Rune Factory creator and longtime Story of Seasons producer reveals new guild management fantasy RPG with romance elements
Nov. 26, 2024Progress Orders is a whole new RPG from Rune Factory studio Hakama
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LongtimeStory of Seasonsproducer and the creator of the Rune Factory series, Yoshifumi Hashimoto, is producing a brand new fantasy RPG, and a short reveal trailer has given us our first look at what it’s about.
AsAutomaton reports, the game – which is being developed by Rune Factory studio Hakama – is called Progress Orders, and it’ll see the protagonist join a guild in order to look for clues about their missing grandfather. In the process, they also awaken to a special ability – clairvoyance – which allows them to both see and hear via others, enabling them to help out other guild members and improve their relationships with them.
Did someone say relationships? Yes, it was me – but seriously, fans of the Rune Factory and Story of Seasons games will likely be pleased to know that romance will be included in Progress Orders, although it’s not clear right now how many characters your protagonist will be able to fall in love with. That’s only part of the overall package, though, as it sounds like a large part of the RPG will consist of managing the guild, with activities like mining and farming.
We’ve only seen a short amount of gameplay footage so far, which you can take a look at in the trailer above. It includes a glimpse of a battle (which immediately struck me as having a similar sort of look as the Etrian Odyssey games), as well as the player character exploring the world and going fishing. Hey, you can never go wrong with a fishing mini game.
The new Rune Factory spin-off looks like much more than a Stardew Valley-like JRPG – its breathtaking Eastern-inspired world has dragons, magic, and more.
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