Says set in Brighton, but is set in America

[Banana Duck ඞ]

Why tf does it say that the game is set in Brighton, but yet its actually set in America... like why call the place the name of an English city, when its actually set in America... would've been funny if the game was set in Brighton considering that its the gay capital of England lol, im going to Brighton next month in August to visit gay pride there

[JeyBeeHH]

The city of Brighton is a fictional American city in the fictional state of Franklin.

The game was originally supposed to take place in Boston. Which is why this name can be found in the game files.

Everything else in the game is American, too. Including the laws and police code of conduct.

Apart from that, many city names in Europe also exist in the USA.
Sometimes even more than once.

So to claim that just because a FICTIONAL city has the name of an English city, it "must" or "should" take place in the UK is very strange.

Please take another look at the word: fictional

[Banana Duck ඞ]

Originally posted by JeyBeeHH:

It just seems strange to me that the games location that its set in is called such a well known real life place (Brighton) but yet its not actually set in Brighton, like imagine if the game said it was set in London or Paris but yet the game is actually set in America.
If the game is set in a fictional location: then they should've called the city something which isnt such a well known real life location.
It seems strange to me that i live just a few miles away from Brighton (in England) and yet the game is set in America lol.
And to make things even more strange (or funny actually); they decided to name the games location after a location which is the gay capital lol

[SamsTheMan]

Originally posted by Banana Duck ඞ:

Originally posted by JeyBeeHH:

It just seems strange to me that the games location that its set in is called such a well known real life place (Brighton) but yet its not actually set in Brighton, like imagine if the game said it was set in London or Paris but yet the game is actually set in America.
If the game is set in a fictional location: then they should've called the city something which isnt such a well known real life location.
It seems strange to me that i live just a few miles away from Brighton (in England) and yet the game is set in America lol.
And to make things even more strange (or funny actually); they decided to name the games location after a location which is the gay capital lol

you mean like in paris texas?

I promise you 'brighton' is not well known as an english city in most of the world

[JorTanos]

Originally posted by Banana Duck ඞ:

Originally posted by JeyBeeHH:

It just seems strange to me that the games location that its set in is called such a well known real life place (Brighton) but yet its not actually set in Brighton, like imagine if the game said it was set in London or Paris but yet the game is actually set in America.
If the game is set in a fictional location: then they should've called the city something which isnt such a well known real life location.
It seems strange to me that i live just a few miles away from Brighton (in England) and yet the game is set in America lol.
And to make things even more strange (or funny actually); they decided to name the games location after a location which is the gay capital lol

Well known... To the British.

I live near the city of York in York County. Across the river is the city of Lancaster, in Lancaster County. In York is the borough of Hanover, the borough of Shrewsbury, etc. Up the road a way is the city of Reading. There's a Rome, a Paris, and numerous other towns and cities named after other places. Including both a Brighton and a New Brighton. New York (state) has like 5 Brightons. Alabama has a relatively major city named Brighton, with close to 5x the population of the UK version.

[chyna mcmahon]

french devs making it US based for consumers just like japan and everyone else did for the last gen (except for russians)

also, 1312 don't forget that. Why follow their ideologies when it's inhumane?

[Banana Duck ඞ]

Originally posted by JorTanos:

Well known... To the British.

Why do Americans always call us 'British' instead of just calling us 'English' lol, calling us 'British' is so strange, everyone who lives here calls ourselves 'English', but Americans call us 'British' for some strange reason. Like... i always tell people that im English, i would never tell someone that im British

[Banana Duck ඞ]

Originally posted by 76561198066210611:

french devs making it US based for consumers just like japan and everyone else did for the last gen (except for russians)

also, 1312 don't forget that. Why follow their ideologies when it's inhumane?

I had to google what '1312' means, never heard of that before, i like police personally

[Malkevin]

Originally posted by SamsTheMan:

you mean like in paris texas?

I promise you 'brighton' is not well known as an english city in most of the world

Or Birmingham Alabama

[CrusaderKiller]

I did some research on this and was surprised to learn us, Americans, seem to have originated in England…..the first colonies had English names, so if the fictional city of Brighton is up north, it makes complete sense.

[Yeetilini]

For the same reason London, Arkansas exists
or London, Kentucky
or London, Ohio
or Birmingham, Alabama
or Birmingham Michigan
or Manchester, Tennessee
or Manchester, New Hampshire
or Manchester, Michigan
or Manchester, Kentucky
or Bristol, Tennessee
or Bristol, Virginia
or Bristol, Indiana
or Bristol, Connecticut
or Leeds, Alabama
or Leeds, New York
or Leeds, Maine
or Liverpool, Pennsylvania
or Sheffield, Alabama
or Sheffield Maine
or Sheffield, Pennsylvania
or Nottingham, Maryland
or Nottingham, New Hampshire
or Glasgow, Kentucky
or Glasgow, Virginia
or Glasgow, Montana
or Newcastle, Wyoming
or Newcastle, Oklahoma
or Bradford, Pennsylvania
or Bradford, Arizona
or Bradford, Tennessee
or Coventry, Rhode Island
or Coventry, Connecticut
or Leicester, North Carolina
or Leicester, Massachusetts
or Leicester, New York
or Edinburgh, Indiana
or Hull, Georgia
or Hull, Massachusetts
or Hull, Indiana
or Hull, Texas
or Southhampton, New York
or Southhampton, Pennsylvania
or Belfast, Tennessee
or Belfast, New York
or Derby, Connecticut
or Derby, Vermont
or Derby, Indiana
or Norwich, Connecticut
or Norwich, New York
or Norwich, Vermont
or Plymouth, Massachussets
or Plymouth, New Hampshire
or Plymouth, Michigan
or Reading, Pennsylvania
or Reading, Michigan

The world doesn't revolve around your tiny island anymore, you uncultured swine.

[[HTT✰] Ayase Eli]

How does that not get confusing, but i guess putting the state on the end helps alot where as here its just City-England/UK. Also to be fair, it would be pretty boring to play British cop simulator compared to American, the media dosent really put your cops in a good view, but this game seems to try to be realistic minus the bugs, not bought it yet, just trying to decide.

[Yeetilini]

Originally posted by HTT✰ Ayase Eli:

How does that not get confusing, but i guess putting the state on the end helps alot where as here its just City-England/UK. Also to be fair, it would be pretty boring to play British cop simulator compared to American, the media dosent really put your cops in a good view, but this game seems to try to be realistic minus the bugs, not bought it yet, just trying to decide.

You have to think of the US as not one big country, but 50 roughly UK sized ones. Every individual state might as well be its own country. They all have their own sets of laws, culture, and such. Same reason most US citizens are not well traveled out of the country. Where a few hundred kilometers can put you in another country, I'd still be stuck in the same state I'm already in. It's over 1000km just for me to see the ocean.

[chyna mcmahon]

does the US have a city named "Valentine" and "Saint-Denis" ? Lol

[wladi | astragon]

Well: Brighton is actually also a neighborhood in the real-life Boston :)

[JeyBeeHH]

Originally posted by wladi | astragon:

Well: Brighton is actually also a neighborhood in the real-life Boston :)

Indeed. I admit I wouldn't have known that either.
That should explain everything.
Including the reason why Boston is mentioned in the game files.

Proof:
https://www.google.de/maps/place/Brighton,+Boston,+Massachusetts,+USA/@42.34412,-71.137699,13.71z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x89e378483b5c31c5:0xfd7fd88ae77a2b18!8m2!3d42.3489143!4d-71.1604919!16zL20vMDN2bGo5?entry=ttu

But also funny, because Boston declared its independence from Great Britain with the Tea Party in 1773.