Rune Factory Frontier Review - Flawed, but I still love it

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  • @KennithSimmons
    @KennithSimmons 2 роки тому +23

    I love your RF series- super excited for your review on 3! Though a quick note: Tori being named Tart isn't a mistranslation, the actual mistranslation was RF1 naming her Tori! Her name in Japanese is トルテ/Torute, which people tend to translate as either Tart or Torte (hence the use of both names in Frontier, which I'm guessing was an oversight lol), XSEED's localization team just translated it correctly. I personally think that RF1's localizers felt Tart/Torte was too uncommon or weird of a name, since a few other characters got their names changed as well (Lana used to be Lapis, Zavier's name translated much more closely to Sacher, the De Saint-Coquilles had an entirely different family name- Jasper in particular was named pretty differently, with his name in the original game being Jakorinusu Eraruko Viviāju- etc), and decided to name her something Western players might find more familiar. I'm not sure why they only fixed Tori's/Tart's name though, and later RF games tend to stay pretty loose with translations anyway (Raven in RF3 was originally named Toona, for instance).

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому +3

      that's super interesting and informative! guess it makes sense that XSEED translated it correctly and Natsume went with a different name. i think ill pin this since i have a whole bit in the video of me making fun of what i once thought was a "mistranslation"

    • @Mintyeon470
      @Mintyeon470 2 роки тому +1

      What an amazing nugget of information! Thank you for sharing! 💚

  • @Outside998
    @Outside998 2 роки тому +35

    I feel "Flawed, but I still love it" could apply to the entire Rune Factory series.

  • @charaznable8072
    @charaznable8072 2 роки тому +11

    OMG the runey's mechanic killed me when I played it as a kid for the longest I had no idea why everything was declining.

  • @Agent_Cirno
    @Agent_Cirno 2 роки тому +18

    cant wait till RF3

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому +3

      it is planned for april

  • @Comicfan18
    @Comicfan18 2 роки тому +8

    I unlocked the gate that is on the whales fin purely by accident. I just really wanted to be Iris's friend and I had to talk to everyone everyday!

  • @yqmelody
    @yqmelody 2 роки тому +6

    I've been enjoying your reviews of the rf series. Looking forward to your future reviews for the other games in the franchise as well.

  • @kirbozyme2225
    @kirbozyme2225 Рік тому +3

    Oh dude I DEVOURED your review! You structured it with such care to detail + it was really easy to follow even though I didn't really look at the screen most of the time. I'm mentioning this bc most reviewers don't really get that much into the details when describing their love for a certain series besides of it being "cool" ect.
    As for someone who enjoyed Frontier a LOT more than RF4 when I was a teenager this really grounded me lol. I probably have to replay this game on dolphin like u did for solely getting a look on it from a 2023 perspective - I didn't even some parts of the plot you've mentioned so this could be interesting.
    Anyways, I'm very much looking forward to your other reviews because this was such a blast. Thanks for your work :)

  • @AlphaUru
    @AlphaUru 2 роки тому +4

    HOLY SHIT THIS GUY IS INCREDIBLY BASED XENO FAN AND RF AND ALSO HAS A VIDEO ABOUT NO MORE PLAYING GENSHIN I HAVEN’T EVEN WATCHED ANY OF THE VIDS YET BUT IMMA SUB INCREDIBLY BASED

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому +1

      lol thanks you're based too

  • @anass5835
    @anass5835 2 роки тому +1

    PLEASE KEEP uploading you have a nice flowy way of talking and explaining. you got me to download this game again

  • @aravicious
    @aravicious 2 роки тому +14

    I'm so happy about these reviews. I keep replaying the videos all the time, thank you so much.
    But seeing the graphics makes me a bit sad. It looks so on piint for the rune factory aesthetic and I wish RF5 had the same style.

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому +1

      thank you very much. I'm very happy to see people enjoy my reviews so much

    • @quanghuyvu2649
      @quanghuyvu2649 11 місяців тому +1

      I also feel the same about the aesthetic
      I love the RF Frontier aesthetic

  • @TheGlamourNazi
    @TheGlamourNazi 2 роки тому +2

    This game still sends me into PTSD whenever I hear the words “Runey System”

  • @kurtengel4652
    @kurtengel4652 2 роки тому +10

    love the game. Still replaying it now, as I've been replaying the series to get to RF5
    like you said gameplay left alot to be desired. Biggest complaints are the damn runey system becomes a real painful chore. It takes more than a hundred or so days till your kid grows up. certain crafting materials like Crystals are way wayy too rare. The Plot itself had me constantly looking through the wiki on what the hell to do/ where to go.
    Eh it being Rune Factory, i'll still love it regardless and as far as i know it was their first try at a somewhat 3d world so i'ma give it a pass.

  • @sirturtle711
    @sirturtle711 Рік тому

    Nearly 4 in the morning so I won’t watch the whole video but from what I’ve seen is how well you’ve set the review up. Hopeful to finish this later.

  • @James_Lo
    @James_Lo Рік тому +2

    Other than the Runey system. It's a genuinley great game. Graphics are pleasant as well, much better than their recent go, it ran well on the Wii also. Maybe one day they could port it and the Oceans one as a bundle to Switch.

  • @CryKaze
    @CryKaze 2 роки тому +9

    Frontier is that one game i really wish Marvelous and XSEED would make a remaster port for the switch or pc. Fixing fps issues, faster animations, and deleting the awful runey system. It's seriously a shame this game is only available on wii. And yes, I know i can play it on dolphin but i really do prefer a legitimate safer way to play it as well.

  • @DisneyChannel41Lover
    @DisneyChannel41Lover 8 місяців тому +1

    It's apart of the later parts of the story. So if you want to play it how its supposed to be played then use the harvester. Its not supposed to be easy.

  • @mevox
    @mevox Місяць тому

    RFF was my entry point to this series way back in 2009/2010 after making the jump from Harvest Moon. I logged in so many hours into this game. It’s my favorite Rune Factory for sure, even with its flaws. I still believe it’s the best looking RF game out there, and has aged better than Tides of Destiny and 5, despite both of them releasing years after. Guardians of Azama finally beats it though (but it’s unreleased at the time of this comment).
    But I LOVE this cast of characters, and they compete with RF4 for the best ensemble cast. I love talking to so many villagers in this game.
    I wonder how they picked the 6 bachelorettes from the first game. I would’ve loved to see Lynette and Sharon make an appearance.

  • @somacruz1024
    @somacruz1024 2 роки тому +2

    I played rf 1,3 and frontier
    Frontier was my first rf game i saw it in a club nintendo club and i fell in love with that game the colors,theme, and voices (even i dont understand all) i think is still my favorite, am waiting a fan translate to spanish For rf 4 S.
    And Mist is my best waifu

  • @laurentloutrance855
    @laurentloutrance855 2 роки тому

    Unpopular opinion: I love the runey system. Yes when I was a kid I didn't understand it, it was to complicated for my small brain. But now? I love having a small note-book next to me to count my runeys and feel satisfied by how I maneged them.
    10:06 At first I was like "Who TF is this?" ande then I look it up... Yeah I never really try Tabatha's story, I spent all my parties on either Uzuki (never finish the last quest tho) or Kross
    This game was my first JRPG game and I loved it. I'm currently looking for a way to play on my wii without a TV screan
    It was a really good review and I overall agree with what you said. Continue like that!
    (Sorry if I made some mistakes I'm not a native speaker ^^')

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому

      you are the second one in this comment section to be a runey system enjoyer, so hey you aren't the first!

    • @laurentloutrance855
      @laurentloutrance855 2 роки тому

      @@rainn27 Haha
      In fact like you it was an older sibling who own the game but she never understood the runeys system. That why I was allowed to play
      Thanks you difficult runey mecanism XD

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому +1

      @@laurentloutrance855 nice, like I've said before it is nice knowing that the runey system was enjoyable to some people and isn't just universally hated

  • @gwendolyndunn8021
    @gwendolyndunn8021 2 роки тому +2

    Later games made fun of the Empire's renaming, even though one person didn't the Sechs due to it sounding like "sex". He called it: The Empire of Questionable Names. Also Gelwin's VA did Excellus from Awakening

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому +1

      interesting didn't know they poked fun at the renaming

  • @Ghost-ul8eu
    @Ghost-ul8eu 2 роки тому

    This is the only one I didn't play I finished all the Rune Factory games except Frontier interested to see this review.

  • @MattDesGames
    @MattDesGames 2 роки тому +2

    Nice blocking, nick.
    Also that doorstop is still the only way to play XCX lol
    Also gaming!

  • @vivaille_
    @vivaille_ Рік тому

    I've only played this one and RF5 of the series, but I liked this one better of the 2! I would say that the art style is very charming; the image at the end of your video is really reflected in the final aesthetic of the game. The town and area were nice and cosy (unlike RF5) imo, I would argue that this game has quite some personality into it in comparison. Additionally, the intro song is something I always look fondly back at.
    Like the title, the game sure could use some fixes but I enjoyed it a lot during my 2nd gameplay a few years ago. The runey system was difficult during my 1st playthrough but hey, I was a young kid back then knowing some basic english and couldn't comprehend that much. 2nd playthrough was easier for sure; that's pretty much a given tho by me having become a completionist, perfectionist, and a planning person as an adult now. Finished the whole game - story-line, full friendship and events, and marriage - over the span of a week of holidays is something I wouldn't have been able to as a kid haha
    Anyway, ty for the review (nicely organised as well). It's nice to look back at the game again and I personally hope they get the same vibe again for the new entry of the series.

  • @RiceGuy_Now
    @RiceGuy_Now 6 місяців тому

    I'm still waiting for the next Rune Factory review

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  6 місяців тому +1

      @@RiceGuy_Now understandable, it'll happen when it happens life has its ways of being chaotic

    • @RiceGuy_Now
      @RiceGuy_Now 6 місяців тому

      ​@@rainn27excited for it

  • @TheMstrydude
    @TheMstrydude 6 місяців тому

    Fun Fact! Rosetta has a crush on Raguna from the first time she sees him in both games.

  • @KOTEBANAROT
    @KOTEBANAROT 2 роки тому +4

    Great video! The only RF i played so far, despite its flaws i still think about it time from time. I really, really wish you could marry the boys. Kross' personality especially meshes very well with Raguna, bringing up Goon's cheerful attitude and making him less bland as a result and out of all characters, Kross seemed like one that actually needed a friend around.
    I also really wanted to marry the elf smith woman and I have no idea why you cant. This game is discriminating against gays and milf :/

  • @Chocopyro1
    @Chocopyro1 2 роки тому

    I always gave Gelwein the Mandark voice in my head.

  • @SLAYERZMB
    @SLAYERZMB Рік тому

    I agree Rune Factory 4 did consume most of my life. 304 hours clocked in, best purchase ever

  • @touruk2460
    @touruk2460 2 роки тому +2

    Nice to see a new review in 2022.
    I have mixed feelings about Frontier, here are things bug me apart from Runey:
    1-No Mini-Map
    2-Fixed camera
    3-Combat system: slow, 8 directional movement.
    4-No teleportation (excluding Return), traveling between areas is time-consuming.
    Among all 3D RF games, IMO, RF5 > ToD > Frontier

  • @chessguyplays
    @chessguyplays 11 місяців тому

    What version of dolphin do you recommend to play this on for options like "Max All Runey's".

  • @AlpacaLipzMeow
    @AlpacaLipzMeow Рік тому

    I genuinely really, really liked Rune Factory Frontier; all the way up till I had to manage the runeys in every region. The gimmick took up enough of my time in game that I started dreading having to keep those things balanced out, and eventually I just stopped playing it; the game having lost the fun. I think this could have been a real classic for the series without that mechanic and I feel that more people would have probably gotten into the series overall if it had simply been left out. Also, another fun fact about Iris, Blanche and Noir are both french for White and Black, respectively. She was named about as literal as possible.

  • @mothlantern
    @mothlantern Рік тому

    "The Runey system isn't too bad if you know about it!" I used to say that, but I didn't finish summer before I switched to playing on an emulator...

  • @hikikomori2572
    @hikikomori2572 2 роки тому

    i have play RF 3,4,5 and RF ToD, and my favorite in the series still RFF, this game deserve a remaster

  • @kittycat3312
    @kittycat3312 2 роки тому +2

    I *hated* the runeys. I might have to try out the dolphin thing.
    I want to see how it holds up to my nostalgia- but I remember feeling like the balance between farming, socialization, and dungeoneering was balanced.

  • @DisneyChannel41Lover
    @DisneyChannel41Lover 8 місяців тому +1

    I play on wii u also the runey depleting is apart of the story lol

  • @youtubedeletedmyaccountlma2263
    @youtubedeletedmyaccountlma2263 2 роки тому

    My everyday schedule when playing rune factory frontier is to give everyone a gift XD Every bachelorrete is very memorable.

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому

      on this playthough, i did the same thing. it was a good way to get a decent impression of every bachelorette, so I could actually form an opinion on each

  • @forrealtho4062
    @forrealtho4062 Рік тому

    ADVENTURE QUEEEST i forgot about that

  • @39peevedturtles19
    @39peevedturtles19 2 роки тому +2

    How do the environments in this game look more detailed and less empty than rune factory 5. How.

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому +1

      probably because I played the game on dolphin for this video. the game would look much worse if I was recording it from my wii

    • @zacharybecker8228
      @zacharybecker8228 2 роки тому

      @@rainn27 its still pretty close on native wii and thats not good when the new game is 2 generations newer and its questionable at best

  • @IRONGOOUCH1021
    @IRONGOOUCH1021 2 роки тому

    Omg Somebody also knows about Adventure Quest!

  • @Outside998
    @Outside998 2 роки тому

    13:57 Torte is the German word for cake. That's a very weird name to have.

  • @SLAYERZMB
    @SLAYERZMB Рік тому

    Where you able to get more than 60fps or is it locked down to 30fps?

  • @なにもないやらん
    @なにもないやらん Місяць тому

    This Game Does Look Fun
    (Hope I Can Get Use To The Runey System I Mean Every Games Has Those Kinds of Annoyance)
    I planned To Play The Series With The Games I Already (The Ds Trilogy) Have
    Starting With Rune Factory 2
    Then Rune Factory 1 And Then Rune Factory 3

  • @zacharybecker8228
    @zacharybecker8228 2 роки тому

    even with the runeys issue i think this is prob my fav or 2nd fav one especially visually

  • @satriar2737
    @satriar2737 2 роки тому

    great review! Rune Factory 5 got me disappointed a lot, make me look for other Rune Factory game that i have never played (RF1 RF2 RFF RFTOD) after watching your review i might tried RF2 and RF Frontier, kind a sad that RF Frontier looks A LOT better than RF5 graphic and performance wise
    also i envy you have Mythra and Pyra figure on the back, i got Pyra figure but i couldnt afford another Mythra figure wwwww

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому

      thanks, and yeah i looove xenoblade the pyra and mythra figures are so good when you get the chance get the mythra one its peak

  • @nessyno-name3855
    @nessyno-name3855 Рік тому

    About the Empire's name change. In the original game its called the Sechs Empire, which you pronounced as "Sesh" but which I now presume is supposed to be pronounced as "Zecks" since sechs is the German word for "six." (Don't know why "Six" would be a significant name). However, to non German speakers, like my 10 year old self when I first played the game, the way the word Sechs seemed like it had to be pronounced was either a difficult and unintelligible "Sechschschshcsh" (following a ch- sound immediately with a -s seemed kind of hard to me at the time) and the only OTHER way it seemed to make sense to me to pronounce it was... sex. That the ch make a hard k sound. Making it the Evil Sex Empire.
    ...Suffice it to say, I think the change to Zzyzx may have been an overzealous attempt to not have kids refer to "The Sex Empire" when discussing the plot of this game.

  • @LittleFlame23
    @LittleFlame23 2 роки тому +1

    Having been with the series since the first game but also being a stupid kid when playing said games, while I managed to figure all the DS game's bullshit out just fine I never got any far into Frontier and stopped playing it pretty early. Writing off the game entirely

  • @RiskOfBaer
    @RiskOfBaer 2 роки тому +1

    This game looks and runs better than RF5...

  • @austinhale4110
    @austinhale4110 Рік тому

    Are you still reviewing the games

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  Рік тому +2

      Yes I plan to review RF3 Special when it comes out. I was going to review RF3 a lot sooner but other projects got in the way as well as lack of motivation, and then when RF3 special was announced I figured I'd just wait until that releases, especially since I recently went through the process of moving out and I am continuing to work on other projects right now.

  • @youtubedeletedmyaccountlma2263
    @youtubedeletedmyaccountlma2263 2 роки тому

    I think managing Runey is fine though ?? I don't remember it being a pain XD It was quite easy imo. I do have times when many of my areas has all runey died.

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому

      that's fine! though to be honest you're the first person I've seen who's felt that way about runeys, most people do seem to dislike the system quite a bit. at least in your case you didn't have a negative experience with it, which is a good thing!

    • @KOTEBANAROT
      @KOTEBANAROT 2 роки тому

      I have managed to make all areas prosperous, got to my first autumn and then realized how much i enjoy not having to worry about runeys during like the first day or so of the month. In a way i did like managing my runey stonks but its also really inconvenient AND goes againt the chill vibe of the farm sim. Between farming, courting girls and runeys i could barely afford to do dungeons and it gave me too much stress. I ended up playing a roguelike instead and it was much more chill experience lol

  • @raulrojas9253
    @raulrojas9253 2 роки тому

    Same, but I love Frontier and I have to say Only 4 Is better, yes I went that far heck I thing RF 5 is a massive step backwards.
    The runey system? What about it?

  • @eggalytheegg5567
    @eggalytheegg5567 Рік тому

    This game was my intro to rune factory and honestly, those runeys will always be the worst part of the game. I played it on the Wii and the runeys spiral really bad if you don't take a day literally every week just to deal with them

  • @seamarie3111
    @seamarie3111 2 роки тому

    Ah, Frontier ... This was my first RF game as well, and I loved it ... until I realized I'd totally screwed over the Runey ecosystem and NOTHING was growing properly ... I hate the Runeys in this game, TBH ... I loved Tides of Destiny much more. I sold my copy of Frontier at a garage sale and, despite the games flaws, I majorly regret that. I might just have to buy a used copy just to play it again.
    Ah well, at least I have TOD, 4, and 5!

    • @MokuTom
      @MokuTom 2 роки тому

      can you not just emulate it on dolphin? makes it a much better experience imo

    • @seamarie3111
      @seamarie3111 2 роки тому

      @@MokuTom Honestly, I've never done anything with emulation. As I understand it, it's in a legal gray area at best, and even if they're older I just don't feel right playing games I didn't pay for. Even emulating games I own, or have owned, feels very iffy to me.

    • @MokuTom
      @MokuTom 2 роки тому +1

      @@seamarie3111 it's not too hard to set up tbh, and legally if you own the game you're in the clear to play through em! (and if you've bought the game in the past i'd say morally it should be fine too as you've supported the devs) i'd say give it a shot if you're keen to play, the HD upscaling features are really clean n theres a sorta cheat to make the runey system much easier to play with xD

  • @MyArisen
    @MyArisen 2 роки тому

    rff got the shitty event bachelorette so far in rf series, i mean look at an example
    Cinamon heart event
    heart event should be development a bond between Raguna and Cinnamon, but this shitty takes a wrong turn, I mean why the hell we just witnessed when she used magic, for what purpose are we grinding her love point to 10?

  • @syahfikhaha357
    @syahfikhaha357 6 місяців тому

    AQ was fun but my fav always AQW

  • @mikeval1525
    @mikeval1525 2 роки тому

    I tried getting into this game but couldn’t.

  • @antoniodanielsantos4511
    @antoniodanielsantos4511 2 роки тому

    What is wrong with Gelwein? I mean, aside from his voice?
    All of the villains in this franchise lack depth, he doesn't particularly stand out.

    • @rainn27
      @rainn27  2 роки тому

      i just think hes funny

  • @going2021
    @going2021 Рік тому

    Why does everyone love rf4 i dont get it maybe I was just fatigued of the series

  • @Asami34433
    @Asami34433 7 місяців тому

    Better than stardew valley