Time for a new harvest
Virtual farmers have a lot to be happy about, here at the end of the year. ConcernedApe has announced their next game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is getting farming, and now, Rune Factory 4 Special is headed onto new platforms, including PC.
XSEED had previously confirmed the Switch-exclusive update of Rune Factory 4 would eventually head to other consoles, and today we got a date. On Dec. 7, Rune Factory 4 Special will launch for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox for $29.99.
This remaster of the Nintendo 3DS farming-life RPG includes extra content like “Newlywed Mode,” a Hell-level difficulty, and Another Episode DLC. All of it comes packed in with the digital version.
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Rune Factory 4, as part of the greater Rune Factory series, puts more of an RPG spin on the usual farming-life activity you’d see in Harvest Moon or Story of Seasons. While there are fields to plow, crops to harvest, and townspeople to chat up, there’s also a lot of combat.
It was this entry that, back on the Nintendo 3DS, got me into the Rune Factory as a whole. And as much as I love the portability of my Switch, a PC version of this game sounds pretty tempting. After playing it on a handheld the first time around, I’m ready to blast ahead with way too much hardware power.
And luckily, it sounds like Rune Factory 4 Special is a solid update to the original game. While we’re a bit wealthier in farming games now than we were back in 2013, there’s still plenty of reason to revisit Rune Factory 4, especially as Rune Factory 5 looms on the horizon.
Rune Factory 4 Special arrives digitally for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox consoles on Dec. 7, 2021.
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