I wish this game was better...

[JoJoFan87]

This is how I rate the current RF that are on Steam: RF4>RF3>RF5, Rune Factory 5 is the worst of the bunch. It had potential legit potential but it's a Switch port with a few QoL changes but not much. The movement is shoddy (No mods to fix that) the game is barren and empty. The only thing this game has going for it is that in my opinion it has the best cast of characters and the look of it is interesting.

My biggest complaints is the fact the camera is ♥♥♥♥♥♥, Farming feels weird, Game is barren and the movement... My god the movement is shoddy. Reason I say the movement is bad is like in most RF games if I run in a direction and do a quick 180* my guy doesn't ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ slow down to do it.

[Silverlila]

Originally posted by JoJoFan87:

This is how I rate the current RF that are on Steam: RF4>RF3>RF5, Rune Factory 5 is the worst of the bunch. It had potential legit potential but it's a Switch port with a few QoL changes but not much. The movement is shoddy (No mods to fix that) the game is barren and empty. The only thing this game has going for it is that in my opinion it has the best cast of characters and the look of it is interesting.

My biggest complaints is the fact the camera is ♥♥♥♥♥♥, Farming feels weird, Game is barren and the movement... My god the movement is shoddy. Reason I say the movement is bad is like in most RF games if I run in a direction and do a quick 180* my guy doesn't ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ slow down to do it.

exactly!
Also the story is missing so fcking much crucial information to make sense. The first chapter is a huge mess. You have so many sidequests popping up that are just either romance events or some short storys with absolute no relation to the main quest. And the start of the main quest is also weird. I mean at least make it make sense? Why did we need the princess and her knight come to town? they didnt make any difference in chapter 1 anyway? Also why make a PRINCESS and her knight life in some abandoned ruin when your town has like 8 houses with NO ONE living in them?!

Then Oswald, the villain who is just a villain because villain...like what the actual fck? Maybe give us some explanation to have him make sense as the villain for chapter 1 at least. you can do your plottiwst at the end of chapter 1 but the execution was so bad. He did not feel like an actual villain with a cause or like even a pint of character inside him and after the rushed ending on chapter 1 hes just like "oh well did not work out, no biggie, imma head out" what.the.fck?

And the worst of chapter 1 is the ending. Liv what the fck are you doing? "oh so you will tell me who the actual mastermind is, if i let you go, after you stole energy from 3 rune sites, awaken a dark dragon that potentially will kill us all and you escaped, after we already caught you once? yeah sure, no problem." how did you even become captain? at least let it be a lie and be ruthless in the end and lock him up or give it a somewhat plausible and satisfying end. Also why did we just agree to leave SEED, when the only reason Liv tells us is "you arent here long enough so to sort your thoughts you can leave" how does this make any sense? So i am not here long enough but i do have thoughts about SEED, when i dont even know what SEED (with exception of the little outpost we work at) is or does? Wouldnt it make more sense to stay at SEED to, like, dont lose our place to sleep, maybe get more information and also like dont give up our fcking capturing rope??
A way better ending for chapter one would have been to tell me i havent been there long enough and we need someone to infiltrate HQ to get more information and to send Scarlett, since she knows more about SEEd than i do. Also Oswald could have played a roll to like switch teams and get character development. Would have loved to see him switch sides and actually turn into a good guy. I liked his design, but not the missing character.
I was plenty mad when i finished chapter 1

[HeraldOfOpera]

Originally posted by Silverlila:

Also why make a PRINCESS and her knight life in some abandoned ruin when your town has like 8 houses with NO ONE living in them?!

There are half that at most; I don't remember whether the RF4 cameos are forced to share because I didn't unlock them, but the other two characters you unlock later each have their own house. I agree that switching their accommodations with Lucas' would probably make more sense for both parties (put the god in the place with Temple of Doom boulders, you silly buggers!)

[Silverlila]

Originally posted by HeraldOfOpera:

Originally posted by Silverlila:

Also why make a PRINCESS and her knight life in some abandoned ruin when your town has like 8 houses with NO ONE living in them?!

There are half that at most; I don't remember whether the RF4 cameos are forced to share because I didn't unlock them, but the other two characters you unlock later each have their own house. I agree that switching their accommodations with Lucas' would probably make more sense for both parties (put the god in the place with Temple of Doom boulders, you silly buggers!)

Yeah, 8 was a little over the top. But its still weird, that a princess is living in some ruins if she has an escort knight with her. would've made more sense, to let them stay in the inn. Or have Palmo build a house for them, if they stay anyways.

[HeraldOfOpera]

Originally posted by Silverlila:

Originally posted by HeraldOfOpera:

There are half that at most; I don't remember whether the RF4 cameos are forced to share because I didn't unlock them, but the other two characters you unlock later each have their own house. I agree that switching their accommodations with Lucas' would probably make more sense for both parties (put the god in the place with Temple of Doom boulders, you silly buggers!)

Yeah, 8 was a little over the top. But its still weird, that a princess is living in some ruins if she has an escort knight with her. would've made more sense, to let them stay in the inn. Or have Palmo build a house for them, if they stay anyways.

I'm not sure the game engine supported adding full houses; again, there are conveniently enough abandoned houses for everyone who eventually moves in (and is willing to admit they're doing so; Radea is so painfully tsundere that I'm not surprised a romance route was planned.)

[mutantbeth]

Same Im sure they learned their lesson for RF East and 6. and at least 5 isnt terrible theres worse entries in recent story of season games and farm esque sims in general

[Silverlila]

the romance is giving me an other issue as well. Cecil looks like hes hardly even 14. Let alone marriage, he makes me feel so uncomfortable when he blushes. Why didnt they make some of the older residents dateable? i would prefer Darroch to hit on my instead of some 14 year old. And yes, i do understand that this game is intended for kids, but most of the RF fans are not preteens. Plus there really is no rule they seem to abide by, for which character is dateable and which isnt. F uuka looks and sometimes talk like shes the same age as Hina and F uuka is, sadly, dateable. Lucas looks like hes 40 and is dateable, Terry, who looks younger than Lucas is not dateable.
Also: why cant i date the hot, single fox mommy?!

[HeraldOfOpera]

Originally posted by Silverlila:

the romance is giving me an other issue as well. Cecil looks like hes hardly even 14. Let alone marriage, he makes me feel so uncomfortable when he blushes. Why didnt they make some of the older residents dateable? i would prefer Darroch to hit on my instead of some 14 year old. And yes, i do understand that this game is intended for kids, but most of the RF fans are not preteens. Plus there really is no rule they seem to abide by, for which character is dateable and which isnt. F uuka looks and sometimes talk like shes the same age as Hina and F uuka is, sadly, dateable. Lucas looks like hes 40 and is dateable, Terry, who looks younger than Lucas is not dateable.
Also: why cant i date the hot, single fox mommy?!

To be fair to (name redacted because the forum censors it anyway), she's operating with you on a second-language basis.

As for fox mommy, the problem there is that a) she's not actually single; there are occasional mentions of the husband she still has and b) the game mechanics once again don't have a proper way of handling her existing child.

[Silverlila]

Originally posted by HeraldOfOpera:

Originally posted by Silverlila:

the romance is giving me an other issue as well. Cecil looks like hes hardly even 14. Let alone marriage, he makes me feel so uncomfortable when he blushes. Why didnt they make some of the older residents dateable? i would prefer Darroch to hit on my instead of some 14 year old. And yes, i do understand that this game is intended for kids, but most of the RF fans are not preteens. Plus there really is no rule they seem to abide by, for which character is dateable and which isnt. F uuka looks and sometimes talk like shes the same age as Hina and F uuka is, sadly, dateable. Lucas looks like hes 40 and is dateable, Terry, who looks younger than Lucas is not dateable.
Also: why cant i date the hot, single fox mommy?!

To be fair to (name redacted because the forum censors it anyway), she's operating with you on a second-language basis.

As for fox mommy, the problem there is that a) she's not actually single; there are occasional mentions of the husband she still has and b) the game mechanics once again don't have a proper way of handling her existing child.

No, (name redacted because the forum censors it anyway) is not talking to us on second-language base. It is confusing, since you get the translation directly under her normal speech and yes, i also tend to just read the dialoug i can actually understand, but she is talking in her language and we can somehow understand that. So no, shes not bilingual and exhibits speech patterns of a young kid.

I might have missed the dialoug (or i didnt get any yet) where Fox Mommy talks about her husband. Still sad, though. Shes the only female character i find attractive based on her character and behaviour. I dont like any of the dateable girls, since most of them seem way to young. Except for Ludmila.....well...hard pass on her. And none of their characters are my cup of tea.