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Pure_Reason

What are your favorite furusato games on the Switch?

Question

“Furusato,” Japanese for “hometown,” is sometimes used to describe certain types of media that evoke a feeling of returning to your hometown, or living life in a small town. It often has themes of living a simple life in a rural area. Lots of Ghibli movies meet this definition.

Some games on the Switch that have been described as “furusato” for various reasons include Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley/Story of Seasons/Rune Factory, Ni No Kuni, etc.

What are some other games that fit into this category for you?

Posted Jul 20, 2022, 6:56 PM UTC

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Conbomb95•

Night in the Woods fits this to a tee. It's literally about the main character returning to her hometown.

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Carmina__Gadelica•

My ACNH island is named Furusato so there's my answer xD

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undoundoundue•

Crayon Shin-Chan looks like one that will fit that label. I'm excited to try it when it gets an English release

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Golgon13•

Atelier series, to a degree. That being said, I am 50/50 on 'hometown' tropes.

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oleh-shalyhin•

I can confirm that Atelier Ryza: Secret Hideout definitely left me with this feeling.

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uppercasemad•

I've been really tempted by the Atelier games for a while now... which would you recommend for an absolute newbie to the series?

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Golgon13•

Dusk trilogy - Ayesha, Escha & Logy, Shallie. First two games of this trilogy have a time limit of sorts but it is not ttoo problematic IMO. For me, the overarching setting and story themes in these three games are the most interesting to me.

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uppercasemad•

Ooooh, thanks for the recommendations. Time limits stress me out but if it's not too big of an issue I think I'll be okay! :)

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Gawlf85•

Night in the Woods or A Short Hike seem fitting. Spiritfarer too, probably,

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Aleks_872•

Stardew Valley for sure

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alpacamegafan•

Once it comes to the Switch, Persona 4 Golden is the epitome of this concept.

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ParkBarrington360•

Teddie seems like a Monokuma wannabe, despite P4 coming out in 2008 😂

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owlitup•

Friends of Ringo Ishikawa

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fozzy_fosbourne•

Dragon Quest Builders 2, sort of

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