Rune Factory Frontier
Released: 3/17/09
System: Wii
Player(s): 1 Player
Story: Raguna (the main character) had suffered from Amnesia before. After he was found and taken cared of by a girl named Mint he lived happily in the same village as her. However one day Mint suddenly disappears and leaves without even a word to anyone. Determined, Raguna, sets out on a journey to find Mint.
It's at the start of the game he reaches a small village called Trampoli where he rests at the church on his first arrival. The very next morning to his surprise he finds Mint who happens to now live in the village. Immediantly Mint recommends that Raguna lives in the village and explains she left to find someone who communicated with her through her dreams. She exclaims she wants to help him. Raguna then lives in Trampoli and the story begins....
Gameplay: RPG/Stimulation
You play as Raguna who is the main character in the game. Travel around the village and discover new things. Grow a farm, be a warrior or a clergy. Meet people and build your relationship (friendship or romance). You can build relationships by interacting and giving gifts to NPC's.
The day, time and also season is shown in the game and events take place accordingly. So counting on seasons for example counts on what you can plant/farm. The weather also changes accordingly.
Building Relationships: Each character has a meter when you check your menu so you can see your friendship and relationship with that person. Each NPC also has their likes and dislikes.
Go shopping!: Counting on the day and time stores open and close. Theirs a bathhouse, two grocery stores, bookstore, blacksmith, tavern, inn, peddler ect. Most are close on holidays.
Farming: You start with your own field and house in the village. However it's your job to clean it up and plant things. Counting on the season you can grow various things. As the game progress various materials are given to raguna like an axe for chopping wood or a hammer for breaking stones.
Cooking: Buy cooking products from the stores! Then come back to your home and cook various dishes. You can learn some recipes from even buying books from the bookstore. You can also use vegetables or fruits you grow on your farm.
Forgeing/Lab creating: Create products wheather it's upgrading your farming supplies or creating special formulas of the sort! Buy supplies or gain supplies from exploring and defeating enemies.
Events:On certain days of the season there are events that take place so Raguna can participate in them and get closer to the villagers have a nice time.
Rate: 9/10
The game is fun! I had it for a few days and I'm still hooked. Growing a farm, adding things to the house, interacting with NPC's. So far it's not a bad game at all! The graphics aren't bad either.
