RUNE FACTORY: Guardians of Azuma :: Unboxing :: First Impression :: Graphics & Performance on SWITCH
999What a wonderful Rune Factory spinoff game!
A cracker Limited Edition for Guardians of Azuma - enjoy all the detail - and then 20 minutes of my gameplay with commentary, focusing on Graphics and Performance on the (old) Switch, as well as story, characters, combat, farming and ... there's just so much in this game.
I hope you find this video relaxing and informative!
TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro and Switch 1&2 situation
02:30 Limited Edition production issues
03:45 NA edition Earth Dancer
04:30 Box unwrapped
05:15 Box interior, game development and RF5 issues
07:05 Woolby plush keychain
08:00 More info on performance in video Description
11:20 Contents of box
12:30 The "special" item - the fan
13:40 Artbook
15:40 Verdict
16:00 End of unboxing, First Impressions gameplay coming up
16:20 Beginning of game
18:00 Story and Characters
22:10 Art design, graphics and performance discussion
22:40 Examples - DQ Monsters, Pokemon Arceus
23:45 For Steamdeck coverage, check out @ircha
23:56 Textures in Guardians of Azuma
25:00 Woolby and humour
25:33 Gameplay Elements - Skill Tree etc
26:15 Cooking, Mining and Profiles
27:15 Farming
30:05 Combat, with loading screens discussed
31:05 Treasure boxes and Equipment
33:10 Combat with finesse
34:14 Campfire, Save statue and Rune Lantern - prep before boss
34:42 First Boss
37:32 Bow (secondary weapon), Request Board
37:47 Village Building and gameplay ahead
38:23 Outro
INFO ON PERFORMANCE from Reviews
"Blessedly Guardians of Azuma fares far better, with only a noticeably slow pop-in of the townsfolk when fast-traveling between villages. As part of this review, when the Switch 2 version became available, a portion of this was played on that new system and the pop-ins became a non-issue. Also, the upgraded Switch 2 version featured improved graphics and quicker load times. Whichever Switch version RPGamers choose to play, outside of the minor foibles mentioned above, performance is excellent."
RPgamer
"As for performance, Guardians of Azuma ran quite well on the Nintendo Switch overall. Once or twice in higher-level combat, we experienced lag. Performance problems will likely be less common on the Switch 2."
Nintendo Life
"Given that Marvelous USA is doing a proper physical release with save data compatible between the Switch and Switch 2 versions, I can recommend getting Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma on Switch right now with the visual and performance caveats."
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Switch vs Switch 2 Performance Impressions & Steam Deck Recommended Settings | RPG Site https://share.google/3BfWruJvR0hxQl0x9
https://www.rpgsite.net/news/17588-rune-factory-guardians-of-azuma-steam-deck-vs-nintendo-switch-recommended-settings-pc-port-2
On Reddit: User Feedback for Switch 2:
https://www.reddit.com/r/runefactory/s/OBkV8P3FTg
Guardians of Azuma is rated T (for Teens) by the ESRB, PEGI16 for Europe and PG for New Zealand. My video is therefore NOT suitable for children as per the COPPA legislation.
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