Just a few years ago, the future of the entire Rune Factory series seemed greatly in doubt. The developer had become bankrupt and the rights seemed to have gone with it. Now we’re about to get our third Rune Factory game on the Nintendo Switch, with a remake of the…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. It really is a busy period of the year for JRPGs. We’ve got Atelier, Pokémon, Monark, Triangle Strategy, Edge of Eternity, and more, all coming out in a short span from one another. I worry that it means that people will overlook Rune Factory 5, because,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The swan song for the incredibly talented Japanese developer, Neverland, Rune Factory 4 was one of the finest titles released on the Nintendo 3DS. A beautifully elegant little game, Rune Factory 4 perfectly blended action JRPG dungeon crawling with everything that we love about the pastoral…
Read MoreJapanese veteran developer, Neverland, is filing for bankruptcy. This is despite its most recent game, Rune Factory 4, receiving favourable reviews and being one of the company’s fastest-selling games ever with 150,000 units to date. In a statement, the company cited changes in the business environment as a key issue…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Many will regard Rune Factory 4 as yet another release in the farming meets fighting franchise. While that is indeed an accurate assessment, this particular entry perfects the balance of said components and expands on them with variety that outweighs other major players in the genre.…
Read MoreThere is a killer piece over at Destructoid today that backs up a truism that pundits often seem to forget; playing games – even loving them – does not always entitle fans to know what is a good game. The brief Destructoid piece highlights some commentary from a Marvellous executive,…
Read MoreEveryone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so each week we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste in the world and this…
Read MoreThere’s been some news on the Marvellous front recently that has upset me greatly. Specifically, that the 3DS would be seeing a Rune Factory game shortly. This follows on from the fact that the PS3 is also getting a Rune Factory game, but has so far no Harvest Moon game.…
Read MoreThere’s been some news on the Marvellous front recently that has upset me greatly. Specifically, that the 3DS would be seeing a Rune Factory game shortly. This follows on from the fact that the PS3 is also getting a Rune Factory game, but has so far no Harvest Moon game.…
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