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Those who have played Harvest Moon will find the farming aspects of Rune Factory 4 both familiar and improved, and within the first hour or two of play I was happily shoving turnip seeds into the ground like an agricultural superstar. If at least some of this sounds familiar, itвЂ™s probably because it is. Where else can you dungeon-crawl, start a farm, enjoy a fun narrative, possess royal powers, slay monsters, and do it all in time for a home-cooked supper? Outside of MMOs, very few games offer this wide a range of compelling activities, nevermind on the millimeter-thin cartridge of a portable. ThatвЂ™s not to say that the game is devoid of such an approachвЂ™s expected issues, but the issues are so effectively minimized and soaked in light-hearted charm that itвЂ™s really very difficult to nitpick. Despite both gamesвЂ™ obvious residence in the life simulation genre, Rune Factory is able to do something that very few games do, and thatвЂ™s partially because itвЂ™s something that very few games try вЂ“ successfully throwing in the kitchen sink.

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Now donвЂ™t get me wrong вЂ“ I donвЂ™t mean to suggest that the two are mutually exclusive, or that they canвЂ™t both be enjoyed, or even that one series is superior. Or maybe, just maybe, itвЂ™s that this year, I was meant to try Rune Factory 4 instead. Maybe my tree-chopping, bell-hoarding, material wealth-gathering alter ego needed some time off. ItвЂ™s definitely not anything specific that the series did to wrong me or turn me away вЂ“ IвЂ™ve been a fan since the original GameCube entry, after all, and I donвЂ™t think there will ever come a time when I completely tire of what those cute little anthropomorphs have to offer.В Despite rumblings that New Leaf was the best Animal Crossing to date, and that it offered endless charm and amusement, I just couldnвЂ™tвЂ¦ pullвЂ¦ the trigger. I didnвЂ™t pick up or play Animal Crossing: New Leaf this year, and IвЂ™m still not entirely sure why.

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