Rune Factory 5 Gameplay Footage Shows How Players Can Spend Time With Their Significant Others

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The fifth title in the Rune Factory series, Rune Factory 5, is releasing in a couple of weeks. On social media, both Marvelous Games and XSeed Games have been sharing more details about the title. This includes character videos, story trailers, and new Rune Factory 5 features that both long-time fans and new players will likely enjoy. Recently, new footage has appeared online showcasing that the farming RPG will let players spend more quality time with their chosen significant others in-game through a variety of different activities.

Though this is not the first title in the series to make it to the Nintendo Switch, Rune Factory 5 was the first produced and optimized for the platform. The release of Rune Factory 4 Special on the Switch allowed for some gameplay improvements and additional scenarios, especially for its marriage candidates. However, RF5 will likely offer players much more than simple farming and dungeon crawling that the series is known for, given just how long the video game has been in development.

New Rune Factory 5 Trailer Sets Up the Story

According to official XSeed Games Twitter posts, Rune Factory 5 protagonists and the marriage candidates will actually be able to participate in special activities together like never been done before in any Rune Factory title. This includes cooking together, fishing, and even smith weapons at the blacksmith. One Twitter post indicated that players can actually cook together with any of the residents in Rigbarth, the game's native setting, so this activity may not be only limited to marriage candidates.

However, the other social media posts also shared specific activities like fishing and weaponsmithing. Since there are certain Rune Factory 5 characters who specialize