Marvelous held the second Runfachannel stream today, revealing Factory 4 Special. The stream had the same people as theprevious streamalong with Ayana Taketatsu, who voices Dolce. Multiple gameplay sequences forRune Factory 4 Specialwere shown on stream:
More information was also revealed by Producer Maekawa. As we’ve seen on stream, the Newlywed Stories aren’t fully voiced, but nearly all lines have voiceovers. Each one of these stories has a proper beginning and ending. They each unlock as you manage to marry the respective bachelors/bachelorettes in your saves. Each one of the stories takes place right after you got married, and before children are born. It also has new short anime cutscenes, and the characters' portraits are animated.
Producer Maekawa also announced that Ventuswill can’t be married inRune Factory 4 Special. I personally knew It’d turn out this way, as while they quickly talked about it on the previous stream, it was definitely a joke rather than actual teasing. My bet is, as multiple Japanese outlets didn’t actually watch the previous stream, and ended up reporting that Ventuswill being a bachelorette was teased, Producer Maekawa decided to formally make it clear that no, we won’t be able to marry her.
However, Producer Maekawa also announced that the other new mode they haven’t revealed yet, “Another Episode mode, will have something to do with Ventuswill and will show us " a new side of her”, hinting we’ll get to see her human form. The “Another Episode” mode will be detailed on the next stream in June.
Another new addition inRune Factory 4 Specialthat was revealed today is voice comments from all of the main cast, accessible in-game. Seeing they all recorded new lines for the game, Marvelous also asked them to give their impressions. It seems the messages are quite long, which each seiyuu talking about their experience voicing the game.
On stream, Ayana Taketatsu talked a lot about her own character Dolce too. She funnily admitted Dolce would be a pretty strange and annoying girl if not for Pico, but she’s still her favorite character. She likes Forte the most after Dolce.
Rune Factory 4 Special’s new opening animation sequence was also shown at the end of the stream, you may find it below.
Rune Factory 4 Speciallaunches exclusively on Switch on July 25 in Japan, and in late 2019 in the west.Rune Factory 5will also launch on Switch, in late 2020 in Japan. You can check outRune Factory 4 Special’sJapanese limited edition, small bits of info from astaff interview, and take a look at ourexplanationof theRune Factoryseries.
