Rune Factory 4 Special Livestream #3 Announced For June 26 + More Comments From The Developers

Marvelous has announced that the third livestream for Rune Factory 4 Special will be held on June 26 2019.

According to the announcement, the livestream will be covering the game’s “Another Episode” mode, which will showcase “another side” to the character Ventuswill. As such, Ventuswill’s seiyuu Satomi Akesaka will be featured on the stream as a special guest. The stream will be held on June 26 at 20:00 JST, and can be viewed via YouTube, Niconico or on Periscope.

In addition, the Rune Factory 4 Special website was updated with some new comments from Producers Yoshifumi Hashimoto and Maekawa discussing the new voice work that was done for the title.

Check it out below:

Yoshifumi Hashimoto: There are multiple elements which required new voice clips in Rune Factory 4 Special, such as the Newlywed Mode and the Another Episode mode.

The original dubbing sessions for Rune Factory 4 on 3DS were held between Summer 2011 and Fall 2011. (Editor’s note: Rune Factory 4 released in July 2012 in Japan, showing as usual that dubbing in Japanese games is done very early in development) 
So it’s been 8 years since then, but we tried to record with the same studio and environment conditions as back then. We tried to get most members of the original sound team back as well.

Before recording, all the seiyuu listened to their performances from back then to get back in the mood too, and we briefed them again.

You should definitly listen to each seiyuu’s comments in the “Voice Comment” mode we’re adding, to learn more about the recording. They’re all pros, it was like time stopped since 2011 and resumed now.

Also, the main story of the game got new voice clips added, so even those who already cleared it should pay attention to the voices too.

Maekawa: Recording new voices was among the most exciting tasks in Rune Factory 4 Special’s development. I was present at multiple dubbing sessions, and I saw each seiyuu giving it their all at all times.

The new Another Episode mode has certain characters having a more leading role, leading to said characters speaking more than usual, allowing us to enjoy their voices much more than usual.

The Voice Comments mode is a must-listen too, as you’ll get to hear how each seiyuu felt about voicing their characters again.

Rune Factory 4 Special launches on Switch July 25 in Japan, and is scheduled to arrive late 2019 in the west.