Rune Factory Frontier

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title= Rune Factory Frontier


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developer = Neverland Co., Ltd.
publisher = vgrelease|JP=Marvelous Entertainment
NA=XSEED Games/Marvelous Entertainment
EU=Rising Star Games
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picture format= 16:9
released = vgrelease|JP=November 27th, 2008 [http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/runefactory/index.html>]
EU=TBA [ [http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/release_dates.php Release Dates - Official Nintendo Magazine] ]
NA=TBA
genre = Simulation, RPG
modes = Single-player
ratings = vgratings|ESRB=Rating Pending
platforms = Wii
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"Rune Factory Frontier" is a simulation/role-playing video game developed by Neverland Co., Ltd. and published by Marvelous Entertainment for the Wii video game console. The game is set for release in Japan in 2008. The official "Frontier" website opened on June 6.

On July 11, 2008, Marvelous Entertainment and XSEED Games announced that they are both bringing "Rune Factory Frontier" to North America, with a date of Q1 2009. This is the first time a game in the "Harvest Moon" series is not being brought to North America by Natsume. Yasuhiro Wada confirmed that the "Rune Factory" series is no longer part of the "Harvest Moon" series. However, on June 24, 2008, Natsume announced that they were bringing "Rune Factory 2" to North America under the name of "Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon". The deal for Natsume to bring over "Rune Factory 2", may have been finalized before the publishing deal between Marvelous and XSEED Games was finalized, however that has yet to be confirmed. [ [http://gonintendo.com/?p=49314 GoNintendo » Blog Archive » Marvelous Entertainment USA and XSEED Games join forces to announce E3 lineup - Game Center CX seeing localization, as well as other surprises!] ] [ [http://gonintendo.com/?p=47324 GoNintendo » Blog Archive » Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon heads to DS this Fall] ]

Information

Originally, the game was announced during an interview between Cubed3 and Yasuhiro Wada, the creator of "Harvest Moon", back in June 6, 2007. A whole year later, the game was fully revealed on June 4, 2008 in the Japanese magazine Famitsu. Effort has been made to upgrade absolutely every part of the game compared to the previous games in the series.

According to the storylines in "Rune Factory" and "Rune Factory 2", "Frontier" may take place after "Rune Factory", as Raguna and Mist return from the original game; a screenshot shows both characters interacting with each other in a village, and Raguna met Mist at the beginning of the original game. In "Frontier" he is on a search to find a missing girl. From the latest volume (Sepetember, 2008) of Famitsu, it is confirmed there will be linkage between both 1 and 2 with this series, and 2 should happen after some time in the 1.

"Frontier" takes place on the island of Tranrupia.

A floating island in the shape of a whale appears at some point during the game.

You're able to grow a farm more similar to the regular "Harvest Moon" games than in the previous "Rune Factory" games.

Rooneys are sprite-like creatures that appear as you work hard on the land and in the village. They are divided into four elemental types (grass, tree, stone, and water), each with a distinctive appearance. [ [http://www.ranchstory.co.uk/?games/Rune_Factory_Frontier/Rooney Rune Factory: Frontier Rooneys] ]

In a process comparable to Nintendo's "Animal Crossing" series, the better you take care of your land, the more your land becomes a real village, more people move in, more shops open, etc. [ [http://www.cubed3.com/news/7745/ C3 News :: Cubed³ Exclusive Interview | Yasuhiro Wada: Rune Factory & Magical Melody on Wii, Harvest Moon's Future & More!] ] [ [http://gonintendo.com/?p=45150 GoNintendo » Blog Archive » Rune Factory: Frontier for Wii] ] [ [http://gonintendo.com/?p=45189 GoNintendo » Blog Archive » Rune Factory: Frontier - takes place in-between Rune Factory DS 1 and 2?] ]

Characters

Raguna returns as the protagonist of the game from "". Other returning characters from "Rune Factory" are Mist, [http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/runefactory/chara/mist.html] the heroine, Rosetta, [http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/runefactory/chara/rosetta.html] Mist's childhood friend, Lara the nurse, [http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/runefactory/chara/lapis.html] and Melody who runs the hot springs [http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/runefactory/chara/melody.html] , also Bianca and Tabatha appeared on Famitsu page with some beach costumes. [http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/1218612_1407.html] New characters are Drop, the first new bachelorette to be revealed, Anette, the towns' mail lady, and Selphy, who is very book-savvy. [http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/runefactory/chara/selphy.html]

References

External links

* [http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/runefactory/ Official "Rune Factory Frontier" website] jp icon
* [http://www.mmv.co.jp/game/ Official Marvelous Entertainment Inc. website] jp icon