NeoIkaruGAF
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How would a different setting even work?
Adults basically don’t have time off in Japan, especially in the big cities. How would they implement social links and skill growth? All you could do would be to go out for booze and karaoke after a long day’s work, and maybe do some home gardening. Dating? Good luck.
The characters being teenagers is essential to the formula’s inner workings as we know it today. The day-to-day gameplay revolves around having free time and people and places to learn in your free time. Like A Dragon’s protagonist doesn’t exactly have a daily job.
Adults basically don’t have time off in Japan, especially in the big cities. How would they implement social links and skill growth? All you could do would be to go out for booze and karaoke after a long day’s work, and maybe do some home gardening. Dating? Good luck.
The characters being teenagers is essential to the formula’s inner workings as we know it today. The day-to-day gameplay revolves around having free time and people and places to learn in your free time. Like A Dragon’s protagonist doesn’t exactly have a daily job.