So in between the grueling demands of work+school+2youtubechannels, I’ve been escaping from reality into the wonderful world of Rune Factory 4–a game on the Nintendo 3DS.

Actually, I bought it for my boyfriend a few years ago but he ended up not playing it much. I borrowed it a little less than a week ago and MAN, WHAT A WILD RIDE.

So, in case you don’t know much about the game, here’s the gist of it:

you farm crops

you fight dungeons + monsters

you have lots of different skills (ex. cooking, forging)

you can do house stuff

you can marry bachelors/bachelorettes (depends on your gender)

Ever since I entered end game stage of Stardew Valley, I’ve been looking for a new dungeon+farming game to go into a coma with, and this has been filling that spot PERFECTLY.

Now, I mentioned you can marry in the game. The current bachelors are as follows:

This is Leon. He’s a nice jokester type and you don’t unlock him until fairly later in the storyline, since he’s pretty much the prize (LOL) of one of the later dungeons. IMO, he’s okay. He’s like all aesthetics.

This is Dylas. He’s the stereotypical really-mean-on-the-outside-but-becomes-soft-if-he-likes-you type. Tbh he’s a friend-zone character to ME, but if you like him, more power to you! He has nice hair.

This is Doug. He may not look it, but he’s REAL angsty. He is a pretty important part of the storyline though, so that’s pretty cool. I’d say he sort of plays that close-friend role and then he’s an option as one of yo mans.

This is Vishnal. This is the guy I’m going for. He is in fact, your butler. Other than the charm he already carries as someone who knows how to do everything for you (haha realistic expectations amirite), he actually is funnier than you’d expect him to me.

It just feels a little bad because it takes SO many gifts to raise friendship levels.

Vishnal has gotten so. much. onigiri. And he’s not my husband yet. I crafted the engagement ring ages ago.

This is Arthur. He’s the actual prince (in the game you pretty much take his place as the stand-in monarch because he doesn’t want to do it or something). He’s pretty nice and easygoing; not much to say about him. He’s a bookish dude too, which is cool.

And last but not least, we have Kiel. This is your friend Forte’s little brother. It’s ambiguous how old he is, but obviously he is for those of you who may like younger boys. Personally, I was a little creeped out by the fact that you could marry him considering he’s like 8, but you know, whatever you want. As long as it’s just in-game LOL.

Moving on from the bachelors, the game itself is pretty good. I will try to avoid too many spoilers in case you want to play it yourself.

You’re a person who is on an important mission, but you lose your memories. Hah! Classic. A good amount of other important people also lose their memories in this game. You end up questing to save your really cool dragon friend, Venti.

This is she.

The game is not difficult unless you play on HARD mode, so I would say there’s a little bit of something for everyone. In my experience, this may be something that girls tend to like to play, but OF COURSE, either gender can have fun with this game.

Here’s some gameplay shots:

Hahahahaha, good times.

If you’re someone who likes dungeon and farming games, this is a strong recommendation for you. It’s also nice to be able to get on your Nintendo 3DS and take a break from your computer LOL.

Have you played Rune Factory 4?

Do you want to?

Do you like farming and dungeon games? (: Let me know in the comments below!

You can purchase Rune Factory 4 here