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A portion of a C3 review...

Rune Factory 3 definitely shares many similarities with its Harvest Moon heritage, but successfully branches out into a highly engaging action RPG that stands in good stead when compared to other role-playing efforts on Nintendo DS thanks to its enjoyable battle mechanic, variety of objectives and the above average storyline.

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A portion of a Nintendo Life review...

If you've played the previous entries, you'll probably already know you'd enjoy Rune Factory 3; it's a prime example of "if it's not broken, don't fix it" at work. The new features are bullet points rather than game changers, but it's the biggest entry in the series so far and a must for fans of farming and fighting.

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A portion of an N-Sider review… I’m thankful that they did what they did, and—as this is almost certainly the last entry on the series’ inaugural home on the DS—they’re sending it out with a bang. If you’ve been looking for a good point to jump in, this is absolutely it.

A portion of a WildGunman interview with Graham Markay, Vice President of Operations at Natsume… WG: How does the multiplayer work? What can you do and what benefits can you gain? Is it local based only or can you play online? GM: Locally, up to 3 players can team up to tackle a series of randomly generated [...]

#japan Yasuhiro Wada, honcho of Japanese company Marvelous, will be leaving his post as Director of Digital Contents on March 31. More »

Meet new faces and places in this Japanese overview trailer.

Rune Factory 3 has already been given an official release date in Japan, with the title set to ship on October 22nd. If Japanese gamers rush out to retail right now, they can secure themselves the preorder bonus kit seen below. Contains drama CD and art/illustrations book On top of that announcement, a few more details [...]

What's Rune Factory 3 all about?

Ditch the long johns and change into battle gear!

Fun on the farm is the best fun of all.