Typically, the big reason the Rune Factory series always appealed to me a bit more than its sister franchise Harvest Moon, was because of the more
MonsterVine: "Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is the series’ best entry yet, combining deep farming, action RPG combat, and heartfelt storytelling into one robust package."
Aaron Wrote: "Guardians of Azuma is a fantastic addition to the Rune Factory series and while it does introduce different and new gameplay elements it has some which you may expect to which just do not exist, if you come into it hoping for more paragon levels of building your character then you may be disappointed."
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma free DLC adds Sakuna from Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin as a villager and party member.