Ahead of its May 2025 release date, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma has received an ESRB rating of T, with additional information provided by the new description.
The rating confirms that the game will contain drinking, language, violence, and mild suggestive themes. While this matches up with the more recent releases in the series, previous entries were rated E to E10. As a Story of Seasons spin off (Harvest Moon), the series has typically been more on the family friendly side, but it seems the developers have fully embraced the T rating going forward.
In addition to the rating, we learn that the main character is in fact an amnesiac warrior, who is going on an adventure to awaken the gods of the world, and purify the "Blight" overcoming the land. Once again the amnesiac storyline matches up with previous entries in the series, but is typically a plot-line reserved for the numbered entries and not the "side" games.
(Rune Factory Frontier being a direct sequel to the original Rune Factory after our lead has regained memories, and Tides of Destiny being a game that throws our protagonists into the future.)
For more, here is the official ESRB Rating.
Related: Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Launches May 30th 2025
ESRB Rating:
This is an action role-playing game in which players assume the role of an amnesiac warrior tasked with awakening gods and purifying the Blight. From a third-person perspective, players explore villages, interact with characters, farm and collect resources, and battle various monsters (e.g., tanukis, wasps, sprites) in melee-style combat. Players use swords and companions to attack enemies in frenetic battles; combat is highlighted by impact sounds, colorful light effects, and dwindling health bars/hit points. One female character is depicted in a swimsuit that reveals a moderate amount of cleavage and breast-jiggling effects. The game contains some alcohol content: a ceremony in which players' character drinks sacred sake; several characters with flushed faces drinking alcohol, with accompanying dialogue (e.g., “I'm good. Not even tipsy”; “This could just be some drunken ramblings...”; “...I'm so drunk…”). Players' character can also purchase and consume alcoholic beverages from a menu screen. The word “a*shole” appears in the game.
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