Rune Factory was a lot of fun. There’s a great deal in the game to discover, and more than a couple of “What do I do now?” moments because of strict triggers to advance the storyline. In theory, I could play again focusing on different things to get a slightly different set of encounters, but that would require re-doing a lot of activities that I’ve pretty much exhausted.

I technically haven’t finished the game: There’s still some stuff to do. I never did marry Selphy or have a kid. I haven’t really finished the storyline, for that matter, but I’m very close and I already watched my girlfriend beat the game, so I’ve already seen the cringe-inducing resolution. It’s not awful, just very, very cheesy.

So what game will grab my attention next? Dunno. I’ve been wanting to play a roguelike on the big TV: Chocobo’s Dungeon had been out for a while, but I haven’t heard much about it, and then Shiren comes out on the Wii in early February. I could also give that Druaga game on the PS2 another go, but it has some annoying aspects. Let’s see what grabs me.

Posted on January 24th, 2010 by Nathan
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