While this is cleverly avoided throughout most of the game, areas that have more than four sprites on the screen (such as in the barn or during contests) lag horribly, and reading some signs can overload the cartridge to the point of crashing.
The only drawback to Rune Factory 2 is that it is overambitious- the dev team stuffed it full of so many features that the game has difficulty running on a low-memory DS cartridge. Rune Factory 2 does not disappoint in this respect outside of the traditionally-formatted first generation, one can choose to advance to the second, where the player embarks on a lighthearted journey through numerous dungeons.
Unlike other HM titles, the Rune Factory series is known for allowing a great deal more to do outside of farming, which can get monotonous after a few in-game years. The characters are cute and thoughtfully-designed, providing a great hook for the slice-of-life style perfected by Natsume. Rune Factory 2 combines the best elements of Harvest Moon with a traditional RPG format for very addicting gameplay. This is what Harvest Moon should be like! Take part in a story that lasts two generations Build a farm, befriend the locals, raise monsters, and court a significant other Embark on quests to help save the village from doom Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol Rune Factory 2 makes use of touch-screen tabs so players no longer have to pause to access the inventory, and the game offers a multitude of different scenarios thanks to Kyle's seven potential brides, and his son or daughter's seven potential love interests. Over the course of time, gamers must build and cultivate a farm, befriend fellow villagers, raise monsters, embark on quests, court a wife, and eventually continue the story as Kyle's child. Players begin as Kyle, a young man who comes to Alvarna Village to begin his life as a farmer. The second game fusing Harvest Moon's traditional farming gameplay with fantasy RPG elements, Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon follows a story arc that takes place over two generations.