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Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny Reviews

59 of 61 people found the following review helpful

Great Game with Minor Flaws, October 13, 2011

The Masked Gamer - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny (Video Game)

After finishing Rune Factory Frontier on the Wii and putting many, many hours into the game, I was looking forward to this new Rune Factory title. It's a great game that reminds me a bit of several other games like Mario Sunshine (the town you are in is like a Mediterranean beach resort), Zelda Wind Waker (since you explore the ocean and even have a sea chart), as well as Kingdom Hearts (based on the real time action fighting). Overall though, it's a difficult game to describe since there is so much to do in it. It's really a mix of a lot of elements, so if you're looking for a true JRPG or SIM, you won't get that but instead a nice hybrid. I did my best to note below the good, bad, and okay points about the game:

The Good:

- Hours upon hours of exploration, side quests, character customization and development, and collecting is available. It's easy to get absorbed in the game.
- Catchy music, funny dialogue, interesting and lively characters, and good... Read more

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

Some changes for Rune Factory fans, accessible for action rpg fans., October 30, 2011

weemadarthur - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny (Video Game)

I really enjoy the Rune Factory series, and purchased this game as soon as it was available. The series is very easy to play, and anyone should be able to finish the game, regardless of skill level. Gamers who are looking for a challenge should really look somewhere else. This is a relaxing game with no time limits, and many options for how to spend the game days. The areas are beautiful to look at and the music is pleasant.

Let me first discuss general features for people who like RPGs but are not familiar with Rune Factory.

Battle System
The battle system in this game is entirely action based, and real time. If you need to heal, you'll need to have a sufficient time without taking damage for your character to finish eating or drinking the healing item. There is no healing spell. However, if you need to go into the menu - whether to change weapons, or hold a healing item, it goes to a pause screen.

Leveling happens with each weapon type... Read more

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful

Incredibly Fun And Incredibly Addictive As You Play, October 12, 2011

Rich(Trolls Must Perish!) (CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny (Video Game)

The first and foremost about this game is you have to have played or be a fan of the series, if you're a more hardcore fighting bloody RPG gamer who likes are more toward the side of games like Elder Scrolls and the like then this game might not be as fun for you then. The first big plus is that the controls are pretty easy to master so no worries about having to learn a hundred button combos or anything to defeat the monsters, also if you've played the game Rue Factory frontier and were annoyed with the Runey system then you're in luck as that part has been cast away from this game. The fighting abilities of your player have been enhanced from the previous mentioned RF game as you can now have two weapon melee fights as well as the ability to jump which wasn't added with the previous mentioned game. The character and background designs are pretty reminiscent of the Rune factory games and while the video graphics quality is very good don't expect stunning character or background... Read more