RF5 - Cut Love Interests
- PaleSunflower
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It turns out that RF5 really does have unused data confirming that at least 3 more love interests were considered at some point, but were cut during development. These might be spoilers for possible DLC love interests if this stuff ever gets added back in, but, at the moment, this stuff is all unused content found in Rune Factory 5. It's in a spoiler tag just in case.If these characters were released as DLC, then which one would you be most likely to consider marrying? Is there another character that you would like as a marriage candidate instead?
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Actually, there are no characters this time that I wish had been candidates. (Well, except Doug, maybe, if you had RF4S data on your switch.) I don't really like Terry, though I know he's a popular one. There are more among the ladies...but I have no interest in dating the female characters, so I don't actually care. But if I DID, then I'd probably wish Elsje and Misaki were candidates. And Simone, too. They have more appealing designs than any of the women who ARE candidates...they all look under 20 to me, this time around.
Of the sisters, whom regardless of looks are VERY old, the youngest did very much attract me and was disappointed to learn they were not available. If they were added in a DLC ... I'd be very tempted.
I do wish that someday the PC and candidates can at least look like they are 18+ in age. This time around some of the male candidates look it, but most the girls looks like they are 14-16 at best. Scarlett I'd give an pass to since she's half elf she may give the appearance of being younger than she is and even still she still looks around 18 in age. Ludmila would also pass as 18+. Oddly enough because of their race Scarlett and Ludmila could be very old themselves for all we know. And since animals often age faster than humans could Fuuka be younger than she already looks? Don't know much about the lore of beastmen in RF.
Just look at the change in Doug from RF4 to RF5, if they could just start with the version in RF5 initially it would be nice.
Besides the younger sister mentioned above, I would have liked to see Simone and Misasagi (seems I always like the moms). With the eye patch Simone reminds me of Lynette from Rune Factory 1, whom I did marry in one of my plays.
I do wish that someday the PC and candidates can at least look like they are 18+ in age. This time around some of the male candidates look it, but most the girls looks like they are 14-16 at best. Scarlett I'd give an pass to since she's half elf she may give the appearance of being younger than she is and even still she still looks around 18 in age. Ludmila would also pass as 18+. Oddly enough because of their race Scarlett and Ludmila could be very old themselves for all we know. And since animals often age faster than humans could Fuuka be younger than she already looks? Don't know much about the lore of beastmen in RF.
Just look at the change in Doug from RF4 to RF5, if they could just start with the version in RF5 initially it would be nice.
Besides the younger sister mentioned above, I would have liked to see Simone and Misasagi (seems I always like the moms). With the eye patch Simone reminds me of Lynette from Rune Factory 1, whom I did marry in one of my plays.
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RF5 hasn't done that trope at time of writing. This is all cut and unused content. While it becoming DLC is an option, because the game has been out for a year in Japan, it's unlikely at this point. Apparently, RF5 will be shown at some Japanese event in May, so it's possible that DLC will be announced there (which is why I'm using spoiler tags), but that is all speculation at this time.
Over all, I'm in the camp of "if it's kept strictly fictional, then it's fine." The "character who looks and/or acts like a kid but is actually a love interest" is not to my taste. I don't like it, but, if other people do, then, to use a Polish expression, that's not my circus and not my monkeys. What weird about how I work is that I'd be okay with dating and marriage if
Over all, I'm in the camp of "if it's kept strictly fictional, then it's fine." The "character who looks and/or acts like a kid but is actually a love interest" is not to my taste. I don't like it, but, if other people do, then, to use a Polish expression, that's not my circus and not my monkeys. What weird about how I work is that I'd be okay with dating and marriage if
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Whether they're marriageable or not the fact remains that these are ancient beings that have for some reason chosen to take on the appearance of barely pubescent girls, one of whom is so scantily clad that her pubic hair would be showing if she looked old enough to have it. You know who this is for. My point stands.
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Ah, I think I misunderstood you a bit. I thought this specifically was in response to the cut content. As for the presence of the trope itself in the game, yeah, I can't deny that. Technically, this goes back to RF4 with Ventuswill's human form, which was an Easter egg. It seems that dragon lolis are becoming a thing in Rune Factory.
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Please oh please let me marry Terry
Just my opinion but for those of us who went for the deluxe deal, this possible DLC should be free. Because $20 for clothes was ridiculous (I’m counting the swimwear)
Just my opinion but for those of us who went for the deluxe deal, this possible DLC should be free. Because $20 for clothes was ridiculous (I’m counting the swimwear)
I see why he isn’t marriageable considering RF4 did the same with Barrett(I think that was his name) but yes, it’d be nice.Kikki wrote: (Well, except Doug, maybe, if you had RF4S data on your switch.)
Honestly I've always felt the same about elves in the game. In fact if you romance Margaret in RF4 you get an idea of the problems involved with elf/human relationships. She may be old enough to have already been married to humans a couple times, watch them die of old age, had kids, watched them grow old and die, etc., before you even meet her in RF4. And any relationship you have with her will end that way unless you both die of unnatural causes. So the idea of 'growing old together', like Yuki and Randolph, isn't going to happen. While I know it's a fantasy game, these ideas often come into my mind when thinking about what's best for my PC.
As far as characters acting like a child, at least there isn't an Amber in RF5, though Fuuka can be taken that way I feel for her it's more of a lack of social skills with humans than just being child-like.
But as far as the sisters being added in a DLC, again I'd be tempted, though I have said on this board before there are already way too many love interests to deal with in the game, especially since you have to raise everyone's affection for certain requests, which means going through all the love events for a dozen people already when you may only be actually interested in a couple of them.
As far as characters acting like a child, at least there isn't an Amber in RF5, though Fuuka can be taken that way I feel for her it's more of a lack of social skills with humans than just being child-like.
But as far as the sisters being added in a DLC, again I'd be tempted, though I have said on this board before there are already way too many love interests to deal with in the game, especially since you have to raise everyone's affection for certain requests, which means going through all the love events for a dozen people already when you may only be actually interested in a couple of them.
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I'm actually fine with the LIs that we have. Elsje, Terry, and Misa never really interested me, and I like Livia a lot more as our boss than a romantic option. Gideon also feels too old; either he has some elf blood or whoever designed him didn't realize that he's supposed to be in his 50s or something.
On another note, I read online that someone liked the idea of Terry/Misa because Terry gives her the general store and now I really like that! Terry would make a sweet step-dad to Hina and it would give a good reason why Terry isn't into the MC (besides the age difference). I don't know; Terry just gives off 'dad' vibes to me. Like, I like the idea of him being a surrogate father to Ares/Alice more than a love interest.
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The non-marriageable candidate I'd like most would be Misasagi, just because I would enjoy a story about helping her with her grief, and I think it would be interesting if you could parent Hina together. I would also enjoy "Kumo as BIL"-type interactions. A plot like that is sort of outside the scope of Rune Factory, though. -_-
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