is a simulation role-playing video game developed by Neverland and published by Marvelous Interactive Inc., Natsume, and Rising Star Games for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. Rune Factory is a fantasy farm simulation game and a spin-off of the Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons video game series, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the franchise. It is described by Yoshifumi Hashimoto (longtime producer of the Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons series) as "Harvest Moon where you wield a sword." Gameplay The game mechanics-wise stays true to its original roots. Like in most Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons games, every 10 seconds of gameplay ten minutes pass, in the game's world. Additionally, the player can still grow crops, and swinging tools for the farm but decreases stamina. However, the usual game mechanic of purchasing animals has been replaced by defeating monsters in dungeons, using a similar fighting mechanic to the SNES and GBA Legend of Zelda games. The player can befriend monsters, and in return, they help the player in battle or provide sellable goods. The player can also upgrade farm equipment to make the game easier. Like most Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons games, Raguna is given a limited amount of stamina. Since Rune Factory is also a fighting game, the player is also given a limited amount of HP (hit points) which is equivalent to his life. This installment of the series' stamina is displayed on the upper left hand side of the DS touch screen, in a blue bar known as Raguna's "Rune Points". Rune Points are necessary if Raguna wishes to cast magic - a certain amount of RP is needed for each individual spell. Two magical spells are an exception to this, Teleport (in which Raguna instantly goes back to his home) and Escape (where Raguna is taken to the entrance of the cave, thus escaping a fight). Raguna's RP are essential to farm work, as using a tool, creating weapons/medicine, and cooking all decrease his RP. If Raguna does not have any Rune Points, daily chores and fighting will decrease his HP. Should Raguna lose all of his HP while doing farm work, he will merely collapse, but if he loses all of his HP while fighting in a cave, Raguna will collapse in the cave and the player receives a "game over". The player is then taken back to where he last saved the game. Even if