For those that do not know this is the unofficial sequel to the Harvest Moon games, it advances the format well, which i am about to explain.
The heart of the game still has all that we know and love from harvest Moon, but even this system has had improvements made. This time the farming can have different level produce. All seeds that are purchased from the shop, start life as level 1 seeds, but you can do things to the seeds before they grow to upgrade the level of the produce. A level 2 tomato is worth twice the price of a level 1 tomato etc... Levels go up to level 10 so i am told.
Produce can be sold to retailers rather, than having to wait for the shipping box every day, but this option still exists.
The farming is used to purchase potions and weapons that help you out with the RPG side of the game in the caves.
In the caves you have monsters in each chamber and a machine that generates those monsters, you have to go through each chamber and destroy the machines, that generate the monsters, and once done this gives you access to the final chamber, in that cave which is a boss battle.
Like any standard RPG you have a HP gage, and in Rune Factory you also have an RP (rune points) gage. The RP gage is used to cast magic, in caves. It is also used as protection for your HP gage when farming. So rather than your HP gage going down when farming and your character collapses from exaustion, your RP gage goes down before our HP.
Like Harvest Moon games, characters have a friendship level and a love level, the more you interact with characters the further up these levels go.
You can expand your house and build extra rooms such as kitchens, and add items to these rooms such as fridge, yoghurt makers etc.
The game has events on set days in the calender, these include bake off's and treasure hunts (and i am sure more). If you win one of these events you get to choose a prize (£1000, 100 bits of wood, or a bottle - which is used to carry potions).
I am loving this game
If you want to go and explore caves you can do that without almost any farming.
If you want to farm and earn some dough you can or if you choose to fish then you can do that.
If you are after a game where you interact and talk with with characters and gain a wife, while expanding your house and living areas then you can do that.
At the moment i am doing a bit of each.
I can see this game being a lengthy experience.
It is one of few DS games i would say is a MUST OWN.
EDIT
Forgot to mention, you can capture and raise monsters from the caves, you can send them to work on your farm or you can take them along with you as back-ups for the cave battles.
The heart of the game still has all that we know and love from harvest Moon, but even this system has had improvements made. This time the farming can have different level produce. All seeds that are purchased from the shop, start life as level 1 seeds, but you can do things to the seeds before they grow to upgrade the level of the produce. A level 2 tomato is worth twice the price of a level 1 tomato etc... Levels go up to level 10 so i am told.
Produce can be sold to retailers rather, than having to wait for the shipping box every day, but this option still exists.
The farming is used to purchase potions and weapons that help you out with the RPG side of the game in the caves.
In the caves you have monsters in each chamber and a machine that generates those monsters, you have to go through each chamber and destroy the machines, that generate the monsters, and once done this gives you access to the final chamber, in that cave which is a boss battle.
Like any standard RPG you have a HP gage, and in Rune Factory you also have an RP (rune points) gage. The RP gage is used to cast magic, in caves. It is also used as protection for your HP gage when farming. So rather than your HP gage going down when farming and your character collapses from exaustion, your RP gage goes down before our HP.
Like Harvest Moon games, characters have a friendship level and a love level, the more you interact with characters the further up these levels go.
You can expand your house and build extra rooms such as kitchens, and add items to these rooms such as fridge, yoghurt makers etc.
The game has events on set days in the calender, these include bake off's and treasure hunts (and i am sure more). If you win one of these events you get to choose a prize (£1000, 100 bits of wood, or a bottle - which is used to carry potions).
I am loving this game
If you want to go and explore caves you can do that without almost any farming.
If you want to farm and earn some dough you can or if you choose to fish then you can do that.
If you are after a game where you interact and talk with with characters and gain a wife, while expanding your house and living areas then you can do that.
At the moment i am doing a bit of each.
I can see this game being a lengthy experience.
It is one of few DS games i would say is a MUST OWN.
EDIT
Forgot to mention, you can capture and raise monsters from the caves, you can send them to work on your farm or you can take them along with you as back-ups for the cave battles.
I can't say i have done that since i got my DS so this must be something special.
Yes you can die (only in the caves). You just start back at your last save. Unlike the first cave the second (which is twice the size) does not have a save point half way through (unless i missed it).
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