Rune Factory 5 is Undeniably The BEST in the Series!

After nearly a decade the next entry in the Rune Factory series, Rune Factory 5, is here! In this review I'll let you know if it was worth the wait and if you should pick up this farming RPG for your Nintendo Switch.

A review copy was provided by XSEED Games for review purposes.

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[TheGamingShelf]

💖 Which character do you plan on romancing?

[Riabain]

This randomly came up on my feed. I’ll be honest, I don’t agree with you. I’m glad you like the game. But I didn’t wait 10 years for this mess. The controls are clunky, the graphics are subpar on a big screen, the camera is weird. But let’s put that aside. The characters are bland, the main story isn’t anywhere as interesting as some of the past games, and there isn’t a lot fresh or new. I spent many hours on this game and just felt… bored. And sad, because I’m a huge fan of the series, and it let me down. The new game coming out seems much more polished and genuinely interesting, and I’ll be getting that and hopefully enjoying it a lot more. I don’t want to give up on this series because I’ve been following since RF1.

[otakamerd]

I'd like an RPG to start with the protagonist having all the knowledge of the universe and the game is just them struggling with their infinite wisdom because nothing excites them anymore

[AnbuPrincess]

The longer days is such a plus for me! In RF4 I had to pick and choose what I wanted to do for the day. Sometimes having to dedicate an entire day to doing a story dungeon and save the next day to work on raising crafting skills and focus on requests. Trying to do too many things at once just constantly had me running the clock, and going to bed very late.

So it's such a breath of fresh air that I can work on my farm, gift and greet everyone, do some requests, go fishing, and still have plenty of time to go through a dungeon to work on weapon skills and get some level ups. I use up my entire day lol.

[FullMetalB]

"you can't eat a certain type of bread" this bread thing is the weirdest jrpg mechanic I've ever heard of lol

[isbakernation]

rune factory 5 is secretly just a exotic fish market trading simulator

[Jexxa.]

It's personally not my favorite in the series, however I am extremely happy/satisfied with it.
I do wish we could marry characters that actually look like adults lmao. There are only 2 characters I'm even interested in marriage wise because of this issue and they're both guys. I WISH Misa was a possibility, even with Hina being her kid I would have picked her. She is stunning.

[nikoruneko]

Went back to RF4 after playing this game for at least 5 hours. Haven't felt that spark yet like I did when I first played 4. "RF4 didn't have an interesting story."? Stopped the video right there. I finished the 3 arcs and that game became one of my favorites story wise. What I also like about it is that I get different dialogue everyday from characters but in RF5, I'm still getting the same line for over a week in game. I will eventually play this again when I feel like it. The character designs are pretty at least.

[MissBubbles]

This was so fun to play together! It truly is the best in the series. Yeah the graphics are not groundbreaking but this should not be the reason for someone to skip this experience!

[neoandroid]

My limited edition is waiting for me at home! I cant wait till tomorrow! You also seem to be the only reviewer that has compared RF5 to previous RFs, other reviewers compare it to AAA which is unfair to RF5. thanks for a great review!

[Meg-ncsu]

RF5 is the unexpected revival of my second favorite franchise ever, Im going to savour it for MONTHS.
Well I still have elden ring to finish but that can wait LMAO

[keithabraham]

You could just press L and all of your items will be there and then press Y and it'll be in your hand. Much faster than opening up the menu and going into inventory.

[OmegaMetroid]

I'm extremely excited for this! Been in the mood for a new Rune Factory.

[mingchen]

RF5 isn’t bad. But it will never be RF4. That was a swan song send off. And was made by passionate creator who wanted to went out in a blaze of glory. RF 5 just isn’t that. It is a solid entry on its own, but the best in the series? There is not enough copious for me to ever go that far.

[ShadowWolfRising]

I wish they'd introduce the ability to customize our protagonist at all already appearance wise.
Also like you (And frankly MANY people.) said, the ability to romance the characters that look older, like what the fuck Devs?

[yass]

This game is Simple ... yet charming it is like living in actual anime world

[bababobo]

I like the difference in reception from “professional” reviewers on websites, and reviewers in Youtube. “Professionals” would have you believe the game is a broken unplayable mess. While others recognize that while it isn’t the shining beacon of technical fidelity, it’s still perfectly playable and a good time.

[darkladyaris]

It was nice to watch a positive review. I've seen so many talk about there being bad lag and slippery controls as well as framerate issues. I'm very excited to play this game though

[ウィーブだ文句あんのか]

I'm glad to see a positive review. I love the series, and am hoping to buy this game someday, but there are lots of negative reviews, so that's kind of a letdown.

Anyways, as long as it's good, I can add it to my wishlist.

[MrArrow]

Based on this and the comments i feel the fan base has lowered there expectations after 2 handheld versions. I dont have a ds so i wasn't able to play them, but this looks like a handheld port or a mobile game rather then a proper console rune factory game. The combat and the farming in particular seem watered down like the 4 port. I started playing these games because harvest moon hasn't been good since n64 days but this just seems to be going in the same direction.