>>22563835It brings local myths that otherwise wouldn't be ever brought to the spotlight. It also gives the game character and keeps it from being generic.
But the real reason is that we are expected to. We are named PokeAus, labelled as such we are immediately expected to deliver an Australian experience. Even if our game was a 20/10 failing to deliver in this aspect would make many see our whole enterprise as a failure and would be a bitter aftertaste for many others.
People just want what they were promised.
