Rune Factory 5's LGBTQA Marriage Options Explained By Director
The director of the upcoming Rune Factory 5 has explained the game's LGBTQA marriage options in a recent interview. The Rune Factory series is a JRPG spin-off of the popular Story of Seasons series. Rune Factory contains elements of Story of Seasons like farming and romancing NPCs, but also adds other features like exploring dungeons and fighting monsters.
Publisher Xseed Games announced in September of last year that the English localization of Rune Factory 5 would give the player the option of marrying all 12 of the available marriage candidates. Rune Factory 5's new same-sex marriage options are a first for the series. To accomplish this new feature, the developer explained that it had to alter certain game mechanics like pet names for partners, gender pronoun use in the game's dialogue, and the achievement stamp design for marriage. Alternate cutscenes for the inclusive relationships were also added so that players could experience the same wedding scene regardless of gender.
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In an interview with Game Informer, Rune Factory 5 director Shiro Maekawa gives fans more information about the same-sex features in the new localization of the game. Maekawa explains that while same-sex marriage was made possible in Rune Factory 4, it was not fully implemented, stating:
«In a certain sense (i.e., swapping the outward appearance of the protagonist), same-sex marriage was possible in Rune Factory 4, but not truly implemented. At the time, this choice was meant to give players the freedom to play the game as they wished. But Rune Factory 5 marks its official inclusion, and lets us welcome more fans to the series.»
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