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Take RPG elements, mix them with battles and farming and you have Rune Factory. You play as a young boy who, surprise, wakes up after being unconscious in a town and must regain his memory. How do you do that? You farm of course! This boy has the ability of Arscode. What that magic is exactly we aren't too sure. An aspect of the game that is rather interesting is the ability to capture monsters you fight, raise them on your farm and add them to your battle party. This "New Harvest Moon" is shaping up rather well. [Via Jeux France]
Final Fantasy III & Rune Factory go head-to-head in Japan
On August 24, Final Fantasy III and Rune Factory: Shin Bokujou Monogatari (Harvest Moon spinoff) will be released in Japan fo DS. While FFIII certainly has the brand edge, both titles look to boost the DS's credibility as a viable RPG platform. Famitsu recently published its reviews for the two games, suggesting that FFIII is slightly superior: Final Fantasy III (Square Enix): 9/8/9/8 - 34/40* Rune Factory (Marvelous Interactive): 8/9/7/9 - 33/40 Keep in mind that, back in March, Children of Mana scored even higher than FFIII, earning a 36/40, and will be released in the US on October 30. FFIII will land stateside in November (hopefully). Rune Factory: Shin Bokujou Monogatari has not been confirmed for release outside of Japan, but Harvest Moon DS is scheduled for September 12. *C3 News notes that Famitsu's score for the original FFIII (NES) was 35/40.
