First off, I should make mention that I am a long-time Final Fantasy gamer. Not counting the online-only games, I have cleared roughly half of the FF Series since I started playing them when I was seven (on FF1).
That said, if you are looking for a FF clone, this is not the game for you. Rune Factory is not a single-focus save-the-world RPG as are most of the FF games. Sure, your ultimate goal is to save the world, but the bulk of the game's action and playtime is actually deliberately not adventuring or combat. In fact, spending extended amounts of time doing adventuring can have adverse effects on your character and his other projects -- like building yourself a new home and a decent farmland.
I make it a policy not to go into the actual storyline of a game, but I will say this much about it: this is not a short game. With all the stuff you normally have to get into, your actual advancing the quest work will happen once or twice a game week to prevent complications. Still, for what you have to do, going into battle every third or fourth game day is not a bad plan of action. The adventuring drives the overarching plot, but the home-front action is what achieves your goals. Once you get into item crafting and resource farming (literally), you will quickly learn to turn the tide of battle by starting your operations with your supply and equipment setup.
The other aspect of the game is relationship building, which is technically key to the overarching plot. By what methods again I shall not discuss, it becomes clear after a while that moving forward with the relations begins to open up new quests and subplots, as we as add a nice amount of background and filler in the game. Always a pleasant thing to play through, at least in moderate doses. The sidequests of the game makes the charm, though, as well as keeps you doing interesting exploring and questing routines.
If you're looking for a bloodfest, more traditional RPGs are going to be your preference. If you want something lighter and slightly more involved, this is an excellent game.
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