History VideoGame / RuneFactory3

* SimpleYetAwesome: Two of the most effective recovery items in the game are Medium Cheese (75% RP) and Toasted Rice Balls (75% HP) - both easily and cheaply made.

** Some of the townsfolk hold strong weapons for early game and if you befriend them early on they can easily solo the first bosses with very little problem. Shino stands out; she starts at Level 25 with a ''very'' strong weapon for early game and she also has a very aggressive AI. Collette also starts with a ''very'' powerful weapon and can easily outdamage Micah up to mid game-- to put it in perspective the Lollipop, Collette's starting weapon is a ''Forging Level '''60''''' Axe.

** The Bonus Dungeons in the Sharance Tree, available once you clear Privera Forest can give you a lot of goodies, especially if you get lucky with the rare chests.

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* DevelopersForesight: There are several requests, especially from bachelorettes, that has Micah doing a rather dramatic reveal of his half-monster heritage... [[spoiler:And most of them change after the Unity Festival when Micah outs his identity to the entire populace of Sharance-- for instance, one of Sakuya's request ends up with Micah unwittingly morphing into his Wooly form which would cause some trouble for him, but after the Unity Festival Sakuya only wonders why Micah changed into his monster form. The reactions of people during Micah's big reveal also varies whether they knew beforehand if Micah was the Golden Wooly or not.]]

* LevelUpAtIntimacy5: Not directly, but the better your RelationshipValues with the villagers, the longer you can ask them to go adventuring with you; once it reaches 7 they'll stick around even past 7PM.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Micah can stroll into Sharance in his wooly form even inside houses and while people will react with surprise/fear/fascination/charm to him they won't do anything to kick him out. This is averted with the Univir Settlement, however, if Micah goes into it as a human and Kuruna will swiftly kick him out... [[spoiler:Until Micah himself reveals his form to her.]]

* UniversalPoison: Apparently, poisonous mushrooms and rainbow trout sashimi are equally poisonous.

* EmptyLevels: Levels have less impact on a character's statuses than it did in previous games and although still important most of your damage comes from having a good weapon and accessories on your character and allies. With that said, higher levels mean much higher HP which is vital both for you and potential party members.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: In ''Special'' remaster dashing is assigned to its own button instead of needing you to quickly double-tap a direction twice, but unlike ''[[VideoGame/RuneFactory4 Rune Factory 4]]'' dash attacks can still be used just by running a bit around and attacking which can trip you up a bit.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Many of the cooked foodstuff restores HP and RP based on a percentage instead of a fixed amount. The crafting system is also much simpler compared to ''[[VideoGame/RuneFactory4 Rune Factory 4]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/RuneFactory5 Rune Factory 5]]'' with no DiminishingReturnsForBalance for using the same type of item when upgrading weapons and no crossforging or Light Ores to mix up weapon stats.

* StatusBuff: Besides the PowerUpFood you can equip a Sun Pendant to give any Sharance resident ally a substantial boost in all statuses, and make them more aggressive in combat, for any of Sharance's townsfolk following you. The Field and Dew Pendants will do the same for monsters and magic seed plants respectively.

* WarmUpBoss: Raccoon from Privera Forest. All of its attacks hit pretty hard, but are telegraphed and you can easily beat it with very little preparation if you're good at dodging.

* WorldOfBadass: You can count on one hand who can't be invited to your party and fight alongside you.

* UnusualEars: Pia, a mermaid, has rather peculiar fin and external gill-like extensions in place of where "normal" ears might otherwise be.

* StatusBuff: The Sun Pendant will give a substantial boost in all statuses, and make them more aggressive in combat, for any of Sharance's townsfolk following you.

* AttackAttackAttack: Some of the more aggressive AI NPCs (Raven, Zaid) will charge in with little regard for their safety. Makes keeping them up for battle difficult without good protective accessories (and maybe a Sun Pendant).

* AttackAttackAttack: With some of the [[BonusBoss bonus bosses]], sometimes the best strategy is to defeat them before they can use their best attacks, which are nigh-impossible to dodge.

* PowerupMount: You can now ride a large variety of monsters, all with their own attacks. Humanoid monsters like orcs and goblins may do the same.

* DeadpanSnarker: Micah. Then again, given that he's, arguably, one of the [[OnlySaneMan only sane individuals]] in the game, this is inevitable. And quite entertaining.

* CastFromHitPoints: As in earlier games, trying to do anything without RP drains your HP instead. ''Unlike'' in earlier games, this HP drain is ''ridiculously'' fast, taking Micah from full health to KO in only three to four actions.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the original Japanese, Mais (Micah) has been variously Anglicized as Maisu, Mice, and, well, ''Mais''. Sia (Shara) is occasionally referred to as Shia. Toona (Raven) is occasionally referred to as Touna, and Cururufa (Kuruna) is occasionally referred to as Klurufa, Kururufa, or Clurufa. Then there's Gadzhi (Gaius), who is at times referred to as Gaji. Finally, there's Elisa (Evelyn), who is often referred to as Eliza.

* NoodleIncident: Just what exactly happened when Blaise got drunk? What happened to Sofia while she was being treated by Marian?

** Carmen mentions a [[VideoGame/RuneFactoryFrontier "whale-shaped island" in the sky]]. Daria also mentions Trampoli by name as well.

** FullContactMagic: Screw Rock and Avengerock are two magic spells that requires you to be close to enemies to hit them.

* CantCatchUp: A potential problem with how many people are available for you to invite to party up and the fact there is no LeakedExperience for townspeople. Gifting them a Star Pendant can help hasten their level growth so they can catch up to Micah, though. Levelizers can also help them catch up to you, provided you can craft them.

* OurDwarvesAreDifferent: Gaius is supposedly a dwarf, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St-o2pXXb-E but he looks more like the traditional western elf...]]. He fits the crafter archetype to a degree, but is incredibly laid-back and friendly.
** Then there's Zaid, a belligerent warrior dwarf -- looking similar to Gaius -- who complains that the "short, bearded man" bit is a racist stereotype.

* RareCandy: Various alchemy products serve this purpose, as well as strike:runeys rune spirits and rune orbs. This is also how you learn new item crafting abilities: eating recipe bread.
* RecurringBossTemplate: While most of the bonus bosses recycled from earlier games still have all their signature moves, they're a lot tougher this time around.

* CantCatchUp: A potential problem with how many people are available for you to invite to party up and the fact there is no LeakedExperience for townspeople. Gifting them a Star Pendant can help hasten their level growth so they can catch up to Micah, though.

* EngagementChallenge: [[spoiler: Akhnabet (Aquaticus from the US translations of the earlier games), Dragon God of Water, challenges you to a duel to prove your love for your fiancee.]]

* GuideDangIt: Catch the Most Squid Contest. The Miyako Inn's pond has a higher-than-average squid population and there's no way you'd know this unless you've been fishing a lot everywhere.

* KarlMarxHatesYourGuts: That levelizer you want to sell? [[GlobalCurrency 1,000G.]] The levelizer you want to ''buy''? 150,000G.

* NonIdleRich: The De Sainte-Coquille family all have occupations in Sharance. Sherman is involved in getting what is needed for certain town events. Evelyn is a clothier. Sofia helps her father ship the local produce (including yours) out of town, and can be seen at the blacksmith's and general store while having good knowledge about shopkeeping.