Rune Factory 4 opens on an airship, and the vibe is reminiscent of countless scenes from the Final Fantasy role-playing games. But in Rune Factory, airships aren’t just for travel — they’re ...

Rune Factory 4 does what any spin-off game should eventually do: emerge from the shadow of the main series that inspired it. You need only look to the dragons and action role-playing game combat ...

While Rune Factory is a spin-off of the Harvest Moon series, each new installment manages to build upon the identity it’s been creating ever since it branched off back in 2006. Rune Factory 4 ...

Rune Factory 4 was my favorite game on 3DS for a while, but I played it so much that I don't think I'll be getting it on Switch, especially since it still looks like a 3DS game. I'm super hyped ...

Rune Factory 4 combines a lot of different elements together, but manages to make them all feel like one cohesive package. The series started out as a fantasy off-shoot of Natsume’s Harvest Moon ...

Ever since I got to play Rune Factory 4 Special back in 2020, I simply couldn’t wait to get my hands on the next installment in the franchise. That day has finally arrived. After a decade since ...

Rune Factory 4 Special offers up a different take on the beloved farm/life sim genre, focusing more on RPG elements. This makes Rune Factory 4 a good entry point for newcomers to the genre due to ...

Rune Factory 4 is almost a decade old, at this point. It first released on the 3DS in 2021, before last year's Rune Factory 4 Special made the jump to the Nintendo Switch.

Rune Factory 4 Special is an action role-playing and simulation game developed by Neverland and HAKAMA, and published by Marvelous. In North America and Europe… ...

Rune Factory 4 was, as noted by the original reviewer, already a great game, which I’m happy to agree with after playing around 14 hours of Special.

Rune Factory 4's biggest problem, though, is its hand-holding. For what feels like hours on end, the game has to teach you about every little thing before you're allowed to actually experience it.

Rune Factory 4 also provides an astounding amount of information to the player that would otherwise be found menus-deep in a lesser game; though the GUI can get a little cluttered, ...