If you want a strong combat monster to raise from early, tame Red Fairy from the volcano, she can one shot the main story final boss without you doing anything

I understand that you're mostly talking about monsters that are good for the items they drop, but I would highly recommend catching a Siren for its battle potential. It has 200% resistance to water and 75% resistance to all other elements, which is ridiculous. It also has a singing attack that is an AOE and inflicts MULTIPLE status ailments. I think it's easily one of the best monsters to bring as a battle companion. You can find one in the Yumina ice area (on the frozen river part I think). I don't know its liked item, but I managed to tame it by first "catching" it with the Seed ability, letting it fight for me until it died and then revived, and then gave it a recovery potion (this method has gotten me a couple monsters actually! It seems to work pretty well if you don't know or don't have a monster's preferred gift).

My main monster in RF4 was just a simple hornet that I got at the beginning of the game. Named him Monty. He was fast, did range damage, and could do seal damage. I trained that dude up to be the most overpowered thing in that entire game. He'd be taking down bosses and giving them every status ailment like it was nothing. He was more than just a pet to me too. He was like my son. Monty helped me get through some difficult times just by venting to him, and him just being there for me. Keep that one starter pet, people. They're going to be your most faithful and strongest ally. Oh and his level 10 honey always fed for a good price over time.

Regardless of what's optimal, I want to tame all the new penguins ASAP. They're just so cute!

A barn of spiders is my nightmare 😰 Thank you for this!

Those penguins and frogs are SO CUTE... I want a bunch, they make me so happy! I may have to make plushies of them, I just can't get over these cute additions. XD

I love that the monsters level up even if you don't take them with you. I just wish the pink woolies gave special wool. Since they don't I probably won't bother with white ones.

Tamed a silver wolf in this game as SOON as I saw how badass it looked. The fangs it drops are just a bonus. I've raised my wolf (Juno) to be a killer in battle, and its probly thanks to her that I've beaten every boss first-try so far. Reminds me of my killer Weagle I had in RF4. ... I really wanted RF5 to have weagles ;_;

So many new monsters to watch for, and quite a few are adorable! Looks like guide writers will have quite the task ahead in making an in-depth bestiary, it seems!

So due to me not reading I actually capture them using the seal first so they are friendly then you can safly capture them. Less hassle of them attacking you and moving.

I've noticed that often the gift they want is nearby. Eg: for the woolies, the first ones you encounter there was a specific grass near them (think it was the blue plant). One of them and no brushing worked to tame one instantly. Then for the squirel ones nearby, there was a stick near one, I lifted that and gave it and again-instantly tamed.

The hype for the english language version is building with each passing day for next weekend! Thanks for posting this video Josh, a lot of people will find it very helpful.

Man I hope for some more tips videos leading up to the western release, my excitement for this game is at an all time high and these really help keep me sane.

Some monsters I have to keep around just because they bring me joy! Thanks for all the guides :D

I've waited for this game for years. I'm so excited for next week.

When I initially found your videos I had no idea how helpful it would be! I find myself constantly using your tips and advice! Thank you for all of your help! I just love these farming type games and have played and watched so many. It's exciting to see all the new features and variety or farm games grow.

This is my first game for rune factory so this is so helpful! Thank you so much for all the content you’ve made with information about this game! Hopefully I can be less of a novice now!

It is amazing to see how different the new RFs are compared to the old ones, i am currently playing Rf2 after having done RF1 and it is very different. Items for crafting can only be dropped by killing the mobs over and over, and you also need to kill the right ones, so a "Scorpion Tail" and a "Scorpion Pincer" are both dropped from 2 seperate scorpion mobs. Also i am glad that later on things like Milk, Eggs, Honey etc. are dropped daily, in the older ones its every 4 days, and the only way you can tell is if the woolys have their fur back on, for Buffamoos, Bees or Cuckadoodles (i think they are called that) its trial and error or remembering how many days its been (just harvest them same day as Woolys, its easier to tell). Thank you so much for the videos on RF and HM!

i love the fact that they level up on their own without you taking them with you into fights. extremely helpful.

I started RF5 recently and your videos are helping me a lot 🤣 I had so many questions about taming monsters, some things are pretty confusing and the game doesn't explain much... Thank you for this!!

Fun video and probably one of the best"monster"tutorial on KZfaq so far!! Thanks so much!! Subscribed!

Thanks for the video! I'll definitely be coming back to this video once I get the game!

This video is very useful, thank you. Now I know which monsters are important to befriend. The spiders look terrifying, but I'll have to put that aside and still get some for the items.

Thank you for pretty much pioneering this game for us. I love the RF series, but I’m so clueless at playing fighting/ adventure type games like this. My usual games consist of lots of HM games, so thank you!

Thank you so much for this video! Getting so excited to play this game!

This was really handy, good to know before playing this week.

Thanks for the video! I wanna name Kyuubi as Kurama. Can't wait for the game's release!

I can't wait for the 25th, this game is actually the only reason I brought a switch oled for 😄😄 thank you for your videos very handy guides 😊

Thanks for all these tests

I am so looking forward to this game, so hyped I suppose one advantage to being legally blind is that, while I have enough eyesight to game, I'm really not picky about graphics at all unless they're just plain ... ugly. While I've heard this game looks a bit basic/outdated in some ways, it still looks great to me and I can't wait to play it! Also, I really can't tell when the framerate stutters unless it starts getting really laggy, so I'm not too bothered about that either! I'm just so glad the Switch exists so I could finally play RF4, (I can't play DS because it's too small), and so RF5 could finally be created/released! Great job Marvelous!

OMG those penguins are CUTE! And that pink frog holding a leaf is cute too! On the other hand, those huge spiders creep me out lmao! I love the monster designs overall.

Thanks! I was looking everywhere for this information.

Thank you for the video! Didnt know we gonna have mult dragons so that makes it much easier on choosing the ones to tame. Also the wooly before Kelve Lava Caves, by the first mini pond before entering the lava area, when tappin the zL button I got some Clippers. Just in case anyone didn't have (like me) XD

The download for my pre-order of Rune Factory 5 finished today but obviously can't play it until the release date which right now is next Tuesday. So excited for this game and for the possible future of the Rune Factory series.

Thanks! I'm so excited!

I can't wait to catch em all. I will say how gravely I am reminded of one of my few annoyances. x.x The early part once you first get a monster... damn things won't stay still! Makes daily brushings rather tedious.

Thanks again for the informational video!

I watched all of your RF5 vids

Thanks for doing that now i know which gives u some useful stuff😊

This is super helpful, thank you!! I’m not sure how the heck people figure this out without watching a video lol

I pre-order this and can't wait

Thank you so much for sharing this information!! 😄

Thank you for all of your videos, your channel is the best for advice on gaming Josh ! 😇

I was gonna say "Oh, they added Fur to Wooly's loved items? Neat." because I learned the hard way that Woolys only loved Shears, which meant it was way easier to just spam the medicine and antidote herbs you find littered around the map in RF4.

Thank you for this video. I got bombed with a lot of info at the start and forgot about the monster stuff. Thanks!

I LOVE your channel. Thank so so much for all your time and effort you take to not only make the video but that you put in to the game so that we can learn all there is to know! Any chance you can advise best way to tame a Buffamoo? I've tried giving it various things from grasses to veggies I grew to fodder and still it won't be tamed. Thank you so much again! ❤

Great video! It'd be nice to see an updated video with more useful monsters. Are you planning on making any updated videos on his game?

I am so glad I tried rune factory 4. I started gaming after covid. Before I only played mario and pac man. Now I have put 350 hours into rune factory 4 ! I will be starting a new game + for rune factory 4 if and when I get bored of rune factory 5. I had to google / reddit so many game mechanics. But I actually found it very rewarding. I really hope I like this game as much as the last

When I saw the frogs my heart exploded. 🐸

Good video! useful.

It's nice that a lot of monsters are useful.

Wooly is my first monster that I tamed. It can produce wool ❤❤❤

Ahhh I’m so excited for this

I'm glad they changed the Buffamoos design. Very cute.

The English name for chickens is Cluckadoodle, it always gives me a giggle haha

So sad the golden wolves no longer drop Gold Fangs. So useful for crafting.

Ohhh i had no idea tame monsters dropped stuff. Will definitely be going after those monsters now.

Thanks for this.... and thanks for the edit. It's good to see someone correct what they are saying in their videos. Also, are you planning on an English language walkthrough from the start of the game? I'd love to see that!

Hi Josh! Thanks for the video tips 😁 I’ve placed hundreds of hours into RF4 but it’s been a while since I played it so this is a great refresher for me. Question: In the long run, are monsters or humans better partners in the long term? I remembered in RF4, in early game, monsters are great but later on humans far out skill monsters in post-game dungeons if you give them great equipment.

Thanks for the help!

Oh what a change like in the first game and my favorite Tides Of Destiny you just like brush them into submission lol but now your brushing and bribing them to join you like some shin mi gami heehee but this good to know. Still enjoy the simple way of just brushing them till they love you.

you can also craft threads(use wool) for strings if you dont like spiders in your farm

Thanks for this video.

This game looks so damn good! I'm already thinking about what sort of monsters I'll want to have~ Ugh 22nd, plz come faster T_T

Hey Josh, I love all of your content and it is so helpful. Thank you for all the content regarding all farming games. I didn't see anyone making a video about magic plant sword and shield in RF5. Can you do a video on magic plant sword and shield covering these questions and anything that you found about them: 1. Are the stats of the sword and shield randomize each harvest based on luck or is it based on the plant level to get the best status? 2. What can you do with them other than using them for weapons/shield? For example, can you get something in return if you show these items to someone? 3. Can you upgrade them like other weapons? If yes, what are the best materials to upgrade them.

You were on point with this one Josh. Maybe it's because you exorcized your tooth demons. Queen's Jaw is a 1/8 chance, and Gold Wolves do give an item-Gold Wolf Fangs 1/4 of the time. Clutch correction with the Woolies and Fleeceys. Their FP is really annoying to raise early game on account of Shears being nearly 2k. Those [Hass Leaves] sell for 2.5k at level 10 by the way. OP new monster since it's a 100% item. This game only lets you try to tame each monster up to 10 times, then it'll always fail. Probably worth mentioning. I know a lot of people kept trying and got fairly upset when they first played. So I never hear anyone talk about this, but monsters in this game have something akin to EVs from Pokémon. You can buff up their HP, STR, VIT, or INT by beating certain wild monsters with them in your party. I'm sorry, but why? I did this once, and it was a total waste of time. There's also a mechanic where you can give your monsters one item a day and have it permanently affect things like its elemental (or physical) resistances-even allowing you to make them absorb literally all types of attacks. You can even make them inflict status conditions and absorb HP while attacking. I did this with a Kyuubi once. Trust me, it's a waste of time. Especially since the bugger just spams fireball. Allegedly, hitting a monster with a love-element weapon 4 times makes it easier to tame as well. However, in my last playthroughs of RF4/5 I didn't brush anything, and it didn't take me longer to tame the 20 something monsters I wanted-and I only used Turnip Seeds. I think brushing might be placebo. Paralyzing them helps you keep up with them though, since they can't run very quickly. Why is a single aspect of this game so deep? Is this why I love these games?

Thanks Josh

Very helpful. Sad to know some monsters are virtually useless outside of making them do farm work or using as battle companions, which all monsters can do. This is useful information.

I saw people tame the mimics and it was hilarious

Awesome stuff. This means I got even more lucky than I thought when I tamed the first boss on my first attempt. I did not brush it a bunch. I haven’t played 4 in a couple years and forgot about that. I also found the fox bell item in a chest on the way to fight the fox the second time. I just lowered its health as low as I thought I could then gave it the fox bell and it worked. Geez I got lucky.😂

@playwithjosh The chickens are called Cluckadoodle in English,at least the white ones that lay eggs

The moment you build the first monster barn is the moment you can tame the nine tailed fox and pretty much it is the best monster to have if you have it that early as it is always going to make mince meat out of bosses and just about any other monster and or gate minus the blazing gates because fire immune and or absorb

ive found that regardles sof which boss monster, that having one on your team makes the game combat trivial xD i always bring a cerberus and the bear, and i sit back and gg

Hey, great video. Watched it more than two times lol. I have a question if you don’t mind. Where do I check my tamed monsters level? I can see their friendship level in the menu but not their individual or combat level itself

Can't wait to get my reaper and golem bros again

The monsters in rf5 are so much cuter than 4 🥰

Thanks for the info. Nice that you can use some monsters for farm help to free up time each day. Although I looked at the clock and it seems like each minute is 2 to 3 seconds, so you have quite a lot of time each day, which is good since there is so much to do. Off track for this video, the love interest I am going for is the wolf girl and of course I am going for a male playable character. I am new to this series, even though I known this series for a long time, but I am considering getting this game.

Question: can monsters lose friendliness? and is the feed box universally feed all the barns regardless of its location?

Man, your framerate is so much better than mine for some reason. Are you playing on a standard switch? Because my game lags SO MUCH everywhere, especially on field with a gate

I'm assuming there are also quests from the other characters in this game as well? If so that's another reason to have at least one of every animal that drops items. A lot of quests can be annoying to complete if you don't have a stock of the specific item requested.

You can tame them after getting hem into your party, makes it much easier when they are alone and standing still.

Hi Josh, Do you know is there any updates coming to improve the graphic and texture of the RF5 world ? I mean it feel so empty to me and I don want to live in RF5 world as a character. Everything else are great except the world like grass flower rocks and so on could make the town a bit fulfilled. Thanks.

On my first speedrun i only had 1 mid lev chicken and some low lev mobs. Now i have 2 "cows", 2 "sheeps", 2 "chicken" for mats and silver wolf, palm cat and an cute fairy for fighting 😊

They did so well with the new monsters in the game! They are incredibly cute! Can you do a recommended combat monsters video? I got the fake green pepper monster and while they don’t give items they are small, cute and got a pretty good ranged move.

Josh, can all the boss monsters be tamed? In RF4, we can tame almost all monster bosses. Just for comparison.

Can you do a tools and upgrades video?

Is there an in-game bestiary? Record of monsters info, location, defeat drops and what items they give when tame?

Any idea what carbuncle likes?! I can’t get a heart when trying to tame him for the life of me I feel like I’ve tried almost everything!

This is kinda late considering the video was posted 2 months ago but the golden wolf also drops fangs ^w^ and if you wanna level up on your crafting early on make wool into yarn you make a little bit more profit and increase your crafting skill ❤️

Hi Josh, on what levels the size of the produce of a Monster get bigger?

I like the faeries. The ones named red blue green and yellow. And ambrosia and thunderbolt. And in rf3 I liked the wolf

Monsters you should tame includes the bolt ducks, they can produce the thunderbird feather AND have a decent combat ai. Tricky Muck drops poison powder which is specifically useful for boosting your alchemy. The noticable AI difference between a lot of these animals is that the insect and plant AI is actually really good. They share a similar AI pattern as the Magicians where they hang further back and prefer ranged attacks. Plants have multi-shot, they should not be underestimated early on if you skip -> Nine-Tail AI includes a melle charge ability with 2 unique ranged abilities, arguably the most useful and effective combat pet in the game. You were wrong in THIS particular video about the wolves section 15:30 . . . You have ONE wolf and 3 coyotes. The Hunter gold variation of the silver wolf found in the Thundering Wastes produces the GOLD fang, same as in Rf4. Wolf AI has elements of hit and run baked in, if you just need a distraction they will do it well.

A duck that looks like a robin? Looks odd with the duck bill, lol. Cute

Is there someone in this game who is like Raven in RF4? Who sells all the monster parts that you have shipped?

Woolies aren’t a total exception, I had one drop shears after defeating them. Woolies only like their rare drop it seems lol

Is there another option for thread? Bc I cannot with those giant you know whats.

Hey, Josh! Quick question...so if there's a monster I don't want to tame in game, would it also work to just go out and fight a lot of them to get the items? Like will the drops be the same as what you get from them on the farm?

What items do the cluckadoodles like? I’ve been trying everything but get the crossbones with all the items. I’ve also noticed in the English version that brushing only seems to work once? Anybody, please correct me if I’m wrong.

Is it true that Green Fairy is not in this RF? Only Red, Amber and Blue are present as great fairies? It feels weird to not have all 4 of them if that is the case.

Hie Josh! thanks for this video, in the part where you said barn animals gain experience even if you don't bring them along. I'm a little confused as my barn animals are not gaining any experience and are still stuck at level 1 with 0 progress in their experience bar. Any ideas on this? Would like some help >