It’s things like this that make Special feel more like a port than a remaster.Įven so, this is still one of my favorite entries in the series alongside 2.
The music is great, but I would have really liked to see some non-MIDI arrangements. Voices still sound super compressed here for some reason, and with the most barebones of options menus you can barely hear any voice acting over the music and sound effects, both of which are completely unchanged from the original. The quality and listenability of the audio overall is a different story. Not necessarily better or worse than the original, but good nonetheless. This could be closer to the original Japanese, but it’s interesting how a small change in direction can completely change the interpretation of the same character. In the original game Daria sounded confident and passionate about her art and rainbows, whereas here she’s much more obsessive and arrogant. Some of the new actors I like more than the original, such as Casey Mongillo as the main character, while others completely change how I interpret their personalities like Daria’s new voice, Kayli Mills. I can only assume the developers and publishers no longer have the rights to the original dub, seeing as the series it spun off of has similar problems prompting several remakes. The retranslation is overall for the better, but the new voices are something of a strange alteration. If you’ve played the original, you’ll notice that the script has been retranslated with a completely new voice cast. Monoprice unveil their Vintage- themed Studio Mic Preamp Character portraits thankfully don’t suffer from that issue, looking nice and crisp.
The pre-rendered backgrounds look sharp as well, though with the higher resolution the Switch provides you can see their age a bit more than the DS original. The 3D character models have also been completely redone, with a very clean look to them. While you do miss out on some neat effects, like seeing the Sharance Tree on the top screen when entering your house inside of it, the game will cut away to some high quality artwork where these effects were used before. The most immediate difference is that the game isn’t on two screens anymore. Rune Factory 3 Special is something of a reminder of why the series is so special, taking us straight back to 2009, albeit updated somewhat for modern systems. I also found the characters to be largely forgettable, though the option for same sex relationships is still greatly appreciated.
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While the most recent 5th entry was a decent leap forward into full 3D, it had technological (on Switch) and structural problems that made it difficult to immerse myself in past main story obligations. It’s always a joy to dive headfirst into one of these titles for a few dozen hours, finishing the story, getting married, and making loads of gold on my farm to buy new gear for dungeon delving. It combines relaxing farm and social sim elements from Story of Seasons with action RPG mechanics in a way that really shouldn’t work, and yet it does. Rune Factory has held a special place in my heart since the first entry back on the DS in 2006.
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