Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma - Preview

RPGFan checked out Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma:

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Hands-On: A Tale of Two Genres

When Marvelous announced Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, I liked the idea of the Eastern-inspired setting. The more we saw, the more it felt like the game may be primarily an action RPG with sim elements on the side, for better or worse (depending on what you want out of Rune Factory). But after our social media editor Lucy and I spent some time with it at PAX East, I have realized two overarching things about the game: First, the action RPG elements are robust, and there seems to be a lot to explore in the fields and variety in combat. Second, there is so much depth to the sim components that there will be plenty to dig into, no matter which aspect of Rune Factory is your favorite.

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