>>55659487I fucking love it. I really enjoyed all the thirsty senpais in SV, of which some were even almost vaguely flirting with (You).
Especially since I'm bisexual and it's not different depending on whether you play as boy or girl like in previous games. That shit was lame and I'm glad they got rid of that. Also allows for more blatant stuff because you can more easily hide the fact that it's supposed to be romantic intent.I do wonder if they were maybe testing the waters for more dating sim like game elements in SV, with shit like the League Club interactions and almost blatant scenes/interactions like
>>55659516 this one. And in the DLC there's also interactions between NPCs about romantic feelings (for each other), which is interesting. I don't think they've done that before.
I definitely want even more romance baiting in future gens, although I doubt it'll really happen because muh toddler franchise.
>>55660109I do agree with that. Really wish the playable character wasn't like 12 or something. I mean even in SV everyone who acts interested in you seems significantly older than (You), except Kieran maybe. Although he has noticeably wider shoulders than the male MC so maybe he's like a year or two older and just happens to be short.
There's a few instances of older female characters being lowkey flirty with you in SV at least. Miriam calls you cute, Tulip asks you where you learned the act of flattery or something, and Rika also says something but I forgot what specifically. It's kinda funny cause it almost makes the MC seem like a hentai protagonist who magically attracts pussy.