Rune Factory

I've talked to you a lot about the Harvest Moon games that I've played, but I don't think I've yet mentioned the spin-off series called Rune Factory, so here we go!

So far, I believe there are four Rune Factory games. I have played the first three, but I have not played the first one enough to remember much about it. I do remember that, so far, all three games have the same beginning, simply with different characters.

The games begin with the main character wandering into a small town. A girl (eligible maiden, actually) finds our protagonist and asks him what's going on. He responds that he doesn't know because he has lost his memory.

The girl gives our protagonist a name, which the player can choose but the game does offer a suggestion. Then she invites our hero to work on her farm, claiming it's just going to waste anyways and he'd be doing her a favor.

At some point during the girl's persuasion, our hero can tell he's being taken advantage of. However, it's either the girl or the girl's father that absolutely refuses to take no for an answer.

And so the game begins, with our protagonist living on a borrowed farm, expected to jump right in to the village life and have a blast.

There are variations between the games, of course. But I'll mention those when I come to each of them. Ciao!