


Need another roguelite RPG? Royal Frontier is a rather straightforward take on the idea, seeing you move your party across a board, node by node, engaging in turn-based battles and dealing with various events. SwitchArcade Score: 3.5/5 Royal Frontier ($6.99) It feels like the seed of a new era for the series, but it’s going to take a bit more nurturing before the harvest is truly ready. But if you’re a Rune Factory fan and have already plowed those fields, you’ll find enough to like in Rune Factory 5 to make it worth your attention. It’s more polished, has more content, and is a bit easier to play. If you haven’t played any Rune Factory games before and are thinking about dipping your toe in, I’d probably recommend Rune Factory 4 Special ahead of this game. It’s also worth noting that a lot of things have happened in this genre in the last ten years, and Rune Factory 5 feels like it pays no mind to any of it. Lengthy load times, extremely unstable framerates, and an overall laggy feeling plague the game to an obvious extent. Even worse, there are a lot of performance issues. Relative to the previous game, the graphics are certainly more ambitious, but they don’t quite get as far as they need to in order to favorably compare with its peers. The Rune Factory core is here and works as well as it ever has, albeit without quite as much meat on its bones as Rune Factory 4 Special has. Rune Factory 5 is exactly as messy as you would expect from a game borne of its circumstances. I wish I could say that they’ve pulled it off in spectacular fashion, but that isn’t the reality.

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With Rune Factory 5, series producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto and his team have to not only shake off whatever rust has accumulated but also take a big step forward in terms of production values while they are at it. But it has been a long while since Rune Factory 4, and expectations for handheld games in 2022 are a lot different than they were in 2012. While its unusual blend of farming and action-RPG isn’t as rare as it once was, there is a particular flavor to Rune Factory that gives it value beyond its mere concept. After series creator Neverland went kaput in 2013, it seemed that Rune Factory 4 would be the last installment. It’s a wonderful thing that Rune Factory 5 exists. Let’s get started! Reviews & Mini-Views Rune Factory 5 ($59.99) There’s just one new release to look at, and look we do before heading into the usual lists of new and expiring sales. Rune Factory 5, Dark Deity, Royal Frontier, and Mini Words Collection all get put in the chair of judgement for their respective evaluations. In today’s article, we’ve got a few reviews to check out. Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for March 28th, 2022.
