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Argue
Sep 29, 2005

I represent the Philippines

Saxophone posted:

So I’ve been mulling over getting Rune Factory 5. It would be my first RF, but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Stardew and put a zillion hours in that.

Should I start with 4 or jump into 5?

I also recommend 4 as a starter. I don't normally care about performance issues but the ones in 5 are bad enough that I think it really detracts from the experience, and adding the frankly not-great environmental art direction on top of that, it would probably leave a pretty bad impression on newcomers.

That said, 5 has everything that was great about 4 in terms of the gameplay loop, so if you're really willing to put up with those things, 5 will be fine. (note: I think most of us here have only played RF5 for a few hours)

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Argue
Sep 29, 2005

I represent the Philippines
Is there no way to place furniture more deliberately other than walking more slowly? I realize even previous RF games weren't really great with placement mechanics but at least in those, you couldn't accidentally place them at a very slight off angle! It's driving me nuts! Also it was easier in previous games to put items nearly flush against the wall; I keep ending up with way too much space between wall and furniture here.

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