Rune Factory 3 Special Nintendo Switch Review

Rune Factory 3 first released for the Nintendo DS almost 15 years ago and now has a 'special' release on the Nintendo Switch. Does it hold up? Let's find out! #runefactory3special #nintendoswitch #review

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Mark & Glen
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Review voiced by Glen Bolger and Written and edited by Azdin Costa

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Will you be picking this one up? Did you play it back in the day? Let us know in the comments section!



Happy gaming! Glen

[Zerobloodify]

Rune Factory 3 is one of my favorite games ever and I'm so glad its on the Switch.
RF4 is arguably the better game but 3 has a special place in my heart

[Leopez]

I've never played Rune Factory games before but im hyped for this Rune Factory 3 special what looks so beautiful and im glad this is on Nintendo Switch. 😊❤

[ozzi]

Glad to see 3 getting some attention, it was one of the games I loved when I was younger! People complain about the lack of QOL like only being able to take one quest at a time or having to wait a day to get money from selling things, but I personally think it plays into the theme of RF3, which is that you should take it easy. There’s always a tomorrow and you don’t have to be in such a rush to get everything done- I dislike it when JRPGs force a million quests on you so in a way I like RF3’s system better. The only real gripe I have about it is the lazily AI upscaled art, I hope someone out there makes a mod that lets you play with the original art or even redraws it at a proper resolution, or at the very least upscales it better…
At risk of sounding like an old man, it reminds me of a time when games were simpler and had more effort and time put into them, like how the entire world is one big painting! Modern games would never

[Aura-Of-Syrinx]

RF4 AND 5 are in my backlog and I'm saving for Gothic Classic this month. Definitely going to pick this up later though as this was my intro into the series!

[SiobhanR]

This doesn't look too bad actually. I'll add it to my wish list

[mrharvy]

Best game in the series to this day in terms of bachelorette options is worth bringing up.

[monica_ex_d]

I loved playing this game a few years back. The characters and story is so endearing and the amnesia just never gets old!😂

[theatelierseries]

As a person who has played every single one of the games in this series I truly think Rune Factory 3 is the best one.

[Geulissitarin]

whaaattt!!! i still play it in my nds lite!! i play many Rune Factory and RF3 was my favorite,
i got RF4 for my switch, so i definitely gonna get RF3 special.

[Mito]

Calculating for inflation they’re actually pretty similar in price. ($10 in 2020 is equivalent to $18~ today).

[zacharybecker]

yes people should get this rune factory is my fav farming series ik 5 was a bit disappointing but 3 and 4 r good. I hope they remake frontier eventually that was my fav

[gamerji-li]

Got the collector's edition on pre-order <3 I LOVED this back on the DS so I'm so excited and ready to enjoy the heck out of this on my switch <3

[Matthew]

I love these games and I am looking forward to my special edition on Wednesday. I loved 4 and 5.

[Hodge_]

It's always a busy week for farming simulation releases.

[Kunzite]

This is my first Rune Factory game now going to play 4 and 5 next in order on Switch.

[hajimesenpai]

My first ever game in the Rune factory series was RF4. I bought this one because i was curious what this game was like. I LOVE IT!!

[ithydoodles]

I preordered this on Amazon. It's the first preorder that actually came on the release date.

[PinePizza]

I got myself the physical release and enjoy it quite a bit. I like it more than RF4 so far. I like the artstyle more and the town looks less weird.

[mangatom]

Man I missed playing this on my DS. Also Raven best girl.