Rune Factory Frontier!

Rune Factory is coming to Wii!!

Official Site: http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/runefactory/
(Not a whole lot there quite yet)

Info from Ushi no Tane forum thread:

Scans:
Weekly Famitsu - June 13, 2008 [ Page 1 ] [ Page 2 ]

Storyline:
The only bit of information released so far is Ragna has come to the land of Tranrupia in search of a missing girl.

Options:
The game will allow you to switch between the standard 4:3 television resolution or widescreen 16:9.

Runnies:
A Runnie is a little nature spirit. You can receive a "blessing" if you have them appear from the earth. The Runnies "prey" upon weaker Runnies and can grow stronger.

Tree Runnies preys on Grass Runnies
Grass Runnies preys on Stone Runnies
Stone Runnie preys on Water Runnies
Water Runnies preys on Tree Runnies

Strong Runnies can make your farming tasks easier, such as speeding up the growth rate of your crop. They also are hidden in various places around the village for you to locate.

Runnies are kind of like Harvest Sprites

Marriage:
Yes, marriage is available. As you grow your land and develop the town, new candidates will appear for you to marry.

Bachelorettes:

Drop:
She comes to the land with her grandfather and little sister. Drop doesn't show a lot of emotion.

Annette:
The town's mail-lady, who carries a large bag of mail and gets bothered by monsters as she makes her deliveries.

Mist:
The strange girl from the previous version of Rune Factory.

Screenshots: (click for larger image)

I personally think that this is very exciting!
Those screenshots are GORGEOUS!
(I have the first one set as my desktop wallpaper right now, hahaha.)
On Page 2 of the Famitsu Scan are illustrations of the Runnies,
which look totally adorable and are an interesting addition to the game.

There's only one "beef" I have with Ushi no Tane's coverage,
and that is the translation of the name "runnie."
In the Japanese writing on the Famitsu scan, it is spelled "ruunii,"
so an English translation, I would guess, could be "runie" or "runy."
UnoT's spelling of "runnie" implies that it sounds like "runny,"
which, I am fairly certain, should not be the case.

Ranch Story is another great source of Harvest Moon information,
and its Rune Factory Frontier page is right here.
It has some additional screenshots, which I will share here:











A few of the eligible girls are seen here,
and the last two screenshots show two different Runnies!
They kind of remind me of the fairies you had to rescue in Zelda: Majora's Mask,
but that's probably just because they're small and cute and glowing.
 

Getting a huge Legend of Mana vibe from the style of this game, and I like it.

All three of those girls are hot.... for video game girls... *is not an otaku ;_; *... *okay, is an otaku*

This game looks fun. Is there anything it comes on besides Wii? I don't want to cough up $50 (or however much it is) plus the money for the game just to play one game . The last time I bought a system it broke in a week lol.

$50.00 is actually quite reasonable for a console, IMO It's about $250.00 in Canada.

I think it's only for Wii so far. Which is fine with me, as a wii is all I have I think this game looks great.

I didn't like Rune Factory for DS at all for some reason, but this version looks impressive.

I'm definitely going to give it a try when it is released.

$50.00 is actually quite reasonable for a console, IMO It's about $250.00 in Canada.

I think it's only for Wii so far. Which is fine with me, as a wii is all I have I think this game looks great.

I agree that it's very reasonable, but if I'm only going to buy it to play one game, then it's a bit much. But if I'm going to play multiple games, that's something else.

$50.00 is actually quite reasonable for a console, IMO It's about $250.00 in Canada.

I think it's only for Wii so far. Which is fine with me, as a wii is all I have I think this game looks great.

I agree that it's very reasonable, but if I'm only going to buy it to play one game, then it's a bit much. But if I'm going to play multiple games, that's something else.

Click the unholy link in my signature, it may change your mind.

Also, I wonder if they are going to put a lot more effort into the adventure side this time? In the DS version the adventuring felt a bit shallow.

$50.00 is actually quite reasonable for a console, IMO It's about $250.00 in Canada.

I think it's only for Wii so far. Which is fine with me, as a wii is all I have I think this game looks great.

I agree that it's very reasonable, but if I'm only going to buy it to play one game, then it's a bit much. But if I'm going to play multiple games, that's something else.

Where the hell did you find a Wii for 50$?

They were like 50 - 100 when they first came out (if I'm remembering correctly).

NOOOOOO

THE GRAPHICS ARE TOO PRETTY

NOW I WANT A WII ;____;

*faints*

They were like 50 - 100 when they first came out (if I'm remembering correctly).

You aren't.  250.

Then I'd be way off then lol. Thank you for the correction.

Also, I'm assuming this is played using the game cube controller. (or controller wiimote attachment or however it works)

It's probably compatible, but likely you can just turn the wii remote and use it like that.

This one is a huge improvement from the DS version.

Getting a huge Legend of Mana vibe from the style of this game, and I like it.

That's what I thought also, the theme is certainly very nature-ish.

I wish I can make a game like that.

I love Harvest Moon and I cant wait to try this out

provided the combat doesnt interfere with the crop growing(eg. your planting seeds and get whacked by a troll because you wern't paying atention[from the screenshots this doesnt seem to be the case.) this looks good.

I doubt monsters could affect your farm, since in the two DS titles they can't leave their respective dungeons.  But it would be kind of cool if some event were to happen where you had to defend your farm from wild monsters!!  Maybe the runies could help you, too, if you've made them powerful enough.

As for the control scheme, IGN and other places of that nature have good coverage of that.  You have the option of using stationary controls (which sounds like it makes use of both the remote and nun-chuck) or you can use motion-based controls.  With the latter option, you do stuff like tilt the remote forward to pour your watering can, or swing it downward to till the soil with a hoe.

And yes, with this much larger and emersive world, I also expect that adventuring will be greatly expanded upon as well.  Check out the fourth screenshot in the first post, the one where Raguna is about to badly harm an innocent squirrel-bunny.  There are stairs in the background that lead to a large circular platform, and just beyond that is... another circular platform, with no bridge in between.

HAS RUNE FACTORY INCORPORATED PLATFORMING INTO ITS DUNGEON MECHANIC??

IS YOSSY OVERANALYZING THESE SCREENSHOTS??

ONLY TIME SHALL TELL.  TIME AND MORE SCREENSHOTS.

I doubt monsters could affect your farm, since in the two DS titles they can't leave their respective dungeons.  But it would be kind of cool if some event were to happen where you had to defend your farm from wild monsters!!  Maybe the runies could help you, too, if you've made them powerful enough.

As for the control scheme, IGN and other places of that nature have good coverage of that.  You have the option of using stationary controls (which sounds like it makes use of both the remote and nun-chuck) or you can use motion-based controls.  With the latter option, you do stuff like tilt the remote forward to pour your watering can, or swing it downward to till the soil with a hoe.

And yes, with this much larger and emersive world, I also expect that adventuring will be greatly expanded upon as well.  Check out the fourth screenshot in the first post, the one where Raguna is about to badly harm an innocent squirrel-bunny.  There are stairs in the background that lead to a large circular platform, and just beyond that is... another circular platform, with no bridge in between.

HAS RUNE FACTORY INCORPORATED PLATFORMING INTO ITS DUNGEON MECHANIC??

IS YOSSY OVERANALYZING THESE SCREENSHOTS??

ONLY TIME SHALL TELL.  TIME AND MORE SCREENSHOTS.

Excellent reviewing skills.

And yes, with this much larger and emersive world, I also expect that adventuring will be greatly expanded upon as well.

That line there just made my day.

It's what I'm here for.

I don't mean "here" as in RMRK.  I mean as in this dimension.  My purpose here is to spread the word of what an immensely spectacularly awesomely incredibly amazing game Rune Factory is and everyone should go play/buy it RIGHT NOW.


Rune Factory 2, on the DS, has been available in Japan since January, but it doesn't even have a release date set here.  If it turns out never to have a US release, that could mean that we might not see the Wii title, either. D8

NO THIS CANNOT BE.