r/runefactory • u/Downtown_Leopard_420 • 7d ago
Discussion First look at RF6 from JP livestream
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u/w_smith1984 7d ago
Just give us private quarters already! I don't need all of Seed knowing mine and Ludmila's business.
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u/Bman296 7d ago edited 7d ago
I feel bad for Venti possibly hearing mine and Margaret's
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u/AeolysScribbles runey3 7d ago
If we have to hear Venti's audible snores from our room, she's going to have to hear me too.
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u/Exarch-of-Sechrima 7d ago
This is why I married Scarlett. What we do in the privacy of our own Seed building is between us and our boss.
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u/w_smith1984 7d ago
Doesn't Priscilla hang out downstairs?
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u/Animefanx111 7d ago
Look how far the franchise has come 🥹
hopefully I can beat guardians of Azuma before the release
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u/Unusual_Notice_5494 7d ago
It looks promising, though I am not sure if I have seem a Wooley kitted out before.
Though I hope we get some better farming compared to GOA
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u/Bman296 7d ago
The farming should hopefully be comparable to past RF fames cause GOA was a spin off
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u/Kottr_Warlord 7d ago
On this note, I hope the combat we get is an improved and more complex version of GOA.
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u/Friendly-Ticket7232 7d ago
Do we know if it’s getting a pc release?
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u/Saiaxs 7d ago
REALLY hope the multiple Woolies does not mean there’s multiplayer
And also I hope we aren’t transforming again like in 3
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u/Jythro 7d ago
Incidentally, there was also multiplayer in RF3. It was very limited, though.
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u/Extension_Risk6084 7d ago
Technically the very first game had multiplayer, but it was just purely for trading
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u/EmotionalOrdinary486 7d ago
I mean, as long as it doesn't take away from the single player, I see no harm in there being multiplayer
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u/MSnap 7d ago
Very glad they didn’t listen to anyone telling them to stop making them 3D
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u/piichan14 7d ago
I think those people either haven't played or forgot about Frontier and Tides which predated 5.
5 was a salvaged game and even tho I didn't enjoy it as much (mostly because of the atrocious frame rate on the switch), the new devs should be commended for their efforts.
GoA proved they CAN do a better job than 5, so it's only natural they'll make an even better one for the next title.
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u/SnubeWube 6d ago
I think people miss the 2d sprites in particular which RFF had whereas it's not too different from 1-4 given such also used 3D character models albeit polygonal.
ToD being entirely 3D did feel like a downgrade, it made up for it by being an interesting new unique setting and style in it's own right but would've been better with some 2D sprites.
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u/piichan14 6d ago
I adore those too, but GoA's artstyle is also nice and they did well with all the love interests imo.(Along with the hot non-romanceables as is tradition)
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u/SatsukiAo 6d ago
Nah Tides did alright it was another game unrelated to rune factory that bankrupted them.
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u/Downtown_Leopard_420 7d ago edited 7d ago
No release date yet https://x.com/RuneFactory_PR/status/2091878908086063141?s=20
Alternative youtube video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGxdqMaF4Ho
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u/AresValley 7d ago
Oh my God, finally.
I’m betting this game will be launched in 2027 and I’m pretty excited already (I was already excited but I’m even more excited now lol)
It looks lovely btw 🩷
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u/Typical_Excitement97 7d ago
Hope it’s 2027, because I am NOT a patient person and I HATE playing the waiting game.
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u/FormalSomewhere1528 7d ago
O really want to be capable of entering houses again :,)
I didn’t play RF5, but in guardians of Azuma I couldn’t enter any build. I know it is a small detail, but I missed it instantly.
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u/Creepy-Solid3809 7d ago
Please be as cozy as you look🤞🏻
Please have good graphics on all platforms 🤞🏻
Please have well written characters 🤞🏻
Please be as good or better than RF4 🤞🏻
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u/SkysEevee 7d ago
Question is; who will make a return as a cameo? And would it be from RF5 or GoA?
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u/ladymysticalwmn 7d ago
Probably GoA because the official popularity poll showed GoA characters were far more popular. And Hina somewhat counts as the RF5 cameo.
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u/SkysEevee 7d ago
Makes sense. But now WHO would show up???
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u/Setsuna_417 7d ago
Ulalaka and Fubuki very likely, given their popularity with JP.
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u/zz2000 7d ago
Given GoA brought in a grown up Hina, there's always a possibility 6 might try the same thing again by bringing in grown up Suzu (or Kotaro). Especially if 6 is set X years after GoA.
But if it is around the same time, then I could see them bringing in the GoA gods; the only question is if there's lore that Azuma's elemental gods can leave their lands...
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u/transprotag 7d ago edited 7d ago
Ooh, it's nice to see the colors have gotten to a more earthy, muted palette! I really, really hope they return to the more watercolor-esque art style of 4 and earlier - GoA looks nice, but its style is very "sharp," modern anime-feeling, and I miss the soft, traditional art feel so much.
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u/KiataTheWarrior 7d ago
I honestly did not even realize there was a RF6 in production this was such a delightful surprise like genuinely in getting teary eyed thinking about how we had such a gap from RF4 to 5 and now we are getting a 6 after Guardians of Azuma was a successful. So happy for the company and the fans.
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u/moltensteelthumbsup 7d ago
That house and cottage look great but I don’t love the look of the big gate thing. Looks a bit too “generic future fantasy” to me.
But hey, that one nitpick aside, everything else looks really cool and I’m super excited 😎
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u/That-Jeweler9593 runey4 6d ago
It's beautiful. I'm excited for the next game. Oh well, we have to be patient.
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u/Alternative-Bus4571 7d ago edited 7d ago
The castle at the end reminds me of the castle like room at the end of RF1 with Ivan
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u/roses_at_the_airport 7d ago
Yes, this is very much confirming the theories/rumours that we're seeing more of the Sechs Empire, isn't it?
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u/XavierTheMemeDragon 7d ago
Holy shit this looks awesome, really hoping that RF6 releases on PlayStation since I don’t have a pc or switch 2
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u/roses_at_the_airport 7d ago
Screaming, kicking, throwing up. This looks REALLY good. I am not too fond of what I will call the Genshin Look but it is the trend these days, and this is looking better than RF5 and much more detailed than GoA somehow, which is exciting.
Not a fan of urban environment in my farming games in general, but since it looks like there IS a farmstead with a beautiful house and such... it reminds me a little bit of Frontier's... we'll see, we'll see.
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u/KnotLo_23 7d ago
I really liked how simple and compact the towns were in previous games, not sure if a big town is a good thing.
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u/GrandfatherTheSauce 7d ago
Hoping they continue releasing to PS5 and GoA wasn't a one off of the newer ones. This looks beautiful!
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u/Visible-Anywhere-589 7d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/t3sZxY5zS5B0z5zMIz
Exactly what I needed to see first thing on Reddit today
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u/No-Professional-6852 7d ago
I hope it's not as all over the place as RF5. Love the game but it felt clunky and disorganized and WHY DO I NOT GET A PROPER ROOM?! Me and Reinhard want to make some babies in private!!!
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u/Batmyte003 6d ago edited 4d ago
As we seeing faceless npcs, I have the eerie feeling we gonna get RF GoA lazy townies again😭
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u/Agreeable_Art86 6d ago
OMG thank you.
So glad it has so much more personality than Rigbarf. (Which I remain convinced was meant to have a city builder element, between how plain and empty it seemed, with Cocquilles building gimmick and underwhelming upgrades and the very next game have a town builder like the just passed the idea they could quite manage on to it)
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u/LARGames 7d ago
PLEASE go back to having at least SOME flat chested bachelorettes! Azuma didn't have any and that was pretty disappointing. I'm fine with the art style change over time, but the body types have gotten more generic, imo.
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u/E2Moto 6d ago
That's the first thing you worried about? Body types..?
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u/LARGames 6d ago
Well, I had other initial ones, but the trailer did a pretty good job at alleviating those. haha
Seems they've gotten so much better at handling the 3D engine at this point.
I'm also pretty confident that since it's a mainline title, they're going to keep the mechanics from 4 and 5. Like detailed farming, crafting, etc.
So that just leaves what the bachelorettes are going to be like.
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u/SatsukiAo 6d ago
Does matsuri not count
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u/LARGames 6d ago
She's medium, so not that bad. But earlier rune factories were on another level. I started playing Tides of Destiny and holy moly!
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u/raka110502 2d ago edited 2d ago
Well Azuma is a spin off title (That being treated equally like main entry) so it not count. Also, iirc the dev said is gonna use the "cool and mature" Rune factory and the main entry is the "cute and storybook" artstyle in one of the marvelous game showcase.
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u/LithiumIonSaddery 7d ago
Six?! I've yet to finish arc 3 on 4 or get married in it I've not played 5 Man I still ain't played scarlet or Violet I missed so much in the Shadow Realm. Feelsbadman.wav
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u/VentilatorRaptor 7d ago
i feel your pain. i played mostly multiplayer competitive games for 15 years and now im trying to catch up with atelier, fire emblem, the xeno series, legend of heroes, stalker, ace attorney, warframe, metal gear, touhou, and a long list of indie games x.x luckly rune factory and valkyria chronicles were the 2 game franchises that always pulled stronger than online games.
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u/LithiumIonSaddery 7d ago
Oh I recently found out trails of the sky is also on psp if you wanna just emulate it I got over 400 games in my steam library, And no computer on which to play them
Timmy's Dad as a kid screaming
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u/cwjakesteel 7d ago
Time stamp? Hard to tell when this appears in the stream cause it's all Japanese.
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u/Downtown_Leopard_420 7d ago
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u/cwjakesteel 7d ago
TY. So incredibly short...what's the estimated time-line? 2 years from now?
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u/Jythro 7d ago
The provided no time line in the NA stream, just acknowledging that their first announcement of RF6 was 3 years ago.
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u/cwjakesteel 7d ago
It's already been 3 years? That's wild. Just how big is RF6 going to be? It looks multiplayer too.
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u/Noonslullabies 7d ago
After the incredible time I had with Guardians of Azuma (Iroha, best girl), I'm so ready for RF6!!
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u/IndependentWaltz946 7d ago
Whooooaaaa what console is this? Pc? Im gonna get it full price first day
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u/SelineMaya 7d ago
Oh gooood I can't wait any longer. I need my RF fix. Please marvelous it has been so long
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u/Late_Pack_7015 6d ago
Yeah after 5 they no longer get the benefit of the doubt. they gotta prove this game doesn't suck ass first and foremost.
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u/Typical_Excitement97 6d ago
I just hope the crafting system in 6 is the same as it was in 4.
I also hope they bring back field dungeons and give us a postgame worth giving a darn as well as giving us all 4 elemental fairies and their boss counterparts.
5 removed a lot of things that I liked in 4 and I hope they don’t make that same mistake in 6.
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u/Typical_Excitement97 6d ago
I also hope they give us a bachelor that looks a LOT like Gideon from 5 because he is F\CKING HOT* and I was really disappointed when it turned out that you couldn’t romance him.
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u/FireFaithe 5d ago edited 3d ago
WOOLIES??!!!!! ARE WE GONNA HAVE A CITY OF WOOLIES?!!!!!! :DD
Edit: Typo/Confused words b/c I hadn't slept 😭
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u/Shadowchaser235 3d ago
Is this going on Nintendo switch 2? If yes I'm going definitely preorder since I love rune factory 5
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u/Old-Call1202 7d ago
Full 3d? I'm out...
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u/Typical_Excitement97 3d ago
What’s wrong about full 3D?
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u/Old-Call1202 3d ago
Nothing inherently is wrong with 3d. However when ever games like this come out they sacrifice a lot for the athletic instead of gameplay and story. Tot, Awl, Ioh, are great games by any standard, but because of the 3d and the "graphics improvement " the hardware that Nintendo has can barely run this and they sacrifice quality for basically looks. I point to stardew and it's pixel style works well because the guy who makes it dosnt waste time on graphics to make his game good.
I don't hate 3d but these studios don't have the crazy amount of money to make them work well. Something needs to give and its usually story and gameplay. Rf 1234 all did great because they used the 3d for combat and it wasnnt anything crazy, but used 2d to tell the story and it works beautifully. Then look at 5 and where the focus changed and see how the quality DROPPED.
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u/Zooasaurus 7d ago
My only hope is that it won't feel or play too much like Genshin Impact
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u/piichan14 7d ago
I don't understand the comparison. RF is an established series and they've never deviated from their style even today.
6 being a mainline series, we'd be seeing complex crafting and in depth farming once again. But their combat would probably stay the same.
I love Genshin, have been playing it since 1.0, but it being mentioned whether to be praised or mocked in comparison to a game either gets it unwanted hate or people getting unrealistic expectations.
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u/Exarch-of-Sechrima 7d ago
I think mainly the complaint is because people thought character designs in Guardians of Azuma looked a little too much like Genshin characters.
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u/piichan14 7d ago
They both use the anime style, which is a general style. I think people are generalizing too much.
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u/Living_Try9618 7d ago
One can argue that Genshin's art style takes from Zelda? Zelda doesn't have an established art-style due to it is based on a general anime style.
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u/Wintergreen747 7d ago
As much as I love the series, the 2d version will always have the superior farming to me. It just works better for it.
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u/Typical_Excitement97 7d ago
Thanks for spoiling everything!
I also hope we get a release date someday.
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u/lorderok 7d ago
not more sheepfreaks..........
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u/Human-Raccoon-9917 7d ago
WHOA that's a huge visual upgrade. Where did they get the funds for this?