Arthur is the prince responsible for the kingdom’s trade business as of now when Frey has some trouble with mistaken identity that turns her into helping around the village for Arthur’s sake. ArthurĪrthur is the first bachelor we meet, with a scene that shows how much of a busy body he is. Kiel is wholesome, hard working and the game’s cinnamon bun.

When his feelings are reciprocated and during their marriage event, you can just hear and see the sheer excitement from him in saying he’ll do everything to make Frey happy. And out of only two characters (Arthur), Kiel has explicitly said to always want the best for Frey and for her to be happy. He was also unassuming of Frey’s intentions when she confesses to him, and during his marriage event. This is even highlighted in his after story segment where he is learning parental tips by reading books, one of his favourite hobbies that shows his intelligence and craving for knowledge. He’s also the most innocent of the bachelors, evident clearly by his youthful appearance. It’s truly a wonderful journey to see him improve alongside his partner and future wife when seeing his marriage event. What’s most soul crushing is when you gift him with an item he loves, he will always indicate he is unworthy of the item and shocked that Frey would know what he likes and even willing to gift it to him, highlighting his poor self worth. It goes as far as when gifting him any gift, he is thankful for it, making it hard to determine if he actually dislikes the gift. He is quite hard on himself and has low self confidence, so much so that him being awful at keeping secrets is not just to avoid hiding anything and everything he knows from his dear friends, but he craves a form of communication. He’s very relatable if you identify with his struggles. Unfortunately for me Kiel appears too young, but if you’re more into Shotas, he’s got the sweet attitude to back up that angelic face of his! Kiel’s personality and character development actually happens to be one of my favourites of the bachelors. It’s one reason why Rune Factory 4 is so enjoyable! They’ve really catered to everyone’s preferences. It’s unfortunate that there has to be someone 6th place considering all of the bachelors are incredibly well written characters but each one will be someone else’s favourite at least. This is all based on my opinion and as I’ve already said, all the boys are best boys! Who is your favourite? 6. From handing out love potions, to asking them out on a date in your local flower shop, to seeing the after-marriage bonus in the Special edition on Switch, the romance is sprinkled throughout, making the title all the more charming when these moments pop up. Rune Factory 4 is an adorable game filled with cute monsters you can befriend by chucking items they like at them and you pretty much do that with the bachelor(ettes) too.

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