Another focus of development was to make farming, though repetitive by nature, a satisfying experience for a player. This was done to create a world that is not purely combat or farming driven, but gives players a choice. This led him to greatly expand the types of dating events and their dramatic nature, and creating scenarios where players can go adventuring with their families. Producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto said that the main theme is "passionate love, sweet marriage". Characters from Rune Factory 2 and 3, Barrett and Raven, appear as cameos and can be recruited into a players party for dungeon exploration.
You can equip other villagers, even your child, with battle gear and have maximum two person to fight alongside you.
#Rune factory 4 bachelors series#
There are six bachelors and six bachelorettes, each have their own charming points and back stories which you will learn through series of events before marriage. You may also date a bachelor or bachelorette, get married, and have one child. At the same time, you will find a mysterious force at work in the nearby dungeons that is in need of investigation, with some monsters turning into humans upon their defeat. From there on out you are to attract tourists, gain trust from the villagers in Selphia, and work around the town to unlock features needed to carry on with the slice of life aspects of the game. Although this is quickly revealed not to be the case, the actual prince, named Arthur, who was due to arrive is happy to let the player take over his job. The player is thrown out of the airship and lands in the town of Selphia, where they are mistaken for a member of royalty who was supposed to be showing up soon to help run the town. During the fight the character is hit in the head and it is later revealed that they developed amnesia, as has been the case with all previous Rune Factory mobile installments. The airship, however, is invaded by rogue soldiers and a fight ensues.
It is revealed that the character is traveling by airship to the town of Selphia to meet and deliver a gift to its 'god'. The game begins by offering the player two lines of dialogue, and the choice between the two determines their character's gender. As the prince or princess of Selphia, these Orders can range from requesting a town event (such as a harvest festival) to pushing back a storm from wiping out your crops. Rune Factory 4 adds the ability to make "Orders". From shoes to many types of weapons, crafting materials of various stats to form new equipment is the key to character progression - more so than the traditional leveling up feature that most RPGs rely on. Features common to previous games in the Rune Factory series, including farming, dungeon exploring, and marriage, return in Rune Factory 4.Ĭrafting is one of the main features in the series, with which all equipment used by the main character is created.