#rune factory 3 special golden memories edition

[nintendocafe]

Rune Factory 3 Special Golden Memories Edition coming to Nintendo Switch on September 5, 2023

[loraluna]

~Rune Factory 3 Special Golden Memories Edition ~

I shared my pics from the unboxing of RF5, so I figured, why not do it again? Also, I just love talking about Rune Factory~ X3

First off, the special edition case and the beautifully sunny box art. Micah and his wooly form are cute as ever, along with four potential brides (I feel like they specifically chose the girls who were the most popular from the original game, though I'm surprised Daria didn't make the cut)

Next is the actual game case, which seems to share the same cover art as the original DS game only on a golden backdrop. Very classic~

Another CD, I've yet to listen to the CDs from RF4S or RF5. Maybe they're still big overseas, but if I'm listening to a game soundtrack, I'm doing it online, ya know? Still very pretty though.

This addition is pretty cute. The planner includes both a real week by week calendar AND an in game calendar with tips and birthdays for the characters~ X3

And now my favorite part of the whole set, the standees! My shelves were severely lacking in RF merch so I friggin love this set. It seems you can display them in any order you want, promo pics have Micah up front, but I thought it looked more balanced with Frey in the center. I really hope they release more of these~

Lastly the XSEED order bonus, the golden wooly keychain. I...Don't think it's quite as cute as the RF5 one ngl. No one's fault, but I just don't think Micah's wooly self translates to plushie form that well, at least not one this tiny.

I'd definitely recommend this set for any Rune Factory fan or just fans of fantasy or farming rpgs in general, if anyone's on the fence deciding, I'll answer any questions about the special edition to the best of my abilities. Happy farming~

[lilaroxa]

Hey Rune Factory fans! Did you know that the "Another Episode" DLC is only free this month?? I missed out on this deal with Rune Factory 4 Special, honestly I didn't know the DLC even existed until recently!

The news was mentioned in the Rune Factory 3 Special Localization Blog 1! (See highlighted screenshot below)

My Golden Memories Edition has arrived but I won't be able to pick it up until much later 😭

[satoshi-mochida]

XSEED Games has announced the Rune Factory 3 Special “Golden Memories Edition” for Switch. Pre-orders will be available via XSEED Games Store and participating retailers soon.

Priced at $79.99, the Rune Factory 3 Special “Golden Memories Edition” includes the following content:

Custom outer box featuring an original illustration based on the game’s anime opening

Rune Factory 3 Special Switch game card and case

An acrylic standee featuring protagonists from Rune Factory 3 Special, Rune Factory 4 Special, and Rune Factory 5 measuring six inches wide and four inches tall

An original soundtrack CD

A custom five-by-eight inches planner containing in-game seasons in addition to a real world calendar

Exclusive downloadable content “Swimsuit Mode” allowing for characters to appear in their swimsuits year-round

All physical pre-orders through the XSEED Games Store will also include the option to bundle the game with a Golden Wooly key chain, modeled after Micah’s sheep form, for an additional $5 while supplies last.

A limited edition for Europe was previously announced.

Rune Factory 3 Special is due out for Switch and PC via Steam on September 5 in North America and Europe. It is available now for Switch in Japan.

[thunderberryz]

Star's Rune Factory 3 Special 1st Playthrough, Part 1: First Impressions!

Welp, the day has finally come for fans of the Rune Factory series. Preorder copies of Rune Factory 3 Special are already arriving in people's mailboxes and it's not even the official release date yet. I was fortunate enough to be among those who got their copy a few days early and needless to say, I am extremely excited to finally play what is widely considered the best game in the series.

My copy was the Golden Memories Edition from XSEED's store that includes the Golden Wooly keychain. The keychain itself is extremely soft and adorable, and the other goodies included in the Golden Memories box are lovely as well. My favorite is the acrylic standee that features Micah, Frey, Lest, Alice, and Ares--while it's nothing particularly special as far as merch goes, the fact it features the protagonists of the Rune Factory games that have been released since the series was revived is, to me, pretty meaningful. Maybe one day we'll get a similar standee but with the protagonists of RF1/Frontier, RF2, and Tides of Destiny.

But we're not here to highlight what's included in the LE. We're here to talk about my first playthrough of RF3S, which at this point is only just getting started.

I've only played a few days in game so far and I have to say, while I don't dislike it, compared to RF4S and RF5, I am feeling VERY overwhelmed in the early game. A large part is muscle memory; I went into RF3S expecting it to play similarly to RF4S and while that is true in a lot of ways, there are enough differences in the UI that I occasionally find myself tripping up and hitting the wrong button when trying to equip a tool or weapon. There is also the matter of the controls themselves; Micah, at least to me, doesn't move as precisely as Frey/Lest or Alice/Ares, and so I find myself missing a lot when trying to water crops or till the fields. But from what I remember of my one playthrough of RF5, there was a somewhat similar problem with Alice/Ares during the farming segments, and those issues were ultimately fixed once I got around to upgrading the tools, so I imagine something similar might happen down the road with Micah.

I think another factor in what's making me feel overwhelmed is the cast. It's not that the cast is larger than Selphia's--from what I can tell, the population of Sharance about the same as before you rescue all of the Guardians during Act 1--but the personalities are definitely a lot louder and more prone to relying on one or two major character quirks. Collette is a glutton, Raven is a tsundere, Sofia and Sherman speak in opposites, etc. This is a double edged sword because if the quirk is something I can tolerate, than yeah, I'm all right with it. But if the quirk is something I personally find obnoxious, then I'm most likely not gonna be a fan of the character. Of the characters I've met so far, Shara, Sakuya, Carmen, Gaius, Blaise, Marjorie, Hazel, Evelyn, and Shino all have personalities that I genuinely like, but Marian, Karina, Pia, Sofia, Raven, and Sherman? All already getting on my nerves. (Especially Karina. She reminds me way too much of Bado and Elsje, and I didn't like those two either.)

But hey, it's really early in the game, and if RF4 taught me anything, it's never to judge a book by its cover. I mean believe it or not, I used to dislike Xiao Pai because I found her clumsy shtick annoying, but now she's probably my favorite of the bachelorettes. I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing ends up happening here with some of the characters who I currently find aggravating.

Beyond that, I mean... jeez, this game is pretty. RF3S clearly had a bigger budget compared to RF4S between the brand new character/monster models and the new intro. I'm still disappointed there's no female player option and/or datable bachelors, but prettied up or not, RF3S, like RF4S, is a port. I guess if there's anything I would have changed up, it's the portraits. Rune Factory has long suffered from a case of giving the majority of its characters massive baby faces even when they're supposed to be adults and I find it even more glaring here than in RF4S. Like c'mon guys, it's possible to give a character softer, youthful features without making them look like a literal child.

That's all for now! I'll come back with a new post once I've talked to the villagers more and dealt with the tanuki monster everyone keeps blabbering about...

[worthplaying]

'Rune Factory 3 Special' Gets Limited Retail Golden Memories Edition

http://dlvr.it/Slp5F0

[satoshi-mochida]

Some games on sale for the NA PSN’s Golden Week sale(full list/prices):

PS4

.hack G.U. Last Recode

2064: Read Only Memories(also on Vita)

428: Shibuya Scramble 

Aegis of Earth(also on Vita)

Arslan: The Warriors of Legend

Asdivine Hearts II(also on Vita)

Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan 2

Away: Journey to the Unexpected

Berserk and the Band of the Hawk

Birthdays the Beginning

Black Clover: Quartet Knights

BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Blue Reflection

Chronus Arc (also on Vita)

Cladun Returns: This is Sengoku! (also on Vita)

Code: Realize: Bouquet of Rainbows 

Code: Realize: Wintertide Miracles (also on Vita)

Croixleur Sigma (also on Vita)

Dark Rose Valkyrie

Dark Souls Remastered

Dead Rising

Dead Rising 2

Dead Rising Triple Pack

Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess

Devil May Cry HD Collection

Devil May Cry HD Collection & 4SE Bundle

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory (also on Vita)

Digimon World Next Order.

Disgaea 1 Complete

Disgaea 5

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Dragon Ball Xenoverse

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

Dragon Quest Builders (also on Vita)

Dragon Quest Heroes

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Dragon Quest XI

Earth Defense Force 4.1

Earth Defense Force 5

Exist Archive (also on Vita)

Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force

Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition(all DLC is on sale, too)

Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise

God Eater: Resurrection: God Eater 2: Rage Burst

God Eater 3

Gravity Rush Remastered

Gravity Rush 2

Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2

Gundam Versus

Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition(PS2 Classic)

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland(PS2 Classic)

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone Colorful Tone

Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone Future Sound

Icey

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven

Kingdom Hearts Collection

Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 Remix

Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue

Labyrinth of Refrain

Little Dragons Cafe

Little Witch Academia

Mega Man 30th Anniversary Bundle

Megadimention Neptunia VII

Momodora

Monster Hunter: World

My Hero(Academia): One’s Justice

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4

New Gundam Breaker

Ni no Kuni II

Nier: Automata

Nights of Azure

Nights of Azure 2

Nioh

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence: Ascension

Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi

Odin Sphere Leifthrasir (also on PS3/Vita)

Omega Quintet

One Piece: Burning Blood

Persona 3: Dancing In Moonlight(also on Vita)

Persona 5: Dancing In Starlight (also on Vita)

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness(also on Vita)

Resident Evil 0

Resident Evil

Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 6

Romancing SaGA 2

Saint Seiya Soldiers’ Soul

Secret of Mana(also on Vita)

Shadow of the Colossus

Shining Resonance: Refrain

Soulcalibur 6

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time(PS2 Classic)

Star Ocean 4

Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness

Steins;Gate Elite

Superbeat: Xonic(also on Vita)

Tales of Berseria

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

The Disney Afternoon Collection

The Girl and the Robot

The Last Guardian

The Last Remnant

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince

The Lost Child (also on Vita)

The Quiet Man

The Silver Case

Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs (also on Vita) 

Tokyo Xanadu Ex+

Touhou Double Focus (also on Vita)

Touhou Genso Rondo

Touhou Genso Wanderer (also on Vita)

Touhou Kabuto V (also on Vita)

Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity

Toukiden: Kiwami

Toukiden 2

Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]

Utawarerunono: Mask of Deception (also on Vita)

Utawarerunono: Mask of Truth (also on Vita)

Utawarerunono: Mask of Deception and Truth Bundle (also on Vita)

Valkyria Chronicles Remastered

Valkyria Chronicles 4

Valkyria Revolution (also on Vita)

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story

Warriors All-Stars

Warriors Orochi 4

Wild Guns: Reloaded

World of Final Fantasy(also on Vita)

Yakuza 6

Yomawari: Midnight Shadows

Ys VIII (also on Vita)

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma (also on Vita)

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (also on Vita)

PS3

Battle Princess of Arcadias

Castlevania Chronicles (PS1 Classic)

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence(PS2 Classic)

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1 Classic)

Demon’s Souls

Ducktales Remastered

Final Fantasy Origins (PS1 Classic)

Final Fantasy V (PS1 Classic)

Final Fantasy VI (PS1 Classic)

Final Fantasy VII (PS1 Classic)

Final Fantasy VIII (PS1 Classic)

Final Fantasy IX (PS1 Classic)

Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster (also on Vita)

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Legasista

Lost Dimension (also on Vita)

Mega Man 9

Mega Man 9 & 10 Combo Pack

Mega Man Legends (PS1 Classic)

Mega Man Legends 2 (PS1 Classic)

Persona 4 Arena

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Resident Evil 0

Resident Evil

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 6

Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny

Silent Hill (PS1 Classic)

Suikoden  (PS1 Classic)

Suikoden II  (PS1 Classic)

Suikoden 3 (PS2 Classic)

Suikoden IV (PS2 Classic)

Tears to Tiara II

The Guided Fate Paradox

The Awakened Fate Ultimatum

Way of the Samurai 4

Vita

7′scarlet

A Rose in the Twilight

Adventures of Mana

Bad Apple Wars

Code: Realize

Code: Realize: Future Blessings

Collar x Malice

Death Mark (also on PS4)

Deemo: The Last Recital

Demon Gaze

Demon Gaze II(also on PS4)

Disgaea 3: Absense of Detention

Dungeon Travelers 2

Mind Zero

Muramasa Rebirth

Muv-Luv

Muv-Luv Alternative

Nightcry

Norn9

Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy

Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy

Persona 4 Golden

Persona 3/5 Dancing Bundle

Penny Punching Princess

Period Cube

Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly

Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortuneand the Dice of Fate

Sorcery Saga

Soul Sacrifice

Stranger of Sword City

The Longest Five Minutes

PSP

Dissidia Final Fantasy

Dissidia 012 Prologus Final Fantasy

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy III

Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection

Final Fantasy Tactics 

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X

Ends May 7th.