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The third entry in ''[[Rune Factory]]'' series, and the series' debut on a home console. Unlike some were led to believe, this is neither a port nor remake of ''Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon'', but a fully-fledged sequel.
Raguna, [[The Hero]] from the original Rune Factory, left Kardia in search of Mist and arrived at a border village called Trampoli. Turns out Mist moved there because someone's been calling out to her in her dreams. With Mist anchored in Trampoli for now, [[Excuse Plot|Raguna also decided to stay and keep an eye on her]], doing what he does best; running a farm. But there seems to be some disturbance on [[Space Whale|Whale Island]], a giant mass of land floating above the village; and he'll have to do something about it before that island loses its power and falls upon Trampoli right below.
Being the series' debut on a home console, '''''Rune Factory: Frontier''''' is given an extended voice cast and more characterization for the characters. It also took a bit of a sharper turn to the comedic side than before; many [[Lampshade Hanging
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* [[Accidental Pervert]]: Knock on the beach changing room in summer while a heroine is inside, sit back and watch as [[Hilarity Ensues]].
* [[A God Am I]]: {{spoiler|Gelwein, after powering up with the Dark Rune. Until all the girls come in to save your arse, anyway.}}
* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: A very good way to get yourself killed, considering the stat growth is pretty low. Tactics, instead, go a long way here. And lots and ''LOTS'' of running.
** It's still quite conditional, depending on your resources.<ref>Level, equipment and recovery items.</ref>
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: Magic wands. They're powerful but take a lot of RP, slow to fire and hard to aim. Not to mention they won't be very effective if you don't know the target's weakness.
** Also depends on the rod. The "[[Blow You Away|Storm Rod]]" is invaluable. It surrounds you with a wall of wind that hurts enemies. Meaning you can ''run'' at your enemies to hurt them, until the effect wears off. Other rods have similar uses but fit the trope due to RP cost.
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** Actually, that's about the only one that's totally different. The Buffamoo is a regular cow (with a bit of a mane), the honey-giving hornets are normal-looking except for being [[Big Creepy-Crawlies|rather large]], and the chicken has longer wings (as would be fitting a wild fowl that actually flies and does not spend all its time in a coop).
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Rosetta actually ''loves'' Raguna, as she {{spoiler|admits after marriage that he's the reason she followed to Trampoli}}. The problem is that she's either too proud or just holding it in on grounds of feminine dignity.
* [[Cast
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Erik's "Hey, young man!".
** Would Kross' constant sighing count too?
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* [[Fan Service]]: ''[[Beach Episode|Summer 1.]]''
** Did we mention that apart from Marco and Candy, the only NPCs to actually don bathing suits are potential spouses? And if you get their affection high enough you can give them skimpier ones as gifts?
* [[Final Boss, New Dimension]]: The monster being used by {{spoiler|Gelwein}} to fuel his power is sealed in a seperate dimension called the Era of Disconnect in order to prevent it from sucking all the energy out of the world.
* [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire]]: Iris Blanche and Noire.
** Though [[Word of God]] is they aren't really vampires, even if they like blood, tomate juice, are nocturnal, can't enter the church, and faint if you give them garlic.
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* [[Guide Dang It]]: The Runey system, finding out where to get all of your tools (especially the hammer), where anyone is at any particular time is and how to enter in a few of the dungeons could take you a '''lot''' of time guessing, if you can figure it out at all, or you could just look it up online.
* [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]: Just like its parent series, [[Harvest Moon]], you can name your player character, your farm and the monsters you succeed in taming. Unlike [[Harvest Moon]], though, default name for the player is already given.
** Lampshaded by Raguna after naming the farm and Mist says that it's a very good name:<ref>Might not be the exact line, but you get the idea.</ref>
{{quote|'''Raguna''': I hope you weren't prepared to say that [[Hello Insert Name Here/Troper Tales|no matter what I named it]]...}}
*** Unless you named the farm by the default name ("Mist"), which prompts Mist to say, "T-that's a name that will spread around fast..."
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*** (JP) Satou Akemi: [[Kanon|Misaka Shiori]]
** Eunice
*** (JP) Ueda Kana: [[
** Selphy
*** (JP) Orikasa Fumiko: [[Bleach|Kuchiki Rukia]], [[Devil May Cry: The Animated Series|Lady]], [[Hellsing|Seras Victoria]]
*** (EN) [[Wendee Lee]]: [[Suzumiya Haruhi]], [[Lucky Star|Izumi Konata]]
** Uzuki
*** (JP) Sawashiro Miyuki: [[Goshuushou
** Iris Blanche
*** (JP) Nogawa Sakura: [[Ar tonelico|Misha Arsellec Lune]], [[Azumanga Daioh|Kaorin]]
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*** Cinnamon also mentions that she has many copies of the same outfit, though in her case it's because the magic academy she attended supplied them for her, rather then her liking the outfit particularly.
*** Add a fourth to the list: during winter, Brodik mentions that he thought his job (running Raguna out of town) would be done before then, and he didn't prepare any winter clothes.
* [[Magic Music]]: In the final battle, {{spoiler|when Gelwein is recovering all the damage you do, [[All Your Powers Combined|all the heroines]] appeared in the Era of Disconnect through [[
* [[Male Gaze]]: On a date with a girl with whom you've met all the conditions for marriage, just before you are given the option to take out the bouquet and propose, dramatic flashes of the sprite of the girl are shown. The final, longest, and most conspicuous one is a closeup of her chest.
* [[Miko]]: Uzuki.
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: Both Iris Blanche and Noire. Their eye colors are mirror-reverses, however.
* {{spoiler|[[Mad Scientist]]}}: {{spoiler|Gelwein.}}
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Iris ''Blanche''<ref>French: "White"</ref> and ''Noire''.<ref>French: "Black"</ref>
* [[Meido]]: Tabatha.
* '''[[Nerf]]''': Again, RF1 veterans will notice the differences. However, most of them just serve as challenges, and not overly gamebreaking.
** EXP yield: Making [[Level Grinding]] a ''lot'' longer.
** Stats, and particularly HP: Your HP ''barely'' gets close to 400 at Level '''80'''. In other words, you can die very, VERY quickly if you're not prepared or not careful.
*** Though, perhaps for compensation, the RP gauge is set at 500, which is 5 times the amount from RF1. And as your skill and weapon/tool levels increase, the RP costs lower noticeably per level.<ref>Each weapon, tool, and crafting recipe has a "required level" listed on it. While it is possible to use the item with a skill level lower than the one listed, you use more RP in doing so. Once your skill level = the level of the item, the RP cost will not decrease anymore (so an item with required level 10 will cost more to use at level 6 than at level 10, but the cost at 10 is the same as the cost at 99). In addition, using the crafting system to increase the level of a weapon or item will decrease the RP cost of using it</ref>
** Selling prices, excluding the crops': A Level '''10''' Diamond sells for only 840. That's about '''four''' bloody Level 1 Turnips, mind you.
* [[Nerf Arm]]: Sacred Pole, the final upgrade to the fishing pole, holding a massive 255 ATK, out-powering ''any'' other weapon you can forge. Sadly, [[Awesome but Impractical|the lag and lack of chain attacks hold it down]].
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'''Mist''': Oh, I'm sorry. That was in a dream.
'''Raguna''': What do you mean?
'''Mist''': Last night, I dreamt that you're working in your fields, [[Lampshade Hanging|dressed strangely]].
'''Raguna''': [[Tempting Fate|How strangely?]]
'''Mist''': Well, you had a [[Nice Hat|rabbit ear]], and a [[Rainbow Pimp Gear|long scarf]]...
'''Raguna''': [[Too Much Information|You can stop right there.]]
'''Mist''': Really? That's too bad. }}
* [[Shout-Out]]: Two of the equipments you can make are ''way'' too blatant to miss; "Straw Hat" is a dead-ringer to [[One Piece|Luffy]]'s, "Lunar Eclipse" is basically [[Bleach|Ichigo's Bankai]] with a silver blade instead.
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* [[The Ace]]: Depending on how you play him, Raguna. Look at it from the other villagers' perspectives: He rolls into town, immediately gets a farm, and becomes pretty much the most successful farmer, warrior, and item crafter. He also tames the best monsters, wins every contest, upgrades his house to become the best in town, becomes everyone's best friend, and steals away girls that some of these villagers had been going after for since childhood. And this can all be in the first year No wonder some characters {{spoiler|like Brodik}} hate him...
* {{spoiler|[[They Called Me Mad]]}}: {{spoiler|Gelwein. To be fair though, he experimented military uses of Runes in a country where they're blatantly banned in.}}
* [[Token
** Among ''all'' the villagers, however, Candy takes the cake.
* [[Tsundere]]: '''Rosetta'''. PERIOD.
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