Rune Factory 3 Special: All Romanceable Bachelorettes

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Rune Factory

By Brielle Bullard

Published Sep 7, 2023

Rune Factory 3 Special offers players a rich and enjoyable experience filled with clever dialogue, charming characters, and lots of farming and adventuring. When the player isn’t busy performing chores and battling enemies, they spend time speaking with the villagers, offering gifts, and performing tasks to aid in their day-to-day lives.

Rune Factory 3 Special does suffer from a significant shortcoming that was common in early Rune Factory and Harvest Moon titles. The player can only create a male main character and is only able to romance the women of Sharance Town. This isn’t necessarily a problem, but such a limitation feels like an archaic trope from the earlier years of the life simulation game genre, which, unfortunately, was not addressed in RF3S. Though there are no Bachelors to romance in RF3S, there are still plenty of Bachelorettes for players to pursue.

How to Develop Relationships In Rune Factory 3 Special

Micah romancing in Rune Factory 3 Special.

Common to games of this genre, Rune Factory 3 Special features a friendship system in which players can improve their relationship with NPCs through gift-giving and other tasks. In RF3S, the player has the opportunity to allow their friendships with female villagers to progress into romantic relationships.

Rune Factory 3 Special introduces 11 bachelorettes with whom the player can forge friendships and establish lasting, romantic bonds. These relationships are developed through the aforementioned activities including gift-giving, having conversations with the character, and even by just smelling nice.

The main character must marry one of these villagers to finish the game, as it is required by the storyline. The player has the choice to pursue a relationship with any of the eligible ladies and is able to date multiple at the same time; however, they can marry only one of their romantic interests. The player can propose to an eligible bridal candidate after reaching a certain part of the game's story and maxing their relationship with the character (reaching Level 10). Rune Factory 3 Special also features a post-game “Newlywed Mode” that offers additional story content involving the character’s bride.

All Romance Eligible Bachelorettes in Rune Factory 3 Special

Here is a complete list of eligible bachelorettes, with whom the player can foster romantic relationships in Rune Factory 3 Special. The player can improve their relationship with these characters by speaking with them daily and giving them their favorite gifts. As their relationship with that character evolves, the player will be able to complete a special request involving that bachelorette at each new reputation level. Later, the character can decide to marry one of these ladies and can experience newly-added post-game content in the "Newlywed Mode."