Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

游戏机制很好玩，而且也有简化，比如背包不限，仓库随取，交任务也可以直接从仓库交，可以雇佣村民种田，养动物，砍树挖矿钓鱼，战斗也中规中矩一贯水准，村建设特别好玩，游戏里每个角色都有记忆点，都很可爱，个人非常推荐。

I was very adamant about this game at first. "It's a spin off, it doesn't follow the traditional Rune Factory rules!" "Why don't items have attributes? Why can't I use them in crafting freely?" Despite these and other nitpicks I had, I couldn't stop playing. Even though I complained about it, I kept playing it. Without realizing it, I was still enjoying this game. The characters have animations unlike previous RF games, which makes it even more amusing and cute to see their shenanigans. The gameplay loop is simple but rewarding, and all of the characters are really interesting. I built a bond with all of them just to learn more about their stories and how they connect with each other. Even comparing it to Rune Factory 5, this game is a MASSIVE improvement. The 3D movement doesn't feel as clunky as slow as it did in RF5, and the farming is actually tolerable and fun compared to that game. I really enjoyed this Rune Factory game, and I'm really excited for RF6 even more after playing this spin-off.

Super Gameplay und einfach für entspanntes spielen am abend, nach einem stressigem Arbeitstag

33 Hours in and I completed the "First Major Arc". Unlocked all four villages, and have all my crops and villagers making money. Still working on the main storyline, but from what I've seen so far this is definitely a good version of the Rune Factory games. I know it is not "Rune Factory 6" but I'm happy with the direction this took. I hope the primary series builds on top of this.

pretty good game, maybe the best rune factory in terms of content

What an amazing game. Style is adorable, music is reeeeally good, characters are interesting and funny and overall gameplay loop is very satisfying. I must say I'm not really a fan of previous RF games so I'd say don't be afraid to try this one if you're in the same boat with me. I like management of villages and villagers, I think this game combines farm sim and management sim features very well. RPG part is engaging and well-made too, blends flawlessly with everything else. I like the characters as well, although usually I'm not a fan of social aspect in such games. But here everyone are really nice, they're not very deep but still interesting enough for me to want to follow their stories. Overall, the game provides relaxing, interesting and beautiful experience. The only not so good part for me in this game is the main story. In my opinion, developers overcomplicated it toward the end and if not for the other parts of the game being so good I would never finish it. Although, the game offers enough interesting activities outside of the main story so I didn't find it very annoying to have to come back to it every now and then. P.S. English voice acting is amazing too, I really liked it. I rarely enjoy eng VA in my games, but here it enhanced the immersion rather than ruined it.

This has so far been my favorite Rune factory title. Its close to RF4 complete edition. The combat is more fluent the 3rd person perspective is less overwhelming like it is in RF5.. Yes the gathering is simpler and less time consuming once you get to mid game. But some people have jobs and family so they dont want the grind, thats not to say the grind is completely gone there will still be times you have to hunt down certain monsters or ores for things. I do have a few complaints the biggest one being Monster taming why not just make the people monsters and keep the same system... I feel like the romanceable characters have less effort put in them then other titles all of them fill shallow. I find myself hitting skip alot more than in other titles. lastly decorations... just why its such a waste of time