GameZone's David Sanchez reviews Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny for the Wii. What changes did the developers make to the series' formula, and were those changes really necessary?
Given that it is a spin-off of Harvest Moon, it isn’t surprising that romance is a part of Rune Factory. But what may catch someone off guard is how much the games offer. These titles offer lots of people they can spend time with, some of them showing how many different kinds of species live in this fantasy world. They are people who are capable at performing certain jobs and surviving against monsters. Their storylines also can be quite engaging and fun. Essentially, they can go above and beyond.
Harvest Moon meets Monster Hunter in this farming-RPG that tells a romantic tale.
For JRPG fans this is a sleeper hit. I found it very interesting and better then I expected.
It's also a very easy to get a PLATINUM trophy if you invest a little effort into it.
Agree with Sarick, the game is fantastic, and all the games in this series are incredible. Check out the ones on the DS and Wii as well, and Rune Factory 4 will be out on the 3DS in the next couple months. Do yourself a favor if a fan of JRPGs, play this series!
Funny, I've been playing JRPGs for nearly two decades, and I found Tides of Destiny to be one of the absolute worst ones. Just atrocious.
It was offensively bad.
I've played jrpgs for a while and while I've never played the other rune factory games, tides of destiny suck.
Its not the worst one as Xof claims.
By Ishaan
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny is getting a PlayStation Network release today, Natsume have announced. Tides of Destiny was originally released in 2011 for the Wii and PS3.
“Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny has been a fan favorite since its launch, and has been a much requested addition to our digital catalogue,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. “We’re excited to show the media the fruit of the past year’s promise to provide more digital titles at next month’s E3 Expo.”
Sorry i seen the google link aswell and went back to get the real link. Thanx.
I'd pass judgement on that gameplay, too.
Tides of Destiny may not be the best Rune Factory game, but it's not as bad as this guy's making it out to be. The Rune Factory series is a spinoff of the Harvest Moon series, so there will be some elements that seem monotonous.
While the farming element in ToD was greatly minimized, I found myself keeping more monsters in this RF game than I did in any of the others since they're essential for farming now rather than optional. The Runey system is gone too, which I didn't mind too much in RFF, but some people hated it.
Is ToD better than RFF? Not really, but it isn't terrible either. The characters are a little quirky, but what was implied about Gerard here is messed up. Quinn and Kelsey both show adoration for him as a father figure, Quinn is just shy and there are shy people in the real world too who haven't been abused.
It's odd that the author here suggests that the characters are boring. While they may offer repeat requests sometimes their reaction to the main character does change as he becomes closer friends with them. The dungeons are also more difficult than in previous Rune Factory games, and require more planning and grinding to clear.
Compared to Skyward Sword this game might not seem like much, but I still think it's a pretty good game. With the cooking, blacksmith, and alchemy elements, the combat, exploring, and the social aspects, I think there's more than enough to do before 2pm of each in game day. Maybe the author didn't realize that you can replenish your HP and RP at the bathhouse once a day for free.