The game begins by offering the player two lines of dialogue and the choice between the two determines their character's gender. It is revealed that the character is traveling by airship to the town of Selphia to meet and deliver a gift to its 'god'. The player was thrown out of the airship, where the player lands in the town of Selphia, where they are mistaken for a member of royalty who was supposed to be showing up soon to help run the town. Although this is quickly revealed not to be the case, the actual prince, named Arthur, was due to arrive is happy to let the player take over his job. From there on out you are to attract tourists, gain trust from the villagers in Selphia, and work around the town to unlock features needed to carry on with the slice of life aspects of the game. Features common to previous games in the Rune Factory series, including farming, dungeon exploring, and marriage.
New Features:
Grow trees and giant crops.
Issue orders: create a festival, open new stores, and push away typhoons.
Tame and ride boss monsters, or put them to work on the farm.
Grow weapons and dungeons in your garden.
Notes / Series Differences:
Play as a boy or girl.
Uses 2x2 crop fields.
Field chemicals effect all squares in a plot.
Food items can not be stacked.
Character events are triggered randomly.
Romance is player initiated, followed by dating and marriage.
Can marry anytime; avoiding marriage will not lock-out content.
Can take 2 villagers, monsters, or family members (spouse + child) into battle.
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