#Rune Factory Melody

[bokumonocosplay]

Boo! Rune Factory 1 is here too!

Official site

(Bianca and Mei are getting their own post)

[linnytree]

wizards in training!!

[pedes1ayer]

[ranchstoryblog]

New Rune Factory Frontier merch from GraffArt! They're finally getting their own cute little alternate outfits, with their theme being a rainy day. They're currently up for preorder on the EEO store, but should be going up on places like Amiami relatively soon. The Japanese side of Amiami already has them, at least.

The line-up includes acrylic standees, keychains, and a clear case featuring the new artwork.

[lilaroxa]

RF1: Year 1 - Summer 5

After rescuing Cecilia from Clemens Cave, she shares that she read a really scary book about a cursed stone. She was so scared that she threw all her rocks away, or...did she give them to Felicity?

After confronting Felicity about it and taking the seemingly average round rock Cecilia had given her a year ago, she shares:

"My condition grew worse about a year ago, but Dr. Edward still can’t work out what the cause is. But I don’t intend to be confined to my bed forever, I’m going to get better and live a normal life."

Her determination and positivity are infectious. I admire her so much for pushing forward as much as she does!

(In my game, this happened on Summer 6 but technically, she would have started to recover on Summer 5) After showing the stone to Dr. Edward, he confirms that it was indeed a cursed stone and that's why none of his medicine had been working on Felicity.

I also find it ironic that Felicity's kindness is what ended up slowly draining her life.

I mean, look at this thing! It's the most average, boring rock anyone could have ever gifted her. Yet, she held onto it in a special place (she knew exactly where it was when we asked her about it) because she had received it as a gift.

Although, I do wonder how the round rock ended up in Kardia and why there is a book about it in the library.

At first, aligning with my "manipulated Godwin" theory, I thought that perhaps the round stone in the book had been planted to make Felicity sick. This would require a spy who knew the town well, perhaps someone like Edward, who is also in charge of the town's clinic. But it hurts my heart to accuse him of something so...evil! I also genuinely believe that Edward fled the Sechs Empire and has good intentions for Kardia.

Another idea is that the cursed stone could be a failed Melody witch project. This stems from my association of "curses" and "strange medicines" with Rune Factory witches. Having lost the stone because it looked so close to an average stone, she quietly slipped a book into the library warning people of its existence.

One thing's certain: the cursed stone book in the library feels extremely out of place because it's so much shorter than the others. That's what makes me believe it was written by someone in town rather than an official book bought for the library.

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[rhinoyo]

rf1s

[jacobharvestart]

I drew My favorite marriage canidate from Rune Factory using Marie from Mineral towns style.

[prijune]

Melody🎵

[minty-the-demon]

I really wish there was a Sanrio RPG. I would love something similar to Miitopia, Rune Factory or Xenoblade.

[runefactorynonsense]

Cozytober - Day 18 - Soup

Y'know we'll have to clean this up, right?

[faededaway]

I MARRIED MELODY

I mean HOW COULD I NOT WHEN SHE SAID SHE LOVES ME

[hug-kiss-marry-kill-farm]

[myz-wykkyd]

Used my limited graphic design skills to make a chart of all the characters Rosalie has romanced in (almost) every farming sim I've played with her. Lol I'd always wanted to do something like this and I'm pretty happy with the result.

I made a free to use template of it on the right if anyone else wants to show off who they romanced. Feel free to decorate/doo what you like with it- just link back here if you use it so other people can find it o/

Brainrot Below<3

Now, though many of these games involved premade mcs- I've played as some variation of Rosalie in games for as long as I could remember.

I noticed there's a trend that popped up in her choices that I think is as interesting as it is amusing. Ofc, most of these choices were just my personal favorite bachelors of that game, but they were still used to devlop her, and I hadn't realized how much she leaned towards certain professions, personalities, ect. I've concluded my girl loves a hardworking boy whose brooding but sweet- or a golden retriever Marlin: Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life was my first Farming Sim. I didn't get to play the female version until much later in life. So my choice of who'd I/Rosalie married had been pretty decided lonnng before I finally got to play it. But honestly even though I like Marlin, he's kind of the default choice because I didn't care for Rock and Gustafa- and Rosalie wouldn't either. I think if I had ever gotten to play HMDS:Cute I might have liked him more- or she would have married Griffin-

Blue | Harvest Moon: Magical Melody / Friends of Mineral Town: Loved Grey/Blue. (Let's face it their pretty much the same character). Upset the remake took away his hat. Little off topic, but even though character customization wouldn't be a thing in these games for years- I'd used to imagine my character had pink hair like Popuri LOL

Vaughn | Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands: Vaughn was the first time I ever was head over heels for a character in one of these games- I just adored everything about him and I don't think it's hard to see why. Once she got to know him better, Rosalie def would have been hella smitten for this cowboy- (Also Vaughn walked so Logan could run-)

Owen | Harvest Moon Animal Parade: So Owen is an unexpected deviation. Most of these choices are also my favorites, but when I first played through HM:AP Gil was actually my favorite bachelor. I could have made him and Rosalie work, but it just didn't feel right. So after looking them all over I think she def would have preferred Owen

Dylas | Rune Factory 4: One of my favorite games from the genre- and I think the cast of romanceable characters was STACKED. Dylas was my favorite because he was seriously SO damned cute in all his events 🥰 Also think it's kinda funny he's a horse guy and Rosalie has a lot of horse motifs herself-

Alex | Stardew Valley: REALLY unpopular opinion incoming! I've put over 500+ hrs into SV 😭 but in all that time, I've just never clicked with any of the characters. Which really sucks because this is the first game I ever got to play as Rosalie. Alex and Sam were my favs, but I think Rosalie would lean more towards Alex.

Logan | My Time At Sandrock: Logan 😍💖🥰Just, guh- I LOVE everything about him and MTAS so damn much. Especially because the hyper fixation I had with this game/character was what led me to finalize Rosalie's design/character at long last. I developed so much content for him and Rosalie I never got to share 😭hope I can someday!

Mark | Coral Island: God I love big men who love animals- and Rosalie does too. 💦🥰 Honestly, even though he started out as one of my favorites (later to be replaced by Shark man hoo hoo haw), I wished more of his heart events focused on his relationship with the player instead of the dog. It was really cute at first but like 6 of the 8 cutscenes were about it and most of the time he never even interacted with your character. Was disappointing ngl.

Nokk | Roots of Pacha: Now- Nokk is not currently a romanceable character, but I'm hoping the future update will add him to the roster. 🫠💔Cause this is another case where I LOVE the game to pieces but none of the characters speak to me- aside from the one I can't have- Hayden: Fields of Mistria: and last but not least- Hayden. He just completely encapsulates so much of what Rosalie finds attractive, it's a little funny. I'm waiting until the game is finished to continue playing and I can't wait to see what the future holds for him.

The following will include some honorable mentions that I didn't include because I didn't have anymore room on my template/they weren't a farming sim/ect.

First up! Nathaniel from Sunhaven!<3 Feel like this responsible captain of the guard would work well with Rosalie. Honestly, there weren't really any choices that felt right for her, but for once in many years my main playthrough of the game ended up being with a different character and I had someone pre-picked out for her. So there lots of great choices, just none that suit Rosalie well.

[princess-polls]

1A

Princess (The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince) VS Eruca (Radiant Historia)

Sapphia (High-Class Homos) VS Zara (Disney Princess Enchanted Journey)

Lucina (Fire Emblem Awakening) VS Beatrice (Rune Factory 5)

Ace (Love Nikki) VS Angela (Trials of Mana)

Princess Pride (Mega Man Battle Network) VS Katora Paige (Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy)

Kaguya Houraisan (Touhou Project) VS Miranda Vanderbilt (Monster Prom)

Elodie (Long Live the Queen) VS Merurulince Rede Arls (Atelier Meruru)

Pecorine (Princess Connect) VS Parasoul (Skullgirls)

2A

Princess (Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Visier) VS Princess Minnie (Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers)

Rapunzel (Tangled) VS Catania (Barbie Mariposa and the Fairy Princess)

Mermista (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) VS Starfire/Koriand'r (DC Comics)

Coronabeth Tridentarius (The Locked Tomb) VS Princess Vespa (Spaceballs)

Melinoe (Hades II) VS Blaze the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Chibiusa Tsukino (Sailor Moon) VS Midna (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)

Eilonwy (The Black Cauldron) VS Allura (Voltron: Legendary Defender)

Nefertari Vivi (One Piece) VS Rue Kuroha/Princess Kraehe (Princess Tutu)

1B

Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) VS Star Butterfly (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)

Isla Kokoro (Barbie: Princess Charm School) VS Merida (Brave)

Ariel (The Little Mermaid) VS Clara (Barbie in the Nutcracker)

Princess Peach (Mario Games) VS Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

Snow White (Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs) VS Aurora Syalis Goodereste (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle)

Shirahoshi (One Piece) VS Princess Selenia (Arthur and the Invisibles)

Marianne (Strange Magic) VS Nunnally vi Britannia (Code Geass)

Ahiru/Princess Tutu (Princess Tutu) VS Poppy (Trolls)

2B

Kilala Reno (Kilala Princess) VS Griselda (Ys: Memories of Celceta)

Tsunami (Wings of Fire) VS Gruier Serenity (Mouretsu Pirates)

Priscilla Barielle (Re:Zero) VS Lucia Nanami (Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pich)

Momo (Magical Princess Minky Momo) VS Princess/Hime-sama ('Tis Time For "Torture," Princess)

Princess Luna (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) VS Sofia (Sofia the First)

Stella (Winx Club) VS Haruka Haruno/Cure Flora (Go! Princess Precure)

Harumi (Ninjago) VS Princess Iron Fan (Lego Monkie Kid)

Mouscedes King (Monster High) VS Elena (Elena of Avalor)

[lilaroxa]

RF1: Year 1 - Spring 6

On Spring 6, Raguna finally took a trip to Kasimir Ruins (after neglecting to see Sharron for a few days - oops). There, he unexpectedly found Melody admiring the lake.

After a brief conversation, she reveals the heart-wrenching detail that she and Sharron are close friends and have bonded over the shared loss of having no parents.

All at the low FP level of 0! I wonder, if RF1 had more dialogue how much more both characters would have gone into detail about their feelings with Raguna.

What and how did it happen? When? Where? Who is responsible (or was it an accident/natural)?

If you have any RF1 Melody theories, I'd love to hear them!

As for me, I've always got the vibe that Melody lost her parents at a very young age, maybe even travelling between several homes or places. She feels so independent and puts on a constant brave/happy face that I feel like she's spent most of her time alone or questioning who she is/where she came from. Doubt and loneliness have unfortunately become something she's comfortable living with.

This will definitely be a topic we'll be revisiting later, I remember a few other impactful lines in my playthrough that will certainly make it into the blanket. So stay tuned!

Row 6 goes to Melody and her deep character!

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[sharas]

story of seasons has taken such a hard decline in its last few entries. i found myself skipping cutscenes and character interactions in pioneers of olive town because not only were they boring, they had no impact on the story or gameplay. i finished the main story in under an in-game year, and i couldn’t help but remember that a wonderful life takes six in-game years to complete. an in-game day could last for 40 minutes in a wonderful life; in pioneers of olive town, a day lasts for under 10 minutes. i also felt that the world of pioneers of olive town was very small— significantly smaller than magical melody, which was developed nearly 20 years earlier. it’s kind of sad to see a game released in 2023 flop in comparison to one released by the same developer for the same franchise two decades ago.

i know there’s some confusion bc of the story of seasons/harvest moon trademark split but as far as i can tell marvelous is still the developer behind the old harvest moon games and the story of seasons games. so what’s with this dip in quality? not in the graphics or gameplay but in the content and value of the games. i’d sooner replay the original wonderful life before i’d replay pioneers of olive town.

it’s even more jarring bc marvelous also is the developer behind the rune factory series, which has had the opposite trajectory— each game is significantly better than the last. rune factory 5 and pioneers of olive town don’t feel like they came from the same company. even rune factory 4 on the 3ds had more depth and value than the recent story of seasons switch games while being also cheaper, at $40 retail.

tl;dr i regret buying pioneers of olive town (and its dlc) even if it was on sale lol