Rune Factory 5 Nintendo Switch Review

[@SwitchUpYt]

Will you be picking this one up? Which side of the game do you prefer - farming, battling or do you enjoy one as much as the other. In any other entry I would have said farming but I really liked the adventuring side of things here. Looking for eshop credit? Get OFFICIAL Nintendo Eshop Cards and other bits and bobs, at our new website and online store here - switchup.gg/ - 10% off until the end of March 2022 If you are a physical collector you can use code "SUP2022" to save 5% at PlayAsia www.play-asia.com Happy gaming! Glen

[@SeaWitch99]

Definitely getting this, I think it'll vary for me I've been wanting a good farming game for ages but the battling looks addictive!

[@SwitchUpYt]

I think it's the best the battling has ever been for me. Glen

[@muhammadnurazizi7560]

For me i love the bit of both farming and the adventure..definitely getting this..its about time i stop playing those hardcore action game and play this leisurely😋

[@hiotsobo]

Nope

[@AegisDier]

Yeap I’ll definitely be picking it up

[@nekokikogaming3530]

I wish words could really explain how excited and how happy I am about us seeing an actual rune factory 5 game. No one thought it would ever get done and now here we are!!! My heart is full of joy ♥

[@teighan7829]

I just started playing my first Rune Factory, Rune Factory 3. I am in love. I will be buying RF4S and RF5 on Switch once I can. This is also my first Story Of Seasons/Harvest Moon unless I'm forgetting.

[@nekokikogaming3530]

@@teighan7829 Ooo how exciting!! If you have a 3ds I would highly recommend story of seasons Trio of Towns!

[@seph5363]

Glad to see that this being reviewed by a legit Rune Factory player unlike the cringe ign reviewer that scored this as 6/10

[@lollifax6581]

Then better don't even care to watch the NWR review...that really baffled me xD

[@Sentinel82]

Those people don't play games....They are activists that fumble around with a game for an hour then write a review.

[@thefatvegan5008]

Except lots of “LeGiT rune factory players” didn’t like it either.

[@yamabushi_nate7825]

IGN is irrelevant now. Don’t even watch their vids anymore

[@jmccain22090]

I liked it ok, but the overall performance was absolutely unacceptable.

[@seamarie3111]

Phew! You guys have definitely got mor cred than IGN just based on your opening remarks, where you actually got the history right!

[@jaketorget4150]

They're the only reviewers I can stand to listen to. Non-emotional and to the point.

[@OnevArbasee]

Thanks for a great review. My wallet is going to suffer this time. Because I will be buying 3 copies of this game for me and my Fiance and my daughter they are going to love this game. Your review was extremely informative and was just the push I needed to get this game.

[@jonahabenhaim1223]

Too bad they don’t have a 2 player mode.

[@OnevArbasee]

@@jonahabenhaim1223 I agree I hope they update it with a patch because it would be so fun

[@maxkross7081]

You know you can just buy it once and share it

[@ashleymariah95]

@@maxkross7081 But what if they want play it at the same time?

[@OnevArbasee]

@@maxkross7081 we all have our own switches. And they would make great gifts since it will be both there first experience in this series. Plus I do like to support the the people who made the game. As a long time fan I am happy to see the series Continues get better and better.

[@marikohayashi3845]

i CANNOT thank you enough for this review!!! I honestly don't bother with other channels anymore-- you guys are pretty much the only ones I trust now!! Thank you thank you! While I agree the graphics could be better as it is a little bit flat and bland. But IM STILL SO HYPED FOR THE GAME! The fact we even get a rune factory 5 itself is a miracle! Im sure they'll improve even more in the next one!!

[@SanganY]

I second this, the content is so high quality and consistent! I really don’t go to any other switch channel. I even check out games here that I usually wouldn’t care about because the analysis and gameplay tidbits are so in depth.

[@seamarie3111]

@@SanganY I also agree. I clicked off IGN's review right off. The lady on there didn't even get the history right, referring to Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, and Rune Factory as a "classic trio" that RF5 just didn't live up to ... Jeez, IGN, do your homework! This video at least succinctly sums up the history ... corectly! Also, I struggled to understand all the hateful troll types in that comments section, talking about how it looks like an N64 or PS2 game, deriding Nintendo suckers spending their candy money. I understand the graphics are rough, but I think that just took it too far and completely ignores the game's good points. I am kind of greatl that being legally blind means I have more trouble seeing when graphics have some roughness to them, so I'm just not as bothered. Sorry for ranting, but some people ...

[@SanganY]

@@seamarie3111 Honestly IGN is notorious for half-assed reviews on any platform, they also have players from most ‘hardcore gaming platforms’ in their comment section so it can definitely be more toxic at times! I totally understand where you’re coming from. Thankfully none of that exists here, or if so, a minuscule amount.

[@marikohayashi3845]

@@SanganY SAME!! and i dont know how they managed to do it so indepth yet dont spoil anything?? and when you play/finish the game you're like 'wow switchup was right!" honestly, 90% of the time i dont buy games unless SwitchUp has had an opinion on it XD

[@marikohayashi3845]

@@seamarie3111 nono, i totally agree with you! i was so annoyed with IGN's review! pls dont kill me but i thought they were type of gamer who only cares about graphics and if thats not good, the whole game is dismissible :/ no shame to people who enjoy graphics btw cuz i do agree the visuals can be improved (a lot), but look beyond it, please!!

[@ayuwoki428]

Wasn’t planning on buying it right now. But I work at walmart and saw that there was one left, so I bought it. I got it for 48 bucks. It’s gonna be my first rune factory game and I’m excited to play

[@Anni_ka]

I'm really glad to hear that this one balanced the combat and farming aspects! I reached a point in RF4 where I had to grind quite a lot, and it just got so tedious that I just stopped playing. Now I'm happily waiting for my Special Edition copy to arrive - pity we have to wait a tiny bit longer in Europe. Although that does give me more time to think about who to marry, they really gave us some great choices!:D Thank you for the great review, as always!

[@SwitchUpYt]

You're very welcome! Glen

[@alphabrodien]

I went out of town on a whim last night for like 15-20 mins and came back 6 levels higher. Games real nice so far.

[@iDislikeEditThanksForTheLikes]

@@alphabrodien i wish Dad was like that. Maybe when he comes back, he'll be level 9999

[@1978pq]

@@iDislikeEditThanksForTheLikes hahaha

[@alphabrodien]

@@iDislikeEditThanksForTheLikes dark....I like it

[@bodies72]

Listened to the review while working. Had to restart the video so I can catch the intro pun. 10/10

[@eugenykhanchin862]

I played some farming games, such as: Stardew Valley, Story of Seasons, Littlewood, etc. I mostly liked My Time at Portia, for its 3d world exploring and fighting aspects, along with farming. I see that Rune Factory 5 comes very close to what My Time at Portia is by these aspects and can be my cup of tea :) Thanks for the review!

[@DuelMp5]

Rune Factory and Etrian Odyssey are my underrated series of all time

[@lunebadru5997]

Preach! I would love an etrian odyssey game on the switch

[@big_met_fan8792]

i kinda like the graphics. i grew up playing mmorpg from 2005-2012 and this looks like it came from that era

[@Flood520]

This is a must-have for me. RF4 was my first and only other game in the series but I absolutely loved it. Really looking forward to this.

[@daniellobo8813]

As a long time rune factory fan, this game was bought the moment it was announced. Thank you for the review.

[@myv6mustang]

How’s character customization? Can we change hair and skin tones?

[@sokerphan421]

I haven’t played a farm sim since Stardew Valley and this looks pretty strong, might pick this up to play over spring break while at the beach, thanks for the helpful review, the combat looks like it will keep me playing!

[@SwedePotato314]

I VASTLY prefer RF over SoS but RF has made only 1 dedicated Switch game not counting the 4 remake… and it still looks like a 3DS game. Meanwhile there’s been like 5 new SOS games. If anyone has any games like RF with farming and dungeon crawling that isn’t Harvestella (because I already played and loved that), please let me know!

[@Jonaperq]

State of Survival? What does SoS mean?

[@SwedePotato314]

@@Jonaperq story of seasons

[@edrage8679]

I like the way you review the games. IGN gave this game a 6 but their metric is a mystery or there is no metric.

[@jbd332]

Plus they're a bunch of elitist san fran dumbos at ign. Switchup is legit.

[@LantanaLiz]

The game runs at 15 FPS and looks like a N64 game. That 6 isn't much of a mystery to anyone with working eyes. Doesn't matter how good the gameplay is if it's poorly optimised without even having a good reason to be poorly optimised.

[@realityxaidan5088]

I’m so glad to hear this game turned out well! I loved Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, so I’m really excited to play another fun farming sim like that that also has fun RPG combat. I think I’ll like it even more.

[@theplayerguy4505]

I recommend playing rune factory 4 it's way better

[@Zlyde007]

@@theplayerguy4505 let people enjoy what they want to enjoy.

[@vagrantender]

@@theplayerguy4505 I would say 5 is better to me personally. I hate the top down 2d tune factory games. That’s why I loved the Wii ones so much. 3D just fits this game better.

[@buddhabinaural]

@@vagrantender RF4 was everything I expected to like but hated. I'm gonna try 5.

[@ciaoxiaolb]

Now I need to preorder this now. New to the rune factory series but Im sold with your review!

[@SwitchUpYt]

Great stuff!

[@melissad4056]

I love this series so much that I bought it regardless of how good it is. I do miss the detail in the 2D games and the pacing is completely different but I'll still probably enjoy it

[@xtranathor8143]

My pre-order should arrive soon! Great to hear that it's a successful entry for the series :)

[@nameless-zw8qh]

I am happy it got a good score, been looking forward to this release. If my wife asks, I will show her this review and say you told me to get it.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Hahaha, fair enough! Glen

[@iCandyBunnyMadness]

Picked this up solely due to your review. Never played the other rune factories but i loved the story of seasons and old harvest moons, I’m excited to try this one

[@ecg7221]

"Plowing some serious time into" love it! Come for the videos, stay for the dad jokes! You guys are awesome

[@ircha]

Great job Glen. 👌👌

[@SwitchUpYt]

Thanks Irene. How have you been enjoying this one? Glen

[@ircha]

@@SwitchUpYt I like the gameplay loop, and I'm a huge Rune Factory fan but I seem to struggle with framedrops and performance issues. ❤️

[@insidestraight4659]

Lots of people trashing this game, though can always rely on SwitchUp to get it right.

[@andrewpelletier7921]

I had NO IDEA this game was even coming out, thanks for the review!

[@Bamboodium]

It's on sale rn and you're here :)

[@GoodOldGamer]

Looking forward to this. It'll be my first entry in the series, but it's right up my alley. Glad it's a good one.

[@freddy007____9]

Same I never even heard of this series but this entry point should be fun, getting this Friday :)

[@chrystalj9571]

@@freddy007____9 I highly recommend rune factory frontier , rune factory tides of destiny and rune factory 4 & 3

[@freddy007____9]

@@chrystalj9571 I plan to play all of them if I end up liking this one, thanks for the recommendation so I'll definitely start there next, so far I am enjoying this game, reminds me of dragon quest builders

[@teighan7829]

Playing RF3 rn, my first RF, Def getting RF4S and RF5. Thanks for the review!

[@zacharybecker8228]

I do really like the game so far but I do wish the graphics were a bit better or stylized and the performance was more stable

[@andrewsies9065]

I normally like the farming aspects of Rune Factory, but the battling looks like a nice improvement!

[@hunterthorne4671]

This game looks like a lot of fun and is my kind of game! Sadly my 2022 is heavily booked up as far as new releases go. But i will gladly pick up this game in a year when it goes on sale

[@TomAnderson7]

Buy the digital edition then because physical is impossible to find at a reasonable price

[@tdotran]

Great review. This will be added to my wishlist! :)

[@MissBubbles]

Wait wait, FIRST 🤩 Rune Factory 5 is such an amazing game! I am so happy they finally revived the series. I can't imagine how much better the games will get from here as they polish the graphics a bit more and bring us new friends and stories to explore 💜

[@SwitchUpYt]

I think if they can just tweak the camera for farming sections and the button short cuts for a next instalment, it will be a VERY good game! Glen

[@MissBubbles]

@@SwitchUpYt did you try switching off the farm camera in the settings?

[@SwitchUpYt]

I turned off the auto assist camera which helped a bit. Is there a farm camera too? If so, I'll give that a try. Glen

[@MissBubbles]

@@SwitchUpYt the camera setting is called "Farm Camera". If that's what you were referring too then yeah, that's all there is for the camera!

[@apolloniakageaki1711]

I love that you made a review for this, you're my favourite review channel! 😆 I've been so hyped for this game (preordered and waiting for it to arrive) and I'm glad to hear that your gameplay wasn't excessively impacted by the performance issues I heard about. It calms the worried hammering if my excited rune factory fangirl heart 😌😂😂

[@SwitchUpYt]

Thank you. Yeah, the performance issues are there and worse in handheld mode but they didn't impact my enjoyment or make the game harder to play. Glen

[@Kenjitheknight]

O heard this game had issues with performance and I was worried but y'all uploaded this and made everything super clear and now I'm excited for my copy! I'm so glad I found this channel a long time ago the only one I trust for reviews recently apart from gameranx

[@SwitchUpYt]

I think it's had a couple of patches since the Japanese release which were probably in the western version as standard. It's still not perfect but certainly not terrible. Glen

[@Kenjitheknight]

@@SwitchUpYt that's what I saw in the video but it doesn't look as bad as XCOM (and I love XCOM)

[@mutterbuffin6916]

Bout to go play it lol. I pre-ordered the digital version and have been counting down the days 🤣

[@motton9716]

The name rune factory always makes me think of RuneScape

[@BaronAlden]

I pre ordered the earthmate edition of this game, I never played the previous games but I am so charmed by the world. Great review!

[@tomemaster1744]

Rune Factory first game I ever imported for my DS. Also my first ever farming/life sim. So I’m beyond happy to see this! But it makes wonder given the recent Farming/life sim boom how do they all compare…

[@andraes9684]

Been playing this game for about 10 hours today and there are some parts that I get lag in certain areas but I am playing on switch lite so not sure if it’ll play better on regular switch… Other than that it’s still addicting and I don’t see myself sleeping tonight.. :p

[@nixipixi8945]

Oh my.. this year has way too many good games! I need some sort of talisman that can either stop time or give me more time to play all of them!

[@stoicraziel6272]

I respectfully disagree with your opinion regarding the visuals. I believe a polished 2D look would be way better for this series. Action based combat can also be very engaging in 2D, like in the earlier Ys games. But strong video nonetheless :)

[@SwitchUpYt]

I don't think we disagree too much to be honest. I feel that some of the charm has been lost in the Switch to 3D - definitely for the farming side - and feel 2D brings the most out of this side as everything looks so much more lush and vibrant. This is the most I have ever enjoyed the adventuring/combat though which is partly down to the 3D layout but also because I felt that the story moved along a bit quicker which meant I was happy to go down the story route more. Glen

[@rodneywarren1905]

Truly I will miss 2d.

[@morganmariex]

Kind of crazy how this doesn't look THAT much better graphically than Tides Of Destiny. I'm not a graphic snob, but this actually just looks very dated. I'm kind of disappointed about that aspect.

[@Amiami-oy6pt]

@@SwitchUpYt i definitely agree with this the same goes to story of seasons series

[@jonahabenhaim1223]

Yeah but It really depends on Artstyle. Their are games in 3D in which their art style can make them look timeless.

[@DS-ok4qh]

I don't have a switch dock at the moment. How does it run undocked? And are the battles smooth?

[@ASwagPecan]

Randomly bought it at Target, rarely get physical games anymore- let alone ones I’m not confident prior that I’ll love.

[@grey3414]

I'm glad you mentioned that "it's a good entry point for new comers" aka "me".lol I said I'm gonna pass any ARPG games for a while but RF5 looks way too fun to pass up

[@thelonemask]

Fun Fact: This isn't actually the first fully 3d Rune Factory game. We've had Frontier and Tides of Destiny. Although this one seems to be better than the others.

[@Cyberbrickmaster1986]

If I was to get one Rune Factory game on Switch, which one should I go for?

[@michaelpaoletti8588]

Perfect! I always wait for you to review my upcoming game wants. This has everything in all my genres of action RPG. Perfect!

[@UnrebornMortuus]

Those are clearly outlines tinted by the albedo and not black at all

[@djoneill5645]

Loved Rune Factory 4 and was absolutely addicted to it and then just one day stopped mid game for my dinner, battery on the Switch died and I just went ‘meh’ all of a sudden. Gonna make a film out of it

[@scottdixon2505]

I'm glad to hear that it's a good game. Been looking forward to this for a while and it's been delayed a couple times which always puts a dampener on the hype, but I can't wait to get hold of it.

[@robballer]

I have a RPG backlog I need to get to at some point but game after game keeps coming out. Kirby is looking straight at me lol.

[@vivekshah3849]

Thanks for this review, really tempted with this one, also love your channel, had to subscribe

[@vildra]

I have Runefactory 4 but haven't gotten that far into it. I now have RF5 waiting for me on the switch and I am impatient to try it out. But tomorrow finally I will get to play it.

[@chrystalj9571]

I've played every rune factory made , I pre ordered this one hoping it would live up to the ones before but I just can't get through to the graphics...the rendering just doesn't feel very grand with the terrain. The graphics from rune factory frontier and rune factory tides of destiny are some of my favorites and that was on the Wii I'd love to see those graphics from those games on rune factory 5 ...and honestly thinking about it the terrain from 5 reminds me of older nintendo terrain from Legend Of Zelda on the 64 but it may just be me .

[@alexiere]

This comment right here. I feel the same way. Terrain looks terrible, I know they can do better.

[@KaptenKetchup]

Yeah. Is this Quest 64 haha?

[@AndresPlays93]

Love your reviews and content lads. Keep it up!!

[@larryxiong1470]

Great review! I will definitely be getting this 😄

[@Angelblaze]

Getting my pre-order special edition today =) Been waiting so long, 4 was my first and loved it so much, been waiting ever since for another and good thing we got it. Hopefully it sells well so they keep making more. Game has massive potential with a good budget.

[@MaddixCuhming]

Wished I could customize my guy just a lil like facial hair, these anime games never let us have beards

[@Caffeinated_Warrior]

IGN tore this game apart for having a lot of framerate issues. Regardless of how bad it is: I hate to see a game designed specifically for a console that doesn''t run properly on that console! I really hope they patch the issue in the future and improve it.

[@Kirnale]

I think you revived my hype for this game

[@RobertJohnLora]

Had never heard of this game or series. The gameplay loop looks super fun, going to have to wishlist this

[@Jaimyoutubing]

May be for you, may not. If you played harvest moon games and liked them, you'll probably like this. If you didn't particularly care for harvest moon, but might have been more interested if it was more . . . "actiony", you may like RF. Never got to play RF 1 or 2, but I heard good things, I played 3 and it was fantastic, got hooked for over a month after starting my first playthrough, and went back to play again many times until RF 4 came out. Sadly, didn't like RF 4 as much. Hated the character designs of RF 4 soooo much. Everything was disturbingly shiny or pastel and seemed . . . Super-Omega Kawaii, I guess? Can't really think of any other way to describe it, seeing as it's a Japanese game. Either way, couldn't stand to play it for more than thirty minutes, cause the characters and environments literally hurt my head, the dialogue didn't interest me as much as RF 3, and fighting got waaaay more grindy without feeling particularly better than RF 3 (though not feeling worse either.) This one looks like it's going to be a much better offering. Definitely preferring most of the character designs to the previous entry, and I'm interested to see how the gameplay loop feels in full 3D compared to the 2D isometric of the previous games.

[@smaao]

So happy and can't wait to receive my preorder

[@kyle7447]

I've never played Rune factory before. Would you recommend starting with 3 remake or 5? I'm almost finished with harvestella and want to play something similar

[@poppy7325]

Great review, I'll be picking the game up as soon as it's out

[@guillsevilla]

Thank you for the fair review! I find other r/v channels didnt give it a proper chance or review

[@illuminusForce]

Muito bom!!! Vou comprar com certeza! Obrigado pela Review SwitchUp

[@finxkazeryuu]

I bought the digital version of the game. Haven't started yet but I'm excited cause i think monsters that you tame can fight together with your character. And that's enough for me to enjoy the game.

[@chriss3418]

Great review! I have been looking forward to this game.

[@statesminds]

I love Rune Factory. Stoked on this! Ordered the Earthmate Edition

[@segagirladventurespico]

I have never played a run factory game do i need to play the previous games?

[@shoked99]

Does anyone know if they fixed the performance issues? Otherwise, maybe I should wait for PS4/PS5 announcement. I assume it will be released on other systems since they did it with RF4 Special.

[@KitOConnell]

One of my favorite aspects of Rune Factory is the crafting. I can spend a long time fiddling with my gear. I am really happy to see such a positive review from SwitchUp after some mixed reviews. I plan on getting this very soon.

[@theplayerguy4505]

It's trash brother man

[@ThePlob]

Nice new upload

[@Swaytekk]

Rune factory Courting Protagonist: Here, I got you this orange. Love interest: OH MY! this is LOVELY! +30 Love Real life Courting You: Here, I was thinking of you and got you this orange 🙂 Love interest: Seriously?An orange? You got me an orange? -40 One on one interaction

[@fadinggold1799]

So happy I can play this in the UK soon! Release date was my baby's due date, but he came early so don't need to worry about going into labour and can enjoy the game with my new baby 🤣❤️

[@drzpapi1ify]

Just bought it first time playing any rune factory super excited.

[@Smackosynthesis]

Getting this for my mom (and me after she plays it) and she can't wait

[@atanasiamandru8188]

I’m waiting on my physical pre-order to arrive. This will be my first Rune Factory game.

[@kfk4441]

I'm so happy this game is back, I hope it's successful (and those damn fps drops get patched again)

[@themonnamanshow]

I just got my Earthmate Edition earlier today! It’s super fun but kinda runs a little choppy sometimes. I hope it gets some stability updates soon. 😄

[@dustingonzalez8080]

It’s been out in Japan for awhile so I don’t think so

[@themonnamanshow]

@@dustingonzalez8080 nooo!!!! I can only hope!!! I love playing it and I’m getting used to the frame rate, but I won’t let anything stop me from having a blast!

[@JadeRyuu]

Im waiting for the store to open (at noon) to go grab my pre-order! I'm super excited for it. I even took off work today just so I could play as much as I want. 😂

[@cloverraven]

Should I play rume factory 4 special or rune factory 5?

[@pitsbrits]

How do i get 10% off the ecards? I put it in my basket and £50 is still £50

[@SwitchUpYt]

Use code SWITCHUP in the codes bit

[@guyinapandasuit2691]

I've never played Rune Factory before. I impulsively bought the collectors Edition when I saw it on Amazon. I saw a screenshot of the combat and then a the farming. Decided that's all I needed to see to atleast TRY the game. And I liked the aesthetic too. So even If this game sits in my backlog forever, I'm glad I got my copy.

So I have never played a Rune Factory Game. Should I go 4 or 5?

[@jwholp]

anybody have some more detailed info/feedback about the performance issues? I have read a few comments on other sites that say its UNPLAYABLE in it's current state.

[@blackrose2545]

I love Rune Factory as well as Story of Seasons/Old school Harvest Moon. I am going for a physical release and enjoy both farming and action. Thanx for the great review 😁

[@aaleescorner5400]

thanks for the review definitely will get a physical of this, has a time at portia vibes that ill really like

[@R3GARnator]

Definitely feels like a step back.

[@janfransdevries8032]

I always loved the Pokémon/Zelda/HarvestMoon crossovers since the first game. Collect monsters, seeds and animal ingredients and craft the best stuff you can. Love it, can't wait to play this!

[@tamamovitch8583]

I have RF4 but I've barely played it. I'm thinking of getting this and playing it due to the 3D graphics. I guess the overall look is what made me interested but I feel your review might have made my decision for me.

[@RideHaste]

Currently 70% off deluxe edition July 2024.

[@Midnitethorn]

Thank you so much for this review! I've been playing since the first game and have loved them all. The graphics turned me off a little in 5.... but it sounds like a soild installment!

[@Arwhyran]

First thing to do is turn that awful Dynamic Resolution off in the options menu. The game looks a lot better without it.

[@1980latinlover]

As someone that's never played a rune factory game which one should I go with? Keep in mind I have only a PS 4 slim and Switch.

[@kylebuss8084]

Cant wait to play this one, loved rune factory 4 and I'm happy to see the jump to full 3d turned out well...cheers guys!