filing for bankruptcy, the game was cancelled for release in European countries. ZenUnited later announced plans to release the game in Europe during Spring 2014, but now possibly due to Neverland Co. Rune Factory 4 was released in Japan on July 19th, 2012 by MarvelousAQL while North American version was released by XSEED Games on October 1st, 2013. Soon, the protagonist and their allies will have to fight against the ambitions of the Empire. This game is the first since the original Rune Factory to include heavy involvement from the Sechs Empire, led by Ethelberd, who has returned from his defeat in the first game still desiring to Take Over the World, but also with a genocidal hatred for the Earthmates. From then on it becomes the job of the player character to attract tourists to their town, to have new festivals implemented or shops built, and to investigate into the strange occurrence of boss monsters taking on human forms after being defeated. She has been expecting a member of nobility to come and manage the town, and assumes that this must be them. Luckily, their fall is broken by the dragon Ventuswill, who guards the town of Selphia. Before they reach their destination, they are attacked, and after losing their memory and their cargo from a blow to the head, they are tossed overboard. The game begins with the protagonist riding an airship, carrying valuable cargo on their person.

In addition to a boost over the other handheld games' graphics is features a more elaborate dating system, including actual dates, becoming a steady couple, and dealing with personal issues before getting married.

This game is also the first to provide players with the option of going through the game as a girl or a boy right at the start, contributing to its nearly outselling its predecessors in just the first week of its release. The 6th Rune Factory game, and the first for the 3DS.

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