#rf3 special

[loraluna]

Rating Rune Factory Children

(Because I play favorites)

Rune Factory (1)

1/10

Cute but not much else to say. You have to wait a ridiculous amount of in-game time to get one short cutscene meeting your genderless nameless child (Game doesn't even bother to give them pronouns) and then never get to interact with them again. Disappointing.

Rune Factory 2

8/10

A unique idea that the series has yet to implement again, this game let you play through the second half of the game AS your child from the first half, and honestly It was a cool concept even if the gameplay got a little wonky and unbalanced near the end. The game also introduced the first female protagonist to the series, Aria (left). She and her twin Aaron (right) actually had some personality of their own and even had unique interactions with the other villagers and children of the town. Cool concept and solid designs. I just wish you could interact with them a little more as a parent before the timeskip.

Rune Factory Frontier

7/10

I may be a little biased here, as this was my intro to Rune Factory, but I love these kids. Default names; Leif and Leona, are the first, and so far only, RF children you can interact with at multiple stages, these kids have several cutscenes documenting different milestones and are quite cute to watch. Once they reach the final stage, they don't do much besides toddle around the farm and look cute. You can gift them certain items but that's about it. Still, It's refreshing to watch your kid grow over time as apposed to the usual montage you get with RF kids.

Rune Factory 3/ Rune Factory 3 Special

3/10

They get bonus points for being the first in the series to let you have multiple kids (up to three) problem is, there's not much difference between em. The birth of each one plays about the same and while there's technically some different "personalities" it's more like each kid get a random lot of four or so unique lines of dialogue and that's it. There are also just the two sprites so if you have two or more of either gender they'll be identical, no matter the age difference. You can't gift them and they don't sleep, leave the house or even show up on the map. Honestly they're little more than cute house accessories.

Rune Factory Tides of Destiny/ Rune Factory Oceans

4/10

First off, please pardon the crappy quality. This game doesn't have traditional character portraits so it's hard to find decent quality pics. Tides of Destiny kiddos were the first in the series to inherit physical features from the player's spouse. (Pictured are Electra's daughter and Sonja's son) They appear to use the same child models as Frontier with some minor cosmetic changes but I liked Frontier's kids so no complaints there. I do wish they had real portraits and more dialogue but they're okay. At least they'll accept gifts and the events leading up to their births are quite wholesome.

Rune Factory 4/Rune Factory 4 Special

9/10

RF4's kids are darn near perfect. Luna and Noel have identical dialogue but they have more to say than any RF kids before or possibly since. There are TONS of unique exchanges and events with them, they participate in festivals, and most interesting of all, you can equip them with gear and take them adventuring! These babies are really something special. If I had to pick one complaint, I'd say I wish they looked liiiittle more like their concept art. They look like they both got aged up a little, which isn't bad but they do look barely younger than some of their possible parents...

Rune Factory 5

9.5/10

Rune Factory 5's children are right up there with Noel and Luna, but they get a slight advantage when it comes to customization. Like RF3 this game lets you have up to three kids, but unlike that game, these kiddos are treated like actual characters. Depending on your choice of spouse and your answers in a particular conversation, your kids can have a variety of looks and personalities, including the fan favorite feature of inheriting hair and eye colors from the spouse, and continuing along that customization train, these babies can once again go adventuring! My one, one small gripe...It'd be nice if your eldest could grow a little by the time their siblings are born. Heck, it'd be cool if the villagers kids could grow too. I'd love to see teenaged Julian and Hina~

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So there's my thoughts on the Rune Factory children. I hope future installments continue the trend of more giving their kids more personality and better customization, maybe someday we'll even see kiddos inherit traits from non-human parents? How cool would that be if your kid could actually look half elf or mermaid or furry wereanimal? XD

If you agree with me (or strongly disagree) feel free to comment. Always up for discussing my favorite franchise~

[ciel-bell]

hypothetical RF3 fem protag

I love how lest and frey's designs complement each other so it was fun to design an equivalent for micah :]

[wallyhastoomanynuzlockes]

Just intensely picturing your bro in his underwear as one does

[lordtraco]

Me, playing Rune Factory 3 Special: Ooo new opening!

*5 seconds later*

"Silent Girl": ...

Me, heart eyes: ♪My wife♪

[dreamybea31]

Hey hey hey people who like rune factory, I made Frey on character.ai for some reason?

Here’s her link if you wanna talk to her:

If you guys want me to make anyone else, that would be cool! I might make some of the other characters from any of the games, so ask away if you will

[catt-crossing]

RUNE FACTORY 3 FOR THE SWITCH LETS FUCKING GO

[avzplays]

Currently living the new farmer life in the rustic town of Sharance~ Not to mention getting to know the not-so-normal villagers in town (^_^")

Join me in my adventures~

[gato-mugroso]

[RF3 Fan Comic] You Have My Sword

Had to make this comic. This is what I pictured when Gaius offers you a weapon and then throws it at you from across the map. I happened to pick short sword. Thanks Gaius. -_-

[bbbartblog]

Just a simple sketch comic~

[mermaidsbiann]

Since Natsume translated rf3, xSeed has to make a whole new translation for rf3s which is why it’s taking so long for the west. There’s a chance XSeed will make Sofia’s dialogue more similar to the Japanese text which sucks cause this is the only good thing Natsume did

There’s a chance we’ll get just a girl who speaks in opposites instead of this

[loraluna]

~Rune Factory 3 Special Golden Memories Edition ~

I shared my pics from the unboxing of RF5, so I figured, why not do it again? Also, I just love talking about Rune Factory~ X3

First off, the special edition case and the beautifully sunny box art. Micah and his wooly form are cute as ever, along with four potential brides (I feel like they specifically chose the girls who were the most popular from the original game, though I'm surprised Daria didn't make the cut)

Next is the actual game case, which seems to share the same cover art as the original DS game only on a golden backdrop. Very classic~

Another CD, I've yet to listen to the CDs from RF4S or RF5. Maybe they're still big overseas, but if I'm listening to a game soundtrack, I'm doing it online, ya know? Still very pretty though.

This addition is pretty cute. The planner includes both a real week by week calendar AND an in game calendar with tips and birthdays for the characters~ X3

And now my favorite part of the whole set, the standees! My shelves were severely lacking in RF merch so I friggin love this set. It seems you can display them in any order you want, promo pics have Micah up front, but I thought it looked more balanced with Frey in the center. I really hope they release more of these~

Lastly the XSEED order bonus, the golden wooly keychain. I...Don't think it's quite as cute as the RF5 one ngl. No one's fault, but I just don't think Micah's wooly self translates to plushie form that well, at least not one this tiny.

I'd definitely recommend this set for any Rune Factory fan or just fans of fantasy or farming rpgs in general, if anyone's on the fence deciding, I'll answer any questions about the special edition to the best of my abilities. Happy farming~

[lunorbunny]

i'm getting rune factory 3 special tomorrow so i decided to draw the fan favorite wife

[gomoraly]

Rune Factory 3 Special

[liorlen]

RUNE FACTORY 3 FANS HOW WE FEELIN

[enter-the-performapals]

Hi hello I'm back! I got myself lost in the hype of Rune Factory 3 rereleasing so I disappeared for a bit. But Im back now! Heres the Bracelet Girls dressed as some of the bacholorettes!

Standalones and inspirations under the cut!

Yuzu! I was debating between going for either Shara (flower girl vibes) or Pia (in reference to my mermay piece, pink hair, and the fact that shes the girl im going for in my current run), but ultimately thought Shara fit her better.I absolutely adored Shara as a kid, and when RF5 came out last year, I always wore the Shara outfit. And Yuzu looks great in it! Im very happy with how it turned out, it really fits her aesthetic.

There was only one of the bacholorettes that I was gonna go for with Serena, and that was Raven. They have the exact same vibe in my opinion. I dont know if Raven's outfit really matches her color pallet, but eh. I like drawing Serena with her hair down.

RINRIN♡ Rin started this whole idea for me. I originally compared her to Carmen, and then thought she was quite a bit like Marian as well. I decided to go with Marian because Wind Witch vibes. This started out as my least favorite when Id sketched it, but i ended up really happy with the details when Id finished the coloring!

In my opinion, Ruri doesnt really have a bacholorette in RF3 that I can compare her too. She reminds me more of Felicity in RF1 or Leann from RF2. So it was down to whichever RF3 bacholorette I thought her aesthetic matched to the best- Sofia or Sakuya. I went with Sofia because I think the colors of the outfit would go better with the rest of the girls. I feel like im not really great at drawing Ruri though, so I hope to draw her more in the future.

If youve made it this far, thanks for reading! Next piece of fanart, Id like to draw Yuya dressed up as RF3's main protagonist, Micha. Thanks for sticking with me :3

[runefactorynonsense]

Micah