Rune Factory:
A Fantasy Harvest Moon
Developer(s)Neverland
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Yoshifumi Hashimoto
Artist(s)Minako Iwasaki
Composer(s)Tomoko Morita
SeriesRune Factory
Platform(s)Nintendo DS
Release
  • JP: August 24, 2006
  • NA: August 15, 2007
  • EU: February 14, 2008
  • AU: March 12, 2008
Genre(s)Simulation, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (ルーンファクトリー -新牧場物語-, Rūn Fakutorī -Shin Bokujō Monogatari-, "Rune Factory: A New Farm Story") is a simulation role-playing video game developed by Neverland and published by Marvelous Interactive Inc., Natsume Inc., and Rising Star Games for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console.

Plot

The main character, Raguna, tending to his field of crops. The world map is visible on the upper screen.
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The protagonist, Raguna, wanders into the town of Kardia. Starved and dehydrated, he collapses in front of the house of a farmer named Mist. Having no idea who himself is, she discovers Raguna outside her home and feeds him. Afterwards, Mist offers Raguna a house on her land if he promises to work the farm. Raguna accepts, and this is where the game begins.

Reception

The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] In Japan, Famitsu gave it one eight, one nine, one seven, and one nine, for a total of 33 out of 40.[2] IGN gave it an Editors' Choice Award[13] and the award for the DS Game of the Month of August 2007.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon for DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b rawmeatcowboy (August 19, 2006). "Famitsu DS Reviews". GoNintendo. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Vore, Bryan (October 2007). "Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon". Game Informer. No. 174. Archived from the original on January 14, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. ^ Davis, Ryan (August 24, 2007). "Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Review". GameSpot. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  5. ^ di Fiore, Elisa (September 17, 2007). "GameSpy: Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon". GameSpy. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  6. ^ Platt, Dylan (August 27, 2007). "Rune Factory - A Fantasy Harvest Moon - NDS - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  7. ^ Bozon, Mark (August 17, 2007). "Rune Factory Review". IGN. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  8. ^ MacDonald, Keza (February 17, 2009). "Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon UK Review". IGN. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  9. ^ NGamer staff (December 2007). "DS Review: Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon". Nintendo Gamer: 62. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon". Nintendo Power. Vol. 219. September 2007. p. 88.
  11. ^ East, Thomas (February 2009). "Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon Review". Official Nintendo Magazine: 80. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  12. ^ Dahlen, Chris (September 4, 2007). "Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  13. ^ "IGN.com Editors' Choice Awards (DS)". IGN. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  14. ^ IGN Nintendo Team (August 31, 2007). "DS Game of the Month: August 2007". IGN. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

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