Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Digital Deluxe Edition

Azuma is a bit of a genre sidestep for the series with the new town management systems, and the graphics on display would have looked rough ten years ago. But these things are easy to overlook because the addicting "just one more day" gameplay loops are very fun and rewarding. It turns out putting fun first makes for a good game, imagine that.

I love this game! As one who has played other titles in the franchise, this definitely scratches that itch. Without spoiling it, lets just say, the game opens up like an onion. With many layers adding on to the depth of gameplay and the story. 5/5 stars!

Highly suggest giving this game a try! If you are unsure you would like it then wait for a deeper sale and then question yourself as to why you haven’t bought/experienced it sooner! Haven’t played a Rune Factory since Frontiers on the Wii (granted I bought 4 on the Xbox but haven’t put too much time into it but also hear it is great in its own way.) This game has so much to do from: Romance/Combat and leveling up main levels and skills/Crafting/Exploration/Village Building with 4 separate villages to attend to and build up (each village is a different season and has a very different look, so find your favorite! But don’t neglect the others!) These are the people of the original Harvest Moon series (now known as Story Of Seasons so highly suggest checking those games out as well, granted story of Seasons are more Cozy/Farm simulators instead of having full on combat also integrated within) these games are a big chunk of my childhood. Enjoy!

Been playing all night great game

Been watching this for a while. Tried getting into RF4 but it was fairly clunky, poorly upscaled, and had restrictions on bachelors/bachelorettes. I'm just a couple hours in but this already has exactly what I wanted, with a good mix of combat, exploration, and life sim.