Finished the main game! I killed the last boss at level 70, around the 70-hour mark. It was a pitifully easy affair, so I was probably supposed to take him down about 10 levels earlier. Bye-bye baddie, welcome back Mist, roll credits, back to my farm to continue daily life.
In Rune Factory 1 and 3 (never finished 2) I quit shortly after finishing the main storyline. I could do this because you had to finish all the smaller dungeons before facing the final boss, but that’s not the case with Rune Factory Frontier. Before I say goodbye to this game I want to achieve the following things.
1. Get married. Yeah I know I said I was going to stay single last time, but that was before both Irises moved into the inn, within easy reach of Raguna’s grasping paws. My only problem right now is which one to pick. On one hand I like Noire better, but on the other hand Blanche is already at 5 hearts, so I could have her in the sack by the end of spring. Decisions, decisions…
2. Make a Black Robe and a Diamond Ring. No real reason, just a matter of pride. I’ve already got most of the material, I just need to raise my Crafting level by another 10 points or so and I’ll be fine. In order to do that I’ve got to farm some more Fair Hides and Platinums. The drop rates in Frontier are pretty good compared to, say, RF1 so it’s just a matter of having enough patience to go through with it.
3. Meet the bosses of Whale Island and Snow Ruins. I was going to say “beat the bosses” but apparently all dungeon bosses get a boost after you beat the final boss. Probably has something to do with the balance of runes being restored and sumsuch. I found this out the hard way when I ran low on white grass and decided to try battering the chicken boss one last time. It… didn’t end well (today’s Understatement was brought to you by the following sponsors…).
4. Finish growing at least one Emery Flower, Lamp Grass and Fireflower. I’ve already got several Four-Leaf clovers, Noel Grass and Cherry Grass. This is the first time I’ve bothered with super-crops in one of these games and to be honest it’s not really worth it. But since i) I’ve already started and ii) I can afford all the Formula Bs I need to speed up growth and iii) I won’t be replaying this, I might as well finish the job.
Once I’ve done all the above, I’ll return for a final roundup of Rune Factory Frontier.
