Hey, Rune Factory veteran here, asking about the steam version

[ZzzDarkCloudzzZ]

Yo, so ever since i was a kid ive played RF 1,2,3 and like 5 years ago 4, beat them all got to level 1000+ on RF3, level 300+ on 4, blah blah yadayada, so basically i wanna know from the ppl that have played 4 before if its a decent port, or if there are any bugs to look out for? imma buy the game in general to support the devs obviously but just wanna know.

[Orosa]

It's surprisingly a good port, Though keyboard controls are weird I would recommend a controller

[xAlphaStarOmegax]

I like it, just becareful... some people are experiencing bugs, the game is working fine on my end though.

[ElZavier]

The port is good enough and i'm already getting used playing with keyboard since i always emulate the game before, you can change the key binding to your own liking or play with controller. But still there are some bugs, they're minor and not game breaking like the shop voice is completely missing and many sound clipping issue, i wish they fix it soon

[Kairyss]

Keyboard controls are workable if you rebind them, or at the very least use the arrow keys to move instead of wasd. Otherwise there's just way too much happening with the left hand to do anything efficiently.

Only really annoying thing is that the control mapping is a bit *too* much like on the 3ds and (I'm assuming) the switch. The controls for when you pick up an item come to mind. mapping "put away" to the Rune keys certainly wouldn't have been my first choice for keyboard controls.

[wentzelitis]

issues i noticed in my first 30 minutes (refunded)

1-freesync breaks the game.. super slowmo
2-framerates above 60 break the game..super fast
3-v sync "fixes" these issues..but still runs the game at 63 fps for me, slightly fast
4-no way to exit game without alt f4 or pointlessly opening journal and exiting to title, then to desktop
5-fullscreen kept reverting to windows for me.. borderless window opens with task bar on top of screen.. clunky/weird
6-mouse/keyboard controls are junk

honestly i prefer to just have this one on switch. simpler and just works.. and steam has no real benefits + new annoyances/issues .

[Mackenzie]

It's on PC. PC! PC master race!

You can mod it, do backups and other things you just simply can't on a console. Absolutely superior to the other versions. Yeah, there's a bit of windows jank to it, but it works and works well.

[Swift_Talon]

some people have issues

1 blackscreen on startup (likely hardware issue)
2 sound glitching into repeating noises (somewhat rare, restart to fix)
3 game crashing on return to title (maybe tied to sound bug)
4 shop voiceovers missing
5 a certain dev debug shortcut you can abuse still in the game
6 upscaled graphics look off putting at first, but not that bad as you play

other than those it seems pretty solid

[Mackenzie]

Originally posted by Swift_Talon:

5 a certain dev debug shortcut you can abuse still in the game

And what shortcut would that be?

[MegaMan]

Originally posted by Mackenzie:

Originally posted by Swift_Talon:

5 a certain dev debug shortcut you can abuse still in the game

And what shortcut would that be?

Sign by Leon Karnak lets you access a postgame dungeon.

[xAlphaStarOmegax]

Originally posted by MegaMan:

Originally posted by Mackenzie:

And what shortcut would that be?

Sign by Leon Karnak lets you access a postgame dungeon.

I saw that debug, but... do you think it would mess up ones save file though? That's why I haven't touched it, too afraid heh.

[Katante]

Another problem this version has, is that it'S the 1.0.0 Version and not the 1.0.1 wich has some localisation stuff fixed like Kiel calling his veggies by the players name. In the 1.0.0 Version he calls it dearest instead.

[Meganesuki]

No serious issues, below are just minors:

1. Even if you play with controller, you need to change to KB/M to name your character. ppl then thought they cannot change the name.
2. No ultrawide screen support.
3. higher resolution does not improve graphic much, but it is just my opinion not fact.

Other than that, it is similar to RF4 Special I played on Switch. Compare to Switch, Steam ver is not locked to 30fps and lower resolution and it comes with all DLCs and mostly cheaper, so I would say if you can afford either one and don't care about playing outside, steam is better.

Note: above are from observing others. I can wait for more discount since I already own Switch copy.

[Asra]

For some reason, all the menus lag terribly for me. Everything else works okay.

[Outlaw Mugen]

Originally posted by wentzelitis:

issues i noticed in my first 30 minutes (refunded)

1-freesync breaks the game.. super slowmo
2-framerates above 60 break the game..super fast
3-v sync "fixes" these issues..but still runs the game at 63 fps for me, slightly fast
4-no way to exit game without alt f4 or pointlessly opening journal and exiting to title, then to desktop
5-fullscreen kept reverting to windows for me.. borderless window opens with task bar on top of screen.. clunky/weird
6-mouse/keyboard controls are junk

honestly i prefer to just have this one on switch. simpler and just works.. and steam has no real benefits + new annoyances/issues .

Also no AUDIO settings except On/Off ( you cannot lower individual pieces ).

Game doesn't like ALT-Tabing ( so if you want to look up a guide or a video it may take it sweet time and occasionally crash ).

Controls are bad as the other guy mentioned ( and they didn't even bother doing any quality of life upgrades ). Constant inventory management just to swap tools or get healing items.

Graphics have been up-scaled and overall look good but item icons and some backgrounds look very blurry/low resolution. Not an issue for most people but thought I would give you a warning.

Exiting the game "normally" requires going to the "SAVE BOOK" then selecting either quit or leave to main menu... Best option however is just save the game and then Alt+F4.

Some people reported crashing, slow downs and in my case I had weird screen flickering glitch that went away after restart. It might run with no issues on your machine but it might not.

I bought it because of nostalgia and to support the porting team ( want to see more RF games being ported... and that's one way to let them know )

[ZzzDarkCloudzzZ]

Imma be honest, RF 4 wasnt my favorite game of the series, it was actually RF 3, the story was just... MWAH, but the exploration in 4 is pretty dope.