
Rune Factory 3 is no different, as it really makes the players wonder how their character came to be a human/monster hybrid and exactly where he came from. The amnesia plot device has always worked well for the Rune Factory games because it allows players to feel as if they are piecing together a great mystery as they play. The bigger kicker? Your character, Micah, is half human and half monster, so throughout the game you are changing between both of these forms to interact with members of each village. The narrative is still focused around the “amnesiac main character” story element, but instead of just being about that, you’re also trying to unite two villages – one human, one monster – who have been told to stay away from each other for ages.

However, I’ll admit my pulse did quicken a bit when I heard that Rune Factory 3 was trying something new, plot-wise. Does it ever make fans turn their backs on the franchise? No, because we all know these games are about the gameplay. Honestly, there have always been recycled stories without any sort of depth.

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I’ll always give a series kudos if it’s able to improve upon each entry, and here is no different – Rune Factory 3 deserves not only a round of applause, but a standing ovation.įans of the Harvest Moon and Rune Factory games know that the lure is not in its story.

Rune Factory Frontier was my favorite game in the Harvest Moon realm, however, as good as I thought it was, Rune Factory 3 blew it out of the water. It’s everything Neverland and Natsume promised fans, and its execution is done so well that it’s hard to find much to complain about. I’m going to be bold and just come out say it: Rune Factory 3 is easily the best game in the series.
