Shout Out / Ridgeside Village

• To Star Wars:
  • Ezekiel's dialogue at the island resort says that he doesn't like sand, since "It's coarse, rough, and irritating".
  • Howdy the robot has more than a passing resemblance to an Astromech droid.
• Olga's dialogue during the Ember of Resolution referring to how Trinnie will one day grow up: "Dread it, run from it, destiny arrives all the same."
• In Ridge Forest there's an abandoned tree house with a grave nearby, and the ghost of a little girl that appears on rainy days.
• In a weird self-reference, the scenery at the Summit Farm is very similar to one seen in the teaser for Concerned Ape's next upcoming game Haunted Chocolatier.
• In her 14 heart event, Maddie cosplays as Ariel, Merida, and Elsa.
• The "Seasonal Outfits" add-on added costumes for the characters to wear during the Spirit's Eve holiday, as such there's an enormous amount of references:
  • Bert, Olga and Trinnie:
    • One costume set has them respectively as Bowser, Kamek and Princess Peach.
    • Another one has the former two as Shrek and Fiona.
  • Pika and Keahi:
    • One costume set can have them respectively as Ace and Luffy.
    • One costume for Pika has him as Maui.
    • One costume for Keahi has him as a Crewmate.
  • Bryle and Faye:
    • One costume set can make them appear respectively as Fred and Daphne.
    • Bryle can appear dressed up as James Bond.
  • Naomi and Yuuma:
    • One costume set has them respectively as the Pink and Blue Rangers.
    • Naomi can also dress-up as Minnie Mouse.
  • Shiro and Philip:
    • They have a costume set in which they appear respectively as Daniel and Johnny.
    • And Shiro has another one in which he appears as Cyborg.
  • Blair and Sean:
    • They can dress-up as Team Rocket's Jessie and James.
    • Sean can dress-up as Sven.
  • Irene and Zayne:
    • They have a costume set in which they appear respectively as 2023's Barbie and Ken.
    • Irene has another dress-up as Princess Lolly.
    • Zayne also has a Jay Gatsby costume.
  • Richard and Louie:
    • They can appear respectively as Albus Dumbledore and Draco Malfoy.
    • Richard can also appear as Willy Wonka.
  • Jio:
    • One costume is of Link (specifically with the Breath of the Wild attire).
    • Another one as Buddy.
  • Corine:
    • She can appear dressed up as an Assassin.
    • Or as Buttercup.
  • Flor:
    • One of her costumes is of Scarlet Witch.
    • And also of Miss Frizzle.
  • Lorenzo and Shanice:
    • One costume set have them respectively as Gomez and Morticia Adams.
    • Another one respectively have them as Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper.
  • June:
    • He can appear as Zagreus
    • Or as Nightwing.
  • Kenneth:
    • With one costune he can appear clad in a full Sauron armour.
    • Another one as Bumblebee.
  • Maddie:
    • One of her costumes is of Blossom.
    • Another one is Cady's Halloween costume.
  • Torts:
    • He can appear wearing a coloured eye mask.
    • With another one he appears as Miriel.
  • Carmen:
    • She can dress-up as the Cookie Monster.
    • Or also as Garfield.
  • Kiarra can appeared dressed-up as Utena.
  • Freddy and Lola can appear dressed-up as Fred and Wilma.
  • Daia can appear dressed-up as Catwoman.
  • Kimpoi and Malaya can respectively dress-up as Donald and Daisy Duck.
  • Alissa can dress-up as Glinda the Good Witch.
  • Anton and Paula can appear dressed-up respectively as Hercules and Megara.
  • Ysabelle can dress-up as Bubbles.
  • Ian has a Kristoff costume.
  • Ariah can appear as the Fairy Godmother.
  • Lenny can dress-up as Dr. Evil.
  • Sonny can appear as the Train Conductor.

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