Rune Factory 3 sprouts on DS
by JC Fletcher 
{ Jul 1st 2009 at 2:30PM }
The Rune Factory series is showing that it is still, at heart, part of the Harvest Moon franchise -- mostly by having lots of sequels. The latest issue of Famitsu reveals another, Rune Factory 3 for DS. This is actually the fourth Rune Factory, counting Frontier on Wii.In addition to his duties as a farmer, new protagonist Maisu, who features a character design right out of Tetsuya Nomura's sketchbook, can transform into monsters, gaining different abilities in battle and interacting differently with other characters out of battle.
According to IGN's translation, the game now features "active seeds" that grow into plants that can be used in battle! Most exciting farming game ever.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
nnahas @ Jul 1st 2009 2:37PM
1 step closer to my dreams of a plant and monster dating sim. YES!
Meh @ Jul 1st 2009 4:29PM
Holy shit, that would be awesome.
MowDownJoe @ Jul 1st 2009 3:00PM
I honestly feel that all section of Joystiq should have the Dead Space lady...
bongoes @ Jul 1st 2009 4:33PM
WHERE IS IT?
Oh well at least there is an escape for people who don't like it for some reason.
Josh @ Jul 1st 2009 6:45PM
I hate it, so much.
Tim @ Jul 1st 2009 3:23PM
I'm so gonna get it, as long as it has Wi-Fi and a plushy for pre-order bonuses.
Girugamuk (Moptimus Slimed) @ Jul 1st 2009 4:33PM
mah boi, this face is what all true heroes strive for
http://image.blingee.com/images16/content/output/000/000/000/59d/456519557_837750.gif?4
Matias @ Jul 1st 2009 5:08PM
Awesome, can't wait to get it, I hope it's even more complete than RF, wich was the epitome of a HM game for me, up there with HM64.
Matias @ Jul 1st 2009 5:23PM
RFF*
HotLimit @ Jul 1st 2009 6:16PM
Battling plants are terrifying, but Rune Factory 2 was awesome. I definitely want this.
Phenylketonurics @ Jul 2nd 2009 12:59AM
!
Look at these crazy Marvelous and Natsume kids, pumping out another RF. I am thrilled. The first and second titles on the DS were indeed huge build-ups for Frontier [which I have but haven't played yet~]. I really dig how they slowly but effectively add features to the gameplay like this. The monster transformation bit is instantly interesting...