repetitive and kinda pointless, game was much more focused on farming. Graphically delicious though
I'm hoping this one will have a great story, but then again the RPG/ farm simulator hybrid wasn't that exciting the first time
I'm hoping this one will have a great story, but then again the RPG/ farm simulator hybrid wasn't that exciting the first time
Jaded Alyx
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RuneFactoryFanboy
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Really?
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Really?
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Fixed.Tenbatsu said:
Looks fantastical!
But yeah, this game looks really promising.
Five new screenshots to Rune Factory Wii
As always: The style looks great. i hope the game itself will be as good as it looks.
As always: The style looks great. i hope the game itself will be as good as it looks.
Stormbringer
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New screens :
http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1217923_1407.html
Looks really great.
By the way, some various details from the article :
- New heroin : Udzuki, coming from a far East country to search for her missing brother.
- Plenty of weapons and magics to fight the monsters.
- Weapons, such as the magical staffs, can have elemental attributes.
- There are some portals called "gates" which the monsters use to travel between zones and spawn within the dungeons. Destroy these portals to secure each zone.
- A certain item allows you to befriend with monsters, which will in turn help you in various ways (for exemple, you'll be able to mount some of them to travel faster). The allied monsters will also produce eggs, which once hatched, will give birth to a new monster with an even higher degree of friendliness.
http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1217923_1407.html
Looks really great.
By the way, some various details from the article :
- New heroin : Udzuki, coming from a far East country to search for her missing brother.
- Plenty of weapons and magics to fight the monsters.
- Weapons, such as the magical staffs, can have elemental attributes.
- There are some portals called "gates" which the monsters use to travel between zones and spawn within the dungeons. Destroy these portals to secure each zone.
- A certain item allows you to befriend with monsters, which will in turn help you in various ways (for exemple, you'll be able to mount some of them to travel faster). The allied monsters will also produce eggs, which once hatched, will give birth to a new monster with an even higher degree of friendliness.