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Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | 
| From: Natsume, Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
Buy New: $24.95
You Save: $5.04 (17%)
New (8) from $24.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 315
Platform: Nintendo Ds
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: 10014
Model: NDS10014
UPC: 719593100140
EAN: 0719593100140
ASIN: B001BWRBA8
Release Date: November 18, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New Sealed. Ships first Class in bubble Mailer. USA original.
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| Features:
| • | Multigenerational storyline lets you play as your child! | | • | Befriend monsters to help on your farm! | | • | Exciting new gameplay modes via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection! | | • | Upgrade your skills and forge your own powerful weapons and tools! |
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Product Description
Several years after the time of the first Rune Factory, the evil Sechs Empire has been defeated, and the Kingdom of Norad is once again at peace. Things may not stay that way for long, however, as dark premonitions foretell of dangers to come. It's up to you to uncover the source of these premonitions and bring peace to the kingdom once more. In a first for the Rune Factory series, the story of Rune Factory 2 is multigenerational. You begin the game as Kyle, a strange man who comes to Alvarna Village. Eventually, you will take on the role of Kyle's child, opening up a whole new adventure. It's an innovative feature that lets you follow the story of your family and the townsfolk over two generations. Over the course of the story, you will build and develop a farm, befriend townspeople, raise monsters, take on quests, and find a wife. Rune Factory 2 offers innovative Touch Screen controls, easy-to-use menus, and an all-new compelling storyline.
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An excellent addition to the Harvest Moon series December 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'll start off by saying that I've never played the original Rune Factory so I'm new to this series, but I'm a long time fan of Harvest Moon. With that being said, this game definitely has a lot of the things that made Harvest Moon great.
The farming is pretty much top notch. You have a wide array of stuff you can plant, and you can plant pretty much anything during any season. (though this sort of takes away from the whole planting certain things during certain times of the year aspect) I haven't married anyone yet and I've only gotten into the middle of the second season so I'm not aware of a lot of the remaining stuff I have yet to see. I'm assuming there is cooking since there is a skill for it and a ton of ingredients but I haven't been able to find a way to do it yet.
Anyway, farming is great as you can now walk over your crops which means no more wasting one square and surrounding squares of farmland just to be able to water the crops you plant. You can now maximize the entire field and use every square for crops... which is a feature that has been a long time coming.
One thing I'm not liking too much is that I've already been through several earthquakes and storms within the first 2 seasons of the game so it's destroyed quite a lot of crops and I'm the kind of person who likes things neat and organized on my farm.
The combat aspect of the game is fun and there are several areas to go if you want to fight monsters. However after doing this for a few days (actual days) of playing, I'm getting kind of tired of fighting them, it seems more like a chore and I usually just avoid them to mine and farm in monster areas. (or just take damage because I don't feel like killing everything every time I enter a level)
The thing I'm enjoying most is how fast the npc characters progress. You get to learn a lot about the characters in a short time and they almost have something new to say every other day so you won't get bored hearing them say the same thing day after day. The requests board is basically a "quests" board, which is pretty fun however I get kind of bummed when there aren't any new requests up and I find myself having nothing to do with my remaining time for the day.
As far as graphics, they are fantastic, the music gets a tad repetitive yet it's catchy enough to have me whistling some tunes when I'm not playing. There is the problem with the game lagging down badly when there is more than a few NPC characters in a level with you. Which is pretty irritating when you're running through levels of your barn to take care of animals since you'll normally have 4 to a level. They really should have addressed this issue before releasing the game.
My one big gripe is that I'm already finding myself running out of things to do during any given day, so I'm going to bed early just to get the next day going. I wish there was more of a challenge with monsters, seeing as how within a day of playing you can pretty much take on all the monsters with ease. I'm hoping there are more monsters to come, as there appear to be a lot of locked off areas (which I guess open up in generation 2?) Either way, it's boring fighting monsters now as it's the same dozen or so monsters with no challenge.
Overall the game is shaping up to be quite fun and I hope it only gets better. I would say it's one of the top Harvest Moon games out there except one major bummer is that you get this gigantic house with a kitchen and two beds right when you start, which kind of makes it less fun to actually build up your own house and watch your wealth grow.
This game is definitely worth purchasing if you are a fan of the series or if you're totally new to the series, as it's definitely a lot of fun and satisfies your Harvest Moon addiction.
My Daughter Can't Put This Down November 29, 2008
My 10 year old daughter just got this game on Thanksgiving and has not been able to put it down. Previously the DS games she really liked were Pokemon Diamond, Animal Crossing and Naruto Ninja Destiny and Naruto Path of the Ninja, but has never been as totally engrossed with a video game as she is with Rune Factory2.
The graphics are the best I've ever seen for the DS and the music is pleasant. My daughter says she likes the story line and the combination of farming, socializing and adventure. She says she's never played a game like this.
Great game, but was it worth the wait? November 29, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Okay, first off, if you don't already know, this game was originally coming out October 21, but was moved to Nov. 18. Also, since I've never played Rune Factory 1, I can't compare this to it. Sorry.
Now, Rune Factory 2... A great mix of farming and dungeon crawling. Sounds weird? It is. But... it's a good weird. But was it worth the wait?
Your character, Kyle (Well, that's the default name,) wanders into the town of Alvarna with no memory. A girl named Mana finds him and gives him a farm to work on. You work on the farm, then grab a sword, spear or staff, and go kill things.
Graphics: Great. The 3-D characters really work well with the 2-D backgrounds. Some people might not like how the characters look, but personally, I love it. The swordfighting looks great, and so do the spells. 9!
Sound: Just beautiful. Great tracks, voice acting (which I LOVE!) and the music really suits the mood of the dungeons. Anyone besides me compare the sound in the spring dungeon to another track? *cough*Hyrule Field Theme*cough*. 9.5!
Gameplay: Pretty good. You decide witch button (Y or X) to use spells with, two control shemes, all-in-all pretty good. Unfortunantly, there's also a glitch for me where Kyle goes very slow in my barn (Basement level 2) and on the pier in Alvarna-Dock. 8.5!
Lasting appeal: There's so much to do! Fish, mine, smash monsters, blow up monsters, slice monsters, farm, help people by doing requests, SO MUCH!!! 9.5!
Overall: What can I say? It's an awsome game. So much to do, great graphics and sound, the request board is really cool, the farming and dungeon crawling mixes really well. 9.1!
So, was it worth the wait... YES!!!
A Look at RF2 November 26, 2008
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
Rune Factory 2
I'm writing to review to compare this second Rune Factory to the first one.
Great:
The AI is much better than it was in RF1
The Bachlorettes have a much wider range of personalities, and better thought out events.
The bulletin board system is a great way to raise friendship points and make money.
You can play as a boy or a girl in generation two.
New weapons such as a wand for spellcasting.
No major glitches; I haven't noticed any weird bugs in the AI such as I did in RF1
The scenery is really well done; I love the island.
No easy money like in RF1; you actually have to do a little work at first.
The backpack and equipment system has been made far easier to use.
Good:
The graphics have improved somewhat.
Your attacks look far more realistic.
You can see your shield when fighting!
Less glitchy than R1
Did I mention how the characters are far better done? They are all so neat!
The controls are done very well; I found them much easier than the first game's.
You can steal brides away from their rival wedding if they love you!
The music is gorgeous and fits the dungeons well.
The odd monster generators are replaced with more realistic energy points, hinting at a connection to the First Forest and a natural appearance of the monsters.
The monster spawn points change when you reenter a room; e.g. you will see woolies one time and reenos another.
In the first game, if you married, your wife would never, ever move. In RF2 in generation one she will move around your house, and when you are a kid she will be walking around town again.
Graphics wise I have notices less clipping than in RF1, and also lots of nice little add ons: such as the falling cherry blossoms in spring, how when you hammer a rock little chips fly off...
Bad:
The rain sounds better, but still will get quieter one one side of your speakers/headphones (in RF1, it would cut out entirely).
There is also a spot or two where they used the wrong voice actor(esse)s.
I was one of the few who liked the English voices in RF1, but even I can't stand any of the voices in this version save for a few. But you do get used to them, thankfully.
There is lag when several sprites are on screen; such as if you have around 3-6 people on a screen, or in a barn full of buffamoos.
Terrible:
The typos. There are far more than there should be. I'm less than an hour into the game, running errands for people, and I've found three all ready. There are problems such as one character saying another's lines, or sometimes if you receive a potion you get a random dialogue. Many other typos were reported, but I haven't heard if these are in the Japanese or just the English.
Good or Bad:
When playing as Aria or Ars, you can "date" the twins (Serena & Sera/Suu & Muu, both girls) and have a fake marriage ceremony.
You have rivals for all of the bachlorettes, save for three in generation one, so it makes the dating a bit more fun, and more realistic in that you don't have half a dozen single women like you did in RF1, but it also gives you a timeline that you have to marry them by.
Overall I think this game is a fine sequel! I think I won't be playing RF1 as much, since this one has so many improvements.
great game but November 25, 2008
4 out of 22 found this review helpful
dont pre order any games amazon cuts the price way down the day after it ships out also amazon wont publish bad reviews
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