History VideoGame / RuneFactory5

* LikeAGodToMe: [[spoiler:Once Lucas opens a portal to Cloudheim, a path to the final dungeon, when Ares/Alice was out of options and had no idea how to reach it they do start believing he might be actually a god.]]

* GentleGiant: [[spoiler:Farm Dragons]] are freaking huge, kinda cute, and allow only a few chosen people, usually Earthmates/maidens, to work on their fields.

* MindControl: [[spoiler:Runes are part of every living being and by manipulating this one can control their feelings and minds with the possibility of making them submissive or aggressive. At one point Gideon attempts to do this with the entire populace of Rigbarth using their soulsphere data and Radea. Radea herself had her runes manipulated which made her far more violent especially towards Ares/Alice after being fed the lie an Earthmate/maiden like them killed her sister.]]

* VillainBall: [[spoiler:Gideon utterly defeats Ares/Alice and Radea in his floating fortress, but instead of just finishing off the Earthmate/maiden that he himself admits became problematic he just leaves after kidnapping Radea, who no longer is under his control.]]

* {{UnConfession}}: If you don't have enough FP with the bachelor(ettes) and confess/declare your love [[IgnoredConfession they won't take it seriously]] and treat it as some sort of SarcasticConfession or as a joke.
* VideoGameDashing: You can dash in or out of combat as usual. However this time there's a slight delay between each, so you can't just spam it to move faster than walking. Dashing still gives a decent burst of speed enough to help you dodge dangerous stuff in combat.

* ExperienceBooster: The Star Pendant increases the experience you gain. It doesn't work for party members, however.

* NoobBridge: Everlasting Darkness constantly drains your RP and you might be out of it in no time meaning you won't be able to use any magic, punishing player's overreliance on Cure Alls, rune abilities or ultimate attacks. This part of the game might also force the player to prepare themselves with plenty of food and be careful with combat as there are enemies that will punish them with hard hitting defensive magic or downright OneHitKill.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: ''Rune Factory 5'' has added several small, but important quality of life changes to its gameplay:

** Just like in the previous game you can use Directives to change the BGM from the current game to other previous games (only the town's seasonal BGM, though). It does take a while until the options are made available, though.

** There are a few ways to notice whether the chest is a real one or a ChestMonster: 1) Check the mini-map before opening a chest. Does it have a red dot? If it does, beat the living crap out of it or, 2) Check if the chest has a golden arrow icon above it, if it has, it's safe to open, or 3) look at the keyhole, if it has an eye instead it's a monster.

* BrutalBonusLevel: Rigbarth Maze, inside the Guiding Tower. It's full of powerful enemies and holds the materials to craft the best equipment in the game, but becomes available only after the main story is completed.

** Learning the unintuitive inheritance mechanic when crafting equipments on your own is a lesson in masochism. Even more so when stuff like Light Ores and Magic Staves are involved.