How old are we supposed to be?

[Jenthefarmer]

How old is the main character actually supposed to be? Since some of the romance options seem like teenagers (Alex, haley, sam) and the others like Harvey seem a bit older.

I'm just confused because of that, it might have been said in the beginning of the game but could've forgotten

 

[Lew Zealand]

The Farmer's age isn't mentioned which allows people of all ages to play as reasonably close to their real age if they choose to. Many people seem to see most of the marriage candidates in their 20s which matches many of their behaviors so that may be the average target age for the Farmer. However without real choices older than Harvey and maybe Elliott, it seems that Farmers over 35 or so are looking at the romance options being younger people. You can headcanon all you want though and have Leah and Harvey and Elliott and Shane be over 40 even if they don't look all that different in their sprites. Maybe Emily's 35 or so? Really Marnie, Sandy, Marlon, Gunther, even Clint (if he gets a rewrite) could be added as older options.

 

[BeenASon]

The Farmer's age isn't mentioned which allows people of all ages to play as reasonably close to their real age if they choose to. Many people seem to see most of the marriage candidates at on their 20s which matches many of their behaviors so that may be the average target age for the Farmer. However without real choices older than Harvey and maybe Elliott, it seems that Farmers over 35 or so are looking at the romance options being younger people. You can headcanon all you want though and have Leah and Harvey and Elliott and Shane be over 40 even if they don't look all that different in their sprites. Maybe Emily's 35 or so? Really Marnie, Sandy, Marlon, Gunther, even Clint (if he gets a rewrite) could be added as older options.

I can't believe Shane is 40 lol. Elliot is in his mid 30s Leah also seems to be early to mid 30s for me. Marnie is in her late 40s to early 50s in my opnion and Clint is in his mid 40s while Gunther is also in that range. Marlon is early 50s I think and Sandy is someone I'm confused about.

 

[BeenASon]

How old is the main character actually supposed to be? Since some of the romance options seem like teenagers (Alex, haley, sam) and the others like Harvey seem a bit older.

I'm just confused because of that, it might have been said in the beginning of the game but could've forgotten

I think mid to late 20s since it seems like they have been at Joja Corp for a bit but not too long and most likely 3 to 4 years in my opnion. May be early 30s but I believe late 20s is more believable.

 

[Jenthefarmer]

The Farmer's age isn't mentioned which allows people of all ages to play as reasonably close to their real age if they choose to. Many people seem to see most of the marriage candidates at on their 20s which matches many of their behaviors so that may be the average target age for the Farmer. However without real choices older than Harvey and maybe Elliott, it seems that Farmers over 35 or so are looking at the romance options being younger people. You can headcanon all you want though and have Leah and Harvey and Elliott and Shane be over 40 even if they don't look all that different in their sprites. Maybe Emily's 35 or so? Really Marnie, Sandy, Marlon, Gunther, even Clint (if he gets a rewrite) could be added as older options.

Ah okay thanks, i thought i missed something in the start. but yeah i do think there should be bit older options

 

[ThatOneTposingDude]

I saw a video of someone determining their ages using their sprites, personalities, and dialogue. I can't find it now.

 

[Slimeglasses]

In the intro, after grandpa dies, it says "XX [20] years later"
the player, likely being very young when grandpa dies, is most likely in their early 20s to late 30s.

 

[MogBeoulve]

In the intro, after grandpa dies, it says "XX [20] years later"
the player, likely being very young when grandpa dies, is most likely in their early 20s to late 30s.

I believe the XX represents any two digit number, so at least 10 and less than 100, not specifically the number 20. Of course, the beauty is that it is ultimately up to our interpretation. I don't believe it has ever been clarified definitively, and I think it's best that way.

 

[Slimeglasses]

I believe the XX represents any two digit number, so at least 10 and less than 100, not specifically the number 20. Of course, the beauty is that it is ultimately up to our interpretation. I don't believe it has ever been clarified definitively, and I think it's best that way.

Oh, that could very well be it... I always just assumed it was roman numerals lol

 

[ThatOneTposingDude]

Oh, that could very well be it... I always just assumed it was roman numerals lol

Understandable, though in my experience, it usually means an unknown number. Example, in Undertale, during the opening, it says the year is 201X, so all we know is it's in that decade.

 

[Eese]

The Farmer's age isn't mentioned which allows people of all ages to play as reasonably close to their real age if they choose to. Many people seem to see most of the marriage candidates in their 20s which matches many of their behaviors so that may be the average target age for the Farmer. However without real choices older than Harvey and maybe Elliott, it seems that Farmers over 35 or so are looking at the romance options being younger people. You can headcanon all you want though and have Leah and Harvey and Elliott and Shane be over 40 even if they don't look all that different in their sprites. Maybe Emily's 35 or so? Really Marnie, Sandy, Marlon, Gunther, even Clint (if he gets a rewrite) could be added as older options.

Oo yeah.

Personally I headcanon Leah, Shane, and Elliott to all be between 27 and 32 and Harvey to be 35 :3
For Emily I could definitely see her being mid thirties

idk for the farmer though
I honestly decided my main farmer was 22 tbh

 

[FilthyGorilla]

It's left deliberately vague so that we can play as who we want. If you consider the datables in town as an indicator of our 'reasonable dating age' then we're probably between 20-35, but if you don't want to date you could really be whatever age you want

(though I will say having the stamina to live off 4 hours of sleep every single day after running around chopping trees, digging dirt, swinging a pickaxe, and so on is probably pretty young)

 

[ThatOneTposingDude]

It's left deliberately vague so that we can play as who we want. If you consider the datables in town as an indicator of our 'reasonable dating age' then we're probably between 20-35, but if you don't want to date you could really be whatever age you want

(though I will say having the stamina to live off 4 hours of sleep every single day after running around chopping trees, digging dirt, swinging a pickaxe, and so on is probably pretty young)

We are fueled by 7 magic fruits coveted by gods though, so... yeah?

 

[Terdin]

I'd say the farmer must've been old enough to understand Grandpa's caution about not opening the sealed letter right away, so I'd guess around 8-10 years. How many years that passed after his passing probably depends on how old you made your character look. At a minimum 10 years, meaning there's enough time for a young-looking farmer to start working for Joja straight out of school and fairly quickly realizing a dead-end desk job was not what they wanted out of life. A more mature-looking farmer could've spent some time doing other things before getting trapped in that desk job, meaning the amount of years could be around 20, even enough time that Lewis wasn't mayor when Grandpa wrote that letter to gift the deed to the farm.